Cascaded OSD Operation
Under Protocol Interface Cascading (see p. 21), the OSDs of the cascaded switches are all seamlessly integrated into the KM0216 / KM0432’s OSD so that all ports can be accessed from there.
Under Physical Interface Cascading (see p. 23), however, there are two separate OSDs: one for the KM0216 / KM0432, and one for the cascaded switch.
If both the KM0216 / KM0432 and the cascaded switch use the same OSD Hotkey ([Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock], for example), both OSDs show up on the console monitor when you invoke the OSD.
The KM0216 / KM0432’s OSD is on top, overlaying the OSD of the cascaded switch. To proceed, select the port that the cascaded switch is conncected to on the KM0216 / KM0432’s OSD. The KM0216 / KM0432’s OSD disappears, leaving the cascaded switch’s OSD for you to work with.
You can eliminate this problem by selecting the alternate OSD Hotkey ([Ctrl] [Ctrl]) for the cascaded switch (see the switch’s User Manual for details). With this method when you press [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock], only the KM0216 / KM0432’s OSD comes up. To proceed:
1.Select the port that the cascaded switch is conncected to. The KM0216 / KM0432’s OSD disappears.
2.Tap [Ctrl] [Ctrl] to bring up the cascaded switch’s OSD for you to work with.
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