Lindy 32353 User Manual

LINDY CPU Switch Dual Multi-Platform          Installation and Use 

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3. Configuring the LINDY CPU Switch Dual MP  

 

 

3.1 Configuration summary 

 

The LINDY CPU Switch is configured using the on-screen menu system which is 

activated by default when you first power on the system. It may also be accessed by 

using the keyboard 'hotkeys' (see section 4.8) or by using the LINDY CPU Switch's 

front panel keys (see section 4.6). The following steps summarise a typical 

configuration process. For more advanced information on each of the configuration 

steps please refer to the appropriate sections of this manual shown in brackets. 

 

Note: The LINDY CPU Switch is configured via the ADMIN user account. The LINDY 

CPU Switch will allow multiple users to be logged in under the ADMIN account but 

will only allow one of these users to be adding or editing computer names or user 

profiles or setting global and setup options at any one time. 

 

 

Step 1 - Decide if you are going to use password security 

 

The LINDY CPU Switch may be run with security enabled or disabled. With security 

disabled, all user ports have full access to all of the computers and full administration 

rights. The LINDY CPU Switch is shipped to you with security disabled. This mode is 

suitable for simple installations with a small number of users. Larger installations or 

systems with larger numbers of users will require password security to be enabled. In 

this mode, each user logs on to the system and is allocated access rights to defined 

computers by the system administrator. This mode is recommended for most 

systems (see section 3.2 for details on how to enable security). If you are not using 

security the go to step 4. 

 

 

Step 2 - Create an ADMIN (administration) account password 

 

The LINDY CPU Switch has a fixed user account that cannot be deleted, named 

ADMIN. This user account is the only one that is able to make important system 

changes. If you are going to be using security then you should allocate a password to 

this account (see section 3.3 for instructions).