SERVSWITCH™

Contents (continued)

Chapter

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5.Operation: On-Screen Display (continued)

5.5 The “Configure Security” Page

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5.5.1

The Configuration Password

68

5.5.2

The Access Password

68

5.5.3

The Access Timeout

69

5.5.4

Setting the Passwords

69

5.6 The “Computer Select Window”

70

6. Troubleshooting

71

6.1 Restoring Factory-Default Settings

71

6.2 Common Problems

72

6.2.1

CPU Doesn’t Boot

72

6.2.2

Can’t Switch Ports from Keyboard

73

6.2.3

Typed Characters Wrong or Missing

73

6.2.4

Can’t Switch or Scan to Certain Ports

73

6.2.5

ServSwitch Scans or Switches to Empty Ports

74

6.2.6

Mouse Driver Doesn’t Load

74

6.2.7

Can’t Access Mouse Functions

74

6.2.8

PS/2 Mouse Gets Out of Sync

74

6.2.9

Mouse Doesn’t Move Pointer/Cursor

75

6.2.10

Display is Fuzzy

75

6.2.11

Video Not Synchronized or Wrong Color

75

6.2.12

Can’t Access High-Resolution Mode

76

6.2.13

On-Screen Display Not Synchronized

76

6.2.14

CPUs Lock Up When Windows 3.x Loaded

76

6.2.15

ServSwitch Doesn’t Work with Docking Station

76

6.2.16 ServSwitch Doesn’t Work with

 

Dongle-Protected Software

76

6.2.17 ServSwitch Doesn’t Work with IBM ThinkPad

77

6.2.18 Lost Password

77

6.3 Calling Black Box

77

6.4 Shipping and Packaging

77

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Black Box KV3108SA-R4, SW722A-R4, SW721A-R4, SW724A-R4, SW723A-R4, SW725A-R4 manual Servswitch

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