User guide
28 CAT5/5e KVM Extender Range
Command Summary
On a dual access system, you can issue the following commands at the local
console:
Command Key Sequence
Activate Console
Any key and (optionally) mouse action
Gain control of CPU from remote console. Only operates if inactivity timeout period
has expired.
Start/End Private Mode
PS/2 versions: <Scroll Lock>
SUN versions: <Left Control> + <Scroll Lock>
Start/End ‘Private Mode’ at local console. This prevents the remote console from
being used even if the inactivity timeout period expires.
During a Private Mode session, the extender system:
• Lights the Scroll Lock LEDs on the local and remote keyboards
SUN versions: Scroll Lock LED flashes.
• Locks the remote console’s keyboard and mouse.
• Displays a blank image on the remote console’s monitor. You can disable this
feature by setting switch 1 on the SW1 DIP switch block on the Remote
Unit’s main circuit board to ON. In this case, the remote monitor will
continue to show PC activity during a Private mode session.
To end a Private Mode session, repeat the key sequence on the local console. With
non-SUN versions, remember that each press of the local console’s Scroll Lock key
also resets the keyboard and mouse.
Reset Keyboard and Mouse
PS/2 versions: <Scroll Lock>
Press key twice to avoid starting/stopping Private
Mode session
SUN versions: <Right Shift> + <Scroll Lock>
Reset the remote console’s keyboard and mouse. You may need to do this if you have
hot-plugged a keyboard or mouse and it has not initialized correctly.
Mouse Recovery
PS/2 versions only
Hold down Left and Right Mouse buttons then
press and release <Scroll Lock>
Use this command if you experience erratic movement of the mouse pointer or you
have lost mouse movement after hot plugging the Local Unit into the CPU. In the
case of erratic mouse movement, you may need to enter the command a number of
times to re-synchronize the mouse signal. Alternatively, stop moving the mouse for a
few seconds and the operating system’s mouse drivers may automatically re-
synchronize the signal. If the Local Unit has been hot-plugged, this command will
issue a request to the OS to initialize the mouse. Use this command with care.