Selecting The Active Port - ATEN Master View ACS-1208A User Manual

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When Hotkey Mode is active:
M The Caps Lock and Scroll Lock LEDs flash in succession. They
M A Command Line appears on the monitor's screen. The command
M Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended - only
Pressing [Esc] exits Hotkey Mode.
Selecting the
Each CPU port is assigned a Port ID (see Port ID Numbering, p. 2-6).
Active Port You can directly access any computer on the installation with a Hot-
key that specifies the Port ID of the CPU Port that it is connected to.
The steps involved are:
1. Invoke Hotkey Mode (see p. 3-1).
2. Key in the Port ID
3. Press [Enter]
3-2
stop flashing and revert to normal status when you exit Hotkey
Mode.
line prompt is the word Hotkey: and appears in yellow text on a
blue background. Subsequent Hotkey information that you key in
displays on this line, as well.
Hotkey compliant keystrokes and mouse clicks (described in the
sections that follow), can be input.
The Port ID numbers display on the Command Line as you key
them in. If you make a mistake, use [Backspace] to erase the
wrong number.
The KVM focus switches to the designated computer and you
automatically exit Hotkey Mode.
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