Chapter 3

Basic Operation

Port Selection

KH1508i / KH1516i 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

OSD (On Screen Display), provides a menu driven interface to the computer switching procedure. The KH1508i / KH1516i provides two OSD systems: A text-based OSD when you log in from a local console; and a graphical OSD when you log in remotely over the internet. Local console OSD operation is discussed in the next chapter; graphical OSD operation is discussed in Chapter 7 (for Windows logins) and Chapter 8 (for 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 Keyboard Port Operation, page 34, for details.

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