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The color of a device name is green if it has power and is ready for operation, or, the white color
means it has no power. KVM-OSD menu updates the color when it is activated. For 16-port models,
pressing the
PageUp
and
PageDown
keys to view 8 other computers.
Using the “
( “, “ ( “, “ 1 “ ~ “ 8 “ or “ A “ ~ “ H “ to highlight a computer a
nd using the
Enter
key to select it. Or, you may press
Esc
to exit KVM-OSD and remove it from the display; the status
window returns to the display and indicates the currently selected computer or operating status.
A triangle mark (
) to the right of a name indicates the port is cascaded to a Slave; the number at the
left of the triangle mark shows the number of ports the Slave has, i.e.
8
for an 8-port Switch.
Enter
key brings you one level down and another screen pops up listing the names of the computers on that
Slave. The name of the Slave will be shown at the upper right corner of the KVM-OSD menu. It is
useful to group computers and still be able to see the group name.
An eye mark (
) on the right of a name indicates that computer is selected and monitored in Scan
mode. In the KVM-OSD, this mark can be switched on or off by function key
F2
.
Press
Esc
key to exit the KVM-OSD and to return to the selected computer; the computer name is
also shown on the screen.
Function key
F1
: To edit name entry of a computer or a Slave
with up to 14 characters. First,
highlight a port then press
F1
followed by name entry. Valid characters are ‘A’~’Z’, ‘0’~’9’, and
the dash character. Lowercase letters are converted to uppercase ones. Press
Backspace
to
delete a letter one at a time. Non-volatile memory stores all name entries until you change, even if
the unit is powered down.
Function key
F2
: To switch the eye mark (
) of a computer on or off. First, use the
and
arrow keys to highlight it, then press
F2
to switch its eye mark on or off. If
Scan Type
is
'
Ready PC +
', only the power-on and eye mark selected computers will be displayed
sequentially in Scan mode.
Function key
F3
: To lock a computer from unauthorized access. To lock a device, highlight it
then press
F3
. Now, enter up to 4
characters
(‘A’~’Z’, ‘0’~’9, ‘-‘) followed by
Enter
as a new
password. A Security-enabled device is marked with a
lock
(
) following its port number. To
permanently
disable the security function from a locked device, highlight it, press
F3
then enter
the password.
If you want to access the locked device
temporarily
, simply highlight it and press
Enter
, the
KVM-OSD will ask you for the password. After entering the correct password, you are allowed to
use the device. This device is automatically re-locked once you switch to another port. During
Scan mode, the KVM-OSD skips the password-protected devices.
Function key
F4
: More functions are available by hitting
F4
. A new screen pops up
displaying more functions as described below. Most of them are marked with a triangle (
)
indicating there are options to choose from. Using arrow key “
“, “
“ to select the functions,
and then press
Enter
. Available options will be shown in the middle of the screen. Again, using
arrow keys “
“, “
“ to view options, and then press
Enter
to select it. You can press
Esc
to exit at any time.
Auto Scan
In this mode, the KVM switch automatically switches from one power-on computer to the next
sequentially in a fixed interval. During
Auto Scan
mode, the KVM-OSD displays the name of the
selected computer. 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. To abort the