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CHAPTER 5: Operation
5.2 The Front-Panel Pushbutton and the Remote-Control Module
You can use the ServSwitch Wizard MP’s front-panel pushbutton to select which
CPU channel (CPU port) is currently controlled by the active control port. Press
the key once during normal operation to select the next CPU channel in sequence
(for example, to select channel 4 if channel 3 is currently selected); press the key
repeatedly to manually cycle through the channels.
You can also use this button to access the ServSwitch Wizard MP’s configuration
mode (see
Section 4.2.1
). To access configuration mode while the Wizard MP is
operating, press the button and hold it down for 5 seconds until “C” appears on
the Wizard MP’s front-panel display.
An optional Remote-Control Module (“RCM”) is also available for the
ServSwitch Wizard MP. It’s a small hand-held component—with a SELECT key that
mimics the Wizard MP’s pushbutton and an identical copy of the Wizard MP’s
front-panel display—whose cord you can plug into the Wizard MP’s RS-232 port.
This is particularly useful in applications where the ServSwitch Wizard MP is
located some distance from the shared keyboard, mouse, monitor, and audio
peripherals. The RCM can be conveniently attached to your keyboard with the
included Velcro strips so you can have channel information and channel-selection
control at your fingertips.
At the time of this writing, four different models of the Remote-Control Module
are available, each with a different cord length: 10 ft. (3 m, product code
KV6REM), 25 ft. (7.6 m, KV6REM-25), 50 ft. (15.2 m, KV6REM-50), and 75 ft.
(22.9 m, KV6REM-75).
