KL1508 / KL1516 User Manual
When Hotkey Mode is active:
The Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock LEDs flash in succession to indicate so. They stop flashing and revert to normal status when you exit Hotkey Mode.
A Command Line appears on the monitor screen. The command line prompt is the word Hotkey: in yellow text on a blue background, and displays the subsequent Hotkey information that you key in.
Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended - only Hotkey compliant keystrokes (described in the sections that follow), can be input.
At the conclusion of some hotkey operations, you automatically exit hotkey mode. With others, you must exit manually by pressing [Esc] or [Spacebar].
Selecting the Active Port
Each Computer Port is assigned a Port ID (see Port ID Numbering, page 28). You can directly access any computer on the installation with a Hotkey combination that specifies the Port ID of the port it is connected to. The steps involved are:
1.Invoke Hotkey Mode (see page 45).
2.Key in the Port ID
The Port ID numbers display on the Command Line as you key them in. If you make a mistake, use [Backspace] to erase the wrong number.
3.Press [Enter]
After you press [Enter], the KVM focus switches to the designated computer and you automatically exit Hotkey Mode.
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