User manual

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Chapter 4
Keyboard Port Operation
Hotkey Port Control
Hotkey Port Control allows you to provide KVM focus to a particular computer
directly from the keyboard.
Note: Hotkeys work best in single stage and basic cascaded or daisy-chained
installations. For installations that combine daisy-chaining and
cascading, it is simpler, more convenient, and more efficient to use the
OSD.
The KM0216 / KM0432 provides the following Hotkey Port Control features:
 Selecting the Active Port
 Auto Scanning
 Skip Mode Switching
Invoking Hotkey Mode
All Hotkey operations begin by invoking Hotkey Mode (HKM). Invoking
HKM involves the following three steps:
1. Press and hold down the [Num Lock] key.
2. Press the [*] (asterisk) key or the [-] (minus) key, and then release it
within one-half second.
3. Release the [Num Lock] key.
[Num Lock] + [*]
-or-
[Num Lock] + [-]
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