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Selecting the Active Port
Use Hotkeys to select the active port
Each KVM port is assigned a port ID (see Port ID Numbering, page 15). You can directly
accessanycomputerontheinstallationwithahotkeycombinationthatspeciestheportID
of the KVM port that a computer is connected to. To access a computer using hotkeys:
1. Invoke hotkey mode with the [Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12] combination.
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.
Note: In hotkey mode, KVM focus will not switch to a port if an invalid port ID is entered. The
hotkey command line will continue to display on the screen until you enter a valid switch and
port number combination, or exit hotkey mode.
Auto Scan Mode Switching
Hotkeys for Auto Scan
Auto Scan automatically switches, at regular intervals, among all the KVM ports that have
been set as accessible under Scan–Skip Mode, so that their activity can be monitored
automatically. See Scan–Skip Mode on page 21 for more information.
To start Auto Scan, key in the following Hotkey combination:
1. Invoke hotkey mode with the [Num Lock] + [-] or [Ctrl] + [F12] combination.
2. Press [A]. After you press A, then [Enter], you automatically exit hotkey mode, and enter
Auto Scan mode.
• While you are in Auto Scan mode, you can pause the scanning in order to keep the
focus on a particular computer either by pressing P or with a left click of the mouse.
During the time that auto-scanning is paused, the command line displays: Auto
Scan: Paused. Pausing when you want to keep the focus on a particular com-
puter is more convenient than exiting Auto Scan mode because when you resume
scanning, you start from where you left off. If, on the other hand, you exited and
restarted,scanningwouldstartoverfromtheveryrstcomputerontheinstallation.
To resume Auto Scanning, press any key or left-click. Scanning continues from
where it left off
• While Auto Scan mode is in effect, ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are
suspended – only Auto Scan mode compliant keystrokes and mouse clicks can
be input. You must exit Auto Scan mode in order to regain normal control of the
console.
3. To exit Auto Scan mode press [Esc] or [Spacebar]. Auto-scanning stops when you exit
Auto Scan mode