Edimax EK-UAK2 Quick Installation Manual

EK-UAK2 / EK-UAK4
2/4 ports USB KVM Switches
Q u i c k I n s t a l l a t i o
Q u i c k I n s t a l l a t i o
KVM Switching Client Software for Windows
User-definable Hotkeys
Independent/Simultaneous Audio & PC Switching
Auto scan Delay Time Programmable

Introduction

The EK-UAK2 / EK-UAK4 is a 2 / 4 ports Slim Palmtop
USB KVM Switch with optional audio and microphone
switching function. It allows you to access, control, boot
and reboot multiple USB-enabled computers. The
independent audio/mic switching function allows an
uninterrupted audio experience on a same connected
computer even when you switch to another computer.

Out-of-the-box Installation

Step 1. Insert the companion CD ROM into your CD drive,
and the installer program will be run, click the "USB Series
Utility Setup" then click "Click To Setup Utility" the
programs will be start... (or you can find it with the Explorer
and double-click its software icon to start installation).
Complete the software installation on each of the
computers to be connected to the KVM Switch.
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After the installation is completed, you will see a KVM
Switcher icon on the system tray of your window desktop.
Just right click to evoke the operation menu and double-
click to evoke configuration box. For operation details of the
KVM Switcher software, please refer to the "Operation
Quick Reference.
The KVM Switcher Software supports only the Windows
operating system on PC platforms. For other OS platforms such as
Linux , you can still use the keyboard hotkey - ScrLk + ScrLK - to
switch PC. However, this switching hotkey is not available on non-
PC platform such as MacOS. When connected to a Mac machine,
use the face-panel button to switch port.
Step 2. Connect the shared USB keyboard, mouse,
monitor, speaker/headphone and microphone each to its
port on your KVM Switch.
Step 3. Connect each KVM PC port to a computer, using
the slim 3-in-1 KVM combo cable and the audio/mic cable.
After you have connected the KVM and computers properly,
Now you can operate the KVM Switch immediately.
Some older computers with USB interface might need to
manually enable the USB option in the BIOS settings before
you can use any USB devices. If your USB interface does not
work, please check the USB option status in the BIOS.
: No live connection detected
: Current active PC channel is on port 1
: Current active PC channel is on port 2
If you use Windows 95/98/SE and has not yet installed a USB
mouse on your computer, there might be an error message
telling you that mouse is not detected and prompting you to
decide whether to ignore the same message in the future,
and yet you found there is no mouse movement to disable
this message....So it is suggested that you should installed
your USB mouse on your computer first, before connecting it
to this KVM Switch.
EK-UAK4 Configuration Diagram

Easy Operation

There are two methods to control your KVM Switch for PC
switching: using the face-panel push buttons or a hotkey
sequence. For audio/mic switching, use the hotkey
command.
See Quick Reference Sheet

Face-panel buttons

The face-panel buttons allows you a direct control over PC
port switching. Simply press the button to switch PC port.
By default, PC port switching and Audio/Mic port switching
are unbound (either will be switched independently).

Keyboard hotkey

A keyboard hotkey sequence consists of at least three
specific keystrokes:
See Quick Reference Sheet
Hotkey = Ctrl+ Alt + [Command key]*
Universal hotkey = ScrLK + ScrLk
* The command key is user-definable via the configuration dialog box
Each keystroke within a hotkey sequence should be pressed
within 2 seconds. Otherwise, the hotkey sequence will not be
validated.