Chapter 4

Keyboard Port Operation

The CS1642 / CS1644 provides an extensive, easy-to-use, hotkey function that makes it convenient to control and configure your KVM installation from the keyboard. Hotkeys provide asynchronous (independent) switching of the KVM, USB hub and audio focus. If you wish, you can give one computer the KVM console focus, another the USB hub focus and the other two the audio focus.

Port Switching

All port switches begin with tapping the Scroll Lock key twice. The tables below describe the actions that each combination performs.

Note: If using the Scroll Lock key conflicts with other programs running on the computer, the Ctrl key can be used, instead. See Alternate Port Switching Keys, page 19, for details.

Cycling Through the Ports

Hotkey

Action

 

 

 

 

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]

Brings the KVM, USB hub, and audio focus from the

[Enter]

port that currently has the KVM focus to the next port on

 

the installation (1 to 2; 2 to 1 for the CS1642: 1 to 2; 2 to

 

3; 3 to 4; 4 to 1 for the CS1644).

 

 

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]

Brings only the KVM focus from the port that currently

[K] [Enter]

has it to the next port on the installation. The USB and

 

audio focus remain where they are.

 

 

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]

Brings only the USB hub focus from the port that

[U] [Enter]

currently has it to the next port on the installation. The

 

KVM and audio focus remain where they are.

 

 

[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]

Brings only the audio focus from the port that currently

[S] [Enter]

has it to the next port on the installation. The KVM and

 

USB hub focus remain where they are.

 

 

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