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KVM-8 Installer/User Guide

Basic Operations

Keyboard Cont rol

The following notational conventions appear throughout this chapter to illustrate

commands for operating the KVM Switch. Whenever you see one of the symbols listed

on the left side of the table, substitute the corresponding steps or values listed on the

right side of the table.

Conventio n Key Sequen ce or Value

<CM> Enter Command Mode:

1. Press and hold down the Nu m Loc k key.

2. Press and release the minus (-) key on the numeric keypad.

3. Release the Nu m Loc k key.

Not e: For alternate hot-key sequences, see “System Control &

Maintenance” later in this chapter.

<Enter> Press the Ent er or R etur n key. The <Enter> command is used to

execute an instruction and exit from Command Mode.

Addr The numbers over the push-buttons on your KVM Switch are

your computers’ addresses. Enter the number, 1-8, for the

computer you’re selecting. For cascaded systems, enter the

address of the base unit, then the address of the cascaded unit.

Example: You have a KVM Switch unit cascaded from channel

1 of your base unit. To access the computer at channel 3 of this

second (cascaded) unit, enter 13.

<ESC> Press the Esc ap e key. The <ESC> command is used to exit

Command Mode without executing an instruction.

Keyboard Sw itching

One of the ways to change the active channel in a non-secured KVM Switch system is

by entering a short sequence of keystrokes on the keyboard. This is called keyboard, or

hot-key, switching.

Not e: Hot-key switching is only available in the default non-secure state. For more information on

secure versus non-secure operation, see the “Administrator Functions” section of Chapter 4.

The rst set of keystrokes places your system in Command Mode. A grey window with

a line for commands will appear. As long as you are operating in Command Mode,

whatever you type will be interpreted as channel switch commands until the Enter or

the Es c key is pressed to terminate Command Mode. None of the keystrokes entered

will be forwarded to the attached computer until you exit Command Mode.

Next, enter the address (Addr) for the channel you wish to select.