Chapter 5. Hotkey Operation; Hotkey Port Control; Hotkey Setting Mode; Invoking Hsm - ATEN CS1798 User Manual

Hotkey Port Control

Hotkey port control allows you to provide KVM focus to a particular computer
directly from the keyboard. The CS1798 / CS17916 provides the following
hotkey port control features:
Selecting the Active Port
Auto Scan Mode Switching*
Skip Mode Switching*
Computer Keyboard / Mouse Reset
Enable / Disable Mouse Emulation*
The following settings can also be controlled in HSM mode:
Setting the Beeper
Setting the Quick Hotkey
Setting the OSD Hotkey
Setting the Port Operating System
Restoring the OSD Default Values
Note: Enable mouse emulation to perform any independent switching of a port
and for Auto Scan Mode or Skip Mode to work (see page 54).

Hotkey Setting Mode

Hotkey Setting Mode is used to set up your CS1798 / CS17916 switch
configuration. All operations begin with invoking Hotkey Setting Mode
(HSM).

Invoking HSM

To invoke HSM do the following:
1. Press and hold down [Num Lock].
2. Press and release [-].
3. Release [Num Lock].
Hotkey Operation
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