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CHAPTER 4: Operation
4.2 Keyboard-Command Summary
Table 4-3 on this page and the next page summarizes the commands that can be
sent to the ServSwitch Jr. MP. To enter any command at the shared keyboard, first
press and release the left Control Key ([CTRL]). This cues the Switch to look for
commands from the keyboard. Then enter the command followed by any
arguments you wish to specify (the port number, for example).
Letter commands are not case-sensitive; they are all shown in uppercase for
clarity only.
When you enter numeric commands or arguments, use only the numbered keys
at the top of your alphanumeric keyboard. Numbers entered from the numeric
keypad to the right will not be recognized as valid commands.
All of these commands have a two-second timeout between characters. This
means that if you begin entering a command, but you stop for more than two
seconds at any time before you type the final character, the command is aborted
and the ServSwitch Jr. MP returns to normal operation. This keeps the Switch from
getting stuck waiting for you to finish the command.
The [CTRL] character is always passed through to the CPU. The command
characters and operands, however, are absorbed by the ServSwitch Jr. MP and are
not sent to the CPU.
Many of these commands have factory-default values (see
Appendix A
) that can
be reloaded if your Switch becomes badly misconfigured; see
Section 5.1
.
Table 4-3. The ServSwitch Jr. MP’s Keyboard Commands
Turns Scan mode ON, causing the ServSwitch Jr.
MP to start scanning sequentially from the current
port through the remaining ports and then begin
again at Port 1.
[CTRL] S
Scan ON
Switches to the previous port in sequence.
[CTRL] –
Switch to the
Previous Port
Switches to the next port in sequence.
[CTRL] +
Switch to the
Next Port
Connects your shared monitor, keyboard, and
mouse (user station) to the specified port.
[CTRL]
xxx
(
xxx
= a 1- to 3-digit port
number)
Select Port
Description
Keystroke Sequence
Command
