Port ID Numbering
Since each CPU Port on the installation is assigned a unique
Port ID
. You can directly access any computer on any
level of the installation by specifying the Port ID using the
Hot Key
port selection method, or from the OSD Main
Menu. The Port ID is made up of two parts:
1. The
Station Number
- a two digit number which reflects the KVM Switch’s position in the daisy chain sequence;
2. The
Port Number
- a one or two digit number which reflects the port on the Switch.
Numbering Rules
The rules for assigning Station and Port numbers are as follows:
•
The Station Number precedes the Port Number and must always be two digits. That means that Stations 1 - 9 must
be padded with a preceding zero, so their Stations Numbers will be 01 - 09.
•
The Port Number can be either one or two digits long. Ports 1- 9 can be keyed in as 01 - 09, or 1 - 9 according to
your preference.
For example, after enabling
Hot Key
switching with [Ctrl+Ctrl] (pressing and releasing both Ctrl keys simultaneously),
or invoking the OSD Main Menu with [Ctrl]+[Ctrl] (pressing and releasing either Ctrl key twice), keying in:
0308 [Enter]
switches to the PC attached to CPU Port 8 of KVM Station 3. Likewise:
123 [Enter]
switches to the PC attached to CPU Port 3 of KVM Station 12.
You may also specify a partial Port ID by keying in only one or two digits, in which case the digits specify the Port ID
of the Station that is currently accessed. As in:
3 [Enter]
which switches to the PC attached to CPU Port 3 of the KVM Station that is already being accessed.
Port Numbering Table
Port Numbering is summarized in the following table:
Number of Digits
Meaning
4
First two for Station Number, Second two for Port Number
3
First two for Station Number, Third for Port Number
1 or 2
Port Number on the Current Active Station
