CS-1754 / CS-1758 User Manual

Hotkey Port Access

Hotkey Port Access allows you to select which computer has the KVM focus. The CS-1754 / CS-1758 provides the following Hotkey Port Access features:

ŠSelecting the Active Port

ŠAuto Scan Mode

Selecting the Active Port:

You can bring the KVM focus to any computer with a hotkey combination that specifies its Port ID (see Port ID Numbering, page 21 for details):

1.Invoke HKM (see Invoking Hotkey Mode (HKM), page 35).

2.Key in the computer's Port ID number.

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].

The KVM focus switches to the computer associated with the specified Port ID, and you automatically exit Hotkey Mode.

Auto Scan Mode

The CS-1754 / CS-1758's Auto Scan feature automatically switches among all the active KVM Ports that are accessible to the currently logged on User at regular intervals (see Scan Mode of the OSD F3 SET function, page 27), so that he can monitor their activity automatically.

To start Auto Scanning, key in the following Hotkey combination:

1.Invoke Hotkey Mode (see Invoking Hotkey Mode (HKM), page 35)

2.Key in [A]

After you press A, you automatically exit Hotkey Mode, and enter Auto Scan Mode.

3.To exit Auto Scan Mode, press [Esc] or [Spacebar]; or Right Click with the mouse.

Note: While Auto Scan Mode is in effect, ordinary keyboard and mouse

functions are suspended - only Auto Scan Mode compliant keystrokes and mouse clicks can be input. You must exit Auto Scan Mode in order to regain normal control of the console.

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