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Alternate Command Hot Key
To enable the administrator to assign a key in addition to the <`> (accent key) to use with <Ctrl> to enter into OSD Command
Mode, an Alternate Command Hot Key option is provided. The default factory setting for this option is <`> (disabling the option).
To select an Alternate Command Hot Key, press <X> from Administration Mode menu (page 13). A window will open and the
administrator will be prompted to press a key. After pressing the key, a confirmation message will appear. The administrator
should press <Y> (Yes) to validate the key as the Alternate Command Hot Key, or <N> (No) to select another key. Pressing
<Esc> will return to the Administration Mode menu.
Only the administrator is allowed to set or change the Alternate Command Hot Key. This function must be set individually for each
of the USB User Device ports on the UNIMUX USBV-x USB KVM switch .
Note: The Alternate Command Hot Key does not replace the <`> (accent) key, it just works as another way to enter into Command
Mode. After setting it, the user can enter into Command Mode either with <Ctrl> + <`> or with <Ctrl> + <Alternative Command Hot
Key> combination. To disable it, the administrator should set <`> as the Alternate Command Hot Key.
USER ACCESS FUNCTIONS
Introduction
The OSD menu enables a user to name the CPUs connected to the UNIMUX and connect to them using that name from a single
keyboard and mouse. The OSD is positioned on the user's monitor, displaying 8 CPU names at a time. The screen can be used
for switching as well as editing the CPUs’ names. Through the OSD menu, the user can operate the UNIMUX to have the switch
cycle through 3 extended modes of operation: COMMAND, BROADCAST, and SCAN . Three LEDs on the front panel indicate
when these modes are enabled.
OSD Command Mode
When entering the Command Mode from the keyboard using the <Ctrl> + <`> (accent key), the OSD menu will automatically
appear on the monitor in addition to illuminating the COMMAND indicator LED on the USB KVM switch. This provides a visual
way to control the UNIMUX.
The list below describes the OSD Command functions available from the keyboard after entering Command Mode and while the
COMMAND LED is illuminated:
Function: Keystroke:
Select the previous port
Select the next port
Enable/disable Scan Mode
Enable/disable Broadcast Mode
Enter Edit Mode
Figure 15- Command Mode screen
Enter Maintenance Mode
Enter Change Settings Menu
S
Ctrl
+
E
Ctrl
+
M
Ctrl
+
B
Ctrl
+
T
Ctrl
+
NOTE: Edit Mode will only be accessible
if the administrator is lo
gg
ed in.