User manual IOGEAR GCL1808 INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] Installation Guide 8/16-Port 17" LCD Combo KVM Switch 1 GCL1808/GCL1816 PART NO. M1123/M1124 IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, MiniView®, VSE are trademarks or registered trademarks of IOGEAR. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc. [. . . ] If you would like to do a firmware upgrade, connect the firmware cable between the computer and KVM, then type Y to proceed with the firmware upgrade; otherwise, type N to cancel. After you type Y, you will see the below screen. The KVM is now in firmware upgrade mode. Please see Firmware Upgrade section for details about how to perform a firmware upgrade. 52 Keyboard Language This function allows you to choose the keyboard language of your console keyboard. Auto is chosen by default; if you want to change the language, simply move the red highlight bar to the desire keyboard language that you wish to change to and then press [Enter]. Set Console Mode This function allows you to selects which console to be enabled. [0] is to enable both Internal Console and optional External Console, [1] is to enable Internal Console ONLY and [2] is to enable External Console ONLY. The default is [0], use [Spacebar] to cycle to the option that you wish to select then press [Esc] to exit the function*. 53 *Please note that the function will not take affect until you have logout from the OSD. F5: SKP F5: SKP This function allows you to trigger Skip Mode. Simply press [F5] to activate skip mode. When you see a left and right arrow next to the port number as the image below, you can press the arrow keys to skip to different ports. (Skip Mode's behavior depends on the setup that you chose in Scan-Skip Mode, please to F3 ­ SET for more detail about Scan-Skip Mode) Function [] [] [] Description Switch to the last accessible port Switch to the next accessible port Switch to the last accessible port* Note: If you have cascaded your KVM, it will switch to the last accessible port from level 2 of the last port from level 1. [] Switch to the next accessible port* Note: If you have cascaded your KVM, it will switch to the next accessible port from level 2 of the next port from level 1. 54 F6: BRC / F7: SCAN F6: BRC This function will only be shown if you have login as Administrator. Simply press [F6] to trigger Broadcast (BRC) Mode, then you will see a speaker symbol next to the port number. When BRC is activated, your command that you send from the console will be sent to all available computers ­ the computers that are listed in the OSD main screen, please go to F2 ­ LIST section for details. During BRC Mode, console mouse will not function normally. Simply press [F6] again to turn BRC Mode off. F7: SCAN This function allows you to autoscan all the available ports. (This autoscan behavior depends on the Scan-Skip Mode and Scan Duration. ) Please go to F3 ­ SET section for details. Simply press [F7] to trigger Autoscan Mode, then you will see a [S] next to the port ID number on the screen. When the Autoscan Mode is activated, the console will not function normally until you exit from Autoscan Mode. During Autoscan Mode, you can press [P] or left-click on your mouse once to pause at a specific port. When you are done pausing, simply press any key from the keyboard or left-click once on your mouse to resume. When you are done auto-scanning, simply press [Spacebar] or [Esc] to exit from Autoscan Mode. 55 F8: LOUT F8: LOUT This function allows you to logout of the OSD. [. . . ] Install front and side stabilizers on a single rack or front stabilizers for joined multiple racks before working on the rack. Always load the rack from the bottom up and load the heaviest item in the rack first. Make sure that the rack is level and stable before extending a device from the rack. Use caution when pressing the device rail release latches and sliding a device into or out of a rack as the slide rails can pinch your fingers. [. . . ]