KH1508Ai / KH1516Ai User Manual
Hot Plugging
The KH1508Ai / KH1516Ai supports hot plugging – components can be removed and added back into the installation by unplugging and replugging their cables from their ports without the need to shut the unit down. In order for hot plugging to work properly, however, the procedures described below must be followed.
Hot Plugging Stations
You can switch station positions by simply unplugging from the old parent and plugging into a new one. After you do, in order for the OSD menus to correspond to the change, you must reset the OSD. See RESET STATION IDS, page 34, for details.
Hot Plugging KVM Ports
After switching KVM ports, in order for the OSD menus to correspond to the change, you must manually reconfigure the OSD information for the new Port information. See F3: SET, page 30, and the Port Setting selections under the F4 ADM function, page 33, for details.
Note: If the computer’s Operating System doesn’t support hot plugging, this function may not work properly.
Hot Plugging Console Ports
Keyboard, monitor, and mouse can all be hot plugged. When hot plugging the mouse:
You may unplug the mouse and plug it back in again (to reset the mouse, for example), as long as you use the same mouse.
If you plug in a different mouse, all the stations and all the computers on the installation must be shut down for 10 seconds, then restarted following the Power Up Sequence described under Step 6 on page 18.
Note: If, after hot plugging (or at any other time), there is no response to keyboard and/or mouse input, perform a Keyboard and Mouse Reset by pressing in the Reset switch (see page 8).
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