KH2508A / KH2516A User Manual

Setting

Function

 

 

SET

This function sets a time threshold for users on ports whose Operation

OCCUPY

Mode has been set to Occupy (see SET OPERATION MODE,

TIMEOUT

page 31). If there is no activity from the user occupying the port for the

 

amount of time set here, the user is timed out and keyboard and

 

mouse control on the port is released, after which the first user to send

 

keyboard or mouse input will occupy the port. However, the user

 

originally connected to the port will still see the port’s video output.

 

Input a value from 1 to 255 seconds. The default is 30 seconds.

 

 

EDIT PORT

To identify which computer is connected to a particular port, each port

NAMES

can be assigned a name. This function allows the administrator to

 

create, modify, or delete port names. To assign a port name:

 

1. Click the port to be assigned, or use the navigation keys to move

 

the highlight bar to it, then press [Enter].

 

2. Key in the new port name; or modify/delete the old one. The maxi-

 

mum number of characters allowed for the port name is 14. Legal

 

characters include:

 

Š All alpha characters: A–Z

 

Š All numeric characters: 0–9

 

*You can enter the port names in either upper or lower case

 

however the OSD displays the port name only in UPPERCASE.

 

3. When you have finished editing, press [Enter] to have the change

 

take effect. To abort the change, press [Esc].

 

 

RESTORE

This function is used to undo all configuration changes and return to

DEFAULT

the original factory default configuration (see OSD Factory Default

VALUES

Settings, page 66) – except for the Names settings, assigned to the

 

ports, which are saved.

 

 

CLEAR THE

This function clears the port name list.

NAME LIST

 

 

 

RESET

Use this function to reset the Station IDs when the IDs in the OSD do

STATION IDS

not match the physical positions of the Stations in the chain. This can

 

be due to a new installation or a change in the station positions.

 

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 of 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.

 

 

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