Black Box KV7021A, KV7020A manual Operation, Powering Up the System

CHAPTER 4: Operation

4.Operation

4.1Powering Up the System

Once all cables have been connected and all computers have been powered on, the ServSwitch emulates mouse and keyboard signals on each port, enabling your computer to boot normally. The ServSwitch is now ready for use.

4.2 Selecting Computers Using Front-Panel Buttons

You can instantly select any computer by pressing the port selector buttons on the front panel. The corresponding LED will light when the port is selected.

4.3 Selecting Computers Using Keyboard Hotkey Commands

To directly switch the KVM control to any computer via the simple keyboard command sequence, press the <Left-Ctrl> key twice and the <up-arrow> or <down-arrow> keys.

1.To invoke the hotkey mode, press the <Left-Ctrl> key twice within two seconds. The switch will beep to indicate that it’s in hotkey mode.

2.Press the <up-arrow> or <down-arrow> keys to switch to the previous or next port, respectively.

Table 4-1 lists the hotkey commands.

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