CL5708 / CL5716 User Manual

Port Selection

The CL5708 / CL5716 provides three port selection methods to access the computers on the installation: Manual, an OSD (on-screen display) menu system, and Hotkeys. Manual port switching is discussed below. See Chapter 4, OSD Operation and Chapter 5, Keyboard Port Operation for more information.

Manual Port Switching

Use the UP and DOWN Port ID / Station ID selection buttons located on the keyboard module (page 8) to switch KVM focus to any port on the installation. Continually pressing any button cycles through the list of available ports/stations.

Port ID Numbering

Each KVM port on the installation is assigned a unique Port ID. The Port ID is made up of two parts: a Station Number, and a Port Number:

ŠThe Station Number is a two digit number of the switch's position in the daisy chain sequence. This number is displayed on the front panel station

ID LED.

ŠThe Port Number is a two digit number of the port on the CL5708 / CL5716 station that a computer is connected to. This number is displayed on the front panel port ID LED.

ŠWhen keying in a Port ID number, the station number precedes the port number.

ŠStation and port numbers from 1–9 are padded with a preceding zero, so they become 01–09.

For example, a computer attached to Port 6 of Station 12 would have a Port ID of: 12-06.

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