Avocent 3008/3016 User Manual

The Video Viewer is used to conduct a KVM session with the target devices attached to an 
AutoView 3008/3016 switch using the OBWI. When you connect to a device using the Video 
Viewer, the target device desktop appears in a separate window containing both the local and the 
target device cursor. The Video Viewer window supports either a 3- or 5-button mouse.

The OBWI software uses a Java-based program to display the Video Viewer window. The OBWI 
automatically downloads and installs the Video Viewer the first time it is opened.

NOTE: Java Runtime Environment 1.6 or later is required.

NOTE: The AutoView 3008/3016 switch OBWI does not install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). The JRE is 
available as a free download from http://www.sun.com for PC users and from http://www.apple.com for Mac 
users.

NOTE: The OBWI uses system memory to store and display images within Video Viewer windows. Each opened 
Video Viewer window requires additional system memory:

 

• An 8-bit color setting on the client PC requires 1.4 MB of memory per Video Viewer window.

 

• A 16-bit color setting requires 2.4 MB and a 32-bit color setting requires 6.8 MB.

If the device you are attempting to access is currently being viewed by another user, you will be 
prompted to preempt the other user if your preemption level is equal to or greater than theirs. An 
appliance administrator can also disconnect an active user via the Active Session page.

Figure 5.1 shows the Video Viewer window areas. Descriptions follow in Table 5.1.