Operation (continued)
When you have cascaded KVM switches, a lower level Switch must have a different OSD display hotkey than a higher level switch.
To change the
1.Highlight the Hotkey option in the OSD General Settings Menu
2.Press the space bar to toggle through the various options
3.When you've selected the desired hotkey, simply exit the OSD. Hitting the Enter key is not required to activate your selection
To change a lower level hotkey:
1.Connect a keyboard and monitor to the lower level switch
2.Hit Shift, Shift to open the OSD Menu
3.Hit F2 to get to the General Settings Menu, and highlight the Hotkey option
4.Press the Space Bar to toggle through the various hotkeys
5.When you've selected the desired hotkey, simply exit the OSD Menu. Hitting the Enter key is not required to activate your selection
6.Follow the instructions on page 14 to update the Port Settings menu in the
Note: When Password Security is activated, all port selection hotkey commands are deactivated, leaving the OSD Main Menu as the only way to switch to another port.
Auto Skip
The Auto Skip option allows you to choose whether you want Inactive ports to be selectable or not. If the Auto Skip option is turned on, Inactive ports will not be accessible via the OSD Main Menu or the Port Selection Hotkey Commands. If the Auto Skip option is turned on, you will be able to access Inactive ports using either the OSD Main Menu or the Port Selection Hotkey Commands.
To change the Auto Skip setting:
1.Highlight the Auto Skip option in the OSD General Settings Menu
2.Press the space bar to turn the Auto Skip option On/Off
Serial Port
The Serial port is used for the Firmware upgrade. Serial port On means the program can be used. To change the Serial port setting:
1.Highlight the Serial Port option in the OSD General Settings Menu.
2.Press the space bar to turn the Serial Port option On/Off.
Changing the Keyboard Language
The keyboard is preset to US English. It can be changed to French (FR) or German (DE) by doing the following:
1.Highlight the Keyboard language option in the OSD General Settings Menu
2.Press the space bar to toggle through the various options.
3.When you've selected the desired language, simply exit the OSD. Hitting the Enter key is not required to activate your selection
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