Hot Plugging; Stations; Kvm Ports; Console Ports - ATEN Altusen KN9016 User Manual

KN9008 / KN9016 User Manual

Hot Plugging

The KN9008 / KN9016 supports hot plugging – components can be removed
and added back into the installation by unplugging and replugging their cables
from the switch's ports without the need to shut the unit down. In order for hot
plugging to work properly, however, the procedures described below must be
followed:

Stations

You can change a station's position by simply disconnecting it from its master
and reconnecting it to another switch in the chain. In order for the OSD menus
to correspond to the change, the station IDs must be reset in the OSD.
See RESET STATION IDS, page 35 for details.

KVM Ports

After switching KVM ports, in order for the OSD menus to correspond to the
change, you must manually reconfigure the OSD information for the new Port
information. See F3: SET, page 32, and the Port Setting selections under the
F4 ADM function, page 34, for details.
Note: If the computer's Operating System doesn't support hot plugging, this
function may not work properly.

Console Ports

The keyboard, monitor, and mouse can all be hot plugged. When hot plugging
the mouse:
You may unplug and replug the mouse (to reset the mouse, for example),
as long as you use the same mouse.
If you plug in a different mouse, all the stations and all the computers on
the installation must be shut down for 10 seconds, then restarted following
the power up sequence described under Step 5 on page 21.
Note: If, after hot plugging there is no response to keyboard and/or mouse
input, perform a Keyboard and Mouse Reset by simultaneously
pressing the 1 and 2 front panel port LEDs.
24