Linksys SVIEW08 v2 Combination Action Ctrl + Ctrl, Scroll Lock + Scroll, Enter, Port ID Numbering

ProConnect® Series

Port ID Numbering

•Overview

Each CPU port on an 8-Station KVM Switch is assigned a unique Port ID. You can directly access any PC on any level of the installation by specifying the Port ID of the CPU Port that the PC is connected to - either with HotKey navigation or from the OSD (as shown in Using the OSD Function).

The Port ID is a one, two, or three digit number that is determined by the Stage Level and the CPU Port number of the 8-Station KVM Switch where the PC is connected. The first digit represents the CPU Port number of the First Stage (or Primary) unit; the second digit represents the CPU Port number of the Second Stage (or Secondary) unit; the third digit represents the CPU Port number of the Third Stage (or Tertiary) unit.

For example, a PC attached to a First Stage (or Primary) unit has a one digit Port ID (from 1 to 8), that corresponds to the CPU Port number where the PC is connected.

A PC attached to a Second Stage (or Secondary) unit has a two digit Port ID. The first digit represents the CPU Port number on the First Stage (or Primary) unit that the Second Stage (or Secondary) unit links back to; the second digit represents the CPU Port number on the Second Stage (or Secondary) unit where the PC is connected. Therefore, a Port ID of 23 would refer to a com- puter that is connected to CPU Port 3 of the Second Stage (or Secondary) unit that links back to CPU Port 2 of the First Stage (or Primary) unit.

Likewise, a computer attached to a Third Stage (or Tertiary) unit has a three digit Port ID. One with a Port ID of 241 would be connected to CPU Port 1 of a Third Stage (or Tertiary) unit, that links back to CPU Port 4 of a Second Stage (or Secondary) unit, which, in turn, links back to CPU Port 2 of the First Stage (or Primary) unit.

•Port Key ID Examples

1.To access a PC attached to Port 3 of a Single Stage installation, key in 3 for the Port ID, as follows:

[CTRL] + [ALT] + [SHIFT] + 3 + [ENTER]

ProConnect® 8-Station KVM Switch

2.To access a PC attached to Port 3 of a Two Stage installation, where the PC is attached to Port 3 of a Second Stage (or Secondary) unit that is cascad- ed down from Port 2 of the First Stage (or Primary) unit, key in 23 for the Port ID, as follows:

[CTRL] + [ALT] + [SHIFT] + 2 + 3 + [ENTER]

3.To access a PC attached to Port 1 of a Three Stage installation, where the PC is attached to Port 1 of a Third Stage (or Tertiary) unit that is cascaded down from Port 4 of a Second Stage (or Secondary) unit, which, in turn, is cascaded down from Port 2 of the First Stage (or Primary) unit, key in 241 for the Port ID, as follows:

[CTRL] + [ALT] + [SHIFT] + 2 + 4 + 1 + [ENTER]

HotKey Summary Table

COMBINATION	ACTION
[CTRL] + [CTRL]	Invokes OSD (default)
[SCROLL LOCK] + [SCROLL	Invokes OSD (alternate method)
LOCK]
[CTRL] + [ALT] + [SHIFT] + [Port	Switches access to the PC that
ID number] + [ENTER]	corresponds to the Port ID number
	(as shown in the above examples)
[CTRL] + [ALT] + [SHIFT] + [0] +	Invokes Auto Scan Mode
[ENTER]

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