Local port operation 24
Item Description
This symbol identifies the port to which the console switch is connected.
This symbol identifies the port to which you are connected and viewing.
This symbol identifies another active port to which you are not connected.
Selecting servers
From the Main dialog box ("Accessing the Main dialog box" on page 22), select specific servers. When
you select a new server, the console switch reconfigures the KVM to the setting for the selected server.
• Double-click the server Name, EID, or Port.
• Highlight a server using the up or down arrow keys, and then press the Enter key.
• If the display order of the server list is by Port (the Port button is clicked), enter the port number, and
then press the Enter key.
• If the display order of the server list is by Name or EID number, enter the first few letters of the name
of the server or the EID number to establish it as unique, and then press the Enter key.
The EID is an electronic identification number found on the IA cable label that is automatically assigned to
the IA.
Soft switching
Soft switching is the ability to switch servers using a hotkey sequence. You can soft switch to a server by
pressing the Print Scrn key, entering the first few characters of the server's name or port number, and
pressing the Enter key.
Soft switching to a server
If the display order of your server list is by port, press the Print Scrn key, select the Port, and press the
Enter key.
If the display order of your server list is by name, press the Print Scrn key, select the Name, and press
the Enter key.
Configuring switches for soft switching
1. From the Main dialog box ("Accessing the Main dialog box" on page 22), click Setup>Menu. The
Menu dialog box appears.
2. For Screen Delay Time, enter the number of seconds of delay desired before the Main dialog box
displays after the Print Scrn key is pressed.
3. Click OK to save settings.
Soft switching to a previous server
Press the Print Scrn key, then press the Backspace key. This key combination toggles between the
previous and current connection.
Disconnecting from a server
Press the Print Scrn key, and then press the Alt+0 keys; press the Alt+D keys; or click Disconnect.