User guide

90 DSView Installer/User Guide
3. Click the radio button for the desired connection speed. Available connection speeds are:
• Lan (10/100BaseT)
• Full T1 (1.544 Mbps)
• Fractional T1 (512 Kbps)
• Fractional T1 (256 Kbps)
4. Click OK.
Adjusting color depth (DSR switch DVC algorithm upgraded only)
The DSR switch DVC algorithm upgrade enables DSView management software users to adjust
the number of viewable colors in a remote session window. You may choose to display more colors
for the best fidelity, or fewer colors to reduce the data transferred on the network.
NOTE: The DVC algorithm upgrade is standard on all newer DS appliances/DSR switches. Older DS appliances/
DSR switches use standard video compression with 8-bit color depth (256 colors). For DVC algorithm upgrade
purchase information, contact Avocent Technical Support or your Avocent reseller.
Video Viewer windows can be viewed using the best color available (slower updates), the best
compression (fastest updates), a combination of best color and best compression or in greyscale.
The color depths of individual ports and channels can be specified by selecting the View - Color
command in a remote session window. These settings are saved individually per port and channel
and override the global color depth setting.
NOTE: A color depth cannot be applied to a remote session window during a shared device session. See
Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 for more information.
Additional video adjustment
In some cases, DS users may wish to view several target devices at the same time on the same
screen. Generally, the Video Viewer window’s automatic adjustment features will optimize the
video for the best possible view. However, DS users may fine tune the video with the help of
Avocent Technical Support by using the Tools - Manual Video Adjust command in the Video
Viewer window menu. This displays the Manual Video Adjust dialog box.
Video adjustment is a per target setting and applies to each target device you access.
Modified video settings are written to the target device. Settings are also stored per port/channel
session on a system when they are made and saved so they may be used during a non-shared
session as follows:
• If sharing is not enabled, the video settings made on the local DS appliance/DSR switch during
the session are used.
• If sharing is enabled, video settings are read from the target device.
See Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 for more information on session sharing.
Users may verify the level of packets per second required to support a static screen by observing
the packet rate which is located in the lower left-hand corner of the dialog box.