Chapter 1. Introduction

 

 

 

No.

Component

Description

 

 

 

1

Power LED

Lights when the KN2116 is powered up and ready to

 

 

operate.

 

 

 

2

Port LEDs

The Port LEDs provide status information about their

 

 

corresponding CPU Ports. There is one pair of LEDs for

 

 

each Port. The one on the top is the On Line LED; the one

 

 

on the bottom is the Selected Port LED:

 

 

M An On Line LED lights GREEN to indicate that the

 

 

computer attached to its corresponding port is up and

 

 

running.

 

 

M A Selected LED lights ORANGE to indicate that the

 

 

computer attached to its corresponding port is the one

 

 

that has the KVM focus. The LED is steady under normal

 

 

conditions, but flashes when its port is accessed under

 

 

Auto Scan Mode (see p. 60).

 

 

M When the KN2116 is first powered on, the On Line and

 

 

Selected LEDs blink in sequence as the Switch performs

 

 

a self-test.

 

 

 

3

Link LED

Flashes GREEN to indicate that a Client program is

 

 

accessing the device.

 

 

 

4

10/100 Mbps

M The LED lights ORANGE to indicate 10 Mbps data

 

Data LED

transmission speed.

M The LED lights GREEN to indicate 100 Mbps data transmission speed.

5Reset Switch M Pressing and holding this switch in while powering on the KN2116 restores the switch to the factory installed firmware version.

 

 

M Pressing and holding this switch in for more than two

 

 

seconds performs a system reset.

 

 

Note: This switch is recessed and must be pushed with a

 

 

thin object - such as the end of a paper clip, or a ballpoint

 

 

pen.

 

 

 

6

Port Switching

M Press Port DOWN to switch from the current port to the

 

Buttons

previous port on the installation.

M Press Port UP to switch from the current port to the next port on the installation.

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