Raritan DOMINION KSX User Manual

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32 DOMINION KSX USER M ANUALKeyboard MacrosRRC allows users to create custom keyboard macros in order to send given key sequences to theTarget KVM Server connected to Dominion KSX. This feature allows customers to sendkeystrokes to remote servers that may be otherwise unintentionally interpreted by the computeron which RRC is running.Dominion KSX’s Keyboard Macro feature can be used to ensure that keystroke combinationsintended for the Target Server are sent to, and interpreted only by, the Target Server.Ctrl+Alt+Delete MacroDue to its frequent use, a Ctrl+Alt+Delete macro has been pre-programmed into Raritan RemoteClient, and is useful in illustrating the power of keyboard macros.SendCtrl+Alt+Del Sends a Ctrl+Alt+Delete macro to the TargetServer.Clicking on the Ctrl+Alt+Delete icon in the RRC Toolbar sends this key sequence to the server orKVM switch to which you are currently connected. In contrast, if you were to physically press theCtrl+Alt+Delete keys while using RRC, the command would first be intercepted by your own PCdue to the structure of the Windows operating system, instead of sending the key sequence to thetarget server as intended.Building a Keyboard MacroTo illustrate the creation of a keyboard macro, the following directions detail the steps necessaryto create a keyboard macro for the Windows command, "Minimize All Windows / ShowDesktop".Example: In Windows, pressing the Windows+D key combination minimizes all programwindows. However, when connected to a target server with RRC, a keyboard macro is the onlymeans to accomplish this task on the target server – because, again, pressing the key combinationWindows+D would result in your own client PC intercepting the command and performing it –instead of sending the command to the target server as intended.1. On the RRC Menu Bar, select Keyboard → Keyboard Macros.2. When the Keyboard Macros dialog box opens, click Add.