ATEN Technology ACS-1208AL, ACS-1216AL user manual Selecting the Active Port, Press Enter

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Selecting the Active Port

ACS-1208AL / ACS-1216AL User Manual

Selecting the Active Port

When Hotkey Mode is active:

MThe 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.

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

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

Pressing [Esc] exits Hotkey Mode.

Each CPU port is assigned a unique Port ID (see Port ID Numbering, p. 2-6). You can directly access any computer on the installation with a Hotkey combination that specifies the Port ID of the CPU Port that the computer is connected to. The steps involved are:

1.Invoke Hotkey Mode (see p. 3-1).

2.Key in the Port ID

The Port ID numbers display on the Command Line as you key them in. If you make a mistake, use [Backspace] to erase the wrong number.

3.Press [Enter]

After you press [Enter], the KVM focus switches to the designated computer and you automatically exit Hotkey Mode.

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ATEN Technology ACS-1208AL, ACS-1216AL user manual Selecting the Active Port, Press Enter