Prima IP KVM Switch User Guide R1.4
5 LOCAL CONSOLE OPERATION
This chapter provides general guidelines for the Prima IP KVM Switch Local
Console perations. Before you begin operation of the Local console, it is
strongly recommended that you read this chapter in advance. The Quick
Reference Sheet in the Quick Installation Guide can also serve as an equal
reference.
5.1
Control Interfaces
There are three ways to operate your
Prima IP 4/Prima IP 8/Prima IP 16
KVM
Switch—either by
Front-panel buttons
,
keyboard hotkeys
and
OSD Menu
options
. The operation details of these three control methods are detailed as
follows:
Front-panel Buttons
The front panel push buttons are used to directly select the active computer
channel that can be controlled by the shared keyboard, mouse and monitor.
Pressing the key during normal operation will cause the corresponding channel
to be selected.
Keyboard Hotkeys
Some computer professionals prefer hotkey control as it is the most convenient
and quickest way to operate the KVM switch on the local console. Most of the
hotkey control commands are preceded by two consecutive Scroll Lock
keystrokes (done within 2 seconds), and then followed by specific command key
or key sequence:
Hotkey control command = ScrLk + ScrLk + Command key (sequence)
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In most cases, it will take at least three keystrokes to complete a command. In
certain case, it will need 6 strokes (such as in selecting specific bank and port
number for active channel) to complete one.
Within 2 seconds
All the available hotkey commands and OSD Menu options are summarized in
the following table for your convenience.
