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CATCenter –
Communication modules
Activation & Operating Instructions
- PUSH/GET Function
- TS Function
- IP Switching
Copyright G&D 28/06/2007
Subject to possible errors and technical modifications.
Manual version: 1.01
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Table of Contents
CATCenter – Communication Moduls
Introduction........................................................................................................... 3
1
1.1 General .........................................................................................................3
1.2 Activating New Functions .............................................................................3
2 PUSH/GET Function .............................................................................................5
2.1 Description.................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Prerequisites................................................................................................. 5
2.3 Assigning PUSH/GET Rights ....................................................................... 5
2.3.1 Assigning PUSH/GET Rights to Users ....................................................5
2.3.2 Assigning PUSH/GET Rights to User Groups ........................................7
2.3.3 Differing Rights of the Source and Target Console - PUSH...................9
2.3.4 Differing Rights of the Source and Target Console - GET ...................11
2.3.5 Special Case "OpenAccess Console" and "Video Console" ................11
2.4 Pushing the Screen Contents..................................................................... 13
2.4.1 PUSH Function....................................................................................... 14
2.4.1.1 Pushing the Screen Contents ................................................. 14
2.4.1.2 Pulling New Screen Contents ................................................. 15
2.4.1.3 Canceling the Push Function.................................................. 15
2.4.1.4 Access without Get Rights...................................................... 15
2.4.2 GET Function .........................................................................................17
2.4.2.1 Getting Screen Contents ........................................................ 17
2.4.2.2 Pulling New Screen Contents ................................................. 18
2.4.2.3 Terminating GET Mode ..........................................................19
3 TS Function......................................................................................................... 20
4 IP Switching ........................................................................................................34
2.4.2.4 Access without Get Rights...................................................... 19
3.1 Description.................................................................................................. 20
3.2 Rights.......................................................................................................... 21
3.3 Assigning Hotkeys to the TS Function........................................................ 21
3.4 Activating / Deactivating the TS Display..................................................... 22
3.5 Configuring a Workstation ..........................................................................24
3.5.1 Creating a Workstation...........................................................................25
3.5.1.1 Creating a TS Workstation...................................................... 26
3.5.1.2 Deleting a TS Workstation ...................................................... 26
3.5.2 TS Workstation Settings.........................................................................27
3.5.2.1 Adding a Console to a TS Workstation................................... 29
3.5.2.2 Removing a Console or Target from a Workstation................ 29
3.5.2.3 Adding a Target to a Workstation ...........................................30
3.5.2.4 Defining the TS Master Console............................................. 31
3.6 Keyboard / Mouse Assignment................................................................... 33
3.7 Resetting the Keyboard / Mouse Assignment ............................................ 33
4.1 Description.................................................................................................. 34
4.2 Functionality of the "IP Switching" Function ...............................................35
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1 Introduction
1.1 General
This manual describes optional functions that expand the standard functionality
of the CATCenter system. In general, these functions apply to all CATCenter
systems. Exceptions are noted separately within the applicable chapters.
All functions described in this manual must be activated using an activation
code. This procedure is described once in Chapter 1.2
The functions to be activated are described in Chapter 2 and up.
The functions are explained in the following order:
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
These chapters describe both the setup and the operating steps.
: PUSH/GET Function
: TS Function
: IP Switching
.
1.2 Activating New Functions
The CATCenter system can be adapted using functions, which are available at
an additional charge. Currently, three moduls are available to you:
• Push/Get function: Function modul for 1 CATCenter
cluster to push your own or to get
other screen contents
• TradeSwitching function: Function modul for 1 CATCenter
cluster to operate several
UCON (screens / targets) with only 1
keyboard and mouse.
• IP switching: Function modul for client-side
integration of the IP operation of a
CATCenter X8 system (a system can
consist of one or more clusters).
This function includes the
TradeSwitching function.
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To activate new functions, you must first open AdonIS for the CATCenter
system using the hotkey combination CTRL + NUM (default).
Then press the F11 key to open the Configuration menu.
Within this menu, use the arrow keys to access the menu item System. In the
menu System Config step with the arrow keys to the menu item Features.
Pressing the ENTER key opens the following window:
Feature Management
System ID: 00001069
Enter new key:
PUSHGET 101a36605fb3
ESC
If you have purchased one of these 3 functions then a 12-digit activation code
was provided to you with the function. To enter the activation code, use the
TAB key to move to the "Enter new key" line and enter the code there. Once
the activation code has been entered correctly, the function you have
purchased is activated in the system and a corresponding entry appears in the
list box of the Feature Management submenu.
Note:
An activation code has to be entered for every CATCenter master within a
cluster system.
TAB
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2 PUSH/GET Function
2.1 Description
Using the CATCenter, you have the option of accessing the screen contents of
a console on one or more additional consoles via AdonIS by using keyboard
commands. The following variations are available:
• Access the screen contents including the keyboard and mouse of your
own console from another console.
• Access the screen contents of another console on your own console.
2.2 Prerequisites
To carry out the procedures described in this chapter, you have to log on as
Administrator or as a user with PUSH/GET rights (corresponding
configuration in AdonIS, see Chapter 2.3).
2.3 Assigning PUSH/GET Rights
You can assign PUSH/GET rights to users and user groups of this system in
addition to the administrator.
2.3.1 Assigning PUSH/GET Rights to Users
To assign PUSH/GET rights to a user, proceed as follows:
1. Open AdonIS using the hotkey combination CTRL + NUM (default).
2. Press the F11 key; the Configuration menu opens.
3. Move to the entry User with the mouse or the cursor keys on your
keyboard and press ENTER.
4. In the open USER CONFIG submenu, use the mouse or the cursor
keys on your keyboard to move to a user to which you want to assign
PUSH/GET rights.
5. Then press the F5 or the ENTER key; the Edit User submenu opens.
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Edit User
Username User 1
User Password
Group membership
Edit Config rights…
Edit Operation rights…
Edit target access rights…
Edit Personal Profile…
New target rights full no
Edit Push/Get rights
ESC
6. Move to the entry Edit Push/Get rights with the mouse or the cursor
keys on your keyboard and press ENTER. The Push/Get rights
submenu opens.
TAB F2: Save
Push/Get Right User 2
Set all consoles no
CON 00001047 yes no
CON 00001840 yes no
CON 00004667 yes no
CON 00012747 yes no
SPACE: Toggle
Esc
In this menu, you will see two values in the right column:
• The individual rights of the selected user are displayed in a yellow
font. These can be edited within this menu.
• The effective rights of the selected user are displayed in a green
font. These cannot be edited within this menu. These entries
represent the maximum rights (effective rights) composed of the
individual rights and the group rights.
For additional information regarding "Individual, Group, and
Effective Rights", please see the "CCX8 Operation Guide",
Chapter 5.1.1.2 and the following.
TAB F2 Save
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The left column of this submenu displays the consoles for which the
PUSH/GET function is available.
In this window, you can use "Set all consoles" to set all entries to one of the
following values:
• Yes (Push/Get rights assigned to the console) or
• No (Push/Get rights to the console withdrawn)
Use the TAB key to access this pre-select field. Use the Space bar (toggle) to
change the values within the "Set all consoles" field.
You can also assign Push/Get rights to the user selectively for each console
displayed in this list. To do so, select the desired entry and then change it to
either "Yes" or "No".
Use the ESC key to exit the Push/Get rights submenu. If you have made any
changes up to this point but wish to exit the Push/Get rights submenu without
saving your changes, a notification message to that effect will be displayed.
To save the changes you have made, press the F2 key and return to the EDIT
USER submenu.
Default setting: No
2.3.2 Assigning PUSH/GET Rights to User Groups
To assign Push/Get rights to a user group, proceed as follows:
1. Open AdonIS using the hotkey combination CTRL + NUM (default).
2. Press the F11 key; the Configuration menu opens.
3. Move to the entry User Group with the mouse or the cursor keys on
your keyboard and press ENTER.
4. In the open USER GROUP CONFIG submenu, use the mouse or the
cursor keys on your keyboard to move to a user group to which you
want to assign PUSH/GET rights.
5. Then press the F5 or the ENTER key; the Edit User Group submenu
opens:
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Edit User Group
Group name Office
Member Management
Edit Config rights…
Edit Operation rights…
Edit target access rights…
New target rights full no
Edit Push/Get rights
ESC
6. Move to the entry Edit Push/Get rights with the mouse or the cursor
keys on your keyboard and press ENTER.
The Push/Get rights submenu opens.
TAB F2: Save
Push/Get Right Office
Set all consoles no
CON 00001047 no
CON 00001840 no
CON 00004667 no
CON 00012747 no
SPACE: Toggle
Esc
The left column of this submenu displays the consoles for which the Push/Get
function is available.
In this window, you can use "Set all consoles" to set all entries to one of the
following values:
• Yes (Push/Get rights assigned to the console) or
• No (Push/Get rights to the console withdrawn)
Use the TAB key to access this pre-select field. Use the Space bar (toggle) to
change the values within the "Set all consoles" field.
You can also assign Push/Get rights to the user group selectively for each
console displayed in this list. To do so, select the desired entry and then
change it to either "Yes" or "No".
TAB F2: Save
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Use the ESC key to exit the Push/Get rights submenu. If you have made any
changes up to this point but wish to exit the Push/Get rights submenu without
saving your changes, a notification message to that effect will be displayed.
To save the changes you have made, press the F2 key and return to the EDIT
USER GROUP submenu.
Default setting: No
2.3.3 Differing Rights of the Source and Target Console -PUSH
Within the framework of the "PUSH" function, there can be two different states
for the target console (the console receiving the image). Either the console is
logged on (that is, it is in use by a user) or the console is logged off.
Console logged on:
If the target console is in use by a user then all effective access rights for this
user are assigned to the available targets. The effective access rights can be
viewed in the corresponding column of the Edit Target Access Rights menu
(see Chapter 5.1.1.5 of the CCX8 Operation Guide – Edit Target Access
Rights).
If screen contents are now assigned to this user, then all settings from the Edit
Target Access Rights menu are adopted.
• If this user has "Full" access rights to the assigned target then he or
she has complete keyboard and mouse control. All AdonIS rights
assigned to him or her also continue to be available.
• If this user has "View" access rights, then he or she can only look at
the assigned display; keyboard and mouse access are not possible.
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• If you should attempt to assign your screen contents to a user on his
or her console but this user does not have access rights ("No"), then
the following message is displayed:
Confirm
User Mueller
has no right to access target
CPU-ID 0000029
Do you want to temp. override?
ESC: Cancel
Enter: OK
You can choose to grant the user temporary full access rights to the
target by pressing ENTER, or to cancel the "PUSH" process by pressing
ESC.
Console logged off:
If the target console to which you want to assign the screen contents is logged
off, you can still carry out the push process.
In this case, a virtual user is created for the push process. In this instance, the
virtual user receives the user rights of the source console user. However,
active access to the OSD is not possible within the PUSH process on the target
console. To receive this access, the virtual user has to terminate the PUSH
process. To terminate the push process, the target console user has to press
CTRL + NUM. The following message is displayed on the screen:
Confirm
This user has been temporarily created by the Pushfunction.
AdonIS cannot be operated.
Do you want to logout?
ESC: Cancel
Enter: OK
If you press the ENTER key, the virtual user exits the PUSH function and the
login dialogue is displayed.
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Pressing the ESC key returns the user to the "pushed" display of the source
console.
2.3.4 Differing Rights of the Source and Target Console - GET
To carry out the "GET" function, you first have to log on to a console.
Therefore, your rights are also applied to a connection within the GET function.
2.3.5 Special Case "OpenAccess Console" and "Video
Console"
There are three different console types in CATCenter. Currently, these are:
• Standard console (for the standard console, the access rights are
derived from the login of the respective user as described in Chapters
2.3.1 – 2.3.4)
• Video console
• OpenAccess console
For a video console, you are also unable to edit Push/Get rights. For this type
of console, all you can do is assign display contents using "PUSH" or access
the display contents on other consoles using the "Get" function. The entry in
the Edit Console submenu (see Chapter 5.6.1 of the CCX Operation Guide)
cannot be selected.
On the other hand, Push/Get rights have to be assigned for an OpenAccess
console. With OpenAccess, it is possible to enable system access to the
CATCenter individually for every console without entering a login name and
password. The system does not know which user is currently working on such a
console. To assign Push/Get rights, proceed as follows:
1. Open AdonIS using the hotkey combination CTRL + NUM (default).
2. Press the F11 key; the Configuration menu opens.
3. Move to the entry Console with the mouse or the cursor keys on your
keyboard and press ENTER.
4. In the open CONSOLE CONFIG submenu, use the mouse or the
cursor keys on your keyboard to move to an OpenAccess console to
which you want to assign PUSH/GET rights.
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5. Then press the F5 or the ENTER key; the Edit Console submenu
opens.
Edit Console
Console name CON00001245
Edit Config rights…
Edit Operation rights…
Edit target access rights…
Edit Personal Profile
New target rights full
Edit Push/Get rights…
Auto Logout 00 off
Screensaver time 00 off
Scancode set 2
OSD keyboard layout German
OSD by mouse no
Remember last user name yes
Numlock emulation no
Keyboard required no
OSD blocked
Multi LED keyboard
no
Reset console video data
Video
ESC TAB: Edit Name F2: Save
6. Move to the entry Edit Push/Get rights with the mouse or the cursor
keys on your keyboard and press ENTER.
The Push/Get rights submenu opens.
Push/Get Right CON 00001492
Set all consoles no
CON 00001047 no
CON 00001840 no
CON 00004667 no
CON 00012747 no
SPACE: Toggle
Esc
TAB F2 Save
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The left column of this submenu displays the consoles for which the Push/Get
function is available.
In this window, you can use "Set all consoles" to set all entries to one of the
following values:
• Yes (Push/Get rights assigned to the console) or
• No (Push/Get rights to the console withdrawn)
Use the TAB key to access this pre-select field. Use the Spacebar (toggle) to
change the values within the "Set all consoles" field.
You can also assign PUSH/GET rights to the OpenAccess console selectively
for each console displayed in this list. To do so, select the desired entry and
then change it to either "Yes" or "No".
Use the ESC key to exit the Push/Get rights submenu. If you have made any
changes up to this point but wish to exit the Push/Get rights submenu without
saving your changes, a notification message to that effect will be displayed.
To save the changes you have made, press the F2 key, and return to the EDIT
CONSOLE submenu.
Default setting: No
2.4 Pushing the Screen Contents
To carry out the functions described in Chapter 2, you first have to access the
SELECT menu with the key combination CTRL + NUM (default).
You can also push screen contents without being connected to a computer. To
do so, you have to mark a target in the SELECT menu (black bar) and then
press the hotkey used for pushing.
The following keys are available to you in the SELECT menu to push the
screen contents.
F7 Calls the PUSH function
F8 Calls the GET function
Changing the hotkeys as described in Chapter 5.8.1 of the CCX Operation
Guide has no effect on this hotkey combination!
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2.4.1 PUSH Function
2.4.1.1 Pushing the Screen Contents
Access the Push target submenu by pressing the key F7 in the SELECT
menu. The consoles you can push to are displayed here. Your own console is
not included in this list.
P u s h t a r g e t : CPU-ID 00000209
Console Target
CON 00303047 CPU-ID 00007159
CON 00056940 not connected
F3: Refresh F4: Disconnect
ESC : Select ENTER: Push
The CPU ID of the target being pushed is displayed in the header next to the
"Push target" field. The following keys are available to you in this menu:
• F3 key: Refresh the contents of this window
• F4 key: Disconnects the current target allocation of the
console selected in this list
• ESC key: Returns to the SELECT menu
• ENTER key: Select a console as the target of the push
This menu displays the following information:
function and initiate the Push function
CON 00303047 CPU-ID 00000209
Console you can push to (the
name can be edited, see
Chapter 5.6.1 of the CCX
Operation Guide)
Physical name of a target being
accessed from this console (the
name can be edited, see Chapter
5.3.1.1 of the CCX Operation
Guide).
CON 00056940 Not connected
Console you can push to (the
name can be edited, see
Chapter 5.6.1 of the CCX
Operation Guide)
In this function, it is possible to push the screen contents of your console or
those of another computer (can be selected from the SELECT menu by
marking with the cursor) to another screen, either for further processing or to
The console is not connected to a
target
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view the contents. The target console you are pushing to can also be a
projection device (video console) connected there.
Use the keyboard or the mouse to place the cursor on the console to which you
want to push your screen contents. Confirm your selection with ENTER (or
click the left mouse button).
The screen contents from your own console now appear on the selected target
console. In addition, MULTIUSER mode has been temporarily activated and is
shown on the display of your own console and the target console.
CON 00001492
CPU-ID 00000209
MULTIUSER
The "MULTIUSER" label (see Chapter 5.8.4 of the CCX Operation Guide) is
displayed only after you have closed all menu windows.
(Console name, editable)
(Target name, editable)
Note regarding shared access
2.4.1.2 Pulling New Screen Contents
During an active push function, you also have the ability to connect to another
target in the SELECT menu. In order to also push the screen contents of the
new target you are connected to, repeat the steps described in chapter
2.6.1.1.
2.4.1.3 Canceling the Push Function
If you wish to cancel the console-target assignment, you first have to open the
SELECT menu at your own console by pressing the key combination CTRL +
NUM. Subsequently, activate the PUSH function with the key F7.
Use the cursor to select the console entry to which you have pushed the
screen contents. Now press F4. This deactivates the target assignment on the
other console, and the other console is automatically disconnected from this
target (DISCONNECT see Chapter 3.4 of the CCX Operation Guide). The
SELECT menu appears on this console immediately.
In addition, the MULTIUSER label disappears from your own console.
2.4.1.4 Access without Push Rights
If push rights to other consoles have not been assigned to a user or an
OpenAccess console, the following note appears in pink in the footer of the
SELECT menu after the push function is called with the key F7:
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Select menu CON 00001492
Sort Alph+on Show All
CPU search: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WIN2000
1 WIN NT
Linux
SUN SPARC 5
Linux Server
↑
3 CPU-ID 12345678
2 BSD
WIN2000
WIN NT
↓
Push/Get: no console rights
F11: Config F12: Info
Please ensure if you have get rights as a user. In case of doubt, please
contact your system administrator.
Default: Push function is denied for all
ADMINISTRATOR.
users except for the
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2.4.2 GET Function
2.4.2.1 Getting Screen Contents
Access the GET submenu by pressing the key F8 in the SELECT menu. The
consoles (source consoles) from which you can pull the screen contents to
your own console (target console) are shown here. Your own console is not
included in this list.
Get target
Console Target
CON 00303047 CPU-ID 00000209
CON 00001047 not connected
CON 00007477 no target right
CON 00056940 CPU-ID 00020685
F3: Refresh
ESC : Select ENTER: Get
The following keys are available to you in this menu:
• F3 key: Refresh the contents of this window
• ESC key: Returns to the SELECT menu
• ENTER key: Manually select the console as the source
This menu displays the following information:
of the get function and initiate the Get function
CON 00303047 CPU-ID 00000209
Console you can pull screen
contents from (the name
can be edited, see Chapter
5.6.1 of the CCX
Operation Guide)
Physical name of a target being
accessed from this console.
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CON 00001047 not connected
Console you can pull screen
contents from (the name
can be edited, see Chapter
5.6.1 of the CCX
Operation Guide)
CON 00007477 no target right
Console you can pull screen
contents from (the name
can be edited, see Chapter
5.6.1 of the CCX
Operation Guide)
In this function, you have the ability to pull screen contents from another
console (source console) to your own screen, either for further processing or to
view the contents.
You can also pull screen contents from a projection device (video console)
connected to a console to your own console.
Use the keyboard or the mouse to place the cursor onto the source console
from which you want to pull the screen contents onto the screen of your own
console. Confirm your selection with ENTER (or click the left mouse button).
The screen contents of the source console now appear on your own console.
In addition, Multiuser mode has been temporarily activated and is shown on
the display of your own console and the source console.
CON 00001492
CPU-ID 00000209
MULTIUSER
The console is not connected to a target
The console does not possess rights to
access the target.
(Console name, editable)
(Target name, editable)
Note regarding shared access
2.4.2.2 Getting New Screen Contents
During an active get function, you also have the ability to get the screen
contents of another target to your own console.
To do so, repeat the steps described in Chapter 2.4.2.1.
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2.4.2.3 Terminating GET Mode
If you wish to deactivate this mode, you first have to open the SELECT menu
on the local console by pressing the key combination CTRL + NUM (default).
To deactivate GET mode, simply select another target here.
After you select another target using the cursor, the MULTIUSER mode label
disappears from the screen immediately and the screen contents of the
selected target are displayed on your local console.
2.4.2.4 Access without Get Rights
If you try to use the GET function without get rights or if the get function is not
enabled on your console, you will receive the following warning message:
Select menu
Sort Alph+on Show All
CPU search: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WIN2000
1 WIN NT
Linux
SUN SPARC 5
Linux Server
↑
3 CPU-ID 12345678
2 BSD
WIN2000
WIN NT
↓
Push/Get: no console rights
F11: Config F12: Info
The SELECT menu is displayed once again after pressing any key.
Please ensure if you have get rights as a user. In case of doubt, please
contact your system administrator.
Default:
Get function is denied for all users except for the ADMINISTRATOR.
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3 TS Function
3.1 Description
With the TS function, you can combine up to 8 UCONs into a TS workstation.
The special feature is that a keyboard and mouse have to be connected to just
one of the 8 UCONs (TS master console).
The operation of the other consoles (TS slave consoles) takes place by
switching the keyboard and mouse inputs of the TS master console to each of
the TS slave consoles.
Each UCON has a monitor connected to it. Example of a workstation with 4
consoles:
CATCenter X8
UCON
TS Master Console TS Slave Consoles
TS Workstation
For example, when four consoles form a workstation, this workstation consists
of:
• 1 keyboard
• 1 mouse
• 4 monitors
• 4 UCONs (1 with K/M connection, 3 without K/M connection)
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Within this workstation (grey background), there is one TS master console.
You can configure this console as a master console (see Chapter 3.5.2.4).
Within the TS workstation, the TS master console is the only one that has a
keyboard and mouse connected. Furthermore, this console displays
information that identifies which TS console within the workstation currently has
the keyboard and mouse assigned to it.
Each UCON can become the TS master console or a TS slave console.
On the other hand, the remaining consoles are informed that the keyboard and
mouse has been assigned to this console. This display option can also be
activated (see Chapter 3.4). The keyboard and mouse assignment identifies
the console in the TS workstation to which the keyboard and mouse connected
to the TS master console are currently assigned.
Switching either takes place via hotkeys or it can be combined with the optional
IP switching function. These hotkeys can be configured (see Chapter 3.3).
To provide visual feedback regarding the monitor to which the keyboard and
mouse are currently assigned, it is also possible to attach LEDs connected to a
UCON to the respective monitors.
3.2 Rights
Every user logged on to the system has the rights required to carry out the
functions described in this chapter.
3.3 Assigning Hotkeys to the TS Function
A switching process must be carried out in order to change the keyboard and
mouse assignment to another console within a TS workstation. This switching
process takes place via hotkeys. The hotkeys for the TS function are
deactivated by default. Therefore, you should define the desired hotkeys
before configuring the workstation. To do so, proceed as follows:
1. Open AdonIS using the hotkey combination CTRL + NUM (default).
2. Press the F11 key; the Configuration menu opens.
3. Move to the entry System with the mouse or the cursor keys on your
keyboard and press ENTER.
4. In the open System Menu, select the entry TradeSwitch Key with
the mouse or the arrow keys on your keyboard.
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System Config
HotKey STRG
Double Hotkey no
Selectkey 0….9
Tradeswitch Key
Multi User Display
RS232 Service
RS232 Baudrate
System Name
Features
Set Systems Defaults
HardBoot
off
off
9600
CCX
0000123c
Reset Netfilter Configuration
ESC
By pressing the SPACE bar, you can select between the following alternatives:
• NUM0 .. NUM9
• F1 .. F10
• A..K
The menu entry OFF turns the TS hotkeys off.
To save the settings, exit the menu with F2.
F2: Save
3.4 Activating / Deactivating the TS Display
In addition to switching the keyboard and mouse assignment, you can activate
the TS display for additional information. This is deactivated by default.
The TS display provides you with the following information:
• If you are working on the TS master console, the display shows to
which console within the TS workstation the keyboard and mouse are
currently assigned. This is shown in red on the display:
CON 00001492
Forwarding to
CON 00001556
(Your own console name, editable)
(Note regarding keyboard and mouse assignment)
(Target console name, editable)
• If you are working on a TS slave console, the display indicates that
the keyboard and mouse have been assigned to this console. This is
shown in green on the display:
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CON 00001492
CPU-ID 00000309
FORWARDED
• If you use this function to access a target, which is already being used
by another user, you are notified of this fact by a multi-user display.
This is also shown in green on the display:
CON 00001492
CPU-ID 00000309
MULTIUSER FORWARDED
To activate the TS display, proceed as follows:
1. Open AdonIS using the hotkey combination CTRL + NUM (default).
2. Press the F11 key; the Configuration menu opens.
3. Move to the entry Console with the mouse or the cursor keys on your
keyboard and press ENTER.
4. In the open Console Config submenu, select the console entry you
want to modify with the mouse or the arrow keys on your keyboard.
(Your own console name, editable)
(Target currently being accessed)
(Note that the keyboard and mouse have been
assigned to this console)
(Your own console name, editable)
(Target currently being accessed)
(Note that the keyboard and mouse have
been assigned to this console, including
multi-user notification)
Console Config
CON 00000028 Standard
CON 00000029
CON 00000030
CON 000000138
Standard
OpenAccess
Standard
F4: Delete F5 Edit SPACE: Toggle type
F6 Enable / Disable F2: Save
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Open the following submenu by pressing the F5 key or the ENTER key:
Edit Console
Console name CON00001245
Edit Config rights…
Edit Operation rights…
Edit target access rights…
New target rights full
Auto Logout 00 off
Screensaver time 00 off
Scancode set 2
OSD keyboard layout German
OSD by mouse no
Remember last user name yes
Numlock emulation no
Keyboard required no
Display Tradeswitching no
OSD blocked no
Reset console video data
Video
The Display Tradeswitching line allows you to set the display for the
tradeswitch function to one of the following values:
This setting can be established for the TS slave consoles. On the TS master
console, the display is permanently visible.
After you move the cursor to the Display Tradeswitching field, you can use
the SPACEBAR (toggle) to select the desired option (Yes/No).
Note:
You have to establish these settings for every console you wish to integrate
into a tradeswitching workstation.
Default setting: Yes
ESC TAB: Edit Name F2: Save
- Temporary => Yes (disappears approx. 5 seconds after
switching)
- Off => No (display is not shown)
3.5 Configuring a Workstation
Create and configure a workstation after carrying out the steps in Chapter 3.3
and 3.4.
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3.5.1 Creating a Workstation
To use the tradeswitch function, you must first define a workstation.
To do so, proceed as follows:
1. Open AdonIS using the hotkey combination CTRL + NUM
2. Press the F11 key; the Configuration menu opens.
3. Move to the entry Tradeswitch function with the mouse or the cursor
keys on your keyboard and press ENTER.
G&D Configuration
User
User Group
Target
Target Group
Video
Console
Cascade
System
Power
Network
Tradeswitch function
Esc: Select F9: Operation
F10: Pers. Profile F12: Info
The Tradeswitch Function Config submenu opens:
Tradeswitch Function Config
F3: Add F4: Delete
F5: Edit ESC
Three different F-keys are available to you for editing tasks in the footer of the
Tradeswitch Function Config submenu.
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In particular, these are:
• F3: Add Use this key to add a new TS workstation
(see Chapter 3.5.1.1)
• F4: Delete Use this key to delete an existing TS workstation
(see Chapter 3.5.1.2)
• F5: Edit Use this key to edit an existing TS workstation
(see Chapter 3.5.2)
• ESC: Use this key to exit the current menu and return to
the Configuration menu
3.5.1.1 Creating a TS Workstation
If you want to create a new TS workstation, press the F3 key in the
Tradeswitch Function Config submenu. The following window is opened:
Add Tradeswitch Function
Name
ESC F2: Save
Assign a unique name for this TS workstation in the NAME field. A maximum
of 14 alphanumeric characters is available to you for this purpose.
To save the changes you have made, press the F2 key. Subsequently, you
are returned to the Tradeswitch Function Edit submenu.
Press ESC to exit the menu without saving the changes you have made.
3.5.1.2 Deleting a TS Workstation
You can remove a TS workstation from the CATCenter system within the
Tradeswitch Function Config submenu by pressing the F4 key. The
following confirmation message is displayed:
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Confirm
Do you really want to delete
Workplace Control Desk 1?
ESC : Cancel
Enter: OK
Press ESC to cancel the deletion.
Press ENTER to confirm deletion.
3.5.2 TS Workstation Settings
As the next configuration step, you have to establish settings – according to
your preferences - for the TS workstation you have created.
In the Tradeswitch Function Config submenu, select the TS workstation you
have created and press either the F5 key or ENTER.
The following menu opens:
Tradeswitch Function Edit
Name Control Desk 2
Key Master Channel
1 A X CPU-ID 00000209
2
3
4
B
C
D
-
-
-
5 E -
6 F -
7 G -
8 H -
9 I -
10 K -
F9: Console TAB F10 : CPU
F4: Delete F6 : Edit Master
You can use the Name field to edit a workstation you have already created, via
the keyboard. Use the TAB key to move to this field. After you have moved to
this field using the TAB key, edit mode is immediately active and the blinking
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cursor is positioned at the first edit position. Complete your entry by pressing
ENTER. The cursor moves to the first position within the list box.
The meaning of the columns within this window is as follows:
Column 1 Key: This column lists the tradeswitch keys set to carry out
the tradeswitch function (see Chapter 3.3)
Column 2 Master: The UCON (to which the physical keyboard and mouse
are connected) which acts as the TS master console
within the workstation is identified in this column
(see Chapter 3.5.2.4)
Column 3 Channel: This column shows whether a console or a target
has been assigned to this channel. Access this
channel using the tradeswitch keys you have
defined (see column 1).
Four different F keys are available to you for editing tasks in the footer of the
Tradeswitch Function Edit submenu.
In particular, these are:
F9: Console Use this key to assign a console to this TS workstation
(see Chapter 3.5.2.1)
F4: Delete Use this key to remove a console or target from a TS
workstation (see Chapter 3.5.2.2)
F10: CPU Use this key to assign a target to this TS workstation
(see Chapter 3.5.2.3)
F6: Edit Master Use this key to define a console as the TS master console
(see Chapter 3.5.2.4)
These editing functions are explained in more detail in the following chapters.
All editing tasks carried out up to this point can be saved by pressing the F2
key.
Press ESC to exit the Tradeswitch Function Edit submenu. If you have
made any changes up to this point but wish to exit the Tradeswitch Function
Edit submenu without saving your changes, a warning message to that effect
will be displayed.
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3.5.2.1 Adding a Console to a TS Workstation
To add a console to a TS workstation you have created, first use the cursor
keys on your keyboard to select the position in the Tradeswitch Function Edit
submenu where you wish to insert the console. A black bar within the list box
identifies the row, which is currently selected. Subsequently, press the F9 key
in the Tradeswitch Function Edit submenu.
The following window is opened:
Console Select
CON 00001047 Standard
CON 00001003 Standard
CON 00120330 Standard
ESC Enter
Now select a console you wish to add from this list.
You own console is identified by a red triangle in front of the console name.
To add a console to the workstation, press ENTER. Subsequently, you are
returned to the Tradeswitch Function Edit submenu.
Press ESC to exit the menu without saving the changes you have made.
After you select a console, it is entered in the Tradeswitch Function Edit
submenu in the row you selected.
3.5.2.2 Removing a Console or Target from a Workstation
To remove a console or target from a TS workstation you have created, first
use the cursor keys on your keyboard to select the corresponding entry you
wish to delete. Subsequently, press the F4 key in the Tradeswitch Function
Edit submenu.
The entry in the selected row is gdeleted.
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3.5.2.3 Adding a Target to a Workstation
A target can only be connected to the CATCenter system with its keyboard and
mouse interfaces using a CAT
connected directly to a projection device. Therefore, you can connect to the
target via the SELECT menu but you do not see a video signal.
This type of setup could be used, for example, in a control room where a
computer is connected to the CATCenter with its keyboard and mouse
interfaces but the video signals are transmitted from the computer directly to a
projection device.
You can use the tradeswitch function to integrate this target into your TS
workstation.
To add a target to a TS workstation you have created, first use the cursor keys
on your keyboard to select the position in the Tradeswitch Function Edit
submenu where you wish to insert the target. A black bar within the list box
identifies the row, which is currently selected. Subsequently, press the F10
key in the Tradeswitch Function Edit submenu.
The following window is opened:
PRO2. The VGA interface of the target is
Target Select
Sort Alph+on Show: ALL
CPU search ………………………
CPU-ID 00000209
CPU-ID 000a2817
CPU-ID 000fa659
ESC Enter
The elements in the header of this submenu have the following meaning:
TAB / Change Sort Criteria (Sort Mode ► Alph+ ◄ )
Press TAB in the Target Select submenu to move to the sort field. Change
the sort criteria by pressing SPACE bar (toggle).
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The following sort options are available:
Alph+: Ascending alphabetic sort of the targets
Alph+on: 1. Ascending alphabetic sort of the connected
(default) targets and subsequently
2. Ascending alphabetic sort of the unconnected targets
Alph-: Descending alphabetic sort of the targets
Alph-on: 1. Descending alphabetic sort of the connected
targets and subsequently
2. Descending alphabetic sort of the unconnected targets
ID: Displays the physical name of the CAT
PRO2
CPU Search Function
CPU Search: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Tradeswitch Function Edit submenu has a search function to find the
desired target quickly. Enter the name of the desired target. The search is
carried out as soon as you start entering characters.
Now select a target you wish to add from this list.
To add a target to the workstation, press ENTER. Subsequently, you are
returned to the Tradeswitch Function Edit submenu.
Press ESC to exit the menu without saving the changes you have made.
After you select a target, it is entered in the Tradeswitch Function Edit
submenu in the row you selected.
3.5.2.4 Defining the TS Master Console
A TS workstation must have a TS master console. The keyboard and mouse
are connected to this console. Furthermore, this console displays information
that identifies which TS console within the workstation currently has the
keyboard and mouse assigned to it.
To establish which console within the TS workstation configuration is the TS
master console, proceed as follows:
Open the Tradeswitch Function Edit submenu:
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Tradeswitch Function Edit
Name Control Desk 2
Key Master Channel
1 A CPU-ID 00000209
2
3
4
B
C
D
-
-
-
CON 00001047
CON 00001003
CON 00120330
5 E -
6 F -
7 G -
8 H -
9 I -
10 K -
F9: Console TAB F10 : CPU
F4: Delete F6 : Edit Master
To establish a console as the TS master console, first select the row containing
the desired console by using the cursor keys on your keyboard. A black bar
within the list box identifies the row, which is currently selected. Subsequently,
press the F6 key in the Tradeswitch Function Edit submenu. An "X" appears
in the column "Master". This "X" identifies the master console. To undo this
assignment, press the F6 key again.
Note:
This assignment will only work if the selected row contains a console. If the
selected row contains a target, then the assignment cannot be made.
Please note that more than one TS workstation can be created on a
CATCenter system. It is possible for some consoles to be included in several
TS workstations. This configuration does not cause any problems. However, a
console can be defined as a master console only once (that is, the same
console cannot be the master console in more than one TS workstation).
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3.6 Keyboard / Mouse Assignment
Once the workstation has been configured according to the instructions in
Chapter 3.3 to 3.5, the TS function can be used to switch the keyboard /
mouse assignment.
AdonIS must not be opened during the switching process.
To switch the keyboard / mouse assignment, enter the following hotkey
combination:
CTRL (default) + TS function hotkey (for the corresponding console)
e.g. CTRL + F1
If you have attached the optional tradeswitch LED to the monitor of the selected
console then the LED is illuminated after the switching function has been carried out
successfully.
Use the Tradeswitch Function Edit submenu to see which hotkey has been
assigned to each console. Please note that this hotkey combination also
depends on the system-wide hotkeys (see Chapter 5.8.1 of the CATCenter
Operation Guide) that have been established.
Note:
The hotkeys selected for the TS function may collide with the target switching
hotkeys. You should definitely consider this when you configure the TS
hotkeys; otherwise, reliable switching of the keyboard / mouse assignment
cannot be guaranteed.
3.7 Resetting the Keyboard / Mouse Assignment
If you have switched the keyboard / mouse assignment from your own console to
another console within your workstation and now wish to work with your own
console again, you can switch back to your own console by entering the hotkey
defined for your console in the Tradeswitch Function Edit submenu.
If you have attached the optional tradeswitch LED to the monitor of the selected
console then the LED is illuminated after the switching function has been carried out
successfully.
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4 IP Switching
4.1 Description
The "IP Switching" add-on function makes it possible to operate a CATCenter
X8 using an external control unit (e.g. touch panel). In particular, the following
operating elements are available to you:
G&D supplies you with the following information for this purpose:
Both the command line tool and the library are available for both Windows and
Linux. You will also find an API description in the folder (for Windows)
"catcenterclient_X_Y_Z.zip" or (for Linux) "catcenterclient_X_Y_Z.tgz".
X_Y_Z are placeholders for the version numbers.
Note:
By activating the "IP Switching" function, you have only prepared the
CATCenter system for this add-on. You must program the respective functions
supported by IP switching yourself.
You will also find an API description in the folder (for Windows)
"catcenterclient_X_Y_Z.zip" or (for Linux) "catcenterclient_X_Y_Z.tgz".
This function is only available for the CATCenter X8.
• Connecting an attached console to a target via TCP/IP
• Disconnecting an attached console from a target via TCP/IP
• Viewing the status of the attached consoles
• Viewing a list of the attached targets
• Switching the keyboard / mouse assignment to another console (TS
function); in order to do so, the TS function must be enabled (see
Chapter 3)
• Activation code to activate the "IP Switching" function in AdonIS
• A command line tool which can be used to carry out the above-
mentioned functions
• A library you can use to carry out the above-mentioned operating
elements within your own interface (e.g. touch panel)
• API documentation, including source code of the command line
program
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4.2 Functionality of the "IP Switching" Function
In principle, the following moduls are available to you when you use the "IP
Switching" function:
• Connect CPU: Connects a console to a target.
Prerequisite: A user with the corresponding rights
(ViewOnly or FullAccess) is logged on to
this console or it is an OpenAccess console
with the required rights.
• Disconnect CPU: Disconnects a target from a console.
• Get Connections: View the connection data of the
connected consoles.
The following information is returned for every
connected console:
- Console ID
- Console name
- CPU ID (0 = not connected)
- CPU name
- User ID (oxFFFFFFFF = none logged on)
- User name
- ViewOnly
• Get CPUs: Lists the known CPUs. For every
connected console, the following
information is returned:
- CPU ID (0 = not connected)
- CPU name
• Redirection : Switching the keyboard and mouse assignment
(TS Function) to another console within the a TS
workstation:
This function corresponds to the application
described in Chapter 3. No configurations are
required in the CATCenter for the function
mentioned here.
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