Although it is theoretically possible to select computers on cascaded units by pressing the hotkeys and then typing in the port address this would be highly confusing for users and is not generally recommended. Consequently it is normally advisable to use the
However it is sometimes useful to be able to connect to ports on cascaded units via a specific cascade cable (rather than the first available of a group) in order to check that the cabling is working as expected. To do this you can use a hotkey sequence similar to the example shown below.
For example to connect to port 14 on a LINDY Dual/Quad PRO 4 that is cascaded off port 1 of your first LINDY Dual/Quad PRO . Although the following example selects a port with a four digit address (port 0114) you can type port addresses that are eight digits long to access computers that are on the forth cascade level
(e.g. Port 01140203).
press ba0 | release 0 |
press 1 | release 1 |
press 1 | release 1 |
press 4 release 4ba
4.17 Resetting user port keyboards and mice
The LINDY Dual/Quad PRO gives you the facility to perform a complete power off reset of the keyboard and mouse that are connected to a selected user port. This can be useful if you wish to disconnect the keyboard or mouse and replace them with alternatives. Keyboards will enable themselves automatically if they are disconnected and then
Consequently you will normally need to perform a
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