Raritan UST-IP User Manual

Also see for UST-IP: Quick installation and setup guide

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22 UST-IP USER MANUALKeyboard MacrosRRC allows users to create custom keyboard macros in order to send given key sequences to the remoteserver or KVM switch connected to UST-IP. This feature allows customers to send keystrokes to remoteservers that may be otherwise unintentionally interpreted by the computer on which RRC is running.UST-IP’s Keyboard Macro feature can be used to ensure that keystroke combinations intended for theTarget 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 Remote Client,and is useful in illustrating the power of keyboard macros.SendCtrl+Alt+Del Ctrl+Alt+D Sends a Ctrl+Alt+Delete macro to the Target Server.Clicking on the Ctrl+Alt+Delete icon in the RRC Toolbar sends this key sequence to the server or KVMswitch 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 PC due to thestructure of the Windows operating system, instead of sending the key sequence to the target server asintended.Building a Keyboard MacroTo illustrate the creation of a keyboard macro, the following directions detail the steps necessary to create akeyboard macro for the Windows command, "Minimize All Windows / Show Desktop".In Windows, pressing the Windows+D key combination minimizes all program windows. However, whenconnected to a target server with RRC, a keyboard macro is the only means to accomplish this task on thetarget server – because, again, pressing the key combination Windows+D would result in your own clientPC intercepting the command and performing it – instead of sending the command to the target server asintended.1. On the RRC Menu Bar, select Keyboard → Keyboard Macros.2. When the Keyboard Macros dialog box opens, click Add.