KVM-8 I nstaller/User Guide
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Advanced Operation
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Keyboard Translation
The KVM Switch allows you to use PS/2 or Sun keyboards to operate any type of
attached computer. However, when crossing platforms, certain keys will need to be
“remapped” in order to provide all of the functions available on the keyboard native
to that platform. For example, if you access a Sun workstation with a PS/2 keyboard,
you will notice that the PS/2 keyboard does not have the STOP and AGAIN keys that
are on a true Sun keyboard. But, by turning Scroll Lock on, the F1 and F2 keys on
the PS/2 keyboard function as the Sun STOP and AGAIN keys. With Scroll Lock
off, F1 and F2 function normally. The table below shows the translations for a PS/2
keyboard to a Sun computer. All mapped functions in the table will only be valid when
the Scroll Lock is on.
Mapped Functions for PS/2 Keyboard to Sun C omputer
Key Sun Key Sun
F1 STOP F9 FIND
F2 AGAIN F10 CUT
F3 PROPS F11 POWER
F4 UNDO F12 COMMAND
F5 FRONT keypad * COMPOSE
F6 COPY NUMLOCK HELP
F7 OPEN keypad / MUT E
F8 PASTE keypad - VOL -
keypad + VOL +
Sun keyboard s have a powe r key used t o power the wor kstation on a nd off. PS/2
keyboards m ay have a slee p key to plac e the comput er in a sta nd-by or power
saving mode.