Airlink101 Akvm-2a User manual

Ver. 1A

Quick Installation Guide

Model#AKVM-2A

Section 1

TheAKVM-2A switchisa 2-portPS/2typeKVM switch

with audio support that comes with two sets of built-in

1.5M cables. It enables users to access, control, boot,

andreboottwocomputersusingonlyonekeyboard,video

monitor, mouse, microphone, and speakers. Its one-

piecedesignoffers more portability andconvenienceto

usersthanconventionalKVMswitches.

Introduction

Section 2

Beforeconnecting any cable, please make sure all of your

computers and their peripherals have been powered off.

Otherwise, the KVM switch may not be set up properly.

Installation

Step 1 Make sure all the computers that are to be

connected to the KVM switch and their peripherals

arepowered-off. Ifnot,power them off before you

proceedwiththefollowingsteps.

Step 2Connect the shared keyboard, monitor,

mouse, microphone, and speakers to the main KVM

unit. See Fig. 1.1

Fig 1.1

Step 3 Connect each set of the built-in KVM cables

toacomputer’skeyboard,video,mouse,micro-

phone, and speaker ports. You can use individual

standardkeyboard,mouse,video,and audio cables

to extend the cable distance, but depending on the

type of cables you use, the maximum cable dis-

tance is limited to 5 ~ 7 meters (15.5 ~ 23 feet).

Step 4 Power up the connected computers one by

one.Afterthecomputersarepoweredup,the

keyboardandmousewillbe recognized and you can

begin operating the KVM switch.

Section 3

Operations

There are two methods to select a specific computer:

Usingthefront-panel button orthe hotkey

sequence.

Hotkey Sequence

The hotkey sequence consists of three specific

keystrokes pressd on the keyboard.

Hotkey sequence = ScrLk + ScrLk + Command key

ThetwoconsecutiveScrLk keyshouldbepressed

within2secondsandthefollowingcommandkey(s)

should also be pressed within 2 seconds. Otherwise,

thehotkeysequencewillnotbevalidated.

FordetailedHotkeysequencesand their correspond-

ingfunctions,pleaserefertotheQuickReference

Chart on back.

Front-panelbutton

Thefront-panelbuttonletsyoudirectlyswitchbe-

tween the computers. Simply press the button on the

KVM unit to select the computer. By default, PC port

switchingandaudioportswitchingarebound together.

If you want to disable the binding of PC and audio port

switching, use the hotkey sequence, ScrLk + ScrLk

+ W. To enable the binding again, just click ScrLk +

ScrLk + Q.

Section 4

Technical Support

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Command

Quick Reference Chart

Select PC

Hotkeys Front-Panel Button Description

ScrLk + ScrLk + (x) Select the active PC channel

Next lower channel ScrLk + ScrLk + (up arrow) Selectthelowerchannel

Next higher channel ScrLk + ScrLk + (down arrow) Press the push button to

rotatethroughthechannel Select the higher channel

Bind PC & Audio switching

Reset KVM

Autoscan

StopAutoscan

ScrLk + ScrLk + End

ScrLk + ScrLk + S

Any key on keyboard

Reset the KVM Switch

Autoscanthrougheveryconnected channel

TerminateAutoscanactivity

1Note (x) = 1 or 2

Select Audio channel ScrLk + ScrLk + (Fx)

(Fx is a function key)

2SelecttheactiveAudio channel

Unbind PC & Audio switching

ScrLk + ScrLk + Q

ScrLk + ScrLk + W

EnablethebindingofPCportandAudio

portswitching(factorydefault)

DisablethebindingofPCportandAudio

portswitching(onceunbound,PCand

Audioswitchingbecomesindependent)

2Note (Fx) = F1 or F2

Pressthefront-panelbutton

Hotkey convention: The hotkey notation “ScrLk + ScrLk + Key”, denotes that you should hit the individual key consecutively one at a time, not simultaneously.

Mouse troubleshooting on a non-PnP OS (Linux, NT4.0): If you experience mouse lock when hot-plugging mouse on a non-PnP OS such as Linux or WinNT4.0, just

hitone of the following hotkey commands for mouse reset

ScrLk + ScrLk + M + 1 for a 2-key mouse setting; ScrLk + ScrLk + M + 2 for a 3-key wheel mouse setting; ScrLk + ScrLk + M + 3 for a 5-key wheel mouse setting

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