Chapter 2. Hardware Setup
Port Selection
The KH98 provides three methods to obtain instant access to any computer on your installation: Manual, OSD, and Hotkey.
Manual:
Simply press the appropriate Port Selection Switch on the unit's front panel. After you press the switch, the Selected LED lights to indicate that the port has the KVM focus. The OSD (see page 19) automatically switches to highlight the computer that you have selected.
Note: 1. On a cascaded installation, you must press the Port Selection switch on the KH98 Station that connects directly to the computer you want to access.
2.Simultaneously pressing Port Selection buttons 7 and 8 on the First Stage unit initiates the Auto Scan feature (see F7 SCAN:, page 34), in which all the ports currently selected for Quick View scanning (see SET QUICK VIEW PORTS, page 28), are cycled through. The length of time spent on each port is determined with the Scan Duration setting under the OSD's F3 SET function (see page 24).
OSD:
OSD (On Screen Display), provides a menu driven interface to handle the computer switching procedure to provide instant access to any computer on the installation. OSD operation is discussed in detail beginning on page 19.
Hotkey:
Hotkeys allow you to conveniently provide KVM focus to a particular computer from the keyboard, instead of having to manually select them by pressing Port Selection switches. Hotkey operation is discussed in detail beginning on page 37.
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