User manual IOGEAR MINIVIEW GCS1774

[. . . ] MiniViewTM 2/4-Port Multi-Function USB 2. 0 KVM Switch User Manual (GCS1772 / GCS1774) ® Welcome Thank you for purchasing one of the most feature-rich KVM with USB peripheral sharing, audio, and built-in Ethernet switch. You can save money and space by eliminating the need for multiple monitors, keyboards, mice, and USB peripheral devices such as printers, scanners, and more. Up to 127 USB devices can be daisy chained from this KVMP switch. Sharing speakers and a microphone also offers extra value and convenience for the users. [. . . ] They stop flashing and revert to normal status when you exit this mode. Ordinary keyboard and mouse functions are suspended ­ only Hotkey compliant keystrokes and mouse clicks can be input. At the conclusion of some hotkey operations, you automatically exit Hotkey mode. With some operations, you must exit manually by pressing the Esc or Spacebar on your keyboard. 20 Hotkey Operation Change Hotkey Mode Invocation Keys In case the default Hotkey Mode invocation keys (Num Lock and Minus [-]) are not optimal in your setup, you may change them to Ctrl and F12, respectively. To switch to an alternate Hotkey Mode invocation, do the following: 1. This will change the Hotkey Mode invocation key to Ctrl and F12 (instead of Num Lock and Minus). Note: This procedure is a toggle between the two methods. To revert back to the original HSM invocation keys, repeat the above procedure again. Change Port Switching Keys The port switching activation keys can be changed from tapping Scroll Lock key twice ([Scroll Lock] [Scroll Lock]) to tapping Ctrl twice [Ctrl] [Ctrl]. To change the port switching activation keys, do the following: 1. The new port switching key will be [Ctrl], [Ctrl] Note: This procedure is a toggle between the two methods. To revert back to the original port switching keys, repeat the above procedure. 21 Hotkey Operation Set Keyboard Operating Platform The GCS1772/GCS1774 default port configuration is for a PC Compatible keyboard operating platform. If you have a MAC attached to a port, you can change a port's keyboard operating platform configuration as follows: 1. Bring the KVM focus to the desired port 2. Press and release the appropriate Function key (see table below). *The first time that the Sun system runs from a port, you must configure its port for the Sun keyboard operating platform before you turn the system on, or else the Sun system will not start. List Hotkey Settings To see a list of the current hotkey settings, do the following: 1. Open a text editor (such as Notepad or Word) 2. Press F4 on your keyboard to `paste' this information 22 Hotkey Operation USB Reset If the USB loses focus and needs to be reset, do the following: 1. Press and release F5 function key Hotkey Beeper Control The beep sound the KVM makes when switching can be Toggled ON and OFF by doing the following: 1. Press and release B Disable Port Switching Keys To disable the port switching keys (Scroll Lock or Ctrl), please do the following: 1. Press [X] [Enter] Note: This procedure is a toggle. [. . . ] To perform a firmware upgrade recovery, do the following: 1. Slide the Firmware Upgrade Recovery Switch (see p. 8 drawing) to the Recover position. Click Cancel to close the Firmware Upgrade Utility. See the next section, Firmware Upgrade Recovery, for how to proceed. 2. [. . . ]