Owner's manual
Table Of Contents
- Product Overview
- Installation
- Basic Software Operation
- Viewing Your System in the Explorer
- Customizing the Window Display
- Adding a Remote Console Switch (Dell or Avocent)
- Accessing Your Remote Console Switch
- Launching the VNC or RDP Viewer
- Changing Server and Switch Properties
- Changing Server and Switch Options
- Organizing Your System
- Customizing the Explorer Window
- Managing Your Local Databases
- Using the Viewer
- Accessing Servers from the RCS Software
- Interacting With the Server Being Viewed
- Viewer Window Features
- Adjusting the Viewer
- Adjusting the Viewer Resolution
- Adjusting the Video Quality
- Minimizing Remote Video Session Discoloration
- Improving Screen Background Color Display
- Setting Mouse Scaling
- Minimizing Mouse Trailing
- Improving Mouse Performance
- Reducing Mouse Cursor Flickering
- Viewing Multiple Servers Using the Scan Mode
- Scanning Your Servers
- Thumbnail View Status Indicators
- Navigating the Thumbnail Viewer
- Using Macros to Send Keystrokes to the Server
- Session Options - General Tab
- Screen Capturing
- Session Sharing Options
- Virtual Media
- Appendix A: Updating RCS Software
- Appendix B: Keyboard and Mouse
- Appendix C: TCP Ports
- Appendix D: Technical Support
- Bookmarks
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Basic Software Operation
The RCS software Explorer (which is called Explorer from here on) is the main
GUI interface for the software. You can view, access, manage, and create custom
groupings for all supported units.
Viewing Your System in the Explorer
When you start the software, the main Explorer window opens. The Explorer is
divided into several panes: the View Selector tabs, the Group Selector pane, and
the Unit Selector pane. The content of these areas changes, based on whether a
target device or an appliance is selected or what task is to be completed. Figure
3.1 highlights these navigation features.
Click one of the View Selector tabs to view your system organized by categories:
Remote Console Switches, Servers, Sites, or Folders. The Explorer's default
display is user-configurable. You can have it automatically open to any one of
these four tabs. For more information, see "Viewing Your System in the
Explorer" on page 25. If you do not customize the default display, the Explorer
will open to the Server view once you have added your first Remote Console
Switch.