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Chapter 5
Hotkey Operation
Hotkey Port Access
Hotkey port access allows you to provide the KVM focus to a particular port
directly from the keyboard. The CL1008 / CL1016 provides three hotkey port
access features:
Selecting the Active Port
Auto Scanning
Skip Mode Switching
Note:
The hotkey function must be enabled in the settings. See
, p. 29 for details.
Invoking Hotkey Mode
All hotkey operations begin by invoking
Hotkey
mode. There are two methods
that can be used to invoke Hotkey Mode. The first is to tap the
Hotkey
key on
the keyboard (see
, page 64). The second is to use a
keyboard sequence.
To invoke Hotkey mode with the keyboard sequence, do the following:
1. Hold down the
[Num Lock]
key
2. Press and release the
[Minus]
key
3. Release the
[Num Lock]
key
Exiting Hotkey Mode
Press
[Esc]
to exit
Hotkey
mode.