Raritan SW2-USB manual

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    T o view this guide in other languages, please visit www.raritan.com and select your nearest international Raritan site Rev. D December 2007 255-00-2010-00 SwitchMan USB (SW2-USB, SW4-USB) Y our SwitchMan USB shipment includes: (1) SwitchMan USB unit (either the SW2-USB 2-switch unit or the SW4-USB 4-switch unit), (1) SwitchMan Stand, (1) Power Ada[...]

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    There are two methods of selecting ports using SwitchMan: 1. Use preconfigured Hot Key Commands. 2. Use Manual Port Selectors - the PC and HUB push buttons on the front panel of the SwitchMan unit. SwitchMan’s default control mode is KVM and Audio only; but both port selection methods above allow you to control port switching in five different mo[...]