2 keyboard hotkey selection – Lindy P16-IP User Manual

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Section 3

KVM Switch Operation

3.2 Keyboard Hotkey Selection

You can also conveniently select the computer to be accessed and displayed by switching ports

through simple keyboard key sequences. To send commands to the KVM switch, the “SCROLL

LOCK” key must be pressed twice within 2 seconds. You will hear a beep to confirm that

the keyboard is in hotkey mode. If you have not pressed any key in hotkey mode within 2

seconds, the keyboard will return back to Operating System control status.

Direct Port Selection / Keyboard Hot Key Commands:

Within 2 seconds

+ + = Previous Port

+ = Next Port

KVM Switch/Bank Selection:

The P16-IP supports cascading of up to 8 KVM Switches (Banks). Therefore, when using direct

hotkey port selection you must include the key sequence for the KVM Switch/Bank:

Example: To access a computer attached to Port 6 of the first KVM Switch you should

press the following hotkeys

To use hotkey switching to access another KVM Switch / Bank:

Previous Bank

Next Bank

Scroll
Lock

Tip

: Hold the arrow key down,

or press multiple times, to cycle

through the ports

Scroll
Lock

Bank
No 1~8

Port No.

01~04 (4 port)

01~08 (8 port)

01~16 (16 port)

Important Note:

Always keep in

mind to include

leading zeros for

all ports below 10!

i.e.104 for Port 4 of

the first switch.

Bank no. and

Port no. selection

must be made

using the

numeric keys on

the keyboard.

Keys on the

numeric keypad

are not available

as hot key

commands!

Scroll
Lock

Page
Up

Page
Down

(

This will only work if a daisy

chained KVM Switch is present)

Scroll
Lock