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Remote console keyboard support

In the remote console window under Keyboard, the following option items are provided:

  • Click Virtual Keyboard to launch the virtual keyboard. This feature is useful if you are using a tablet device that does not have a physical keyboard.

    The following options can be used to create macros and key combinations that can be sent to the server. The operating system on the client system that you are using may trap certain key combinations (for example Ctrl+Alt+Del) instead of transmitting them to the server. Other keys, such as F1 or Esc, may be intercepted by the program or browser that you are using. Macros provides a mechanism to send keystrokes to the server that the user might not be able to send.

  • Click Server Macros to use server defined macros. Some server macros are predefined by the XClarity Controller firmware. Other server defined macros can be defined using Lenovo XClarity Essentials and downloaded from the XClarity Controller. These macros are defined for all users of the remote console feature.
  • Click Configure to add or remove user defined macros. The user defined macros are defined only for the current remote console user. Other remote console users will not see each other’s user defined macros.
    • Click the Add Macros icon and press the key sequences that you desire; then, click Add to add a new macro.
    • To remove a user defined macro, select the macro from the list and click the trash can icon.
    • To send a user defined macro to the server select the User Defined Macros option, and click on the macro that you want to send.