Avocent 280ES User Manual
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OutLook ES Series Installer/User Guide
To enable the screen saver mode with no password protection:
1. If your station is password protected, perform the previous procedure first.
2. Now select Enable Screen Saver.
3. Type the number of minutes for Delay Time (from 1 to 99) that you want
to delay activation of the screen saver.
4. Choose Energy if your monitor is EnergyStar compliant; otherwise you
should select Screen.
CAUTION: Monitor damage can result from the use of Energy Mode with monitors not
compliant with EnergyStar.
5. (Optional) Click Test to activate the screen saver test, which lasts 10
seconds, then returns you to the Security dialog box.
6. Click OK.
NOTE: Activation of the screen saver mode disconnects the user from a server. The status flag
displays Free.
To exit the screen saver mode:
Press any key or move your mouse. The Main dialog box appears.
To turn off the screen saver:
1. In the Security dialog box, clear Enable Screen Saver.
2. Click OK.
To immediately turn on the screen saver:
Press Print Screen, then press Pause. This command only works when you
are connected to a server.
are connected to a server.
Broadcasting to Servers
Use Broadcast to simultaneously control more than one server in a system.
This feature is useful when you want to ensure that all selected servers receive
identical input. For each server receiving the broadcast, you can choose to
broadcast keystrokes and/or mouse movements independently. In a cascaded
system, you can broadcast to any combination of servers in the entire system.
This feature is useful when you want to ensure that all selected servers receive
identical input. For each server receiving the broadcast, you can choose to
broadcast keystrokes and/or mouse movements independently. In a cascaded
system, you can broadcast to any combination of servers in the entire system.
To access the Broadcast dialog box:
1. Press Print Screen. The Main dialog box will appear.
2. Click Setup - Broadcast. The Broadcast dialog box appears.