KVM Switch Doesn't Pass Built-in FN Key Hotkeys/Shortcuts

[axavio]

I am having a hard time finding info on this on the web, so I thought maybe someone here might have had the same experience and maybe a solution.

I have a CKL KVM Switch - 4 port, dual HDMI, USB 2.0. My Keyboard (DAS Prime 13) has built in functions for volume control, skip, pause, etc using FN+F11 for example. But those key combos don’t get passed through to the PC. I have tried it on WIndows 10 and Pop 20.04, so I guess it is the KVM switch. Using my Apple keyboard gives the same result going through to a macbook.

Anyone have a solution or is this something that doesn’t work with KVMs?

BTW, searching for “KVM” or “pass through” on L1T is a nightmare! Too many uses of the same acronym/phrase.

[axavio]

Solved. Disabling the hotkeys on this model turns the keyboard USB input ports into standard USB 2.0 inputs and allows the FN keys to work. Downside is that computer switching must be done on the KVM itself or the remote; switching via keyboard no longer works.