Chapter 3

Basic Operation

Port Selection

KH1508Ai / KH1516Ai installations provide three methods to obtain instant access to any computer in your installation: Manual, OSD, and Hotkey.

Manual

For manual port selection, simply press the Port Switch that corresponds to the device you wish to access.

OSD / GUI

The KH1508Ai / KH1516Ai provides menu driven interfaces to the computer switching procedure. There are two systems: A text-based OSD when you log in from a local console; and a graphical user interface (GUI) when you log in remotely over the internet or locally via a Laptop console. Local console OSD operation is discussed in the next chapter; GUI operation is discussed from Chapter 5 onwards for Internet browser, Laptop, and Windows and Java logins.

Keyboard Hotkeys

Hotkeys allow you to conveniently provide KVM focus to a particular computer from the local console keyboard, instead of having to manually select them by pressing Port Selection switches. See Hotkey Port Control, page 38, for details.

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