AcroGear User Guide
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A~H
: represents from Port 9 to Port 16
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To select a computer by hot-key command, you must know its port
address, which is determined by the AcroGear connection at the
back. For example:
left
Ctrl
+
left
Ctrl
+
4
Selects a computer connected to the
PC
port 4.
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To start
Auto Scan
, automatically scan power-on computers one by
one at a fixed interval:
left
Ctrl
+
left
Ctrl
+
F1
When
Auto Scan
detects any keyboard or mouse activity, it
suspends the scanning till activity stops; it then resumes with the
next computer in sequence. The length of the
Auto Scan
interval
(
Scan Rate)
is adjustable, please see below. To abort the
Auto
Scan
mode, press the
left
Ctrl
key twice.
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Manual Scan
enables you to manually switch back and forth
between power-on computers.
left
Ctrl
+
left
Ctrl
+
F2
Press
é
or
ê
to select the previous or the next computer in
sequence. And, press any other key to abort the
Manual Scan
.
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To adjust
Scan Rate
which sets the duration before switching to
the next computer in
Auto Scan
:
left
Ctrl
+
left
Ctrl
+
F3
The AcroGear sends one to four beeps indicating scan interval of
3
,
8
,
15
and
30
seconds respectively.
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To adjust keyboard typematic rate (characters/sec), this setting
over-rides that of BIOS and any operating system:
left
Ctrl
+
left
Ctrl
+
F4
The AcroGear generates 1 to 4 beeps corresponding to
10
,
15
,
20
and
30
characters/sec respectively.
AcroGear User Guide
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Cascade Configuration
Connection
Before connecting a device (a computer or another KAG product) to
the master under power, you must turn off the device. Only PS/2
port is operable for cascade operation, see Figure 7 for details.
Figure 7: Cascade Connection
Note
: The Master must have equal or more ‘PC x’ ports than that of
the slave, i.e., if an 8-port switch is the Master, an 8-port or
4-port switch can be a Slave, but not a 16-port one. PS/2-only
models can be cascaded with USB-PS/2 universal models.
Computer Selection by Hot-Key Command
The first digit is the port address of the
Master
unit (1~8) and
the second digit is the port address of the
Slave
(1~8,A~H).
Please note that only
Master's
PS/2 ports can be connected to a
Slave's
CONSOLE
port
.
left
Ctrl
+
left
Ctrl
+
1
+
3
Selects a computer connected to PS/2 or USB port
3
of a
Slave
connected to PS/2 port
1
of the
Master
.