ATEN Technology CS-88A user manual Hotkeys, Hotkey Port Control, Invoking Hotkey Mode

Hotkeys

Hotkey Port Control

Hotkey Port Control allows you to provide KVM focus to a particular computer directly from the keyboard. The Master View CS-88A provides the following Hotkey Port Control features:

MSelecting the Active Port

MAuto Scanning

MSkip Mode

MInvoking Hotkey Mode

1.All Hotkey operations begin by invoking Hotkey Mode. Invoking Hotkey Mode is a three step procedure: 1) Press and hold down the Num Lock key; 2) Press and release the asterisk key or the minus key; 3) Release the Num Lock key:

[Num Lock] + [*];

Or:

[Num Lock] + [-];

2.When Hotkey Mode is active:

M The Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock LEDs flash in succession to indicate so. They stop flashing and revert to normal status when you exit Hotkey Mode.

M A Command Line appears on the monitor screen. The command line prompt is the word Hotkey: in yellow text on a blue background. Hotkey information that you key in displays on the command line.

M Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended - only Hotkey compliant keystrokes and mouse clicks (described in the sections that follow), can be input.

3.Pressing [Esc] or [Spacebar] exits Hotkey Mode.

2002-12-27