To delete a Remote Console Switch or server:

1 Select the unit(s) you wish to delete from the Unit Selector pane.

2 Select Edit - Delete.
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Press the <Del> key on your keyboard. A dialog box appears confirming the number of units to be deleted. If you are deleting a Remote Console Switch, the dialog box includes a Delete Associated Servers check box. Click to enable/disable the check box as desired.

3 Click Yes to confirm the deletion. Additional message prompts may appear depending on your configuration. Respond as appropriate. The Remote Console Switch or server is deleted.
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Click No to cancel.

To delete a server type, site, department or folder:

1 Select the server type, site, department or folder you wish to delete from the Group Selector pane.

2 Select Edit - Delete.
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Press the <Del> key on your keyboard. A dialog box appears confirming the number of units that will be affected by this deletion.

3 Click Yes to confirm the deletion. Additional message prompts may appear depending on your configuration. Respond as appropriate. The element is deleted.
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Click No to cancel.

To rename a unit, site, department or folder:

1 In the Group Selector pane, click on the server, site, department or folder you wish to rename.

2 Select Edit - Rename. The Rename dialog box appears.

3 Type a name from 1 to 32 characters long. Names are not case sensitive and can consist of any combination of characters entered from the keyboard. Spaces are permitted in the middle but leading and trailing spaces are not allowed. Duplicate names are not allowed, with two exceptions: department names can be duplicated across different sites and folder names can be duplicated across different levels.

4 Click OK to save the new name.
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Click Cancel to exit without saving changes.

Customizing the Explorer Window

The Explorer window can be resized at any time. Each time you launch the application, the Explorer window opens to its default size and location. You can manually resize the window while the application is running, but the information is not saved. The next time Explorer is started, it will come up in its default size and location.

A split-pane divider that runs from top to bottom separates the Group Selector pane and the Unit Selector pane. You can move the divider left and right to change the viewing area of the Group Selector pane and the Unit Selector pane. Each time Explorer is started the divider will appear in its default location.

Modifying the Selected View on Startup

When Default is checked under the Selected view on startup option, the Explorer will determine which view to display. If you have one or more servers defined, the Servers tab will appear by default. If you do not, the Remote Console Switches tab will appear.

When Default is unchecked, the Explorer will display the view selected in the drop-down list shown below the check box. The drop-down list contains the following values: Remote Console Switches, Servers, Sites, and Folders. The drop-down list is only enabled when the check box is disabled.

To modify the selected view on startup:

1 Select Tools - Options from the Explorer menu. The Options dialog box appears.

2 Select Remote Console Switches, Servers, Sites or Folders from the drop-down list.

3 Click OK to save the new startup view.
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Click Cancel to exit without saving changes.

Changing the Default Browser

You can specify which browser launches when viewing a server URL in a browser window. You have the option of using the default browser for your system, or you can select a specific browser to launch for that server.

To change the default browser:

1 Select Tools - Options from the Explorer menu. The Options dialog box appears.

2 Click to disable the Launch Default Browser check box. The Browse button is enabled.

3 Click the Browse button and navigate to the browser.

4 Click OK to save the new browser selection.
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Click Cancel to exit without saving changes.

Managing Your Local Databases

Each client workstation running the Remote Console Switch Software contains a local database that records the information that you enter about your units. If you have multiple client workstations, you may wish to configure one station and then save a copy of this database and load it into the other stations to avoid having to reconfigure each station. You might also wish to export the database for use in another application.

Saving a Database

The Remote Console Switch Software allows you to save a copy of the local database. The saved database can then be loaded back to the same computer where it was created, or it can be loaded onto another client workstation. The saved database is compressed into a single Zip file.

While the database is being saved, no other activity is allowed. All other windows including Video Session windows and MP windows must be closed. If other windows are open, a message will appear prompting you to either continue and close all open windows or quit and cancel the database save process.

To save a database:

1 Select File - Database - Save. The Database Save dialog box appears.

Figure 3-31. Database Save Dialog Box

2 Select a database to save.

3 Type a file name and browse to a location to save the file.

4 Click Save. A progress bar appears during the save. When finished, a message appears indicating that the save was successful and you are returned to the main window.

Exporting a Database

This function allows you to export fields from the local database to an ASCII Comma Separated Value file (CSV) or Tab Separated Value file (TSV). The following database fields will be exported.

Remote Console Switch Flag
Type
Name
Address
Custom Field 1
Custom Field 2
Custom Field 3
Description
Contact Name
Contact Phone #
Comments Browser URL

NOTE: The Address field only applies to Remote Console Switches and the Browser URL field only applies to servers. In the exported file, the Address field data will be empty for servers and the Browser URL field data will be empty for Remote Console Switches.

The first line of the exported file contains the column names for the field data. Each additional line contains the field data for a Remote Console Switch or server. The file will contain one line for each Remote Console Switch and server defined in the local database.

To export a database:

1 Select File - Database - Export from the Explorer menu. The Database Export dialog box appears.

2 Type a file name and navigate to the location where you wish to save the exported file.

3 Select the type of export format you wish from the Files of Type drop-down list.

4 Click Export. A progress bar appears during the export. When finished, a message appears indicating that the export was successful and you are returned to the main window.

Loading a Database

This function allows you to load a database that was previously saved. While the database is being loaded, no other activity is allowed. All other windows including Video Session windows and Management Panel windows must be closed. If other windows are open, a message appears prompting you to either continue and close all open windows or quit and cancel the database save process.

To load a database:

1 Select File - Database - Load from the Explorer menu. The Database Load dialog box appears.

2 Browse to select the database you wish to load.

Click Load. A progress bar appears during the load. When finished, a message appears indicating that the load was successful and you are returned to the main window.