Basic Operation; Manual Port Selection - IOGear GCS1782 Installation Manual

Basic Operation

Manual Switching
There are two convenient methods to access the computers: Manual – pressing the port selection
pushbuttons located on the unit's front panel; and Hotkey – entering key combinations from the
keyboard. Hotkey port selection is discussed in the next chapter.

Manual port selection:

Press and release a port selection pushbutton to focus the computer on the corresponding port. The
USB and Audio focus do not change (expect a 2 sec delay).
Press a port selection pushbutton twice to focus the audio on the corresponding port (expect a 2
sec delay).
Press and hold a port selection pushbutton for more than 2 seconds to focus KVM, USB, Audio and
the computer on the corresponding port.
Press and hold port selection pushbuttons 1 and 2 for more than 2 seconds to start Auto Scan
Mode, at 5seconds dwell time (default).
14