User guide

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3. Select Pass-through all keystrokes in regular window mode.
4. Click OK.
Using Local Macros
Two kinds of macros are available in the DS Management Software suite: Global Macros and
Local Macros.
Global Macros are created and maintained by DS users with Administrative privileges and are
stored on the DSAuth Server and any specified backup servers. See Global Keyboard Macros on
page 64 for more information on Global Macros.
Local Macros are created and accessed on the local computer using the Video Viewer window.
Local Macros may be customized and grouped in any manner you wish.
When a session is started in the DSView management software, Global Macros are retrieved from
the DSAuth Server. Then, when a Video Viewer window session is started, the Global Macros are
loaded as well as the local ones. A DS user may choose to use either Local Macros or Global
Macros and switch between using them at any time during the session by selecting the Tools -
Session Options command in the Video Viewer window and then selecting the Macros tab in the
Session Options dialog box. If Local Macros are chosen, the macros stored on the local computer
will be used.
The Video Viewer window macro function allows you to:
• Send multiple keystrokes to a device, including keystrokes that you cannot generate without
affecting your local system, such as
Ctrl-Alt-Delete.
• Send a macro from a predefined macro group. Macro groups for Windows, Sun and Groups
1-10 are already defined.
• Create, edit and delete your own macros. When you create or edit a macro, you may type the
desired keystrokes or you may select from among several available categories of keystrokes.
Each category contains a set of keystroke combinations. Selecting from the available
categories and keystrokes saves time and eliminates the risk of typographical errors.
• Create, edit and delete your own macro groups. You may also modify the predefined
macro groups.
• Change the macro group that displays by default. This causes the macros in the specified
group to be available in that menu.
Macro group settings are device-specific; that is, they may be set differently for each device.
To send a macro:
Select Macros - <desired macro> from the Video Viewer window menu.
- or -
Select Macros - Configure from the Video Viewer window menu. The Macros dialog box appears.
Select the desired macro from the Defined Macros list and then click Run.