User manual IOGEAR GCS1808 INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] Installation Guide 8/16-Port USB PS/2 Combo KVMP Switch 1 PART NO. M1102/M1074 IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, MiniView®, VSE are trademarks or registered trademarks of IOGEAR, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc. [. . . ] Then simply press [Esc] to exit from the function. 38 Set Accessible Ports This function allows you to setup the access on each port for each user. Use [Spacebar] to cycle through all the entries and press [Enter] to complete the setup. Then, press [Esc] to exit from the function. Function F (Full) Description User has full access on the specific port User can only view the port with no access for the specific port User cannot view nor access for the specific port V (View) (Blank) 39 Set Logout Timeout This function allows you to set a time that the KVM will automatically logout after being idle for a certain period of time. Then enter a number from 0-180 (in terms of minutes) as the time interval and press [Enter]. Edit Port Names This function allows you to customize a name on each port of the KVM. Simply move the red highlight bar to the port that you wish to customize a name and press [Enter]. 40 Enter the port name that you wish to show in OSD for that specific port and press [Enter] to complete the editing. Then, press [Esc] to exit from this function. Restore Default Values This function allows you to restore all settings into factory default settings. Move the red highlight bar to Restore Default Values and press [Enter]. Then type Y to proceed restoring or N to cancel the restore. 41 Clear The Name List This function allows you to clear up all the port names to blanks. Then type Y to proceed clearing or N to keep the name list. Activate Beeper This function allows you to enable or disable the beeper sound while switching port. Then type Y to activate or N to deactivate. 42 Set Quick View Ports This function allows you to set the desire ports as Quick View Ports. If a port is selected as a Quick View Port, an icon will show in the QV column of the OSD main screen. Simply more the red highlight bar to the desire port and press [Spacebar] to select the port as a Quick View Port. 43 Set Operating System This function allows you to define what kind of operating system is being used in each port. Simply move the red highlight bar to the desire port and press [Spacebar] to cycle through the options between WIN, MAC, SUN or OTHER. Note: The keyboard Operating platform will changed accordingly depending what you have chosen in this function. For example, if you have chosen Mac in Port 1 as the image is shown, the keyboard will change Mac keyboard emulation mode. Please see Hotkey Setting Mode (HSM) and Mac/Sun Keyboard Emulation sections to see the details. 44 Firmware Upgrade This function allows you to have the KVM activates the firmware upgrade mode so that you can perform a firmware upgrade to the KVM. 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. Please see Firmware Upgrade section for details about how to perform a firmware upgrade. 45 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]. 46 F5: SKP F5: SKP This function allows you to trigger 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. [] 47 F6: BRC / F7: SCAN F6: BRC This function will only be shown if you have login as Administrator. [. . . ] Step 2 Slide the Firmware Upgrade Recovery Switch to the Recover position (slide to the right). (Please refer to Firmware Upgrade section) Step 4 After the firmware upgrade has completed, the KVM will reset itself. Step 5 Slide the Firmware Upgrade Recovery Switch back to the Normal position (slide to the left). Then, connect power adapter back to the KVM. 59 Final Step Now the KVM is ready to function again, so you simply reconnect all your computers and console back to the KVM and begin using the KVM. Restore Factory Default Settings This restore will change all settings back to default. [. . . ]