Tripp Lite B004-VUA2-K-R KVM Switching Operation Reference, Switching PCs Using Operation Menu

Operation (continued)

Universal hot key for switching to next port:

Universal hot key sequence = ScrLk + ScrLk

•For other operating systems on PCs such as Linux, you can still use this special hot key to facilitate PC switching. This special hot key is not available for Mac.

•Both the universal hot key, ScrLk + ScrLk and the user-definable hot key, Ctrl - Alt - [command key] WILL NOT allow you to switch to an empty port that is not connected with any computer. To force your KVM to switch to an empty port, just press the manual push-button to switch.

•Each keystroke within a hot key sequence should be pressed within 2 seconds. Otherwise, the hot key sequence will not be validated.

•After port switching, you have to wait until the KVM Switching icon shows the target port before you can perform the next switch.

•All the hot keys are functional only after your PCs are booting into the OS. If you want to switch PC in the BIOS/pre-boot stage, press the face-panel button to switch.

KVM Switcher Software (for Windows and Mac)

In addition to PC switching, the KVM Switcher Software also allows you more advanced functions such as described in the next section.

KVM Switching Operation Reference

Switching PCs Using Operation Menu

Right-click the KVM Switcher icon to evoke	Window	Mac OS
the operation menu, then select whichever PC
that is available for switching. Once you select
a PC channel, it will immediately switch to
that PC. Note that the unconnected port(s) or
the active port will be grayed-out and hence
non-selectable.

Switching PCs Using Keyboard Hot keys

Hit the hot key using your current hot key definition:

Hot key sequence = Ctrl - Alt - [command key]*

*The factory default hot key setting is Ctrl + Alt + 1/2 for PC 1/2. You can also use ScrLk + ScrLk to switch PC.

KVM Switching Operation Reference (continued)

Start Auto-Scan

Right-click the KVM Switching icon to evoke the operation menu, then select Start Auto- Scan to activate auto-scanning.

Stop Auto-Scan

While auto-scanning, right-click the KVM Switching icon to evoke the operation menu, then select Stop Auto-Scan to de-activate auto-scanning. Or you can press any of the manual buttons to stop Auto-scan.

Auto-Scan Period

Select the Auto-scan period from 10 ~ 60 seconds with an increment of 5 seconds. The Auto- scan period is the time your KVM Switch will wait before switching to next PC.

KVM Switcher Configuration

Right-click the KVM Switcher icon and select Settings or double-click the icon to bring up the configuration dialog box.

Define Hot key Commands

You can specify the command key you desire by typing it in. For example, you can specify the hot key for switching to PC 1 as CTRL - ALT - A by typing an A (not case-sensitive) in the editable field.

Hot key Sequence = CTRL - ALT - [command key]*

* The command key is user-definable via the configuration dialog box

•Please note that if you intend to modify the command key, you have to modify them on each and every of the connected computers, since the hotkey setting is stored within each connected computer.

•Except those control keys such as Alt, Ctrl, Shift, CAPS, Tab, Esc and those functions keys and edit keys, all other keys on the keyboard, including number keys on the number pad, are all keys that are qualified to be used as hot key command keys. In addition to the software, KVM Switching by the operation menu and the user-defined hot keys, you can always use the universal hot key for PC switching – ScrLk + ScrLk

Fix Audio Port to One PC

Check this option and then select the PC to fix the audio/mic channel to the selected PC. Once this option is checked, the audio/mic channel will be fixed and become non-switchable.

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