ATEN Technology CE800b Operation, Operating Modes, Mode Selection, Basic Operation

Chapter 3

Operation

Basic Operation

Operating Modes

The CE800B USB KVM Extender utilizes three operating modes: Auto, Local, and Remote, as described in the table below:

Mode	Description
Local	Only the local console has complete access. Although operators
	at both consoles can see the display, only the local console
	operator has keyboard and mouse access and control.
Remote	Only the remote console has complete access. Although
	operators at both consoles can see the display, only the remote
	console operator has keyboard and mouse access and control.
Auto	Both consoles have access but neither has complete input
	control. The first console to create keyboard or mouse input
	takes control. Following this, if there is no input for five seconds,
	the CE800B goes back to Auto Mode.

Mode Selection

The Operating Mode Selection Switch, located on each unit’s front panel, controls the operating mode of the CE800B USB KVM Extender system. Pressing the switch toggles the operating mode as follows:

Switch	Action
Local (CE800BL) Selection	Toggles between Auto and Local. In Local Mode, only the
Switch	local console has keyboard and mouse access and
	control of the computer (or computers via KVM switch).
Remote (CE800BR)	Toggles between Auto and Remote. In Remote Mode,
Selection Switch	only the remote console has keyboard and mouse
	access and control of the computer (or computers via
	KVM switch).

When the system is in Local Mode, the Remote unit’s selection switch is inactive. Pressing it has no effect – the Remote operator cannot take over control. The Remote selection switch only becomes active after the Local selection switch is pressed to put the system back into Auto Mode.

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