To enable KVM security

1Display the KVM configuration menu.

2 Use to highlight ‘Setup Options’ and press .

3Highlight ‘Security’ and press to select ‘ENABLED’.

4 Now create a new password for the ADMIN user account.

To set an ADMIN password

1Display the KVM configuration menu.

2 Use to highlight ‘Edit User List’ and press .

3Highlight ‘ADMIN’ and press . Press again to accept the name ‘ADMIN’ without change.

4Enter an appropriate password for the ADMIN user account with regard to the following:

The password can be up to 12 characters long.

The password can use letters, numerals and/or certain punctuation marks.

The password is not case sensitive.

5Press . The ‘Edit Access Rights’ menu will be displayed. However, as the ADMIN account always has access to all computers, press again to save the new password.

What to do if the ADMIN password has been forgotten.

To change the KVM hotkeys

1Display the KVM configuration menu.

2 Use to highlight ‘Setup Options’ and press .

3Highlight ‘Hotkeys’ and press to select the required hotkey combination. The options are: CRTL+ALT, CTRL+SHIFT, ALT+SHIFT, ALT GR, LEFT ALT+RIGHT ALT, LEFT CTRL+LEFT ALT, RIGHT CTRL+RIGHT ALT or

DISABLED.

4 Press to return to the ‘Configuration Menu’.

To create/edit KVM user accounts

1Display the KVM configuration menu. Note: You must be logged-in as the ADMIN user.

2Use to highlight ‘Edit User List’ and press .

3 Either:

Create a new account - Press , enter a new user name and press , or

Edit an existing account - Highlight the required user name and press Edit the name, if appropriate, and/or press .

4Enter or edit the password with regard to the following:

The password can be up to 12 characters long.

The password can use letters, numerals and/or certain punctuation marks.

The password is not case sensitive.

The password field can remain blank to allow open access to this account.

5Press to display the ‘Edit Access Rights’ menu. Here you can determine which of the connected computers can be accessed by the selected user account. Only computers that show the ‘+’ marker to the right of the menu box will be accessible to the user account.

Note: Access rights for user accounts to particular computers can also be controlled from the ‘Edit Computer List’ menu.

6Select and deselect computers as follows:

Individual computer - Use and to highlight a computer name,

then press to apply, or remove, a ‘+’ marker.

Access to all computers – Press

Access to no computers – Press

7When all settings have been made, press to save and exit. Press to return to the ‘Configuration Menu’.

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Adder Technology Switch manual To enable KVM security, To set an Admin password, To change the KVM hotkeys

Switch specifications

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