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TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................. 3
LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................... 5
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................. 5
1. FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................. 6
1.1.
F
EATURES
.................................................................................................................................. 7
General features........................................................................................................................... 7
Connector Interface ..................................................................................................................... 7
LED display for status monitoring............................................................................................... 7
Control features ........................................................................................................................... 7
Security......................................................................................................................................... 7
Cascaded Application .................................................................................................................. 7
Hardware/Software Support ........................................................................................................ 8
Power interface ............................................................................................................................ 8
Cabling requirements................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.
P
ACKAGE
C
ONTENTS
.................................................................................................................. 8
1.3.
E
XTERNAL
V
IEWS
...................................................................................................................... 9
1.3.1. Front View ......................................................................................................................... 9
1.3.1.1. Front-panel Buttons..................................................................................................... 9
1.3.1.2. Numerical LED Displays and Indicators .................................................................... 9
1.3.2. Rear View......................................................................................................................... 10
1.3.2.1. Power Jack ................................................................................................................ 10
1.3.2.2. Console Port.............................................................................................................. 10
1.3.2.3. PC Port ...................................................................................................................... 11
1.3.2.4. Daisy Chain Port ....................................................................................................... 11
1.4.
KVM
S
WITCH
T
ECHNOLOGY
O
VERVIEW
................................................................................. 11
2. INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................... 12
2.1.
C
HECKLIST BEFORE
I
NSTALLATION
.......................................................................................... 12
2.2.
M
OUNTING THE
KVM
S
WITCH
................................................................................................ 13
2.3.
C
ONNECT
Y
OUR
PC
S AND
P
ERIPHERALS TO
S
INGLE
KVM
S
WITCH
......................................... 13
2.4.
C
ONNECT
Y
OUR
PC
S AND
P
ERIPHERALS TO
M
ULTIPLE
D
AISY
-
CHAINED
KVM
S
WITCHES
...... 14
2.5.
I
NITIALIZE YOUR
KVM
S
WITCH
............................................................................................... 16
2.5.1. Reset without disconnecting or powering down your computers .................................... 16
3. OPERATION ...............................................................................................................................17
3.1.
C
ONTROL
I
NTERFACES
............................................................................................................. 17
3.1.1. Front-panel Buttons ......................................................................................................... 17
3.1.2. Keyboard Hotkeys ............................................................................................................ 17
3.1.3. On Screen Display ........................................................................................................... 19
3.1.4. OSD Navigation ............................................................................................................... 20
3.1.5. OSD Option Selection ...................................................................................................... 20
3.1.6. Edit the OSD Option Parameter ...................................................................................... 20
3.2.
O
PERATE THE
S
WITCH
.............................................................................................................. 21
<Select PC>...............................................................................................................................21
<Next lower channel> ............................................................................................................... 22
<Next Higher Channel> ............................................................................................................ 22
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