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6. Operation
6.1 Basic Operation
6.2 On-Screen Display (OSD) Functions
The NetCommander KVM Switch provides three methods for accessing connected computers;
Pushbuttons
,
Keyboard Hotkeys
and
On-Screen Display (OSD)
.
Press the pushbuttons on the front panel of the KVM to toggle between the connected computers.
6.1.1 Pushbuttons
6.1.2 Keyboard Hotkeys
Keyboard hotkeys allow you to toggle between ports using the keyboard. To access the first
accessible port after the currently selected port, press and release the [Shift] key, and then press
and release the plus [+] key. To access the first accessible port prior to the currently selected
port, press and release the [Shift] key, and then press and release the minus [-] key.
6.1.3 On-Screen Display (OSD)
To access the OSD, press and release the [Shift] key twice. When activated, the OSD main page
opens with the port list displayed. Ports that have a powered-on computer connected to them will
be displayed using Blue text. Ports that do not have a computer connected to them, or that have
a powered-off computer connected, will be displayed using Gray text. By default, ports that are
displayed in Gray will not be accessible to the user. If you want to be able to access these ports,
you must turn off the
Auto Skip
setting in the
General
section of the OSD. (See the
General
section
under
On-Screen Display OSD F2 Settings
for details).
Selecting a Port
To select a port in the OSD main page, use the [ ] and [ ] keys to highlight the desired port, and
then press the [Enter] key.
The OSD main menu displays the various functions that can be performed using keyboard keys.
These functions are described in the following sections.
F1 – HELP
Press the [F1] key to access the
HELP
screen. The
HELP
screen displays the functions that are
available, and what keys are used to activate them.
F2 – SETTINGS
Press the [F2] key to pull up the OSD
SETTINGS
screen. From this screen you can configure the
KVM and add/edit user accounts. The
F2 – SETTINGS
section is described in detail in the
On-Screen
Display (OSD) F2 Settings
section.
F4 – SCAN
Press the [F4] key to initiate an Auto Scan. When initiated, an
Auto Scan
automatically switches
between accessible ports at a pre-determined time interval. By default, each port is scanned for
30 seconds. The scan interval can be edited in the
Time
settings screen. (See
Time
section under
On-Screen Display OSD F2 Settings
for details) During an
Auto Scan
, press the [F4] key to stop the
scan at the currently selected port.
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