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11. Hot Key Operation
11.1 Hot Key Commands
Hot key commands enable switching between KVM ports directly from the keyboard. The B024-HU08 / B024-HU16 provides the following hot key
command features:
• Selecting the Active Port
• Auto Scan Mode Switching
• Skip Mode Switching
• Computer Keyboard/Mouse Reset
• Enable/Disable Mouse Emulation
The following setting can also be controlled in Hot Key Setting Mode:
• Setting the Beeper
• Setting the Quick Hot Key
• Setting the OSD Hot Key
• Setting the Port Operating System
• Restoring the OSD Default Values
Note:
Enable mouse emulation to perform any independent switching of a port and for Auto Scan Mode or Skip Mode to function (see section
11.11.3 Mouse Emulation Control).
11.2 Hot Key Setting Mode
Hot Key Setting Mode is used to set up your B024-HU08 / B024-HU16 switch configuration. All operations begin with invoking Hot Key Setting Mode (HSM).
11.2.1 Invoking HSM
To invoke HSM, perform the following:
1. Press and hold
[Num Lock]
;
2. Press and release
[-]
;
3. Release
[Num Lock]
:
[Num Lock]
+
[-]
or
1. Hold down the
[Ctrl]
key.
2. Press and release the
[F12]
key.
3. Release the
[Ctrl]
key:
[Ctrl]
+
[F12]
When HSM is active:
• A command line appears on the monitor screen. The command line prompt is the word Hotkey in white text on a blue background, and
displays the subsequent hot key information that you key in.
• Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended – only hot key compliant keystrokes (described in the sections that follow), can be input.
Pressing [Esc] exits HSM.
11.3 Select the Active Port
Each KVM port is assigned a port ID (see section
9.3 Port ID Numbering
). You can directly access any computer on the installation with a hot key
combination that specifies the port ID of the KVM port that a computer is connected to. To access a computer using hotkeys:
1. Invoke HSM with the
[Num Lock]
+
[-]
or
[Ctrl]
+
[F12]
combination.
2. Key in the port ID.
The port ID numbers display on the command line as you key them in. If you make a mistake, use
[Backspace]
to erase the wrong number.
3. Press
[Enter]
.
After you press
[Enter]
, the KVM focus switches to the designated computer and you automatically exit HSM.
Note:
In HSM, KVM focus will not switch to a port if an invalid switch or port number is entered. The hotkey command line will continue to display
on the screen until you enter a valid switch and port number combination, or exit HSM.
