ATEN CL5808N 8-Port 19" Dual Rail LCD Combo KVM Switch User Manual

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CL5808/CL5816 User Manual

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Setting

Function

EDIT PORT
NAMES

To help remember which computer is attached to a particular port,
every port can be given a name. This function allows the
administrator to create, modify, or delete port names. To edit a port
name:
1. Click the port, or use the navigation keys to move the highlight bar

to it, then press

[Enter]

.

2. Key in the new port name, or modify/delete the old one. The maxi-

mum number of characters allowed for the port name is 12. Legal
characters include:

Š

All alpha characters:

A

Z

Š

All numeric characters:

0

9

Š

* ( ) + : - , ? . /

and

Space

Case does not matter; OSD displays the port name in all
capitals no matter how they were keyed in.

3. When you have finished editing, press

[Enter]

to have the

change take effect. To abort the change, press

[Esc]

.

RESTORE
DEFAULT
VALUES

This function is used to undo all changes and return the setup to the
original factory default settings (see

OSD

FACTORY DEFAULT

SETTINGS

, page 63) except for the port name list, username and

password information, which are saved.

CLEAR THE
NAME LIST

This function clears the port name list.

ACTIVATE
BEEPER

Choices are

Y

(on), or

N

(off). When activated, the beeper sounds

whenever a port is changed; when activating the Auto Scan function
(see

F7 SCAN

, page 44); or an invalid entry is made on an OSD

menu. The default is

Y

.

SET QUICK
VIEW PORTS

This function lets the administrator select which ports to include as
quick view ports.

Š

To select/deselect a port as a quick view port, double-click the port,
or use the navigation keys to move the highlight bar to it, then press

[Spacebar]

.

Š

When a port has been selected as a quick view port, an icon dis-
plays in the QV column of the LIST on the main screen.

Š

If one of the quick view options is chosen for the LIST view (see

F2

LIST

, page 35), only a port that has been selected here

will display on the list.

Š

If one of the quick view options is chosen for auto scanning
(see

SCAN/SKIP MODE

, page 37), only a port that has been

selected here will be auto scanned.

The default has no ports selected for quick view.

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