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4-, 8-, AND 16-PORT SERVSWITCH EC SERIES IP KVM SWITCH

3.2 Disabling the Mouse Acceleration on the Computers

Many operating systems offer a feature called mouse acceleration that allows the user to adjust the responsiveness of the cursor on the screen to physical movements of the mouse. While this is usually a beneficial interface enhancement, it can interfere with the ServSwitch unit’s operation and should be disabled on the managed computers before you attempt a remote session. Follow the instructions in

Sections 3.2.1

through

3.2.4

, depending on your operating system, to disable mouse acceleration for the operating system installed on each managed computer.

3.2.1 W

INDOWS

98

AND

W

INDOWS

2000

1. From the Control Panel, click on

Mouse

.

2. From Mouse Properties, click on the

Motion

tab.

3. Make sure that the Pointer speed bar is centered and Acceleration is set to

None.

3.2.2 W

INDOWS

XP

AND

W

INDOWS

S

ERVER

2003

1. From the Control Panel, click on

Mouse

.

2. Go to

Pointer Options

and turn off

Enhance Pointer Precision

.

3. Make sure that the Pointer speed bar is centered.

3.2.3 L

INUX

® , UNIX ® ,

AND

X-W

INDOWS

Add this command to your xinitrc, xsession or other startup script: xset m 0/0 0

3.2.4 S

UN

® S

OLARIS

®

Add this command to your xinitrc, xsession or other startup script: xset m 1/1 0

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