Raritan Computer Home Theater Server KX2101-v2.20-0B-E User Manual

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Chapter 3: Working with Target Servers 
 
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Keyboard Options 
Keyboard Macros 
Keyboard macros ensure that keystroke combinations intended for the 
target server are sent to and interpreted only by the target server. 
Otherwise, they might be interpreted by the computer on which the 
Virtual KVM Client is running (your client PC). 
Macros are stored on the client PC and are PC-specific. Therefore, if you 
use another PC, you will not see your macros. In addition, if another 
person uses your PC and logs in under a different name, that user will 
see your macros since they are computer-wide. Keyboard macros 
created in the Virtual KVM Client are available in MPC and vice versa. 
 
Building a Keyboard Macro 
 
To build a macro: 
1.  Click Keyboard > Keyboard Macros. The Keyboard Macros dialog 
appears. 
2.  Click Add. The Add Keyboard Macro dialog then appears. 
3.  Type a name for the macro in the Keyboard Macro Name field. This 
name will appear in the Keyboard menu after it is created.  
4.  From the Hot-Key Combination field, select a keyboard combination 
from the drop-down list. This allows you to execute the macro with a 
predefined keystroke. Optional 
5.  In the Keys to Press drop-down list: 
a.  Select each key you would like to use to emulate keystrokes. 
Select the keys in the order by which they are to be pressed.  
b.  After each selection, select Press Key. As each key is selected, 
it will appear in the Keys to Release field.  
For example, select the Windows key and the letter D key. When 
these keys are selected in the client, the macro will be executed. 
Add a key release attribute to the macro if needed (see next 
step). 
6.  In the Keys to Release field: 
a.  Choose each key for which you would like to emulate a key 
release. Define the keys you want released in order to run the 
macro.   
For example, specify that the keys to be pressed must also be 
released in order for the macro to be executed. Select the keys in 
the order by which they are to be released.  
b.  Click Release Key after each selection.