5-8 Chapter 5: 5953 USB DynaKey Migration
Keylock
BothWedgeandUSBDynaKeysincludea4positionKeylock.Inthe
WedgeDynaKeyitisanevery‐unit‐item(EUI),whereasintheUSB
DynaKey,theKeylockcanbeoptionalifrequired,asaSCER.The
WedgeDynaKeyimplementstheKeylockasaPS/2wedgedevice.The
USBDynaKeyimplements
theKeylockasaseparateHIDdevice.
BecauseUSBisdesignedforplug‐and‐play(PnP),thepresenceor
absenceoftheKeylockiseasilydetectedbythehostsoftware.
InbothDynaKeys,placingthekeyintheL(locked)positiondisables
thekeyboard.
IntheWedgeDynaKey,theMSRandtheexternal
scannerportaredisabled.IntheUSBDynaKey,theMSRandthe
externalUSBportsaredisabled.IntheUSBTouchDynaKey,thetouch
screenisdisabled.
Key Click
BothWedgeandUSBDynaKeysprovideasmallspeakerthatcanbe
usedtomakeakeyclicksound.Theexactsoundmadeforkeyclicksis
programmableinbothdevices,andthesoundsavailableare
comparable.
Error Tone
BothWedgeandUSBDynaKeysincorporatetheabilityforhost
softwaretoevokeanerrortoneusingthekeyclickspeaker.The
capabilitiesarecomparable.