Hotkey Commands for both Remote Unit and Local Unit

Before inserting the hotkey commands, it’s required to launch the leading code ( [Ctrl] + [Ctrl] or [Ctrl] + [Ctrl] + [E] ) depending on Cascade Architecture.

Hotkey Commands

Keyboard Push Button

[Alt] + [E]

N/A

Function Descriptions

Cascading status selection * [both Units]

One beep: Enable Standard Mode

* [Remote Unit]

Two beeps: Enable Compatibility Mode, and the user at Remote Unit accessing to the KVM switch that is connecting to Local Unit.

* [Local Unit]

Two beeps: Enable Compatibility Mode, and the users at Local Unit accessing to the KVM switch that is connecting to the Local Unit.

[Alt] + [S]

N/A

Reset the Unit to the factory default

[Esc]

N/A

Escape from hotkey mode

 

 

Mode selection in Sequence

[T]

N/A

Switch console control between Local Computer and

 

 

Remote Computer

 

 

Local mode selection

 

 

* [Remote Unit]

 

 

Enable the user at the Remote Unit accessing to

 

 

the computer (KVM Switch) that connects to the

[1]

N/A

Remote Unit.

 

 

* [Local Unit]

 

 

Enable the user at Local Unit exclusive accessing to

 

 

the PC (KVM Switch) that connects to Local Unit.

 

 

Disables the Remote Unit user accessing.

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