Skip mode, Invoking skip mode, Exiting skip mode – ATEN CL5808N 8-Port 19" Dual Rail LCD Combo KVM Switch User Manual
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5. Keyboard Port Operation
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Skip Mode
Skip Mode
allows you to switch between computers in order to monitor them
manually. You can dwell on a particular port for as long as you like – as
opposed to auto scanning, which automatically switches the port focus after a
fixed interval.
Invoking Skip Mode
To start
Skip
mode, do the following:
1. Invoke Hotkey mode (see page 46).
2. Press an
[Arrow]
key.
Once you press an arrow key, you automatically exit Hotkey mode and
enter
Skip
mode where you can switch ports as follows:
Once you are in
Skip
mode, you can continue skipping by pressing the arrow
keys. You do not have to use the Hotkey invocation combination again.
While
Skip
mode is in effect, ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are
suspended – only
Skip
mode compliant keystrokes can be input. You must exit
Skip
mode to regain normal control of the console.
Exiting Skip Mode
1. To exit
Skip
mode, press
[Esc]
or
[Spacebar]
.
←
Skips to the first accessible port. (See
page 37, for information regarding accessible ports.)
→
Skips to the next accessible port.
↑
Skips to the last accessible port of the previous station.
↓
Skips to the first accessible port of the next station.