Chapter 4. OSD Operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting

Function

 

 

SET CAT 5

Lets you specify how long the Cat 5/6e 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).

 

 

SET

This setting selects which console(s) (internal/external) are enabled:

CONSOLE

0 Both consoles enabled

MODE

 

1 LCD Console only

 

2 External console only

 

Use the spacebar to cycle through the choices. The default is 0.

 

Changes will not be saved until you logout.

 

 

FIRMWARE

In order to upgrade the KL1508A / KL1516A and adapter cable

UPGRADE

firmware (see The Firmware Upgrade Utility, page 59) 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.

 

 

SET LOGIN

This function allows the administrator to request users to login or not.

MODE

When the login dialog box is disabled, the system disables the login/

 

logout function. If the system is re-started, the login/logout function

 

remains disabled.

 

 

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