Switching between channels
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Switching between channels
Switching to one of the computers connected to the KVM switch can be carried out
via
buttons on the device
(see page 10), configured
select keys
(see page 10) or config-
ured
step keys
Keyboard and mouse inputs as well as the data stream of the USB devices con-
nected to the KVM switch and the incoming audio signal are routed to the active
computer after switching.
Switching via buttons
How to use the buttons on the device to switch to a particular channel:
Press the button of the desired channel on the device to activate it.
Switching via key combinations
How to use key combinations to switch to a particular channel:
Press the key combination
Ctrl+Select key
on the keyboard of the workstation.
By default, you can use the modifier
Ctrl
and the select keys
1
to
2
to switch
between channels.
ADVICE:
Advanced ways to switch between channels (via a serial device, the web
application
Config Panel
, the switching tool
EasyControl
, XML control, or SNMP)
are described in the following chapter from page 12.
IMPORTANT:
If the user switches the active channel, a USB device connected to
the KVM switch is
immediately
no longer available to the previously active com-
puter. If the computer writes data to the mass storage device at this time, this pro-
cess is aborted.
To avoid data loss, use the function to
Safely remove hardware
of the operating sys-
tem used on the computer before switching the channel.
IMPORTANT:
The channel is switched after you release the key combination.
