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If it becomes necessary to Power Off one of the TAG® KVM-8 units, before starting it
back up you must do the following:
1
- Shut down all the computers that are attached to it, as well as all the stations and
all the computers that are daisy chained down from it (all the child stations and the
computers attached to them).
Note:
If the unit is operating under non-powered mode (without optional power adapter),
you must unplug the power cords of any PCs that are connected to it that have the
Keyboard Power On function, otherwise the TAG® KVM-8 will still be receiving power
from the computer connections. If the unit is operating under external power, unplug
the power adapter cable.
2
- Wait 10 seconds, then power on the TAG® KVM-8 back on, starting with the last
station in the chain and working back into the station that you originally shut down.
3
- After the TAG® KVM-8 are up, Power On the PCs, starting with the ones attached to
the last station in the chain and working back to the station you originally shut down.
Note: It is not necessary to shut down and restart any of the stations computers above
the station you powered off.
Hot Plugging
The TAG® KVM-8 supports hot plugging, which means that components can be removed
and added to the unit by unplugging their cables from the CPU ports without shutting
the unit down. There are certain procedures that must be followed in order for the hot
plugging to work properly.
Hot Plugging CPU Ports:
1
- The cable must be plugged back into the same port it was removed from.
2
- The mouse cable must be plugged in before the keyboard cable.
3
- After plugging the cable back in, you must perform a KVM
RESET
on the First Stage
unit (by pressing the RESET switch).
Hot Plugging Console Ports:
1
- You may unplug the mouse and plug it back in again (to reset the mouse, for
example), as long as you use the same mouse.
2
- If you plug in a different mouse, all stations and all computers connected must be
powered down for 10 seconds and then restarted.
Pressing a Function key brings up a related submenu that is used to configure and control
the OSD to make it convenient for you to work with. For example, you can: rapidly switch to
any port; scan selected ports only; limit the list you wish to view; create or edit a port name;
or make OSD setting adjustments.
F1
- GoTo
GoTo allows you to switch directly to a port by the following methods:
a - Move the Highlight Bar to the port you want then press [Enter] or Double Click with
the left mouse button.
b - Key in the PortID or Name, then press [Enter].
Note:
GoTo has a special feature that narrows the list of available choices as you type the
name. For example, if the first letter you type is a, the list only displays those ports whose
names begin with a. If the next letter you type is b, the list is further narrowed down to only
those ports whose names begin with ab, etc.
To return to the OSD Main Menu without making a choice, press [Esc].
F2
- Scan
Pressing [F2] initiates Quick View Scanning, in which the OSD cycles through all the ports
that have been selected for Quick View Scanning (see F4, below), and displays each one for
the amount of time set with the Set Scan Duration function (see F6, below). When you want
to stop at a particular location, press the [Spacebar] to stop scanning.
Note:
1 - If the scanning stops on an empty port, or one where the computer is attached
but is powered Off, the monitor screen will be blank, and the mouse and keyboard will have
no effect. To recover, key in the Hotkey sequence (see Hotkey Selection, above), for any Port
ID that has an active PC attached.
2 - As the OSD cycles though the selected ports, and S appears in front of the Port ID
display as each computer is accessed to indicate that the computer is being accessed under
Quick View Scan Mode.
F3
- List
This function brings up a submenu that lets you broaden or narrow the scope of which ports
the OSD lists. The choices are their meaning are given in the table, next page:
To make a choice move the Highlight Bar to it, then press [Enter] or Double Click with
the left mouse button. An icon appears before the choice to indicate that it is the current
selected one.
Note:
You can access any port on any list by using the navigation Keys or Mouse to move the
Highlight Bar to it, then pressing [Enter] or Double Clicking with the left mouse button.
Powering Down & Restarting
Function Keys
