Chapter 5

Hotkey Operation

Hotkey Port Control

Hotkey Port Control allows you to provide KVM focus to a particular computer directly from the keyboard. The CS-88A provides the following Hotkey Port Control features:

ŠSelecting the Active Port

ŠAuto Scanning

ŠSkip Mode

Invoking Hotkey Mode

All Hotkey operations begin by invoking Hotkey Mode. Invoking Hotkey Mode takes three steps:

1.Hold down the Num Lock key;

2.Press and release the asterisk or the minus key;

3.Release the Num Lock key:

[Num Lock] + [*];

or:

[Num Lock] + [-];

When Hotkey Mode is active:

ŠThe Num Lock, 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.

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.

Pressing [Esc] or [Spacebar] exits Hotkey Mode.

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