ATEN Technology US221A / US421A Basic Operation, Lock / Unlock Connection, Switch to Local Computer, Cancel Switch Request

Basic Operation

When you click on the icon in your system tray, a menu bar of shortcuts appears. The first item at the top of the menu is one of four shortcuts, depending on the current status of the US221A / US421A. Shortcut options are Lock Connection, Unlock Connection, Switch to Local Computer, and Cancel Switch Request.

Lock / Unlock Connection

To lock the connection from your computer to the USB peripheral, click on the icon in the system tray and select Lock Connection.

This method is a toggle between Lock and Unlock, so to unlock the connection, do the same but click Unlock Connection.

Switch to Local Computer

To bring the control of the USB peripheral device to your computer, click on the icon in the system tray and select Switch to Local Computer.

Cancel Switch Request

If you have sent a request to the USB peripheral device and the USB peripheral device is busy, your request is queued. To cancel a sent request, click on the icon in the system tray and select Cancel Switch Request.

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