SharkRack KVM-8 Manuale Utente

KVM-8 Installer/User Guide

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Advanced Operation

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The KVM Switch allows you to use PS/2 or Sun keyboards to operate any type of 

attached computer. However, when crossing platforms, certain keys will need to be 

“remapped” in order to provide all of the functions available on the keyboard native 

to that platform. For example, if you access a Sun workstation with a PS/2 keyboard, 

you will notice that the PS/2 keyboard does not have the STOP and AGAIN keys that 

are on a true Sun keyboard. But, by turning Scroll Lock on, the F1 and F2 keys on 

the PS/2 keyboard function as the Sun STOP and AGAIN keys. With Scroll Lock 

off, F1 and F2 function normally. The table below shows the translations for a PS/2 

keyboard to a Sun computer. All mapped functions in the table will only be valid when 

the Scroll Lock is on.

Key

Sun 

Key

Sun 

F1

STOP

F9

FIND

F2

AGAIN

F10

CUT

F3

PROPS

F11

POWER

F4

UNDO

F12

COMMAND

F5

FRONT

keypad *

COMPOSE

F6

COPY

NUMLOCK

HELP

F7

OPEN

keypad /

MUTE

F8

PASTE

keypad -

VOL -

keypad +

VOL +

Sun keyboards have a power key used to power the workstation on and off. PS/2 

keyboards may have a sleep key to place the computer in a stand-by or power 

saving mode.