StarTech.com usb dual vga cat5 kvm console extender - 650ft/200m manual Hotkey Commands

Hotkey Commands

A hotkey command is a short key sequence to select a computer, activate computer scan, and so forth. The KVM Extender interprets keystrokes for hotkeys all the time. And the built-in buzzer generates a high-pitched beep for correct hotkey command; otherwise, one short and one long beep are generated for a bad command, in which the bad key command won’t be sent to the extender unit or the selected computer.

Cascade Architecture

The KVM Extender can be connected to the console ports of a KVM Switch, however to prevent any conflict via hotkey commands, the hotkey commands prefixed with Compatibility mode leading code can be applied for directly accessing to the KVM Extender.

Mask Hotkey Switch

The hotkey commands of KVM Switches vary among models, which may cause hotkey errors, unwanted configurations between the Extender Unit and mixed types of KVM Switches that connect to each other. The Mask Hotkey extremely simplifies the hotkey control in cascade architecture.

Cascade	Mask
	Hotkey	Hotkey Commands
Architecture
	Switch
		Standard Mode (factory default). The hotkey command
		starts with the leading code [left Ctrl + left Ctrl ]
NO	OFF	followed by one or two more keystrokes. Only the key
		Ctrl located on the lower-left corner of the keyboard is
		eligible for hotkey commands.
		Compatibility Mode. Users can configure the
YES	OFF	computer attached to the KVM Switch by applying the
		KVM Extender built-in hotkey command prefixed with
		the cascade leading code [left Ctrl + left Ctrl + E ]
		The state of the KVM Extender with or without
		connection(s) to KVM Switch(es). Users can apply built-in
		hotkey commands of its KVM Switch(es) or use the KVM
YES / NO	ON	Extender alternative hotkey command with the button
		maneuvering Press & Hold push-button 2 Sec. followed
		by one or two more keystrokes. In later descriptions, this
		action will be simplified as“[BTN] (2sec.)”

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