Chapter 6

Hotkey Operation

Hotkey Port Control

Hotkey port control allows you to provide KVM focus to a particular KVM port directly from the keyboard.

Note: Hotkeys work best in single level and basic cascaded or daisy-chained installations. For installations that combine daisy-chaining and cascading, it is simpler, more convenient, and more efficient to use the OSD.

The KM0832 provides the following hotkey port control features:

ŠPort switching

ŠAuto scanning

ŠSkip mode switching

Invoking Hotkey Mode

All hotkey operations begin by invoking Hotkey mode. You must be viewing a port in the KM0832 KVM installation to invoke Hotkey mode.

To invoke Hotkey mode:

1.Press and hold down the [Num Lock] key.

2.Press and release the minus [-]key or the asterisk [*] key.

3.Release the [Num Lock] key.

[Num Lock] + [-]

-or-

[Num Lock] + [*]

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