Belkin F1DW216 user manual Daisy-Chain Configuration, Static Mode Idle, Select Mode

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USING YOUR SWITCH

Daisy-Chain Configuration

The 7-segment display of a secondary Switch will always display its BANK address. All other buttons and LEDs on secondary BANKs will be disabled.

Static Mode (Idle)

The 7-segment LEDs will display the current BANK ID.

The Port Selection and Shift LEDs will be off.

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

The Switch will go into Select Mode when you press and release any button on the front panel of the console. The Port Selection LEDs will toggle from off to on, and the 7-segment LEDs will toggle from indicating the BANK ID to indicating the BANK in focus.

Select Mode

Select Mode reverts to Static Mode after 5 seconds of inactivity.

The 7-segment LEDs will display the address of the BANK in focus.

One Port Selection LED will be lit, corresponding with the port in focus on the BANK in focus.

The Shift LED will light whenever ports 9–16 are selected. To use the 1x8 or 2x8 KVM Switch to select ports 9–16 on a 1x16 or 2x16 KVM Switch, hold down the corresponding button for one second (the Shift LED will light) then release it.

For example, to select the computer attached to port 9, from Select Mode, press the button for port 1, and hold it for one second before releasing it; the Switch will beep and both the Port 1 LED and Shift LED will light.

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

1.Press the BANK selection buttons to cycle through the BANKs available; each press increases or decreases the BANK in focus by one, and is immediately indicated by the 7-segment LEDs.

2.Press the button corresponding to the port that you would like to select. When you release the button, the Switch will beep, and change the focus to the selected port. If the user has been restricted from accessing the selected port, a banner message will display “Access Denied”.

3.If you press the AutoScan button, when you release the button, the Switch will beep, and change into AutoScan Mode.

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Contents OmniView Table of Contents Introduction Package Contents Feature Overview OverviewDirect-Access Port Selectors Hot KeysReprogrammable Hot Key Initiator Sequence AutoScanEquipment Requirements Product Specifications Front View of the Switch F1DW216C Front View with Fascia Flipped Down F1DW216CBack View of the KVM Switch F1DW216C Front View with Fascia Flipped Down F1DW116CInstallation Pre-ConfigurationInstalling the Switch into a Server Rack Cable Length RecommendationsConnecting Computers to the Switch Standalone Switch InstallationInitial switch position for video compensation Connect the Console Connecting Multiple Switches Daisy-Chaining Example DIP Switch Configuration ChartInstallation Before you begin F1DE101A-AP Example of Daisy-Chain Configuration Connecting the Daisy-Chain CableConnecting the Computers Adding Additional UnitsPowering Up the Systems Standalone Configuration Using Your SwitchSelecting a Computer Using Direct-Access Port Selectors Select Mode Daisy-Chain ConfigurationStatic Mode Idle Selecting a Computer Using Keyboard Hot Key Commands Using the MultiView Feature Using the AutoScan Function from the Front PanelAutoScan Mode Input and Navigation Features Using Your Switch Main Group ColumnComputer Name Column ID ColumnConsole Column Mouse ColumnSecurity Column Setup Scan ColumnSecurity Passwords User Columns 1, 2, 3, GPassword Entry Fields Options Using Your Switch Using Your Switch Error Messages and Dialogs AutoUpdate Firmware Update Utility Installing the AutoUpdate applicationConnecting the computer to the Switch Updating FirmwareUsing Your Switch Updating Devices via the Web Using Your Switch Updating your KVM Manually with a File from a Local Disk Using Your Switch Using Your Switch Completing the Firmware Update Completing a Standalone KVM Firmware UpdateTroubleshooting Glossary Glossary Information FCC StatementP74342