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KL1508Ai / KL1516Ai User Manual
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Setting
RESET If you change the position of one of the stations in the daisy chain, the
STATION IDS OSD settings will no longer correspond to the new situation. This
function directs the OSD to rescan the station positions of the entire
installation and updates the OSD so that the OSD station information
corresponds to the new physical layout.
Note: Only the station numbers get updated. Except for the port
names, all administrator settings (such as Set Quick View Ports), for all
of the computers affected by the change, have to be manually redone.
SET Specifies the operating platform of the computer attached to each port.
OPERATING You must configure each port on the installation. For each port, press
SYSTEM the [Spacebar] to cycle through the choices (PC, Mac or Sun). Repeat
until all the ports have been set, then press [Esc]. The default is PC.
Note: If you are installing a Sun or Mac computer it may not boot when
you run it for the first time unless you first set the correct operating
system for the port it is connected to.
SET CAT 5 Lets you specify how long the Cat 5e/6 cable between the port and the
LENGTH KVM adapter cable is. Press [Spacebar] to cycle through the cable
length settings:
S: Short – for up to 25 m
M: Medium – for between 20 and 35 m
L: Long – for above 35 m
An S, M, or L appears next to the port to indicate the choice.
SET Sets the keyboard language layout for the computers attached to each
KEYBOARD port. Press [Spacebar] to cycle through the choices: The default is
LANGUAGE English (US).
FIRMWARE In order to upgrade the KL1508Ai/KL1516Ai and adapter cable
UPGRADE firmware (see The Firmware Upgrade Utility, page 157) you must first
enable Firmware Upgrade mode with this setting.
When you bring up this menu, the current firmware version levels
display. Select Y to enable Firmware Upgrade mode, or N to leave this
menu without enabling it.
ADAPTER This function allows the administrator to check the firmware version of
the KVM adapter cable. When you bring up this menu, the current
UPGRADE
firmware version levels display. See FIRMWARE UPGRADE, above,
also.
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