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Function key

: To lock a computer from unauthorized

access. To lock a device, highlight it then press

. Now, enter

up to 4 characters (‘A’~’Z’, ‘0’~’9, ‘-‘) followed by

Enter

as new

password. A Security-enabled device is marked with a lock (

)

following its port number. To permanently disable the security
function from a locked device, highlight it, press

then enter the

password.

The color of a device name is green if it has power and is ready for
operation, or the color is white, if it has no power. OSD menu updates
the color when it is activated. The

PageUp

and

PageDown

keys can

be used to view 8 other computers at a time, with

USB-8

, for example.

For example, with the

USB-16

, use the “ “, “ “, “

“ ~ “

“, or “

“ ~ “

“ to highlight a computer and then press the

Enter

key to

select it. Or, you may press the

Esc

key to exit OSD and remove the

OSD menu from the display; the status window returns to the display
and indicates the currently selected computer or operating status. A
triangle mark (

) to the right of a name indicates the port is cascaded

to a

Slave

; the number at the left of the triangle mark shows the number

of ports the

Slave

has, i.e.

for an 8-port switch. The

Enter

key

brings you one level down and another screen pops up listing the
names of the computers on that

Slave

. The name of the

Slave

will be

shown at the upper right corner of the OSD menu. It is useful to group
computers and still be able to see the group name.

If you want to access the locked device temporarily, simply
highlight it and press

Enter

, the OSD will ask you for the

password. After entering the correct password, you are allowed to
use the device. This device is automatically re-locked once you
switch to another port. During Scan mode, OSD skips the
password-protected ports.

If you forget the password, the only way to permanently
erase all the passwords is to:
For USB-8 and USB-16, press and hold the front panel
buttons “1” and “2”, then hold “7” and “8”. Release “7” and
“8”, then release “1” and “2”.

An eye mark (

) to the right of a name indicating the computer is

selected to be monitored in Scan mode. In OSD, this mark can be
switched on or off by the function key

Function key

: More functions are available by hitting

A new screen pops up displaying more functions as described
below. Most of them are marked with a triangle (

) indicating

there are options to choose from. Using the

and

DOWN

arrow keys, select the functions and press

Enter

. Available

options will be shown in the middle of the screen. Again, using the

and

DOWN

arrow keys to view options then press

Enter

select it. You can press

Esc

to exit at any time.

Press the

Esc

key to exit OSD and to return to the selected computer;

the computer name is also shown on the screen.

Function key

F1 :

To edit name entry of a computer or a

Slave

with up to 14 characters. First, highlight a port then press

followed by name entry. Valid characters are ‘A’~’Z’, ‘0’~’9’ and the
dash character. Lowercase letters are converted to uppercase
ones. Press

Backspace

to delete a letter one at a time.

Non-volatile memory stores all name entries until you change,
even if the unit is powered down.

Auto Scan

In this mode, the USB KVM automatically switches from
one powered-on computer to the next sequentially in a
fixed interval. During

Auto Scan

mode, the OSD displays

the name of the selected computer. When

Auto Scan

detects any keyboard or mouse activity, it suspends the
scanning until activity stops; it then resumes with the next
computer in sequence. To abort the

Auto Scan

mode,

press the left

Ctrl

twice, or, press any front button.

Scan

Type

and

Scan Rate

set the scan pattern.

Scan Type

(