IOGear GCS1732 Switch User Manual


 
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Operation
Switch the KVM focus to another computer and let USB peripherals remain on the current computer:
You can bring only the KVM focus (asynchronous switching, without changing the USB device access) to
any computer with the following hotkey combination:
1. Invoke Hotkey Mode (See Pg. 16).
2. Press and release the K key
3. Press and release the computer’s Port ID number (1, 2, 3, or 4).
4. Press [Enter].
The KVM focus switches to the computer associated with that Port ID; the USB peripheral access remains
on the port where it was; and you automatically exit Hotkey Mode.
The major value of this hotkey is to allow you asynchronously switch KVM focus and USB peripherals. For
example: you are working on computer 1 and printing a large graphic file which will take 15 minutes to finish.
Instead of waiting on computer 1, you can use this hotkey to switch KVM focus to another computer to do
work on some other projects.