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3. Conducting a Remote Session

3.2.6 Mouse

– Clicking on the Mouse icon allows you to select the Mouse Settings mode being used, as well as to manually adjust settings related to

mousesynchronization.ThefollowingsectiondescribesthesettingsfoundviatheMouse icon and how to use them, as well as general tips

formousesynchronizationandimprovingkeyboard/mouseresponsetime.

To set the Mouse Settings mode:

1. Click on the

icon in the remote session toolbar, and choose the Mouse Settings option. The Mouse Settings window appears.

2. By default, the Absolute Mouse Position (Microsoft Windows) modeisselectedforTargetServersconnectedusingaUSBSIU.Relative

Mouse Position (OS-Speciﬁc) modeisthedefaultforTargetServersconnectedusingaPS/2SIU.Youcanmanuallyselectamongthe

following:

• Absolute Mouse Position (Microsoft Windows) – Absolute Mouse Position (Microsoft Windows) mode should be used if the

TargetServer’soperatingsystemisWindowsMEorlater.TheAbsolute Mouse Position (Microsoft Windows) function automatically

sendsthemousecoordinatestotheremotesession,providingoptimalsynchronization.Youdonotneedtomanuallycongureany

mouse settings when Absolute Mouse Position is selected. Note: Absolute Mouse Position mode cannot be used for Target Servers

connected with a PS/2 SIU.

• Absolute Mouse Position (Linux) – Absolute Mouse Position (Linux) mode should be used if the Target Server uses a Linux

operatingsystem,suchasUbuntu.TheAbsolute Mouse Position (Linux) function automatically sends the mouse coordinates to the

remotesession,providingoptimalsynchronization.YoudonotneedtomanuallycongureanymousesettingswhenAbsolute Mouse

Position is selected. Note: Absolute Mouse Position mode cannot be used for Target Servers connected with a PS/2 SIU.

• Relative Mouse Position, OS-Generic – Relative Mouse Position, OS-Generic mode should be used if the other mouse settings

modes are not performing satisfactorily. When this mode is in effect, the user must focus the mouse within the remote session

window by clicking inside of it. From then on the mouse remains captured, and any mouse movement will remain within the borders

of the remote session window. To exit out of this mode, press [Ctrl] + [Alt].

• Relative Mouse Position, OS-Speciﬁc – Relative Mouse Position, OS-Speciﬁc mode should be used when the Target Server is

runningLinuxoperatingsystemsotherthanUbuntu,orWindowsoperatingsystemspriortoME.Whenselected,additionalsettings

are provided that allow you to manually conﬁgure the Mouse Settings accordingtoyourTargetServer’sOS(seetheRelative Mouse

Position, OS-Speciﬁc Mode section in this manual for details on the available settings).

• Apple Macintosh Mouse – Apple Macintosh Mouse mode should be used if the Target Server is a Mac. The Apple Macintosh Mode

functionautomaticallysendsthemousecoordinatestotheremotesession,providingoptimalsynchronization.Youdonotneedto

manually conﬁgure any mouse settings when this mode is selected. Note: Apple Macintosh Mouse mode cannot be used for Target

Servers connected with a PS2 SIU.

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