SharkRack KVM-8 Manuale Utente

KVM-8 Installer/User Guide

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Channel Scanning

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KVM Switchʼs scanning feature allows you to automatically monitor, or scan, your 

computer channels without intervention. When keyboard activity is detected, scanning 

is suspended until all keyboard activity stops. Scanning then resumes with the next 

channel in sequence. The length of time each channel remains on the screen, or dwell 

time, is configurable and can be changed at any time. 
There are multiple ways to scan through the channels in your KVM Switch system, 

either by name, address or list. Please note that the KVM Switch scans only the 

computers that are in your OSD list.
Scanning by address allows you to view each of your active channels in the order that 

they are attached to the KVM Switch. 
Scanning by name allows you to scan channels in alphanumeric order according to the 

channel list in the main OSD window. 
Scanning by list allows you to create a customized scanning order for the switch to 

follow. Active ports in the system can be scanned in any order, as many times as desired.
With all scan methods, you can adjust the dwell time for each channel or omit a 

channel from the scan sequence completely. 

There are three ways to turn scanning on and off.

1.  From the main OSD window, press the Control key twice to access the 

Command Menu.

2.  Toggle “Scanning is OFF”, “Scanning by Name”, “Scanning by Address” or 

“Scanning by List” from the menu. This is a toggle option - only one scanning 

option will show on the menu at any one time.

 

Selecting “by Name” will scan channels alphanumerically by name, “by Address” 

will scan channels numerically by channel address.

3.  Press Enter.