Lindy MC5-IP User Manual

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Setup Options
Setup options are available only to the 
Admin user and consist of key settings that 
are normally made only during the initial 
installation stage.
Hotkeys
Settings: CRTL+ALT, CTRL+SHIFT, ALT+SHIFT, ALT GR, L+R ALT, L CTRL+ALT, 
R CTRL+ALT, DISABLED
The keyboard hotkeys are special combinations of keys that, when used together 
with certain keyboard “command keys”, perform special MC5 functions. For 
example, pressing the hotkeys together with the “M” key will cause the on-
screen menu to be displayed on your monitor. Other hotkey combinations allow 
you to query which computer you are connected to and to move the on-screen 
menu around the screen. You can also use the hotkeys together with the port 
number to select a particular connected computer.
Keypads Controls
Settings: ENABLED, DISABLED
The key controls on the front of the MC5 may be disabled so that it is only 
possible to select the special channels “o” (on-screen menu) and “0” (no 
computer channels selected).
Exclusive Use
Settings: ALLOWED, DISABLED
In normal operation, the MC5 will allow two or more users to share access to 
a computer. In this mode, the computer’s video picture will be displayed on all 
the users’ monitors but only one user may have active control of the computer’s 
keyboard and mouse at any one time. The MC5 detects an active user by 
checking for keyboard and mouse data. 
A user becomes inactive if no keyboard or mouse data has been received by 
the MC5 for a specified timeout period. Whilst one user is active all the other 
users that are connected to the same computer will see a “video only” message 
displayed on their screen. There may be situations where particular users wish 
to control and view a computer in private with exclusive use. The MC5 has the 
facility to allow users to select exclusive use of computers, however, this facility 
should be used with care.  
Users that have selected exclusive access are never timed out by the MC5 and 
so all other users are effectively “locked out” until the exclusive user switches to 
another computer or logs out. This could potentially be very irritating if a user 
has selected exclusive use and has then left their desk without logging out. This 
would prevent other users from working on the computer until they came back. 
Consequently the system administrator can disable all exclusive use so that all 
connections are shared.
LINDY MC5
Setup Options
Security :
ENABLED
Language :
ENGLISH
Hotkeys :
CTRL+ALT
Keypads Controls :
ENABLED
Exclusive Use :
ALLOWED
Automatic Logout :
DISABLED
Space-Toggle
-Up -Down
Esc-Quit
To get here
1  From a local, remote or global keyboard, 
log on as ‘admin’ user.
2  Press 
 
   (hotkeys can change).
3  Press   to select ‘More menus’.
4  Select ‘Global Preferences’. 
Security
Settings: DISABLED, ENABLED
With security disabled there is no requirement for users to log-in to the system. 
All users have full access to all the connected computers and full administration 
rights. With security enabled, users are required to log-in to the MC5. Each user 
is allocated access rights to computers by the system administrator and they 
are only able to see the computers that they have access to on their on-screen 
menu.
Language
Settings: ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, SWEDISH
This option specifies the language that is used for the on-screen menu and the 
keyboard layout that is assumed for the keyboard. When the French option is 
selected the keyboard is assumed to have an AZERTY format. When the English, 
German and Swedish options are selected the keyboard is assumed to have a 
QWERTY format. The new language settings are enabled when you quit from 
the SETUP OPTIONS menu. The language option only affects the way that the 
MC5 interprets the keyboard keys, it does not affect the way that the computers 
interpret the keyboard. It is advisable to avoid setting a language that you do 
not understand as all the menus will change to use the new language and you 
may have difficulty reselecting your original language.