User manual

Chapter 3. Logging In
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The Connection Screen
A description of the Connection Screen is given in the following table
Item Description
Menu Bar The Menu Bar contains two items: File and Help.
 The File Menu allows the operator to Create, Save, and Open user
created Work files (see page 32 for details).
 The Help Menu displays the WinClient AP version.
Server List Each time the WinClient.exe file is run, it searches the User's local LAN
segment for KN2108 / KN2116 units, and lists whichever ones it finds in
this box. If you want to connect to one of these units, double-click it.
Server This area is used when you want to connect to a KN2108 / KN2116 at a
remote location. You can drop down the IP list box and select an
address from the list. If the address you want isn't listed, you can key in
the IP address you want. Then, key in the Port number in the Port field.
If you don't know the Port number, then contact the Administrator.
When the IP address and Port number for the unit you wish to connect
to have been specified, Click Connect to start the connection. When
you have finished with your session, Click Disconnect to end the
connection.
Message
List
Lists status messages regarding the connection to the KN2108 /
KN2116.
Switch to
Remote
View
Once contact with a KN2108 / KN2116 has been established, this button
becomes active. Click it to switch to the main page (see The User
Interface, page 77, for full details) and take over console control of the
unit that is attached to the KN2108 / KN2116.
The screen output of the unit appears on your monitor. Your keystrokes
and mouse movements are captured and sent to the KN2108 / KN2116
to be executed on the attached unit.
If the KN2108 / KN2116 is connected to a KVM switch, you can control
the switch and the computers connected to it just as if you were
connected locally.