Avocent KVM over IP switch User Manual

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8/16 PS/2 KVM over IP switch

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please put 16 port IP-KVM switch on the 1st bank ( or say Master bank). It is based on 16
port IP-KVM switch supports 16 port LEDs display on the front panel. Otherwise, 8 port
IP-KVM switch is allocated at 1st bank and there is a 16 port IP-KVM switch chained to the
slave bank, the master bank (or say 1st bank) is unable to show the PC port LEDs (from port
9 to 16) of 16 port IP-KVM switch completely.

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7-Segment BANK LED Indication

When you would like to view the next bank KVM switch, please press “ BANK “ push button
cyclically to the destination bank. The bank LED will be changed from bank 1 to the
maximum daisy chain level and then to press “ BANK “ push button once back to the
bank 1.

Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 MAX. BANK




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Reset Button ((“

Bank ” button) and (PC 8/16 ”

button)):

To press both “Bank” button and “any one of the PC1~PC8” button of master bank
simultaneously can reset KVM switch. This reset action will not only return KVM switch back to
initial state --- Check the password, but also re-check all of slave banks which connected to mast
KVM Switch.
If you add a new KVM Switch as a slave bank, please use reset button of master KVM Switch to
automatically assign a new ID to it. You can view this new slave bank go through OSD menu. The
PC ports of KVM Switch do not be reset by reset command.

Keyboard Hot Key Commands:
You can also conveniently command KVM switch by switching ports through simple key
sequences. To send commands to KVM switch, the “SCROLL LOCK” key must be pressed
twice within 2 seconds.
You will hear a beep for confirmation and the keyboard is in hot key
mode. If you have not pressed any key in hot key mode within 2 seconds (It means to key in any
key follows up “Scroll Lock” “Scroll Lock” key ), the keyboard will back to under Operation System
(O.S.) control state.

Below are the different hot key commands (for local KVM):


within 2 seconds


+ + = Previous Channel


+ + = Next Channel
(Note: You also could press “up arrow key” or

“down arrow key” longer time to speed up
or speed down selecting the destination
port)


+ + = Previous Bank


+ +

+

= Next Bank

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