Using the AutoScan Function from the Front Panel

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USING YOUR SWITCH

Selecting a Computer Using Keyboard Hot Key Commands

To send commands to the Switch, the Scroll Lock (SL) key must be pressed twice within about half a second (you will hear a beep for confirmation); then, input the key sequence for the specific command (you will have approximately three seconds after the beep to complete each hot key sequence). The hot key commands are listed below:

SL	SL	Up Arrow		Switch to PREVIOUS computer in the OSD list box
SL	SL	Down Arrow		Switch to NEXT computer in the OSD list box
SL	SL	XX	YY	Directly switches to BANK XX, PORT YY
				(XX=00 to 15) (YY=01 to 08 for F1DE108C and F1DE208C)
SL	SL	Space bar		Activate On-Screen Display
SL	SL	A		Toggle AutoScan Mode on and off

Note: Other keys can be used to enter commands for keyboards without Scroll Lock keys. For example, CTRL is the preferred method for Macintosh® computers, which often map other functions to the Scroll Lock key. These settings can be changed in the Options page of the OSD.

For hot keys (e.g. up and down arrows) and AutoScan, the order of progression from one computer to the next is dictated by the order of the computers in the list box, in the Main View of the OSD.

USING YOUR SWITCH

Using the AutoScan Function from the Front Panel

Pressing the AutoScan button on the Switch activates it. In AutoScan Mode, the Switch remains focused on one port for a configured interval (1–99 seconds), before toggling to the next port.

AutoScan Mode

•AutoScan Mode will continue indefinitely until terminated by pressing any valid hot key sequence, or pressing a button on the front panel.

•When the Switch is in AutoScan Mode, it is also in View-Only Mode. This means that input from the console will not be transmitted to the computer in focus. Cancel AutoScan to regain control of the computer.

•The AutoScan rate is user-configurable, by computer, in the Setup page of the OSD.

•AutoScan skips any computers that the user has been restricted from viewing (The restrictions are set on the Security page in the OSD).

•One Port Selection LED will be lit, corresponding to the port in focus.

•The Console LED will be lit, indicating that this Switch is a console.

•On a standalone Switch, the 7-segment LEDs display the number of the port in focus; on a daisy-chain Switch, the 7-segment LEDs will display the address of the BANK in focus.

1.To enter AutoScan Mode, press and release the AutoScan button (once on a standalone Switch and twice on a daisy-chain Switch).

2.Pressing and releasing any button on the front panel will cause the Switch to beep and exit AutoScan Mode. If you pressed a direct-access port selector, the Switch will also toggle the focus to the selected port. If you don’t have permission to access the selected port, a banner message will display.

Using the MultiView Feature

Your ENTERPRISE Quad-Bus Series KVM Switch is capable of allowing multiple users to view the same computer simultaneously; however, only the first console to focus on that computer will have control (be capable of input). When additional consoles focus on the same computer, those consoles will display the banner, “Viewing only, no control.” The console with control will display the banner, “Viewed by console X,” where X corresponds to the letter of another console viewing that computer. If the banner is enabled on either type of console, it will be displayed indefinitely; if the banner is disabled, it will be displayed for five seconds.