Black Box KV9204A, Manual

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SERVSWITCH EC SERIES PS/2 AND USB (USER/CPU) KVM SWITCH
The Function and Escape keys work as follows:
Function key F1 allows you to edit a computer or slave’s name entry with up to 14
characters. First highlight a port, then press F1 and type the name. Valid characters
are A–Z, 0–9, and the dash character. If you type lowercase letters, they will be
converted to uppercase ones. Press the
Backspace key to delete a letter one at a
time. Non-volatile memory stores all name entries until you change them, even if
the unit is powered down.
Function key F2 allows you to switch a computer’s eye mark on or off. First, use the
up-arrow and down-arrow keys to highlight a computer, then press F2 to switch its
eye mark on or off. If Scan Type (described on the next page) is Ready PC, only
the power-on and eye-mark selected computers will be displayed sequentially in
Scan mode.
Function key F3 enables you to lock a computer to prevent unauthorized access.
To lock a computer, highlight it and then press F3 . Now, for the new password,
type in up to four characters (A–Z, 0–9) and press the Enter key. A security-
enabled computer is marked with a lock symbol following its port number. To
permanently disable the security function from a locked computer, highlight it,
press
F3 and then type in the password.
If you want to access the locked computer temporarily, simply highlight it and
press the
Enter key, then the OSD will ask you for the password. After typing in the
correct password, you are allowed to use the computer. This computer is
automatically re-locked once you switch to another port. During Scan mode, the
OSD skips the password-protected computers.
NOTE
If you forget the password, the only way to permanently erase all the
passwords for the KV9208A or KV9216A is to press and hold the front
panel buttons 1 and 2, then press and hold 7 and 8. Release 7 and 8,
then release 1 and 2. For the KV9204A, press 3 and 4 instead of 7 and 8.
Function key F4 enables more functions, including AutoScan, Manual Scan, Scan
Type, Scan Rate, Keyboard Speed, Hotkey Menu, CH Display, and Position. A new
screen pops up displaying these functions as described on the next two pages. Most
of them are marked with a triangle, indicating there are options to choose from.
Use the
up-arrow or down-arrow key to select the functions, and then press the
Enter key. Available options will be shown in the middle of the screen. Again, use
the
up-arrow
or
down-arrow
keys to view each option, and then press the
Enter
key
to select it.
Press the Esc key to exit the OSD at any time and return to the port/PC screen that
you were previously connected to.