Chapter 3. Basic Operation

Port Selection

The KL1508 / KL1516 provides three port selection methods to access the computers on the installation: Manual, an OSD (On Screen Display) menu system, and Hotkeys. OSD Operation is discussed in the next chapter; Hotkey Port Selection is discussed in Chapter 5.

Manual Port Switching

Use the Station and Port selection switches on the keyboard module (see page 8), to manually switch to a port.

Hot Plugging

The KL1508 / KL1516 supports hot plugging—components can be removed and added back into the installation by unplugging their cables from the ports without the need to shut the unit down. In order for hot plugging to work properly, however, the procedures described below must be followed:

Switching Station Positions

You can switch station positions by simply unplugging from the old parent and plugging into a new one. After you do, in order for the OSD menus to correspond to the change, you must reset the Station IDs in the OSD.

See RESET STATION IDS, page 38, for details.

Hot Plugging KVM Ports

In order for the OSD menus to correspond to the change, you must manually reconfigure the OSD to reflect the new Port information. See F3 SET, page 34, and F4 ADM, page 36, for details.

Note: If the computer's Operating System does not support hot plugging, this function may not work properly.

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