Network Technologies RACKMUX-UW15-4USB, RACKMUX-UW1, Installation And Operation Manual

NTI RACKMUX Console Drawer with UNIMUX Switch 

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Broadcast Mode 

To activate Broadcast Mode press <Ctrl> + <B> from the Command Mode menu. 

Broadcast Mode enables the user to type characters to more computers simultaneously. From the Change Settings menu (see 
page 13) the user can edit the list of ports that receive data in Broadcast Mode.  A port doesn’t receive broadcast data if one of the 
following conditions is true: 

-  the port is not in the Broadcast Mode list 
-  Security Mode is enabled and the user does not have access rights to the port 
 

NOTE:  The user must type somewhat slowly when in Broadcast Mode (less than 20 wpm) and cannot use the 
<Backspace> key

. 

Scan Mode 

To activate Scan Mode press <Ctrl> + <S> from the Command Mode menu. 
 
When in Scan Mode the switch scans to each port with a CPU powered-ON.  The port with the CPU powered-ON remains active 
while in use until it becomes idle for the configured dwell time (default time-out period is 5 seconds) before switching to the next 
powered-ON CPU port. See Command Mode section above for configuring the scan dwell time. 
 

Note: The keyboard and mouse must remain idle for the full scan dwell time before the switch selects the next active 
port. 

Note:  The scan dwell time set by the user only effects that user and has no effect on other switch users.   

Normal Mode 

 
When the UNIMUX switch is not in Command or Scan mode,  the user is in Normal Mode, controlling the CPU to which the user is 
connected through the UNIMUX switch.  

Edit Mode 

NOTE:  Edit Mode will only be accessible if the administrator is logged in.  

 
To activate Edit Mode press <Ctrl> + <E> from the Command Mode menu. 
 
Edit Mode enables the user to modify the names of the CPUs connected to the switch.  Names of CPUs can be up to 12 
characters in length.  When in Edit Mode, multiple keystroke combinations are not valid (<Shift>+P, <Ctrl>+P, <Alt>+ P, and P will 
all type a “P” to the display - lower case letters cannot be typed).  

Function:  

   Keystroke: 

 
Move cursor one position 
to the right

 
Move cursor one position 
to the left 
 
Move cursor to the 
previous port

 
Move cursor to the  
next port 

 
Selects the first port on

the switch 

Selects the last port on  
the switch 

Figure 12- Edit Mode screen 

 
Toggles between insert  
and overstrike  
 

Home

Insert

(The character either gets inserted and the remainder of the name
gets shifted to the right,    OR   the current character gets overwritten.)

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