CONTROL METHOD

Keyboard

• Use the keyboard to command the switch box to select ports or configure the SCAN delay.

Front Panel Interface

• Touch a button and be connected to a computer, or change modes of operation.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• LEDs indicate currently selected port and mode of operation.

On Screen Display (OSD)

• Select computers by name with the On Screen Display (OSD) option. Not available on the 2-port switch.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Use keyboard or mouse to operate the switch from menus superimposed onto the monitor.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Shows names of computers on cascaded switches up to 152 ports.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Names can be up to 12 characters long.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Power status of each computer is displayed.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• View usage statistics — power-on cycles and hours of usage.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Helps screens assists users with the OSD.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Modify the size and position of the OSD.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• OSD is built into the switch-no need to install additional hardware or software.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• OS and software-independent.

Security

• Advanced security included with OSD option.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Each user password can be up to 13 characters long, and each switch can store up to 63 users.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Administrator can enable or disable all security features and select which computers each user can access.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Once security is enabled, a user or administrator must login in order to access any of the computers connected to the switch.