Avocent 280ES User Manual

 

 

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 

Use the following keystrokes to navigate though OSCAR.

Print Screen 

Opens OSCAR. (To print a screen, see Sending the Print Screen 

Keystroke in Chapter 3.)

Opens the Help screen for the current dialog box.

Closes the current dialog box without saving changes and returns to 

the previous one. In Main dialog box, it closes OSCAR and returns 

to the selected server. In a message box, it closes the pop-up box 

and returns to the current dialog box.

Closes current dialog box and returns to previous one.

Selects the OK button, then returns to the previous dialog box.

Completes the switch operation in Main dialog box and exits 

OSCAR. In a message box, it closes the pop-up box and returns to 

the current dialog box. 

Single-click, Enter 

In a text box, it selects the text for editing and enables the left and right 

arrow keys to move the cursor. Press Enter again to quit the edit mode.

Print Screen , Alt+Ø  Immediately disengages user from a server. Status Flag displays Free.
Print Screen , Pause  Immediately turns on screen saver mode and prevents access to that 

particular station if it is password protected.

Moves the cursor from line to line in lists.

Moves the cursor between columns. When editing a text box, these 

keys move the cursor within the column.

Pages up and down through Name and Port lists. 

Moves the cursor to the top or bottom of a list.

Deletes from current selection to all lines below it when editing a 

scan list.

In the Scan dialog box, inserts the first server listed in the Main 

dialog box. In the Name dialog box, inserts a character space.

In the Scan dialog box in the Name, Port or Sec columns, moves the 

cursor down through the list of servers.

Alt+Up Arrow 

In the Scan dialog box in the Name, Port or Sec columns, moves the 

cursor up through the list of servers.

Alt+Home 

In the Scan dialog box in the Name, Port or Sec columns, moves 

cursor to the first server listed in the Main dialog box.

Alt+End 

In the Scan dialog box in the Name, Port or Sec columns, moves 

cursor to the last server listed in the Main dialog box.

Disabled. (Use the Shift key to change case.)