Avocent 3008 Manual De Usuario

 Chapter 3: Local Port Operation        15

Soft switching is the ability to switch target devices using a hotkey sequence. You can soft switch 
to a target device by pressing 

and then, depending on the method you’ve selected, 

typing the first few characters of its name or number. If you have set a Screen Delay Time for the 
OSCAR interface and you press the key sequences before that time has elapsed, the OSCAR 
interface will not display.

Press 

 and type the port number the first few letters of the name of the target device to 

establish it as unique and press 

.

To switch back to the previous target device, press 

then 

.

The status of target devices in your system is indicated in the far right columns of the Main dialog 
box. The following table describes the status symbols.

(green circle) Server connected, turned on and the IQ module is online. 

Connected target device is turned off or is not operating properly, and the IQ module is offline. 

Connected switch is online. 

Connected switch is offline or not operating properly. 

(yellow circle) The designated IQ module is being upgraded. When this symbol displays, do not 
cycle power to the AutoView 3008/3016 switch or connected target devices and do not 
disconnect IQ modules. Doing so may render the module permanently inoperable and require 
the IQ module to be returned to the factory for repair. 

(green letter) IQ module is being accessed by the indicated user channel. 

(black letter) IQ module is blocked by the indicated user channel.