KH1508Ai / KH1516Ai User Manual

Setting

Function

 

 

RESET

If you change the position of one of the stations in the daisy chain, the

STATION IDS

OSD settings will no longer correspond to the new situation. This

 

function directs the OSD to rescan the station positions of the entire

 

installation and updates the OSD so that the OSD station information

 

corresponds to the new physical layout.

 

Note: Only the station numbers get updated. Except for the port

 

names, all administrator settings (such as Set Accessible Ports, Set

 

Quick View Ports, etc.), for all of the computers affected by the change,

 

have to be manually redone.

 

 

SET

Specifies the operating platform of the computer attached to each port.

OPERATING

You must configure each port on the installation. For each port, press

SYSTEM

the [Spacebar] to cycle through the choices (PC, Mac or Sun). Repeat

 

until all the ports have been set, then press [Esc]. The default is PC.

 

Note: If you are installing a Sun or Mac computer it may not boot when

 

you run it for the first time unless you first set the correct operating

 

system for the port it is connected to.

 

 

SET CAT 5

Lets you specify how long the Cat 5e/6 cable between the port and the

LENGTH

KVM adapter cable is. Press [Spacebar] to cycle through the cable

 

length settings:

 

S: Short – for up to 25 m

 

M: Medium – for between 20 and 35 m

 

L: Long – for above 35 m

 

An S, M, or L appears next to the port to indicate the choice.

 

 

SET

Sets the keyboard language layout for the computers attached to each

KEYBOARD

port. Press [Spacebar] to cycle through the choices: The default is

LANGUAGE

English (US).

 

 

FIRMWARE

In order to upgrade the KH1508Ai / KH1516Ai and adapter cable

UPGRADE

firmware (see Device Firmware Upgrade, page 136) you must first

 

enable Firmware Upgrade mode with this setting.

 

When you bring up this menu, the current firmware version levels

 

display. Select Y to enable Firmware Upgrade mode, or N to leave this

 

menu without enabling it.

 

 

ADAPTER

This function allows the administrator to check the firmware version of

UPGRADE

the KVM adapter cable. When you bring up this menu, the current

 

firmware version levels display. See FIRMWARE UPGRADE, above,

 

also.

 

 

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