ATEN USB Dual-View KVMP Switch User Guide
- June 7, 2024
- Aten
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CS1742 / CS1744
2/4-Port USB Dual-View KVMP™Switch
Quick Start Guide
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Part No. PAPE-1223-S02G Printing Date: 06/2020
Package Contents
1 2/4-Port USB Dual-View KVMP™ Switch
2/4 KVM Cables (Audio/Video)
2/4 KVM Cables (USB/Video)
1 Firmware Upgrade Cable
1 User Instructions
Hardware Review A
Front View
- Port Selection Switches
- Port LEDs
- USB Port
Rear View
- Power Jack
- Firmware Upgrade Section
- Console Port Section
- CPU Port Section
- USB Port
Hardware Installation B
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Plug your Console devices (USB keyboard, USB mouse, monitors, microphone and speakers), into the switch’s Console Ports.
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Use the Port A KVM in Green cable (the one with the USB connector) to connect any available CPU A port to the fi rst VGA port and the USB port of the computer you are installing.
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Use the Port B KVM cable in Orange (the one with the microphone and speaker connectors) to connect the CPU B port to the second VGA port and the audio jacks of the computer you are installing.
Note: Be sure that the Port B cable is in the same CPU port as the Port A cable — both in Port 1; both in Port 2, etc. -
Connect your USB peripherals to the USB ports located on the front and rear panels.
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If you choose to use external power, plug the power adapter cable into the switch’s Power Jack, then plug the power adapter into an AC power source.
Note: The power adapter should be DC5V 2.6A with the inside positive and the outside negative: -
Turn on the power to the computers.
Operation
The CS1742 / CS1744 hotkey function makes it convenient to operate your KVM
installation from the keyboard.
Note: If using the Scroll Lock key confl icts with other programs running on
the computer, the Ctrl key can be used
1. Invoking hotkey mode:
Press [Scroll Lock] or [Ctrl] twice
2. Detailed Hotkey operation
Hotkeys
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Action
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[Scoll Lock] [Scoll Lock]| [Enter]| Switches KVM focus + Audio + Peripheral to
the next Port
[n] [Enter]| Switches KVM focus + Audio + Peripheral to Port n
[n] [K] [Enter]| Switches KVM focus to Port n
[n] [U] [Enter]| Switches Peripheral to Port n
[n] [S] [Enter]| Switches Audio to Port n
[n] [K] [U] [Enter]| Switches KVM focus + Peripheral to Port n
[n] [K] [5] [Enter]| Switches KVM focus + Audio to Port n
[n] [U] [5] [Enter]| Switches Audio + Peripheral to Port n
[n] [KJ [U] [5] [Enter]| Switches KVM focus + Audio + Peripheral to Port n
[K] [Enter]| Switches KVM focus to the next Port
[U] [Enter]| Switches Peripheral to the next Port
[5] [Enter]| Switches Audio to the next Port
[A] [Enter]| Begins Auto Scan function at S second intervals (default)
[A] [n] [Enter]| Begins Auto Scan function at n second intervals
[n] represents any number 1 to 4, except auto-scan function where
signifi es 1 to 99 seconds
[K] represents the KVM focus
[U] represents the USB Peripheral device
[S] represents the speakers and microphone
[A] represents Auto Scan function
For a complete list of Hotkey functions, refer to the User Manual
Manual Switching
For manual port selection:
- Press a port selection pushbutton for less than two seconds to bring the KVM, USB hub, and audio focus to the computer attached to its corresponding port.
- Press a port selection pushbutton for longer than two seconds to bring only the KVM focus to the computer attached to its corresponding port.
- Press pushbuttons 1 and 2 simultaneously for 2 seconds to start Auto Scan Mode.
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