Remote Keyboard Help

Using the Server

Server icon and Device List window When the server is running you should see the Remote Keyboard Server Icon in your notification area near your task bar clock. By double clicking on this icon gives the the device list window will appear. The device list window shows you the currently connected devices. Connection Approval Prompt When a device connects you will be prompted for the device's connection approval. This allows you to only allow devices to connect that you want to use. Open the Device List window and double click on the device that requires connection approval. You will be displayed with the approval prompt. Click Approve to allow the device to complete the connection. Clicking Deny will disconnect the device. Input Once your device has connected, when it requires input you will be notified and the device input window will display. The device input window will look different depending on the type of input that is required. These images show single line input and a multi-line input prompts. You can select the appropriate text field and start typing text, it will appear on your device. Action button The button next to hide in the Device input window is the "action button" and will change title depending on the action it will perform. For example the above images show Next and Send, they were images taken during entering text in a "To" text field and entering text in a message text field respectively. If the input action is not known the action button will be disabled and have the title "Unknown". Useful tip: Pressing the Enter key in a single line input window is the same as clicking the action button. Also pressing CTRL+Enter in a multi line input window is the same as pressing the action button. Scan button The scan button in the Device List window makes the server scan the network for devices that may be running the Remote Keyboard. If the device is configured appropriately it will connect automatically. The default configuration of the device and server make connecting easy. The device will automatically announce itself to servers when input is required, and when a server responds (the same as clicking scan) the device will connect. In most cases you should not need to use the Scan button.

Server Options

The Remote Keyboard Server can be completely configured for connection settings as well as behaviour when devices connect or require input. Connection settings Server Name The name of the Server. This is the name the device knows the server as. Allow devices to connect Unchecking this box stops devices from connecting all together. Port Advanced setting for advanced users. Leave set to the default setting (7400) if you do not know what this field is for. Require Approval for each connection When checked the device approval prompt is displayed when a device connects. The device must be approved before text can be entered. Require password If checked the device must connect using the password in the Password field. If a password is required the device needs to be properly configured to connect. This requires entering in server information in the options on the device. It is recommended to just require approval for each connection rather than using a password as the default settings on for the device can be used. Allow devices to discover this server When checked the server will respond to devices announcing their presence. If unchecked the Scan button in the Device List Window does not function. UDP Group and UDP Port Advanced Options for advanced users. Leave the default settings, 224.4.4.4 and 7401 respectively, if you do not know what these settings are for. Behaviour Settings Send Cursor selection When checked the cursor on the connected device will move when the cursor on the server moves. It is recommended to keep this feature off to reduce the bandwidth required. Open device window when input is needed The input window of the PC for the device will appear automatically when device input is required. This behaviour, for some users, may interrupt your work. Uncheck this box to turn it off. Close device window when input ends With this option turned on the input window will hide automatically when input is no longer needed by the device. Notification Settings When Device Connects When checked a notification balloon will display when a device connects When Device disconnects When checked a notification balloon will display when a device disconnects When Device needs connection approval When checked a notification balloon will display when a device needs connection approval When device wants input When checked a notification balloon will display when a device requires input Show window and/or Notify only on known actions When checked the behaviour and notification settings take affect to only known actions. It is recommended to keep this option set otherwise you may be interrupted excessively, depending on the device that has connected.

Device Settings

NOTE: These settings apply for Android� devices. The default settings on the device are designed to make connecting as simple as possible. The device should automatically discover the server and connect. Instead of an on screen keyboard or keypad Remote Keyboard will show a connection status display. From the display you can connect to or disconnect from a server. You also have quick access to Options and a button to quickly switch to an alternative input method. Options explained Send Link to Email Clicking on this button allows you to send a link to the Emblem Website to download the Remote Keyboard Server. This is for your convenience. Device Name You can specify the name of your device as it will be seen in the Server's device list. NOTE: If already connected to a server, changing the device name may not cause an immediate change on the server. Servers You can define your own servers to connect to here. If you would rather not use the Auto connect functionality, you can manually enter your server settings. If your server requires a password you will need to enter the connection settings and password here. Add Server Brings up a prompt to enter the server address and password. Clear server List Clears the saved list of servers. NOTE: There is no confirmation when pressing this. Auto Connect Discovered When a server sends out an announce (pressing the scan button in the Server Device list window or a response from a device announce) if this option is checked the Device will automatically connect to the discovered server. If unchecked the Connection status screen will display "Found Server Name", where Server Name is the server's name. If you wish to connect to this server you can press the Connect button. NOTE: If you have configured a server manually and have it selected in the server list then pressing connect will connect to the specified server and not the discovered one. Fall back Input Method When you can not easily access your keyboard or if you are disconnected from a server you can quickly switch to another Input Method from the connection status display on the device. The Input Method this button switches to is determined by this setting. Pressing this will show you available Input Methods you can switch between. Announce settings Announce Presence When checked will cause your device to announce it's presence on the network for servers to discover. If this is unchecked you will need to either manually add a server to connect to or press the Scan button on your server's Device List window. Periodically When checked the device will periodically announce it's presence on the network. NOTE: This setting is rarely required as the device will announce it's presence (when the Announce Presence option is enabled) every time the device needs input. You can leave this setting turned off. Wake options When the phone is locked and the screen is off and input is entered from the server the device can be woken up and unlocked. Unlock on input When input is entered the device will unlock if this option is enabled. Wake on Input When input is entered the screen will turn on if this option is enabled. NOTE: Most input fields require the phone to be unlocked to enter text. It is recommended you keep these settings turned on. Advanced Settings These settings are for advanced use. Options for changing ports, time out time, announce period and UDP address can be found here.