Powering Off And Restarting; Port Selection; Hotkey Port Selection - Linksys SVIEW04 User Manual

Powering Off and Restarting

If it becomes necessary to power down an 4-Station CPU Switch, you must per-
form the following prior to starting it back up:
1. Shut down all the PCs that are attached to the 4-Station CPU Switch, along
with all other switches and PCs connected.
2. Unplug the switch's power adapter.
3. After a moment, reconnect the power along with any PCs and connected
switches, starting with the last connection in the chain and working back to
the Primary switch.
4. After all of the connections have been made, power on the Primary switch
and then any secondard or teriary switches. Next, power on the PCs con-
nected.

Port Selection

There are two methods for obtaining instant access to any computer connected
to the 4-Station CPU Switch: Manual and HotKey.
• Manual
Simply press the appropriate Port Selection switch on the switch's front panel
to select the computer connected to the corresponding port. After you press the
switch, the Selected LED will light up to indicate that the port is currently
selected.
• HotKey Navigation
HotKey navigation allows you to conveniently access any computer directly
from the keyboard, instead of having to manually select it with a Port Selection
switch. Use the following method for HotKey navigation:
1. Press [CTRL] + [ALT] + [SHIFT] in sequence (not at the same time) to
invoke the HotKey function.
2. Key in the Port ID number (as shown in the following section), then press
the Enter key. The Port ID number must be typed within one second of
invoking HotKey navigation and should be typed from the keyboard, not the
number pad.
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An alternative method for HotKey Navigation, pressing both CTRL keys
simultaneously, can be chosen with DIP Switch 3 on the rear panel of the First
Stage (or Primary) unit. To use the standard HotKey method, set the DIP
Switch ON. To use the alternative method, set the DIP Switch OFF.

HotKey Port Selection

• The Port ID Number
Each CPU port on an 4-Station CPU Switch is assigned a unique Port ID. You
can directly access any PC on any level of the installation by specifying the Port
ID of the CPU Port that the PC is connected to with HotKey navigation.
The Port ID is a one, two, or three digit number that is determined by the Stage
Level and the CPU Port number of the 4-Station CPU Switch where the PC is
connected. The first digit represents the CPU Port number of the First Stage (or
Primary) unit; the second digit represents the CPU Port number of the Second
Stage (or Secondary) unit; the third digit represents the CPU Port number of
the Third Stage (or Tertiary) unit.
For example, a PC attached to a First Stage (or Primary) unit has a one digit
Port ID (from 1 to 4), that corresponds to the CPU Port number where the PC
is connected.
A PC attached to a Second Stage (or Secondary) unit has a two digit Port ID.
The first digit represents the CPU Port number on the First Stage (or Primary)
unit that the Second Stage (or Secondary) unit links back to; the second digit
represents the CPU Port number on the Second Stage (or Secondary) unit
where the PC is connected. Therefore, a Port ID of 23 would refer to a com-
puter that is connected to CPU Port 3 of the Second Stage (or Secondary) unit
that links back to CPU Port 2 of the First Stage (or Primary) unit.
Likewise, a computer attached to a Third Stage (or Tertiary) unit has a three
digit Port ID. One with a Port ID of 241 would be connected to CPU Port 1 of
a Third Stage (or Tertiary) unit, that links back to CPU Port 4 of a Second
Stage (or Secondary) unit, which, in turn, links back to CPU Port 2 of the First
Stage (or Primary) unit.
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