MATRIX SERVSWITCH™

6.8 Display User-Station Status: [Ctrl] D

This command (press and release left [Ctrl], then press and release the letter [D] key) causes the Matrix ServSwitch to display the most recent connection-status or disconnection-status message (see Section 5.2) sent to your user station. (If such a status message is currently on the screen, entering this command causes the message to disappear.)

6.9 Log Out: [Ctrl] L

If your user station has logins enabled (see Section 4.4), you can log out of a Matrix ServSwitch session with this command (press and release left [Ctrl], then press and release the letter [L] key). A login box (see Section 5.1) will then appear.

6.10 Disconnect: [Ctrl] Q

You can use this command (press and release left [Ctrl], then press and release the letter [Q] key) to deselect (disconnect from) your currently selected computer, allowing other users a chance to access that computer. You will receive a disconnect message saying “User request” (see Section 5.2.3), and your video will go blank until you select another computer.

6.11 Reset: [Ctrl] R

This command can come in handy when certain problems arise. You can use it to reboot your keyboard and mouse without your having to power down the Matrix ServSwitch, as well as to re-enable PS/2 mouse communication if the currently selected CPU has previously disabled it. (With current PCs and operating systems, this command shouldn’t be necessary, but older CPUs running DOS or Windows might need it from time to time. Also, if the problem is strictly mouse-related and is occurring with one or more computers running Windows NT or UNIX, use the [Ctrl] O command instead—see Section 6.12.)

Issue this command if (a) your shared keyboard gets stuck or begins behaving oddly, (b) you need to send mouse data to the CPU, but it hasn’t enabled the mouse (this can happen if you boot up the CPU while the Matrix ServSwitch is off or disconnected), or (c) while using a PS/2 type mouse, you unplug it, plug it back in, then have problems. To issue the Reset command, press and release left [Ctrl], then press and release the letter [R] key.

If you’re using a PS/2 type mouse with a DOS or Windows 3.x CPU, don’t issue this command if the CPU doesn’t have a mouse driver loaded—many such CPUs will crash if you send them unexpected mouse data. (CPUs running UNIX or more recent versions of Windows don’t have this problem.) If your selected CPU is like this, and you have chronic problems when you try to run applications that don’t

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ServSwitch specifications

The Black Box SRX ServSwitch is an innovative KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switch that offers robust solutions for managing multiple computers from a single workstation. This device stands out in environments ranging from data centers to broadcasting studios, where efficient control over multiple systems is crucial.

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