Mercury 8/16 User’s Manual
5.Hot Plug
The KVM Switch supports “Hot Plug“ function for easy addition or removal of PCs. The user can arrange or maintain PCs as follows:
a. A PC can be disconnected and reconnected to the same or different port of the KVM unit without having to power it off as long as it is not the
b. The pass through port PC (i.e. the pass through port means the console port is connected to PC directly) is powered on. Before you go hot plug function, please switch to this pass through port to next port (or say emulation port) and then switch back to the pass through port.
c. You may unplug the mouse or the keyboard from the console port and plug it back in at any time.
Some O.S. (Operation Systems) like SCO Unix are unable to support “Hot Plug ” function. If you apply “Hot Plug” to this kind of O.S., it will cause unpredictable behavior or shut down the PC. Before attempting to use “Hot Plug”, please make sure your O.S. and mouse software driver supports the “Hot Plug” function.
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