CHAPTER 4: BASIC OPERATIONS
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4.5 Connecting local virtual media
You can connect virtual media directly to the appliance using the USB port on the
appliance.
Note that all USB ports are assigned to a single virtual media session and cannot be
independently mapped.
To start a local virtual media session, complete the following steps:
1. Press Print Screen to start the OSD interface. The Main window opens.
2. Connect the user to the target device with which you want to establish a virtual media
session. Use the arrow keys to highlight the target device name, and then press Enter.
3. Press Print Screen to start the OSD interface again.
4. Click the VMedia button. The Virtual Media window opens.
5. Select one or more of the following check boxes:
Alt+port number
Select a target device to be scanned; port number
is the port number of the target device.
Enter
Completes a switch in the Main window and exits
the OSD interface.
Click on an editable field to select the text for editing
and enable the Left and Right arrow keys to move
the cursor. Press Enter to quit the edit mode.
Print Screen, Backspace Return to the previously selected target device.
Print Screen, Alt+0
Disconnect the user from the selected target
device. Note that the zero must be typed on the
main keyboard, not the numeric keypad.
Print Screen, Pause
Start the screen saver immediately and lock the
user, if it is password-protected.
Up Arrow or Down Arrow Move the cursor from line to line in a list.
Right Arrow or Left Arrow
When editing text in a field: Move within the text in
the field.
All other conditions: Move the cursor from column
to column in a list.
Page Up or Page Down Page through a list or help window.
Home or End Move the cursor to the top or bottom of a list.
Delete
Delete the selected characters in a field or the
selected item in the scan list. For more information
about scan lists see “Scanning the switching
system” on page 38.
OSD interface navigation basics (Continued)
Key, key combination, or
mouse action
Result
