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Operation
Port Switching
There are four convenient methods to switch between the computers: Manual – by pressing
the port selection pushbuttons on the front panel, Mouse – by clicking the scroll wheel of the
mouse, Hotkey – by entering combinations on the keyboard, and Remote Port Selector – by
pressing the remote port selector button.
Manual Switching
For manual port selection:
• Press and release a port selection pushbutton to bring the KVM focus, plus the USB
and Audio focus, to the computer attached to its corresponding port.
• Press and hold a port selection pushbutton for more than 2 seconds to bring the KVM
focus to the computer attached to its corresponding port. The USB and Audio focus
does not change – they stay with the port that they are already on.
• Press a port selection pushbutton twice to bring the audio focus to the computer
attached to its corresponding port.
• Press and hold port selection pushbuttons 1 and 3 for more than 2 seconds to start
Auto Scan Mode (see page 21 for details).
• Press and release either port selection pushbutton to stop Auto Scan Mode. The
KVM focus goes to the computer attached to the corresponding port of the switch you
pressed.
• Press and hold port selection pushbuttons 2 and 3 for more than 2 seconds to perform
a Keyboard/Mouse reset (see page 23 for details).
Mouse Switching
For mouse port selection: Double-click the scroll wheel of your USB mouse to cycle through
the ports.
Note:
• Mouse switching is only supported by USB 3-key scroll wheel mice.
• Mouse switching is disabled by default. See Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM), page 22, to
enable mouse switching.
• Mouse switching is only supported when Mouse Emulation is enabled.
Hotkey Switching
For Hotkey port selection: All port switches from the keyboard begin by pressing the Scroll
Lock key twice. Regarding details of the Hotkey parameters, see
Hotkey Operation
, page 20.
Remote Port Selector Switching
For Remote Port Selection: Press the remote port selector button to cycle through the ports.
Make sure the remote port selector is plugged into the Remote Port Selector Jack.
