You choose the available USB profiles for a port in the Select USB Profiles for Port section of the Port page. The USB profiles chosen in the Port page become the profiles available to the user in VKC when connecting to a KVM target server from the port. The default is the Windows 2000® operating system, Windows XP® operating system, Windows Vista® operating system profile. For information about USB profiles, see USB Profiles (USB Profiles, USB Profiles).
Note: To set USB profiles for a port, you must have a digital CIM, VM-CIM or Dual VM-CIM connected with firmware compatible with the current firmware version of the KX III. See Upgrading CIMs.
The profiles available to assign to a port appear in the Available list on the left. The profiles selected for use with a port appear in the Selected list on the right. When you select a profile in either list, a description of the profile and its use appears in the Profile Description field.
In addition to selecting a set of profiles to make available for a KVM port, you can also specify the preferred profile for the port and apply the settings from one port to other KVM ports.
Note: See Mouse Modes when Using the Mac Boot Menu for information on using the Mac OS-X® USB profile if you are using a DCIM-VUSB or DCIM-DVUSB virtual media CIM.
To open the Port page:
Choose Device Settings > Port Configuration. The Port Configuration page opens.
Click the Port Name for the KVM port you want to edit. The Port page opens.
To select the USB profiles for a KVM port:
In the Select USB Profiles for Port section, select one or more USB profiles from the Available list.
Shift-Click and drag to select several continuous profiles.
Ctrl-Click to select several discontinuous profiles.
Click Add. The selected profiles appear in the Selected list. These are the profiles that can be used for the KVM target server connected to the port.
To specify a preferred USB profile:
After selecting the available profiles for a port, choose one from the Preferred Profile for Port menu. The default is Generic. The selected profile is used when connecting to the KVM target server. You can change to any other USB profile as necessary.
If check box Set Active Profile As Preferred Profile is selected, this preferred USB is also used as active profile.
To remove selected USB profiles:
In the Select USB Profiles for Port section, select one or more profiles from the Selected list.
Shift-Click and drag to select several continuous profiles.
Ctrl-Click to select several discontinuous profiles.
Click Remove. The selected profiles appear in the Available list. These profiles are no longer available for a KVM target server connected to this port.
To apply a profile selection to multiple ports:
In the Apply Selected Profiles to Other Ports section, select the Apply checkbox for each KVM port you want to apply the current set of selected USB profiles to.
