Adder Technology 5000 User Manual

Up to five users can be simultaneously logged-in (four global users plus one 
local) and all can view the same or different hosts according to their permission 
status. If you need to perform a sensitive task that should not be viewed by 
other users, you can change the access mode to Private. This action blanks the 
viewer window for any user attempting to view the same host.
Note: For the courtesy of other users, this mode should be used sparingly. 
The admin user (or any user who has been given IsAdmin status - see

1  Click one of the arrow buttons adjacent to the 

Shared/Private indicator.   

When configured (and where you have access rights) this option allows you to 
control the mains power input to the currently selected host computer.
Note: This option is generally used to power cycle remote systems that have 
failed to respond. Before switching a system off, ensure that all attempts have 
first been made to power it down through normal means.

1  Use the Hosts button to select the required computer.
2  Click the Power button and then select the Switch on 

or Switch off option, as appropriate.

When you visit a host computer for the very first time, your viewer needs to 
determine the optimum video and mouse settings for that particular computer. 
The button will remind you to click it by flashing red when a new computer 
screen is encountered. Performing this step is important because it can help 
to decrease unnecessary video information being sent across the link, thus 
improving overall performance.
Once this has been done, providing you use the ‘Hosts’ button to switch 
between host computers, the video settings for each machine will be re-used.
Note: When performing an auto calibration, ensure that the screen image 
is static (no moving images) and also try to remove any on-screen displays 
generated by KVM switches (such as host names or menus). This is because 
they can affect the calibration process and result in a lower overall performance 
level. For mouse calibration, ensure that there are no application windows 
located around the upper left corner of the screen. This is because as the mouse 
calibration takes place, the cursor may change (to match the application as it 
skims across the window) and this may confuse the calculation. Also ensure that 
the host computer does not have the mouse cursor trails option enabled.     

1  Use the Hosts button to select the required computer.
2  Click the   button to display the 

Calibrate options dialog:

3  Click the required action.
  A progress indicator will be 

displayed while the necessary 
calculations are made. 

  Upon completion 

an information 
dialog will 
explain the 
results:   

 

If you find that your local mouse pointer and that of the host are not correctly 
synchronised, use this feature to re-align their movements. This operation is also 
selectable from the Controls menu.

1  Use the Hosts button to select the required computer.
2  Click the   button and then click OK in the subsequent pop-up message.