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Initial Installation
Connect your keyboard, monitor and mouse to the USB and VGA ports on
the KVM switch labelled CONSOLE and connect the USB hub if required.
Connect your speakers and microphone if required.
Model 32827 (4 Port): Connect the single HD-15 connector cable end of
the combined VGA/USB KVM cable to the KVM Switch and also connect
the 2x3.5mm speaker & microphone cables to the KVM switch – we
suggest to use as many of the KVM ports 1 to 4 as required in the
numbered order
Connect the other ends of the KVM cables to your computers
Switch on the first computer and allow it to boot up completely, do not
switch away from this port unless the port LED on the KVM Switch has
stopped blinking. The port LED will stop blinking as soon as all USB
devices are recognised and installed completely by the operating system.
Note: The USB KVM Switch is recognised by USB operating systems as
"KVM Switcher" Device (Mac) or USB Composite Devices (Windows) and also
as a USB Hub. For correct recognition and installation your operating system
should be up to date. If you are faced with any problems with device
recognition and driver installation then please install the most recent updates
for your operating system.
Now proceed to install the Windows or Mac KVM Switcher software from
the CD included to allow you to use all the advanced KVM switching
functions such as hotkey configuration, Audio binding and Auto Scan.
Whenever you connect a USB device to the KVM switch it will operate in
the same way with your computers as if it was simply connected to a USB
hub.
KVM operation
You can choose from 3 different methods of switching between computers:
Via "Port"-button on top of the Switch
Via keyboard hotkey (2x Scroll Lock button- not available on a Mac!)
Via KVM software (only Windows and Mac, requires installation oft he
KVM software):
o Hotkey CTRL + ALT + [*], as default [*] are the keys 1, 2, 3, 4, and can
be reconfigured under Windows and Mac
o Switching icon in the system tray (Windows) respectively in the Dock
(Mac)
o Desktop Icon or program (Windows)
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Please note that the green port LED will continue blinking during the
USB device enumeration process. Please wait for this process to
complete and for the LED to remain illuminated before switching
computer ports.
KVM switching software
Hotkey switching – Universal hotkey: on IBM compatible PCs you can
switch ports by simply pressing the Scroll Lock hotkey twice within 1
second.
Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista and Mac users should install the software
from the included CD to use the advanced switching options as mentioned
earlier. In addition to the hotkey switching the Auto Scan function and
binding of audio ports to one computer are available.
The switching software has to be installed on all connected computers to
allow the advanced switching options to be available. Insert the CD into
your CD drive. Locate and start the "setup.exe" file if the program does not
start automatically. Mac users: please follow the info file and extract a
folder to a local drive and start installation from there. When installation is
complete an additional icon will appear in the Windows system tray and on
the desktop. Mac users may have to place an
alias in the Dock.
When no KVM switch is connected the symbol on
the right may be shown, otherwise you will see an icon 1, 2, 3 or 4 for the
recently connected computer port number. (The design of the icon may
appear slightly different depending on your operating system!)
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When switching computers simply click
the icon with the right mouse button or
double click the icon on the desktop. A
switching windows as shown will appear.
Click Switch to PC1 order 2, 3, 4 to
select the desired computer.
Only switching to active ports will be
available! The only way to switch to a non
active port is to use the buttons on top of
the KVM switch.
Select Start Autoscan to automatically
switch through the active computers.
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