Specifications

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MULTI-HEAD SERVSWITCH™
3.3.1 B ASIC
S YSTEMS WITH A S INGLE S WITCH
Make sure that the Multi-Head ServSwitch is unplugged and powered down. If
possible, turn off and unplug all of the devices that you want to attach to it. (If you
have to “hot-plug” any powered computers into the Switch, see Section 5.8.)
Connect your user equipment (keyboard, PS/2 mouse, and monitors) to the
appropriate “control port” connectors on the Switch’s rear panel. If you have had
to place the Switch farther from the user equipment than the equipment’s native
cables will reach—up to an additional distance of 30 ft. (9 m)—you can plug the
keyboard, mouse, and the first monitor into Premium KVM User Cable. (Use VGA
extension cable to connect your other monitors.)
Next, connect each computer CPU to the Switch by running cabling from the
CPU’s keyboard, mouse, and video ports to the matching connectors in one of the
Switch’s “CPU ports.” You can use PS/2 extension cables to attach the keyboard
and mouse ports, plus video-extension cables to attach the video ports. But we
recommend using our three-in-one Premium CPU Cable to attach the keyboard
port, mouse port, and primary video port at all the same time, at distances up to
100 ft. (30 m). Use VGA extension cable to connect your CPUs’ other video ports.
If you need to place your user equipment farther than 30 ft. (9 m) from the
Switch, or if you need to place a CPU farther than 100 ft. (30 m) from the Switch,
please call Black Box Tech Support for help determining your best extension
options.
Figure 3-1 shows a sample Switch system. For clarity, only one CPU is shown.
Figure 3-1. A Multi-Head ServSwitch system (SW619A shown).
CPU
Extension
cabling
Power
supply
User-station
monitors
User-station keyboard and mouse
Multi-Head ServSwitch