SharkRack KVM-8 User Manual

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KVM-8 Installer/User Guide

Basic Operations

Keyboard Control

The following notational conventions appear throughout this chapter to illustrate

commands for operating the KVM Switch. Whenever you see one of the symbols listed

on the left side of the table, substitute the corresponding steps or values listed on the

right side of the table.

Convention

Key Sequence or Value

Enter Command Mode:
1. Press and hold down the Num Lock key.
2. Press and release the minus (-) key on the numeric keypad.
3. Release the Num Lock key.

Note:

For alternate hot-key sequences, see “System Control &

Maintenance” later in this chapter.

Press the Enter or Return key. The command is used to
execute an instruction and exit from Command Mode.

Addr

The numbers over the push-buttons on your KVM Switch are
your computers’ addresses. Enter the number, 1-8, for the
computer you’re selecting. For cascaded systems, enter the
address of the base unit, then the address of the cascaded unit.
Example: You have a KVM Switch unit cascaded from channel
1 of your base unit. To access the computer at channel 3 of this
second (cascaded) unit, enter 13.

Press the Escape key. The command is used to exit
Command Mode without executing an instruction.

Keyboard Switching

One of the ways to change the active channel in a non-secured KVM Switch system is

by entering a short sequence of keystrokes on the keyboard. This is called keyboard, or

hot-key, switching.

Note: Hot-key switching is only available in the default non-secure state. For more information on
secure versus non-secure operation, see the “Administrator Functions” section of Chapter 4.

The first set of keystrokes places your system in Command Mode. A grey window with

a line for commands will appear. As long as you are operating in Command Mode,

whatever you type will be interpreted as channel switch commands until the Enter or

the Esc key is pressed to terminate Command Mode. None of the keystrokes entered

will be forwarded to the attached computer until you exit Command Mode.
Next, enter the address (Addr) for the channel you wish to select.