StarTech.com SV211KUSB Quick Installation Manual

Quick Installation Guide
KVM Switching Client Software for Windows
User-definable Hotkeys
Independent/Simultaneous Audio & PC Switching
Autoscan Delay Time Programmable
2/4-port Slim Palmtop USB KVM Switch
w/ optional Audio&Mic
Quick Installation Guide
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Introduction
The 2/4-port 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.
For PCs running Windows systems, it provides an innovative and
easy-to-use KVM Switcher Software -- a small windows client
application to facilitate your KVM switching operations such as
PC selection and hotkey sequence programming, autoscanning,
autoscan delay time programming, independent/simultaneous
audio & PC Switching, etc.
Out-of-the-box Installation
Take the Companion Diskette/CDROM and the KVM Switch
out of the box and follow the steps below for installation....
Step 1. Insert the companion CD ROM into your CD drive, and
the installer program, USBKVMIn.exe, will be run (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.
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.
: No live connection detected
: Current active PC channel is on port 1
: Current active PC channel is on port 2
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.
Applicable models: 2/4-port Slim Palmtop USB KVM Switch
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.
Configuration Diagram (showing only the 4-port model)
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.
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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
Universal hotkey
* 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.
= Ctrl+ Alt + [Command key]*
= ScrLK + ScrLk
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