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
42xxx | Basic Software Operationxxx
1 In the software, click the Remote Console Switches tab and then select an
individual unit in the Unit Selector list.
2 Select View - Properties from the Explorer menu.
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Click the Properties task button.
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Right-click the unit and select Properties. The Properties dialog box
appears.
3 Click the Network tab and type in the address of the Remote Console
Switch. This field can contain an IP dot notation or a domain name.
Duplicate addresses are not allowed and the field cannot be left blank. You
can enter up to 128 characters, and may use an IPv4 or an IPv6 address, or
dual-stack an IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously.
NOTE: Dell 1081AD and 2161AD switches do not support IPv4 and IPv6
modes simultaneously.
4 Type the HTTP and HTTPS port numbers in the HTTP Port and HTTPS
Port fields, respectively, if you changed the port numbers for the Remote
Console Switch in the serial console. For more information on changing the
port numbers in the serial console, see "HTTP/HTTPS Options" on page 26.
5 Click Apply to save the new settings.
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Click OK to save the new settings and close the window.
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Click Cancel to exit without saving the new settings.
Information Properties
The Information tab allows you to enter information about the switch or server
including a description, contact information and any comments you might wish
to add.
To change information properties: