Selecting The Usb Keyboard Type - G&D TradeSwitch8-USB Installation Und Bedienung

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Selecting the USB keyboard type

Various manufacturers added special keys to the standard keyboards. Some key-
boards are provided with multimedia keys which enable the user to easily operate
special multimedia functions of the computer.
Compared to standard keyboards, Sun desktops and servers are provided with sepa-
rate keys (Solaris Shortcut Keys) to operate special system functions. These keys can be
used at the console after enabling the keyboard mode for Sun desktops and servers.
Select the USB keyboard type in the setup menu in order to use all keys of such key-
boards.
NOTE:
The USB keyboard type can only be changed in the setup menu.
How to select the USB keyboard type:
1. Use the terminal emulator to establish a connection to the KVM switch.
2. Use the Arrow
Enter .
3. Use the Arrow
to change in the Set USB Keymode submenu.
4. Press the Space
PC Multimedia
PC Standard
SUN German
SUN US
Apple
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to change this setting for another channel.
6. Press the S
IMPORTANT: Changing to the
the Sun computer.
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or Arrow keys to select the channel's
or Arrow keys to select the channel whose setting you want
key (repeatedly) to select one of the following keyboards:
 Multimedia keyboard
 Standard keyboard
 Sun keyboard (German layout)
 Sun keyboard (American layout)
 Apple keyboard
key to save your settings.
SUN German
USB Keymode
or SUN US keymode requires a reboot of
and press