Linksys SVIEW08 v2 manual Setting Function, F4 Quick View, F5 Edit, F6 Set

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ProConnect® Series

F4 (Quick View)

Quick View allows you to select the ports you want to include for automatic scanning under the Quick View Scanning feature. Pressing the F4 key will select and deselect a port when the Highlight Bar is over a specific port. When you have selected a port, a triangle will appear in the QV column.

F5 (Edit)

To help remember which computer is attached to a particular port, every port can be given a name. The Edit function allows to create, modify and delete port names. To Edit a port name:

1.Move the Highlight bar to the port you want to edit.

2.Press the F5 key.

3.Type in the new Port Name, or modify/delete the old one. A port name can be up to 15 alphanumeric characters in length and can also include the “+”, “-”, “/”, “:”, “.” and “SPACE” characters. Port names are not case sensitive and will appear as uppercase.

4.When you have finished editing, press the Enter key to complete editing. To abort an edit, press the Escape key.

F6 (Set)

Pressing the F6 key brings up the OSD configuration menu. To change a con- figuration setting:

1.Move the Highlight bar to the choice you want, then press the Enter key.

2.On the submenu that appears next, move the Highlight bar to the choice you want, then press the Enter key.

An icon of a pointing finger indicates which choice is currently selected. An explanation of the choices is shown in the table on the following pages.

ProConnect® 8-Station KVM Switch

SETTING

FUNCTION

 

 

Channel Display

Selects how the Port ID is displayed: The Port

Mode

Number plus the Name (PN + NAME); the Port

 

Number alone (PN); or the Name alone (NAME).

 

 

Channel Display

Determines how long a Port ID displays on the

Duration

monitor after a port change has taken place: 3

 

Seconds; or Always On.

 

 

Channel Display

Allows you to position where the Port ID appears

Position

on the screen. Use the Arrow Keys, Pg Up, Pg Dn,

 

Home, End, and “5” (on the number pad with

 

Num Lock off), to position the Port ID display.

 

Then, press the [Enter] key to lock the position

 

and return to the Set submenu.

 

 

Scan Duration

Determines how long the display dwells on each

 

port as it cycles through the selected ports in

 

Quick View Scan Mode. The options are: 3, 5, 10,

 

15, 20, 30, 40, and 60 seconds.

 

 

OSD Activating

Selects which HotKey activates the OSD func-

HotKey

tion: [CTRL] + [CTRL] or [SCROLL LOCK] +

 

[SCROLL LOCK]. The default is the CTRL key

 

combination, but this may conflict with pro-

 

grams running on the computers. In this case,

 

the SCROLL LOCK option should be used.

 

 

Set Password

Allows you to set a password in order to control

 

access to: Clearing the Name List; Restoring

 

Default Values; and Locking/Unlocking the

 

Console. See the OSD Security Features section

 

for password setting details.

 

 

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Contents ProConnect Station KVM Switch Copyright & Trademarks Table of Contents IntroductionPackage Contents 8-Station KVM Switch’s Front PanelSystem Requirements 8-Station KVM Switch’s Rear Panel PowerSingle Station Installation Console portsTwo Stage Installation Three Stage InstallationProConnect Series Using the ProConnect 8-Station KVM Switch Powering Off and RestartingHot Plugging Port SelectionCombination Action Ctrl + Ctrl Scroll Lock + ScrollLock EnterUsing the On-Screen Display OSD OverviewOSD Menu Navigation OSD HotKey NavigationPowered on Heading ExplanationName Choice MeaningSetting Function F4 Quick ViewF5 Edit F6 SetSetting Default OSD SecurityTroubleshooting Appendix Computer Connection TableSpecifications EnvironmentalWarranty Information Tech Support RMA Issues FaxContact Information Sales InformationCopyright 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved