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							SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 303.4 Creating and editing user accounts
To create user accounts:  Ensure that you are logged on as the ADMIN user.  From the main on-screen menu press F1 for MORE MENUS.  Select EDIT USER LIST from the menu.  Press INSERT to add a new user.  Type in the name of the new user and press RETURN or ENTER.  Type in the password for the new user and press RETURN or ENTER.
(You may leave the password field blank if you do not want to define a password)  Define the computers that you want this user to have access to using the SPACE
BAR and function keys as directed on the menu. The user will have access to all
the starred (selected) computers. Dont worry if all the computers have not yet
been defined. You can allocate users access to computers when you add the
computer names later.  Press RETURN or ENTER to create the user.
Follow a similar process to edit users:
In the EDIT USER LIST use the menu bar to select the user that you want to edit.
Press ENTER or RETURN to edit the users name, password and access rights.
Press RETURN or ENTER if you want to keep the existing entries.
3.5  Creating and editing computer names
Computer names provide a very convenient way of selecting and identifying
computers that are attached to the SmartView XPro. You can select computers by
port number (see sections 4.8 and 4.16) but when you have several computers it
becomes hard to remember which computer is attached to which port. By defining
descriptive computer names you can select the required computer from an on-
screen menu without having to remember which physical port the computer is
connected to. For each computer name that you define you can grant or deny
access to any of the defined users.
Each computer name that you define will have an associated port number. This is
the SmartView port that the computer is attached to. If all of your computers are
connected to a single SmartView XPro then all the port numbers will be two
characters long (for example: 01, 02, 03, 16 etc.). If you are cascading SmartView 
						

							SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 31XPros then the port numbers will be four, six or eight characters long depending
upon whether you have two, three or four levels of cascade (see figure 7). See the
end of this section and section 4.10 for an explanation of how the port numbers are
constructed. The SmartView XPro supports up to 512 computer names.
To create computer names:  Ensure that you are logged on as the ADMIN user.  From the main on-screen menu press F1 for MORE MENUS.  Select EDIT COMPUTER LIST from the menu.  Press INSERT to add a new computer name.  Type in the name of the computer and press RETURN or ENTER.  Type in the port number for this computer and press RETURN or ENTER.  Define the users that you want user to have access to this computer the SPACE
BAR and function keys as directed on the menu. The starred users will have
access to this computer. Dont worry if all the users have not yet been defined.
You can allocate computers to users when you add the users later.  Press RETURN or ENTER to create the new computer name.
When you are adding computers it is advisable to setup just one name for anyparticular port. Avoid creating two names for the same port as this can lead toconfusion. Also, if you are using ports to cascade to other SmartViews, avoid settingup unique names for individual ports that form part of a group of ports that are beingused to cascade. For example, if you are using group 41 (ports 1,2,3 and 4) tocascade to another SmartView then avoid setting up individual names for theseports.Follow a similar process to edit computer names:
In the EDIT COMPUTER LIST use the menu bar to select the computer that you
want to edit. Press ENTER or RETURN to edit the computers name or change the
users who you want to have access to this computer. Press RETURN or ENTER if
you want to keep the existing entries. 
						

							SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 32Creating entries for computers connected to cascaded SmartViews
You can cascade SmartView 4XPro units using one, two, three or four KVM links
and SmartView 2XPro units using one or two KVM links. Section 2.5 explains the
rules that you must follow when installing a SmartView cascade. The number of
cascade links that you install determines the number of simultaneous users that can
access computers on the cascaded SmartViews. Ideally if you are cascading 4XPro
units then you should use four cascade links as this will cause no blocking and will
allow all four users simultaneous access to all computers.
Each computer name that you add to the on-screen menu has an associated port
number that tells the SmartView where to find the computer. Port numbers for
computers attached to a single SmartView are simply the port number that the
computer is attached to. Port numbers for computers connected to cascaded
SmartViews are constructed by defining the port routing that is required to get from
the users KVM to the computer.
Figure 7 illustrates how port numbers are constructed and how the physical
configuration of a cascaded system relates to entries in the on-screen menu. The
illustrated configuration is an unlikely configuration in practice but has been chosen
for explanation purposes. If you make multiple cascade links then they must be
connected to the groups of ports defined in figure 8. These ports have associated
group port numbers. The SmartView uses this group port number to connect to the
first available port in that group. For example, group port number 21 comprises of
ports 1 and 2. If these ports are linked to a cascaded SmartView and users try to
connect to computers that are attached to the cascaded SmartView, the system will
allocate the cascade links to the first two users on a first come first served basis.
Further users that try to connect to computers on the cascaded SmartView will get a
message saying that no cascade links are available and they will not be able to
connect to the cascaded SmartView until one of the previous users has finished with
one of the cascade links. 
						

							SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 33Fig. 7 - Creating menu entries for computers that are
connected to cascaded SmartViews 
						

							SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 34Fig. 8 - Possible cascade groups and their associated names
3.6 Setting the SETUP OPTIONS and GLOBAL PREFERENCES
The SETUP OPTIONS and GLOBAL PREFERENCES are system operating
parameters that apply to the whole system rather than to individual users. These
may only be setup or changed by the system administrator logged in using the
ADMIN account. From the main menu press F1 for MORE MENUS. Use the cursor
keys to position the menu bar over SETUP OPTIONS or GLOBAL PREFERENCES.
Press ENTER or RETURN to view the individual menus. Use the cursor keys to
place the menu bar over the required option and then use SPACE BAR to change
the option as required. Press ESC to quit and save the changes. 
						

							SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 353.6.1 SECURITY
Accessed from menu: SETUP OPTIONS
Settings: DISABLED, ENABLED
With security disabled there is no requirement for users to login to the system. All
users have full access to all the connected computers and full administration rights.
With security enabled, users are required to login to the SmartView. Each user is
allocated access rights to computers by the system administrator and they are only
able to see the computers that they have access to on their on-screen menu.
3.6.2 LANGUAGE
Accessed from menu: SETUP OPTIONS
Settings: ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN
This option specifies the language that is used for the on-screen menu and the
keyboard layout that is assumed for the keyboard. When the French option is
selected the keyboard is assumed to have an AZERTY format. When the English
and German options are selected the keyboard is assumed to have a QWERTY
format. The new language settings are enabled when you quit from the SETUP
OPTIONS menu. The language option only affects the way that the SmartView
interprets the keyboard keys, it does not affect the way that the computers interpret
the keyboard. It is advisable to avoid setting a language that you do not understand
as all the menus will change to use the new language and you may have difficulty
reselecting your original language.
3.6.3 HOTKEYS
Accessed from menu: SETUP OPTIONS
Settings: CRTL+ALT,  CTRL+SHIFT, ALT+SHIFT, ALT GR, LEFT ALT+RIGHT ALT,
LEFT CTRL+LEFT ALT, RIGHT CTRL+RIGHT ALT, DISABLED
The keyboard hotkeys are special combinations of keys that, when used together
with certain keyboard command keys, perform special SmartView functions. For
example, pressing the hotkeys together with the M key will cause the on-screen
menu to be displayed on your monitor. Other hotkey combinations allow you to
query which computer you are connected to and to move the on-screen menu
around the screen. You can also use the hotkeys together with the port number to 
						

							SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 36quickly select a chosen computer without activating the on-screen menu. See
section 4.8 for full details on using keyboard hotkeys to control the SmartView. We
do not normally recommend that you disable the hotkeys but if you choose to do this
then you will need to access the on-screen menu using the SmartViews front panel
controls.
3.6.4 KEYPAD CONTROLS
Accessed from menu: SETUP OPTIONS
Settings: ENABLED, DISABLED
The key controls on the front of the SmartView may be disabled so that it is only
possible to select the special channels o and 0 (the on-screen menu and the
non-existent channel zero).
3.6.5 EXCLUSIVE USE
Accessed from menu: SETUP OPTIONS
Settings: ALLOWED, DISABLED
In normal operation, the SmartView will allow two or more users to share access to a
computer. In this mode, the computers video picture will be displayed on all the
users monitors but only one user may have active control of the computers
keyboard and mouse at any one time. The SmartView detects an active user by
looking for keyboard and mouse data. A user becomes inactive if no keyboard or
mouse data has been received by the SmartView for a specified timeout period.
Whilst one user is active all the other users that are connected to the same
computer will see a video only message displayed on their screen.
There may be situations where particular users want to be able to control and view
their computers in private with exclusive use. The SmartView has the facility to allow
users to select exclusive use of computers but this facility should be used with care.
When exclusive use is requested the video from the selected computer is only
available to the user with exclusive access. Users that have selected exclusive
access are never timed out by the SmartView and so all other users are effectively
locked out until the exclusive user switches to another computer or logs out. This
could potentially be very irritating if a user has selected exclusive use and has then
left their desk without logging out. This would prevent other users from working on
the computer until they came back. Consequently the system administrator can
disable all exclusive use so that all connections are shared. 
						

							SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 373.6.6 AUTOMATIC LOGOUT
Accessed from menu: SETUP OPTIONS
Settings: DISABLED, ENABLED
The SmartView enables you to restrict access to your computers on a login basis. If
a user forgets to logout when they have finished accessing the SmartView then the
user console may unintentionally be left with full access to all the computers. The
SmartView may be set to automatically logout unattended user consoles when the
screen saver kicks in. This reduces the risk of security problems by preventing user
consoles remaining in a permanent “logged-in” state when there is no keyboard or
mouse activity. The automatic logout feature is only enabled when the screen saver
feature is active (i.e. not disabled).
3.6.7 MOUSE SWITCHING
Accessed from menu: GLOBAL PREFERENCES
Settings: ENABLED, DISABLED
Like most Adder Technology KVM switches, the SmartView XPros channel may be
switched using a three button mouse or IntelliMouse (see section 4.9). Pressing the
central button or wheel button together with the left hand mouse button will cause
the SmartView to switch to the next available computer. When mouse switching is
enabled the central mouse button or wheel mouse button is allocated to control the
SmartView and is not therefore available for use by computer applications. If you
want to use the central mouse button within your applications you will need to
disable mouse switching. The rotation action of an IntelliMouse wheel is not affected
and is always available to the computer application.
3.6.8 SCREEN SAVER
Accessed from menu: GLOBAL PREFERENCES
Settings: DISABLED; 2, 5, 7, 10,15, 20 & 30 MINUTES
To avoid burning out the phosphor on CRT monitor screens, the SmartView can be
set to blank the screen after no keyboard or mouse activity has been detected for a
selected timeout period. If preferred, the user can blank the screen manually by
selecting channel 0 using the keyboard hotkeys or by pressing ESC from the login
screen. 
						

							SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 383.6.9 AUTOSCAN MODE
Accessed from menu: GLOBAL PREFERENCES
Settings: SCAN LIST, ACTIVE PCs, ALL PCs
The SmartView supports an autoscan mode that automatically scans between the
connected computers in sequence. The SmartView supports three autoscan modes.
In the first mode the SmartView will scan all the named computers that are defined
in the autoscan list (SCAN LIST). The computers defined in the scan list may be
connected to cascaded SmartViews. If you wish to scan the ports on the current
SmartView then you may select ALL the available computers or just the available
computers that are currently powered on (the ACTIVE computers). Scanning just the
active computers avoids blank screens from being displayed and stops the monitor
from going into a power down state on every scan cycle.
WARNING - Many modern monitors are fitted with automatic power saverelays and will switch off after a few seconds if connected to an inactive PC. Ifyou are using such a monitor you must not set the SmartView to scan ALLports. Constant switching on and off of your monitors relay will eventuallydamage your monitor. If you are using the SCAN LIST option then you shouldensure that all the computers are active if you are using one of thesemonitors.If you choose to use the SCAN LIST option then you may define the computers to
be scanned in the following manner.
To define the autoscan list  Ensure that you are logged on as the ADMIN user.  From the main on-screen menu press F1 for MORE MENUS.  Select EDIT AUTOSCAN LIST from the menu. A list of defined computers will
appear. The starred computers will be autoscanned during the autoscan cycle.  To add a computer to the autoscan list, move the selection bar over the computer
name and press SPACE BAR. To add all named computers press F1. To remove
all named computers press F2.  When all the computers that you wish to scan have a star to the right hand side of
their name, press RETURN or ENTER to save the selections.  The selected computers will be autoscanned in alphabetical order when you
activate autoscan mode (when the SCAN LIST option is selected). 
						

							SmartView XProInstallation and UsePage 393.6.10 AUTOSCAN TIME
Accessed from menu: GLOBAL PREFERENCES
Settings: DISABLED; 2, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 30 SECONDS
The autoscan time defines the length of time that the SmartView will display video
from an autoscanned computer before changing to the next computer. If the
DISABLED setting is chosen then no autoscan functions will be available.
3.6.11 OSD DWELL TIME
Accessed from menu: GLOBAL PREFERENCES
Settings: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 SECONDS
After a successful computer channel change the SmartView will display a
confirmation message for a few seconds. The length of time that this confirmation
message dwells on the screen may be changed. Options are 1, 2, 3, 5 & 10 secs.
3.6.12 USER TIMEOUT
Accessed from menu: GLOBAL PREFERENCES
Settings: 2, 5, 10, 30 SECONDS; 1, 5, 10 MINUTES
When two users are connected to the same computer only one can have access at
any one time. When no keyboard or mouse data has been received from the active
user port for the user timeout period the SmartView will allow other users to access
the computer. The new port then becomes the active port until it too times out. To
avoid confusion between users it is desirable to set the timeout period to be
sufficiently long so that users work is not needlessly interrupted by other users and
sufficiently short to ensure good overall system efficiency. The user timeout value
also controls the timeout between the local and remote access points on user ports
1 and 3.
3.6.13 RS232 Mouse Type
Accessed from menu: GLOBAL PREFERENCES
Settings: INTELLIMOUSE, 2 BUTTON, 3 BUTTON
These setting control the type of RS232 mouse that the SmartView reports to
computers. All the necessary conversions are dealt with automatically with the
SmartView. The IntelliMouse setting sends four byte mouse reports to the
computers and is therefore very slightly more sluggish than the others that send
three byte mouse reports. RS232 mice are almost always more sluggish than PS/2
types because the data rate is much slower.