Avocent 280ES User Manual

 

 

Chapter 3: Basic Operations 

NOTE: Broadcasting Keystrokes - The keyboard state must be identical for all servers 

receiving a broadcast to interpret keystrokes identically. Specifically, the Caps Lock and 

Num Lock modes must be the same on all keyboards. While the switch attempts to send 

keystrokes to the selected servers simultaneously, some servers may inhibit and thereby delay 

the transmission.

NOTE: Broadcasting Mouse Movements - For the mouse to work accurately, all systems 

must have identical mouse drivers, desktops (such as identically placed icons) and video 

resolutions. In addition, the mouse must be in exactly the same place on all screens. Because 

these conditions are extremely difficult to achieve, broadcasting mouse movements to multiple 

systems may have unpredictable results.

1.  Select the mouse and keyboard checkboxes for the servers that are 

to receive the broadcast commands.
— or—
Press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to move the cursor to the server 
that is to receive the broadcast command. Then press Alt+K to select the 
keyboard checkbox and/or Alt+M to select the mouse checkbox. Repeat 
for additional servers.

2.  Click OK to save the settings.

3.  From the Commands menu, select the Broadcast Active checkbox to 

activate broadcasting.

NOTE: If using a multiuser switch, only one user may select Broadcast Active.

4.  From the user station, type the information and/or perform the mouse 

movements you want to broadcast.