Tripp Lite B004-DUA4-K-R owner manual Operation, Pushbutton, Keyboard Hotkey Commands, Description

Operation

There are two ways to access the computers connected to your KVM switch; Pushbutton or Keyboard Hotkey Commands.

Pushbutton

Press the pushbutton on the KVM to toggle between the connected computers. When toggling between ports, the default is for the computer, audio and USB hub functionality to be switched together. To un-bind either audio or USB hub control from port switching, use the keyboard hotkey commands listed in the following section.

Keyboard Hotkey Commands

Another way to switch between connected computers is to use keyboard hotkey commands. Besides allowing you to switch computers, hotkey commands enable you to perform other functions, such as binding/ unbinding computer switching with audio and/or the USB hub ports, initiate an auto scan, etc. The following table lists the available keyboard hotkey commands, explains how to initiate them and describes what they do.

Command	Hotkey	Description
Select	[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]	Switches the KVM focus to the
Computer	[x]	selected port.
Port	x = 1, 2, 3 or 4
Select USB	[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]	Selects which computer port has
Hub Focus	[Fx]	the focus of the USB hub ports.
	Fx = [F1] for port 1, [F2]	Note: When computer and hub
	for port 2, etc.	switching are bound together,
		switching hub focus will also
		switch the focus of the KVM.
Select Audio	[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]	Selects which computer port
Focus	[Fy]	has the focus of the audio and
	Fy = [F5] for port 1, [F6]	mic ports. Note: When computer
	for port 2, etc.	and audio switching are bound
		together, switching audio focus will
		also switch the focus of the KVM.
Bind	[Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]	Binds computer and hub
Computer and	[Z]	switching together. This is
Hub Switching		enabled by default.

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