Powering Off And Restarting; Port Selection - ATEN Master View CS-138A User Manual

Powering Off and Restarting

If it becomes necessary to Power Off one of the Master View units, before
starting it back up you must do the following:
1. Shut down all the computers that are attached to the unit, as well as all the
Master View stations and all the computers that are cascaded down from it
(all the child Master View stations and the computers attached to them).
Note: 1. You must unplug the power cords of any computers that have the
Keyboard Power On function that are connected to the shut down
switches. Otherwise, the switches will still receive power from the
computers.
2. If the unit is operating under external power, unplug the power
adapter cable.
2. Wait 10 seconds, then plug the Master Views back in, starting with the last
station in the chain and working back to the station you originally shut down.
3. After all the Master View's are up, power On the computers, starting with the
ones attached to the last station in the chain and working back to the station
you originally shut down.

Port Selection

The Master View CS-138A provides three methods to obtain instant access to
any computer in your installation: Manual, Hotkey, and OSD.
M Manual
Simply press the appropriate Port Selection Switch on the Master View's
front panel. After you press the switch, the Selected LED lights to indicate
that the port has the KVM focus. The OSD (see p. 21) automatically switches
to highlight the computer that you have selected.
Note: 1. On a cascaded installation, you must press the Port Selection
switch on the Master View Station that connects directly to the
computer you want to access.
2. Simultaneously pressing Port Selection buttons 7 and 8 on the First
Stage unit initiates the Auto Scan feature in which all the ports
currently selected for Quick View scanning (see Set Quick View
Ports, p. 29), are cycled through. The length of time spent on each
port is determined with the Scan Duration setting under the OSD's
F3 SET function (see p. 26).
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