An optional
The AUTO key puts the ServSwitch Duo into autoscan mode. You can choose which ports the Switch scans, and how long it pauses at each port during a scan, with the “L” and “T” commands in configure mode (see Section 4.2.3). Note that, in cascaded systems, you can’t scan all of the CPU ports on all Switches in the same scan; you have to press the AUTO key individually on each Switch. For more information on autoscanning, see the “Use {Hotkeys} + [A]...” paragraph in Section 5.7.
Pressing both the AUTO and SELECT keys at the same time will “lock” the ServSwitch Duo, causing it to disable all video output and select CPU channel 0 (zero, the “nothing” channel, something like your local
AUTO and SELECT keys pressed together for 5 seconds: The “Keyboard and mouse reset” function
Pressing both the AUTO and SELECT keys at the same time and holding them in for five seconds will blank the ServSwitch Duo’s display and cause the Switch to cut off power to the shared keyboards and mice of both control ports in order to completely reset them. After several more seconds, the Switch resumes supplying power to the keyboards and mice and returns to normal operation. This reset function has no effect on the computers connected to the Switch.
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