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Hotkey Operation
Hotkey Port Control
Hotkey Port Control allows you to provide KVM focus to a particular computer directly from the keyboard.
Note: Hotkeys work best in single stage and basic cascaded or daisy chained installations. For complicated
daisy chain+cascaded installations, it is simpler, more convenient and more efficient to use the OSD.
The B060 Series KVM provides the following Hotkey Port Control features:
• Selecting the Active Port
• Auto Scanning
• Skip Mode Switching
Invoking Hotkey Mode
All Hotkey operations begin by invoking the Hotkey Mode (HKM). Invoking the Hotkey Mode takes three
steps:
1. Hold down the Num Lock key;
2. Press the * key;
3. Simultaneously release both keys:
[Num Lock] + [*]
or
[Num Lock] + [-]
When the Hotkey Mode is active:
• The Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock LEDs flash in succession to indicate so. They stop flashing and revert
to normal status when you exit the Hotkey Mode.
• ACommand Line appears at the bottom of the monitor screen. The command line prompt is the word
Hotkey: in white text on a blue background. Text that you key in while in the Hotkey Mode displays
here.
• Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended - only Hotkey compliant keystrokes and mouse
clicks (described in the sections that follow), can be input.
• Pressing [Esc] or [Spacebar] exits the Hotkey Mode.
Selecting the Active Port
Each CPU port is assigned a Port ID (see Port ID Numbering, p. 17). You can directly access any computer
on the installation with a Hotkey combination that specifies the Port ID of the CPU Port that the computer
is connected to. The steps involved are:
1. Invoke Hotkey Mode (see above).
2. Key in the Port ID. The Port ID numbers display on the Command Line as you key them in.
If you make a mistake, use [Backspace] to erase the wrong number.
3. Press [Enter]
After you press [Enter], the KVM focus switches to the designated computer and you automatically exit
Hotkey Mode.
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