KN2018 / KN2116 User Manual

The Configuration page settings are explained in the following table:

Setting

Function

OSD Hotkey

Selects which Hotkey controls the OSD function: [Scroll Lock]

 

[Scroll Lock] or [Ctrl] [Ctrl]. Since the Ctrl key combination may

 

conflict with programs running on the computers, the default is

 

the Scroll Lock combination.

 

 

ID Display

Selects how the Port ID is displayed: the Port Number alone

 

(PORT NUMBER); the Port Name alone (PORT NAME); or the

 

Port Number plus the Port Name (PORT NUMBER + PORT

 

NAME). The default is PORT NUMBER + PORT NAME).

 

 

ID Duration

Determines how long a Port ID displays on the monitor after a

 

port change has taken place. You can choose an amount from 1

 

- 255 seconds. The default is 3 Seconds.

 

 

Scan Select

Selects which computers will be accessed under Auto Scan

 

Mode (see pp. 46 and 47). Choices are: ALL - All the Ports

 

which have been set Accessible (see p. 27); POWERED ON -

 

Only those Ports which have been set Accessible and are

 

Powered On; QUICK VIEW - Only those Ports which have been

 

set Accessible and have been selected as Quick View Ports (see

 

p. 33); QUICK VIEW + POWERED ON - Only those Ports which

 

have been set Accessible and have been selected as Quick View

 

Ports and are Powered On. The default is ALL.

 

 

Scan Duration

Determines how long the focus dwells on each port as it cycles

 

through the selected ports in Auto Scan Mode (see pp. 46 and

 

47). Key in a value from 1 - 255 seconds. The default is 5

 

seconds; a setting of 0 disables the Scan function.

 

 

Screen Blanker

If there is no input from the console for the amount of time set

 

with this function, the screen is blanked. Key in a value from 1 -

 

30 minutes. A setting of 0 disables this function. The default is 0

 

(disabled).

 

 

Logout Timeout

If there is no Operator input for the amount of time set with this

 

function, the Operator is automatically logged out. A login is

 

necessary before the KN2116 can be accessed again.

 

 

Beeper

When set to ON, the beeper sounds whenever a Port is changed;

 

when activating the Auto Scan function (see pp. 46 and 47); or

 

an invalid entry is made on an OSD menu. The default is ON.

 

 

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KN2108 specifications

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