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To select a target device:

1. Press

Ctrl+Ctrl to launch the OSCAR interface.

2. Click the Ta

rget tab.

3. Select an access mode: Sh

ared, Private, or Maintain. You can also select Scan to scan the

switching system. See Scanning the switching system o

n page 41 for more information.

4. Double-click the target device name.

-or-

Click the target device name and then click the Start button.

NOTE: Target devices shown in green may be accessed by the user through two redundant paths.

5. To disconnect from a selected target device, launch the OSCAR interface and click the

Clear

button or switch to another target device.

Setting a target device hotkey

You can quickly access target devices by using hotkey sequences. In Figure 3.2, a hotkey sequence

Ctrl+F1 is set for a target device named “aSystemServer1.” Whenever Ctrl+F1 is pressed, the

system will automatically switch to the designated target device.

To set or change a target device hotkey:

1. Press

Ctrl+Ctrl to launch the OSCAR interface.

2. Click the User

tab. The User screen displays.

3. Click the down arrow button twice or

Ctrl + page end to display the Server Hotkey screen.

Figure 3.2: Server Hotkey Screen

4. Type the name of the target device for which you wish to set or change the associated hotkey.

A list of target devices displays.

To sort the target device list by name, click Name. To

sort the target device list by hotkey,

click Hotkey.

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