Chapter 5. Hotkey Operation

Setting the Port Operating System

A port’s operating system configuration can be matched to that of the computer attached to the port by performing the following steps:

1.Enter the Hotkey mode with the:

[Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12] combination.

2.Press a [Function] key, where [Function] refers to one of the function keys in the following table:

KeyDescription

F1 Sets the Port OS to Windows

F2 Sets the Port OS to Mac

F3 Sets the Port OS to Sun

After pressing a function key you automatically exit Hotkey mode.

Restore the Default Values

This administrator-only Hotkey restores the KL1508A / KL1516A default values (see RESTORE DEFAULT VALUES on page 42) by performing the following steps:

1.Enter the Hotkey mode with the:

[Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12] combination.

2.Press [R].

3.Press [Enter].

After you press [Enter], the command line displays RESET TO DEFAULT SETTING for three seconds; then the message disappears and you automatically exit Hotkey mode.

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