Usage
Connecting USB Devices to the built-in 4-Port hub
When you connect any USB device to the 4-port hub, that device will be switched when you switch computers. For instance, a USB Camera will be connected to computer 2 when you switch from computer 1 to computer 2. This is fine for many devices, but not suitable for storage devices such as LS- 120 drives and Zip® drives because you cannot dynamically switch ports and disconnect a mounted storage device when it is in use by the operating system.
For instance, if you are on computer 1 and have a file open that is stored on a Zip drive connected to the USB KVM, and then switch to computer 2, you will get an error message on computer 1 saying that the file may be lost or corrupted.
The same is true when you are using a streaming device such as the Belkin VideoBus USB Video Capture device. You can switch from one computer to the next only if the VideoBus is no longer in use by the first computer.
Selecting which computer to operate can be done by either On-Screen Display, the SELECT button, or through keyboard hot key commands. You will notice that after the USB KVM switches to another computer, the mouse will be inoperative for about 1-2 seconds. This is a normal operation ensuring that proper USB synchronization is established.
NOTE: You must have a PS/2 keyboard in order to use the On-Screen Display and/or keyboard hot keys.
