ATEN Technology CL-1208, CL-1216 Hotkey Operation, Hotkey Port Access, Invoking Hotkey Mode, Note:, minus, [Esc], Hotkey, Num Lock, Num Lock, When Hotkey Mode is active:

Chapter 5

Hotkey Operation

Hotkey Port Access

Hotkey Port Access allows you to provide the KVM focus to any computer on your installation directly from the keyboard. The CL-1208 / CL-1216 provides three hotkey port access features:

ŠSelecting the Active Port

ŠAuto Scanning

ŠSkip Mode Switching

Note: The hotkey function must be enabled to use hotkey operations. See Hotkey Command Mode, p. 33 for details.

Invoking Hotkey Mode

All Hotkey operations begin by invoking Hotkey Mode (HKM). There are two methods to invoke HKM. The first is to tap the Hotkey key on the keyboard (see Dedicated Invocation Keys, p. 63); the second, is as follows:

1.Press and hold the Num Lock key;

2.Press and release the minus key;

3.Release the Num Lock key:

[Num Lock] + [-];

When Hotkey Mode is active:

ŠThe Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock LEDs flash in succession to indicate so. They stop flashing and revert to normal status when you exit HKM.

ŠA 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.

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

ŠPressing [Esc] exits HKM.

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