Chapter 5

Hotkey Operation

Overview

For speed and convenience, the KL3116 / KL3116T provides a hotkey function that allows you to switch ports and make some configuration settings directly from the keyboard.

Hotkey port control allows you to provide KVM focus to a particular computer directly from the keyboard. The KL3116 / KL3116T provides the following hotkey port control features:

ŠSelecting the Active Port

ŠAuto Scan Mode Switching

ŠSkip Mode Switching

The following configuration settings can also be performed with the hotkey function:

ŠSetting the Hotkey Invocation Hotkey

ŠSetting the OSD Hotkey

ŠSetting the Port Operating System

ŠRestoring the OSD Default Values

ŠComputer Keyboard / Mouse Reset

ŠSetting the Beeper

Note: The hotkey function must be enabled in order to perform hotkey operations. See HOTKEY COMMAND MODE, page 37, for details.

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