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CHAPTER 5: Operation
5.2 The Front-Panel Pushbutton and the Remote-Control Module
You can use the ServSwitch Wizard’s front-panel pushbutton to select which CPU
channel (CPU port) is currently controlled by the active control port. Press the key
once during normal operation to select the next CPU channel in sequence (for
example, to select channel 4 if channel 3 is currently selected); press the key
repeatedly to manually cycle through the channels.
You can also use this button to access the ServSwitch Wizard’s configuration
mode (see Section 4.2.1). To access configuration mode while the Wizard is
operating, press the button and hold it down for 5 seconds until “C” appears on
the Wizard
’ s front-panel display.
An optional Remote-Control Module (“RCM”) is also available for the
ServSwitch Wizard. It’s a small hand-held component—with a SELECT key that
mimics the Wizard’s pushbutton and an identical copy of the Wizard’s front-panel
display—whose cord you can plug into the Wizard’s RS-232 port. This is
particularly useful in applications where the ServSwitch Wizard is located some
distance from the shared keyboard, mouse, and monitor. The RCM can be
conveniently attached to your keyboard with the included Velcro strips so you can
have channel information and channel-selection control at your fingertips.
At the time of this writing, four different models of the Remote-Control Module
are available, each with a different cord length: 10 ft. (3 m, product code
KV6REM), 25 ft. (7.6 m, KV6REM-25), 50 ft. (15.2 m, KV6REM-50), and 75 ft.
(22.9 m, KV6REM-75).