ADDER CCSPRO4 Manual

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Upgrade
To display the Upgrade page
Note: Firmware upgrades are not possible using the Safari browser, please use a different 
browser when performing upgrades.
1 Access the CCS Manager.
2 On the left side, click the Upgrade button.
Performing a firmware upgrade
The CCS-PRO4 switch is fully upgradeable via a firmware upgrade.
To perform a firmware upgrade
1 Download the latest CCS-PRO4 firmware upgrade file from the Adder Technology...

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FREE-FLOW CONFIGURATION
Installing the standard configuration application
The Free-Flow configuration application is available for download from the Adder 
website (www.adder.com).
1 Install the application onto any computer (not necessarily one of the four computers 
linked to the CCS-PRO4 switch).
2 Connect the computer to the CCS-PRO4 via the network port. See To temporarily 
connect a computer to the network port for details.
3 Run the...

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3 Double-click on each screen representation to set the screen resolution and, 
optionally, add a screen name and/or configure an LED monitor indicator: 
See also Additional Free-
Flow operations and settings
 
The screen resolutions are not critical but they enable the CCS-PRO4 switch to 
accurately map the movement of the mouse onto corresponding movements of the 
pointer across the screens. The screen names, if used, are not...

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Multi-Monitor Free-Flow configuration
Installing drivers and multi-monitor config app
In order to use Multi-Monitor mode you will need to install a Multi-Monitor Free-Flow 
driver (available for download from the Adder website www.adder.com) onto each PC 
that has multiple monitors attached.
1 On each multiple monitor PC, run the downloaded file. After accepting the licence 
agreement you will be prompted to choose a destination folder....

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Configuring multiple monitors
Multi-Monitor configuration is similar to normal Free-Flow setup except that you can 
add more than one display per PC, up to a total of eight per machine.
Note: It is necessary to install a driver on each PC that has multiple displays - see Installing 
drivers and multi-monitor config app on the previous page.   
1 If it is not already running, start the Free-Flow configuration application on the 
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Configuring LED monitor indicators
When the optional CCS-XB LED monitor indicator kit is used, there are several 
configuration options available that allow you to customise behaviour and these are set 
using the Free-Flow configuration application.
Adjusting colour and brightness for all indicators
If necessary, you can impose default colour and brightness settings upon all connected \
LED monitor indicators. Choose Configure > LEDs... to...

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Additional Free-Flow operations and settings
In addition to the core configuration functions, Free-Flow has a number of additional 
settings that you can make.  
Mouse... (acceleration) setting 
Acceleration
Mouse acceleration allows you to move the mouse pointer quickly across the large areas 
of the screen in response to small but sharp shifts in the mouse position. The Configure 
> Mouse... option provides settings between 0 and 50,...

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Operation
SELECTING A COMPUTER
There are six ways to switch the common peripherals to specific computer channels:
• Using the innovative Free-Flow automatic switching utility Þ 
• Using the control panel Ü  
• Using hotkeys 
• Using mouse button presses 
• Remote control via an external system
• Using the optional RC4 remote control
Selecting a computer using the control panel
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Selecting a computer using hotkeys
Using hotkey combinations, you can quickly switch the keyboard and mouse, speakers 
and USB peripherals to any computer channel.
To select a computer using hotkeys
The standard hotkey press combinations allow you to change channels with the minimum 
of keypresses: 
1 Simultaneously press and hold  and  (or other hotkeys, if altered). 
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Selecting a computer using the mouse buttons
Using the mouse buttons, you can quickly switch the keyboard and mouse, speakers and/
or USB peripherals to any computer channel.
Note: These procedures work only with three-button or IntelliMouse devices and only if the 
‘Mouse switching’ option has been enabled (within the General configuration page of the CCS 
Manager). 
To select a computer using the mouse buttons
1 Hold down the middle...