Usage
Connecting USB Devices to the built-in 4-Port hub
When you connect any USB device to the 4-port hub, that
device will be switched when you switch computers. For
instance, a USB Camera will be connected to computer 2 when
you switch from computer 1 to computer 2. This is fine for
many devices, but not suitable for storage devices such as LS-
120 drives and Zip
®
drives because you cannot dynamically
switch ports and disconnect a mounted storage device when it
is in use by the operating system.
For instance, if you are on computer 1 and have a file open that
is stored on a Zip drive connected to the USB KVM, and then
switch to computer 2, you will get an error message on
computer 1 saying that the file may be lost or corrupted.
The same is true when you are using a streaming device such as
the Belkin VideoBus USB Video Capture device. You can switch
from one computer to the next only if the VideoBus is no
longer in use by the first computer.
Selecting which computer to operate can be done by either
On-Screen Display, the SELECT button, or through keyboard
hot key commands. You will notice that after the USB KVM
switches to another computer, the mouse will be inoperative for
about 1-2 seconds. This is a normal operation ensuring that
proper USB synchronization is established.
NOTE:
You must have a PS/2 keyboard in order to use
the On-Screen Display and/or keyboard hot keys.
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