Lindy MC5-IP User Manual

1  Select the on-screen menu in one of three ways: 

•  By simultaneously pressing and then releasing 

 

  . 

•  By pressing the middle and right buttons of a three button mouse, or

•  By selecting port   using the front panel buttons (see previous).  

At this point, depending on the security settings and the current log in 
situation, one of two things will be displayed, either the login screen, or the 
Selection menu:

   The login screen - here you enter a valid User Name and Password 

– see 

Logging in and out

 for more details. When you do so, the MC5 

selection menu will be displayed: 

   The Selection Menu – here you can select computers by name.

2  Use the   and   keys (or the scroll wheel of an IntelliMouse) to highlight 

the required computer name. Alternatively (for large configurations), press 

 to perform an alphabetical search for a particular port name.

3  Select the highlighted port in one of three ways:

•  Shared use - press 

 - This standard method allows other users to view 

the same computer port. Control of the port is given to one user at a 
time, on a first-come, first-served basis and is relinquished after a certain 
period of inactivity.

•  Exclusive use - press 

 

 – This mode prevents any other user from 

viewing or controlling the computer port until you either select another 
computer or log off. This mode should be used with care – it can also be 
blocked as an option by the administrator.

•  Video Only - press 

 

 – This mode displays the video picture of 

the port, but prevents keyboard or mouse activity from controlling the 
computer.

To select a computer using mouse buttons
Note: This procedure works only with three-button or IntelliMouse devices and 
only if the ‘Mouse Switching’ option has been enabled by your administrator.  

1  Hold down the middle button (or scroll wheel) of the mouse.
2  Click the left mouse button to select the next computer port. When the 

correct port is reached, release the middle button. 
Note: If security has been enabled then only computers to which you have 
permission will be displayed.

1  Select the on-screen menu by pressing the middle and right buttons of a 

three button mouse.

2  Use the scroll wheel to highlight the required computer port.
3  Then, select either:

•  Shared Use - press the left mouse button - This standard method allows 

other users to view the same computer port. Control of the port is 
given to one user at a time, on a first-come, first-served basis and is 
relinquished after a certain period of inactivity.

•  Exclusive Use - press 

 and the left mouse button – This mode 

prevents any other user from viewing or controlling the computer 
port until you either select another computer or log off. This mode 
should be used with care – it can also be blocked as an option by the 
administrator.

•  Video Only - press 

 and the left mouse button – This mode displays 

the video picture of the port, but prevents keyboard or mouse activity 
from controlling the computer.

•  Escape without selecting a port – press the right mouse button.