KL3116 / KL3116T User Manual
Port Selection
The KL3116 / KL3116T provides three port selection methods to access the computers on the installation: Manual Port Switching, OSD Port Switching, and Hotkey Port Switching. An additional method is available for the KL3116T, which is the Touch Screen Icon.
For manual port switching, use the station selection and port selection buttons on the keyboard module to manually switch to a port. Refer to page 7 for details.
OSD port switching is described in Chapter 4.
Hotkey port switching is described in Chapter 5.
For KL3116T, use the Touch Screen Icon on the right side of the LCD screen. See Touch Screen Icon, page 29.
Port ID Numbering
Each KVM port on a KL3116 / KL3116T installation is assigned a unique port ID. The port ID is made up of two parts: a Station Number, and a Port Number:
The Station Number: is a two digit number which reflects the switch's position in the daisy chain sequence.
Note: The KL3116 / KL3116T has a station number of 01. The first daisy chained switch has a station number of 02, the second daisy chained switch has a station number of 03, etc.
The Port Number: is a two digit number which reflects the port on the switch that the computer is connected to.
The Station Number precedes the port number.
Station and port numbers from
For example, a computer attached to Port 6 of Station 12 would have a port ID of:
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