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15
6. KVM Operation
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continued
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• The Station Number precedes the Port Number.
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Station and Port numbers are always 2 digits, so 1 - 9 becomes 01 -
09. For example, a computer attached to Port 7 of Station 15 has
a Port ID of 15-07.
Selecting the Active Port
You can directly access a port by doing the following:
1. Invoke Hotkey Mode.
2. Enter the Port ID. The Port ID numbers appear on the command
line as they are entered. To correct a mistake, use [Backspace] to
erase the wrong number.
3. Press the [Enter] key; the KVM switches to the designated
computer and you automatically exit Hotkey Mode.
Auto Scan Mode
When invoked, Auto Scan Mode monitors the connected computers
automatically at regular intervals so that you don’t have to manually
switch between them. When in Auto Scan Mode, the KVM switch
monitors the connected computers per the Scan Select and Scan
Duration settings in the F3 Set page of the local console OSD (see
page 27 for details). To invoke Auto Scan Mode, follow these steps:
1. Invoke Hotkey Mode.
2. Key in [A] and hit the [Enter] key. (You can also key in [Q] instead
of [A].) You automatically exit Hotkey Mode and enter Auto Scan
Mode.
3. Auto Scan Mode can be paused at any time by pressing the [P]
key or left-clicking the mouse. To resume scanning, press any key
or left-click the mouse.
4. To exit Auto Scan Mode, press the [Esc] key or [Spacebar] key.
Note: While Auto Scan Mode is in effect, ordinary keyboard and
mouse functions are suspended; only Auto Scan Mode compliant
keystrokes and mouse clicks can be input. You must exit Auto Scan
Mode in order to regain normal control of the console.
Skip Mode
Skip Mode allows connected computers to be accessed using the [
], [ ], [ ] and [ ] keys on the keyboard. This manual version of
Auto Scan Mode lets you dwell on a particular port for as long as you
like. To invoke Skip Mode, follow these steps:.
1. Invoke Hotkey Mode.
2. Press the [ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ] key.
3. After pressing one of the arrow keys, you automatically exit Hotkey
Mode and enter Skip Mode. When in Skip Mode, you can switch
ports as follows:
• The [ ] key skips from the current port to the first accessible
port prior to it.
• The [ ] key skips from the current port to the first accessible
port after it.
• The [ ] key skips from the current port to the last accessible
port of the previous station.
• The [ ] key skips from the current port to the first accessible
port of the next station.
4. To exit Skip Mode, press the [Esc] key.
Note:
1. While Skip Mode is in effect, you can keep on skipping through
ports until you exit.
2. During Skip Mode, ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are
suspended—only Skip Mode compliant keystrokes can be input.
You must exit Skip Mode in order to regain normal control of the
console.
Hotkey Beeper Control
To toggle the Beeper on and off, key in the following hotkey combination:
1. Invoke Hotkey Mode.
2.
Key in [B]. After you press [B], the Beeper toggles On or Off. The
command line displays Beeper On or Beeper Off for one second; then
the message disappears and you automatically exit Hotkey Mode.
Computer Keyboard/Mouse Reset
If the keyboard or mouse ceases to function for a particular port,
you can perform a keyboard/mouse reset via the hotkey command
below. This performs the same function as unplugging/re-plugging
the keyboard and mouse on the connected computer. To perform a
keyboard/mouse reset, do the following:
1. Invoke Hotkey Mode.
2.
Press the [F5] key. After pressing the [F5] key, you exit Hotkey Mode
and the KVM switch performs a keyboard/mouse reset for the currently
selected computer. (This may take a few seconds to take affect.)
Hotkey Mode Invocation Sequence
The hotkey sequence to invoke Hotkey Mode can be toggled via
hotkey command as well as the local console OSD. (See page 27 for
changing the Hotkey Mode invocation sequence via OSD.) To toggle
the invocation sequence between [Num Lock, Minus] and [Ctrl,
F12], do the following:
1. Invoke Hotkey Mode.
2. Press the [H] key. After pressing the [H] key, the hotkey mode
invocation sequence is changed and the text HOTKEY HAS BEEN
CHANGED briefly appears on the monitor. Hotkey Mode is then
exited and you regain normal operation of the KVM switch.
OSD Invocation Sequence
The hotkey sequence to invoke the OSD can be toggled via hotkey
command as well as the local console OSD. (See page 27 for
changing this sequence via the OSD.) This hotkey sets the invocation
sequence for both the Local Console OSD and the Remote OSD. To
toggle the invocation sequence between [Scroll Lock, Scroll Lock]
and [Ctrl, Ctrl], do the following:
1. Invoke Hotkey Mode.
2. Press the [T] key. After pressing the [T] key, the local console OSD
invocation sequence is changed and the text HOTKEY HAS BEEN
CHANGED briefly appears on the monitor. Hotkey Mode is then
exited and you regain normal operation of the KVM switch.
Port OS Control
In addition to choosing the operating system for a connected port via
the local console OSD (see page 28 for details), administrators can
set the port operating system via hotkey command. To change a port’s
operating system via hotkey, do the following:
1. Invoke Hotkey Mode.
2.
Key in [Function], where [Function] represents one of the following:
a) [F1] – Sets the Operating System to Windows.
b) [F2] – Sets the Operating System to Mac.
c) [F3] – Sets the Operating System to Sun.
After pressing one of these keys, the operating system will be changed
for the selected port and you will exit Hotkey Mode.
Restore Default Values
This Administrator-ONLY hotkey restores the KVM switch to its default
values. (See page 28 for details on restoring the KVM default values
via OSD.) To restore the default values via hotkey, do the following:
1. Invoke Hotkey Mode.
2. Press the [R] key.
3.
Hit the [Enter] key. After hitting the [Enter] key, the text RESET TO
DEFAULT SETTING is briefly displayed, and then Hotkey Mode is exited.
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