User manual IOGEAR MINIVIEW GCS1758

[. . . ] MiniView Ultra+ 8-Port Multi Platform KVM Switch ® User Manual (GCS1758) Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Miniview® Ultra+ KVM switch, one of the most versatile KVM switches on the market. The New Miniview® Ultra+ is much more than a simple eight-port KVM switch. The dual interface support allows you to connect both PS/2 and USB computers on the same switch. The multiplatform support allows you to control Windows-based computers, Sun Solaris systems, Linux, or even Macs by a single KVM switch. [. . . ] To switch to the alternate Hotkey Invocation set, do the following: 1. The Hotkey Invocation keys become the Ctrl key (instead of Num Lock) and the F12 key (instead of Minus). Note: This procedure is a toggle between the two methods. To revert back to the original [Num Lock] [Minus] method, invoke HKM, then press and release the H key again. Hotkey Port Control Alternate OSD Invocation Keys: The OSD activation method can be changed from tapping the Scroll Lock key twice to tapping the Ctrl key twice ([Ctrl] [Ctrl]). To change the OSD Invocation method, do the following: 1. This procedure is a toggle between the two methods. To revert back to the original [Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock] method, invoke HKM, then press and release the T key again. For Mac systems we recommend using [Ctrl] [Ctrl] as the OSD invocation keys since Scroll Lock is used to emulate F14 in PC to Mac keyboard emulation (see p. Keyboard Platform Setup: The GCS1758's default port settings are for a PC Compatible operating platform, and the US English keyboard language code. You can modify these for each port by bringing the KVM focus to the port you want to change and using the hotkey combinations shown in the table below. The Hotkey entry method is as follows: 1. Press and release the appropriate Function key (see table). After completing a setting, you automatically exit HKM. Note: The brackets indicate the keys you should press. Simply press the indicated keys ­ do not type the brackets. 22 Hotkey Port Control Miscellaneous: Hotkeys are also used to reset the USB, and toggle the beeper On and Off. To perform any of these operations, do the following: 1. Press and release the appropriate action key (see table). After completing a setting, you automatically exit HKM. 23 Alternate Hotkey Invocation Keys Hotkey Summary Table: Note: The brackets indicate the keys you should press. Simply press the indicated keys - do not type the brackets. 24 Keyboard Emulation Sun Keyboard The PC Compatible (101/104 key) keyboard can emulate the functions of the Sun keyboard when the Control key [Ctrl] is used in conjunction with other keys. The corresponding functions are shown in the table on the right. Note: When using [Ctrl] combinatons, press and release the Ctrl key, then press and release the activation key. [. . . ] If you didn't enable Check Firmware Version, the Utility installs the upgrade files without checking whether they are a higher level, or not. As the Upgrade proceeds status messages appear in 41 Firmware Upgrade Utility Upgrade Succeeded After the upgrade has completed, a screen appears to inform you that the procedure was successful: Click Finish to close the Firmware Upgrade Utility. 42 Firmware Upgrade Utility Upgrade Failed If the upgrade failed to complete successfully a dialog box appears asking if you want to retry. If you Click No, the Upgrade Failed screen appears: Click Cancel to close the Firmware Upgrade Utility. See the next section, Firmware Upgrade Recovery, for how to proceed. 43 Firmware Upgrade Utility Firmware Upgrade Recovery There are basically two conditions that call for firmware upgrade recovery: · When you begin a firmware upgrade, but decide not to proceed with it. [. . . ]