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To set a port’s Share mode, double click it to bring up the I/O attributes
dialog box:
Set the port’s Share mode according to the information in the following
table::
The Timeout field sets a time threshold for users on ports whose Share
Mode has been set to Occupy (see Occupy:, page 65). If there is no activity
from the user occupying the port for the amount of time set here, the user
is timed out and the port is released. The first user to send keyboard or
mouse input after the port has been released gets to occupy the port.
Input a value from 0 to 255 seconds. The default is 3 seconds. A setting of
0 causes the port to be released the instant there is no input.
Attribute Action
Exclusive: The first user to occupy the port has exclusive control over it.
No other user can view or access it.
Occupy: The first user to occupy the port has control over it. Up to 31
additional users can view its video output, however. The
Timeout function discussed on page 65 applies to ports that
have this setting.
Share: Allows up to 32 users to simultaneously share control over the
port. User input is placed in a queue and executed on a first
sequentially. In addition, a user can access the B020-008-17-
IP’s Message Board function to gain control of the keyboard
and mouse, or keyboard, video, and mouse of a Share
designated port. See The Message Board, page 87.
