Computer / Port Switching
You can select the computer you want to access in three different ways
Front panel push button selection
Keyboard hotkey selection
On screen display menu selection (OSD)
Front Panel Push Buttons
You can select a computer by pressing the appropriate port push button. Each push button refers to two
ports. To access ports 1 to 8 simply press the button; to access ports 9 to 16 you must push the button
marked “↵
↵↵
↵” .
When cascading more than one KVM Switch port selection is made by selecting the bank first and then
the port number on the master U8/16 KVM switch. You may also switch via the OSD or keyboard hotkey.
Basic Keyboard Hotkey and OSD Commands
Press the following key combinations to enter the OSD menu:
Within 2 seconds
= Previous Port
or
= Next Port
KVM Switch/Bank Selection (cascaded systems)
The U8/16 supports daisy chaining of up to 8 KVM Switches (Banks). When
using direct hotkey port selection you must include the key sequence for the
KVM Switch/Bank:
Example: To access a computer attached to Port 6 of the first KVM Switch
you should press the following hotkeys:
Further available direct hotkey commands:
Command Action
Space bar Enter into OSD Main Menu
101 ………… 816 Bank + port number direct selection
P user / supervisor log out
U SUPERVISOR only: turn Security function ON / OFF. If security is OFF
no password log in is required and Access Control list is disabled!
R SUPERVISOR only: Set the OSD back to factory default. Except User
Security settings.
On Screen Display Menu (OSD) Port Selection
The On Screen Display menu provides a lot of information about the U8/16 and the attached
computers, and offers advanced administration and full KVM Switch control to the user.
102 = Bank 1, Port 02
System 01 = PC name
Scroll Lock = recent hotkey
Auto-LOGOUT function
During normal operation, if no input from the keyboard or mouse is received for a period of 10
minutes the KVM switch will turn off the display. Upon the next keyboard or mouse input the
Login window will appear prompting for user name and password – this will occur as long as the
password security feature has not been disabled.
You may now enter the OSD Main Menu by typing the hotkey twice followed by SPACEBAR.
Use the cursor keys to select the computers connected on bank 1. Select the computer by
pressing the ENTER key. This
symbol indicates all active computers connected. Computers
connected not showing this symbol may be either be switched off or in a standby mode. To
access ports between 9…16 simply scroll down below port 8
PORT NAME
BANK : 1
01
