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CHAPTER 4: Configuration
The password is not case-sensitive and can be any combination of keystrokes,
including function keys but excluding [Ctrl], [Alt], [Shift], and [Enter]. (For
example, the password [F4] [F] [R] [E] [D] [Home] would be valid.) The length
of the password can be from 1 to 40 characters, although for better security we
recommend that the password be at least four characters long.
To set the password, first get into configuration mode by typing in the current
hotkey sequence followed by [Enter] at Unit B’s keyboard: [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Enter]
if the hotkey sequence is set to its default value, for example. Then type [P],
followed by [Enter], followed by the password characters, followed by another
[Enter] to save the password to nonvolatile memory. (This type of memory does
not depend on active power or even a battery backup, so it can persist indefinitely.)
For instance, to set the password to “open sesame”, you would type in [P] [Enter]
[O] [P] [E] [N] [Space] [S] [E] [S] [A] [M] [E] [Enter].
Don’t worry if you type the password incorrectly; you can always re-enter it, even
if you’ve exited and re-entered configuration mode. (Of course, if you discover
that you messed up entering the password or can’t remember what the password is
only after someone locks Unit B, you will have to take these steps to recover: First
power down Unit B, then move position 5 on Unit A’s DIP switch to ON, then
power Unit B back on. This will cause Unit B to power up directly into
configuration mode, and you can then change or clear the password. When you’ve
finished doing this, move position 5 of Unit A’s DIP switch back to its default OFF
setting so that Unit B will go back to powering up normally.
If you want to remove the password after setting one, get into configuration
mode, type the letter “P”, and press the [Enter] key as before, but then press
[Enter] again without typing in any other characters. (If you try to lock the Switch
before you’ve set a password, or after you’ve removed the password, the Switch will
still blank the video, but it won’t prevent someone from selecting another CPU.)
4.5 Resetting the Extender to Its Factory-Default Configuration
If you want to set all of the ServSwitch Wizard Multimedia KVM Extender’s
keyboard-controlled configuration options back to their factory defaults, first go
into configuration mode, then issue the [F] [8] [Enter] command. (“[F] [8]” is
the letter “F” followed by the number “8”, not the [F8] function key.) This will also
clear any password you’ve set, but it will have no effect on the Extender’s video
compensation, CPU selection, or locked/unlocked state, nor will it change any
settings controlled with the Extender’s DIP switches.
