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6. KVM Operation
(continued)
6.4.10 Local Console Hotkey Commands
(continued)
• The
Port Number
is a two-digit number which identifies the port
number of the KVM switch that the computer is connected to.
• The
Station Number
precedes the
Port Number
.
• Station and Port numbers are always 2 digits, so 1 - 9 becomes
01 - 09. For example, a computer attached to Port 7 of Station 15 has
a Port ID of 15-07.
Selecting the Active Port
You can directly access a port by doing the following:
1. Invoke
Hotkey
Mode
.
2. Enter the Port ID. The Port ID numbers appear on the command line
as they are entered. To correct a mistake, use [
Backspace
] to erase
the wrong number.
3. Press the [
Enter
] key; the KVM switches to the designated
computer and you automatically exit
Hotkey Mode
.
Auto Scan Mode
When invoked,
Auto Scan Mode
monitors the connected computers
automatically at regular intervals so that you don’t have to manually
switch between them. When in
Auto Scan Mode
, the KVM switch
monitors the connected computers per the
Scan Select
and
Scan
Duration
settings in the
F3 Set
page of the local console OSD. To
invoke
Auto Scan Mode
, follow these steps:
1. Invoke
Hotkey Mode
.
2. Key in [
A
] and hit the [
Enter
] key. You automatically exit
Hotkey
Mode
and enter
Auto Scan Mode
.
3.
Auto Scan Mode
can be paused at any time by pressing the [
P
] key
or left-clicking the mouse. To resume scanning, press any key or
left-click the mouse.
4. To exit
Auto Scan Mode
, press the [
Esc
] key or [
Spacebar
] key.
Note: While
Auto Scan Mode
is in effect, ordinary keyboard and mouse
functions are suspended; only
Auto Scan Mode
compliant keystrokes
and mouse clicks can be input. You must exit
Auto Scan Mode
in order
to regain normal control of the console.
Skip Mode
Skip Mode
allows connected computers to be accessed using the [ ], [ ],
[ ] and [ ] keys on the keyboard. This manual version of
Auto Scan
Mode
lets you dwell on a particular port for as long as you like. To
invoke
Skip Mode
, follow these steps:.
1. Invoke
Hotkey Mode
.
2. Press the [ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ] key.
3. After pressing one of the arrow keys, you automatically exit
Hotkey
Mode
and enter
Skip Mode
. When in
Skip Mode
, you can switch
ports as follows:
• The [
] key skips from the current port to the first accessible port
prior to it.
• The [
] key skips from the current port to the first accessible port
after it.
• The [
] key skips from the current port to the last accessible port
of the previous station.
• The [
] key skips from the current port to the first accessible port
of the next station.
4. To exit
Skip Mode
, press the [
Esc
] key.
Note:
1. While
Skip Mode
is in effect, you can keep on skipping through
ports until you exit.
2. During
Skip Mode
, ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are
suspended—only
Skip Mode
compliant keystrokes can be input.
You must exit
Skip Mode
in order to regain normal control of the
console.
Hotkey Beeper Control
To toggle the Beeper on and off, key in the following hotkey combination:
1. Invoke
Hotkey Mode
.
2. Key in [
B
]. After you press [
B
], the Beeper toggles On or Off. The
command line displays
Beeper On
or
Beeper Off
for one second;
then the message disappears and you automatically exit
Hotkey Mode
.
Computer Keyboard/Mouse Reset
If the keyboard or mouse ceases to function for a particular port,
you can perform a keyboard/mouse reset via the hotkey command
below. This performs the same function as unplugging/re-plugging
the keyboard and mouse on the connected computer. To perform a
keyboard/mouse reset, do the following:
1. Invoke
Hotkey Mode
.
2. Press the [
F5
] key. After pressing the [
F5
] key, you exit
Hotkey Mode
and the KVM switch performs a keyboard/mouse reset for the currently
selected computer. (This may take a few seconds to take affect.)
Hotkey Mode Invocation Sequence
The hotkey sequence to invoke
Hotkey Mode
can be toggled via hotkey
command as well as the local console OSD. To toggle the invocation
sequence between [
Num Lock, (-) Minus
] and [
Ctrl, F12
], do the following:
1. Invoke
Hotkey Mode
.
2. Press the [
H
] key. After pressing the [
H
] key, the hotkey mode
invocation sequence is changed and the text HOTKEY HAS BEEN
CHANGED briefly appears on the monitor.
Hotkey Mode
is then
exited and you regain normal operation of the KVM switch.
OSD Invocation Sequence
The hotkey sequence to invoke the OSD can be toggled via hotkey
command as well as the local console OSD. This hotkey sets the
invocation sequence for both the
Local Console OSD
and the
Remote
OSD
. To toggle the invocation sequence between [
Scroll Lock, Scroll
Lock
] and [
Ctrl, Ctrl
], do the following:
1. Invoke
Hotkey Mode
.
2. Press the [
T
] key. After pressing the [
T
] key, the local console OSD
invocation sequence is changed and the text HOTKEY HAS BEEN
CHANGED briefly appears on the monitor.
Hotkey Mode
is then
exited and you regain normal operation of the KVM switch.
Port OS Control
In addition to choosing the operating system for a connected port via the
local console OSD, administrators can set the port operating system via
hotkey command. To change a port’s operating system via hotkey, do
the following:
1. Invoke
Hotkey Mode
.
2. Key in [
Function
], where [
Function
] represents one of the following:
a) [
F1
] – Sets the Operating System to Windows.
b) [
F2
] – Sets the Operating System to Mac.
c) [
F3
] – Sets the Operating System to Sun.
After pressing one of these keys, the operating system will be changed
for the selected port and you will exit
Hotkey Mode
.
Restore Default Values
This Administrator-ONLY hotkey restores the KVM switch to its
default values. To restore the default values via hotkey, do the following:
1. Invoke
Hotkey Mode.
2. Press the [
R
] key.
3. Hit the [
Enter
] key. After hitting the [
Enter
] key, the text RESET
TO DEFAULT SETTING is briefly displayed, and then
Hotkey
Mode
is exited.
