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Models available for
PC-only and PC/Sun
multiplatform control.
Daisychain up to 64
units with optional
Expansion Module.
As many as 4 users
can control up to
1000 CPUs.
Supports resolutions
up to 1600 x 1280.
Optional adapter also
connects to Mac.
Keyboard commands
and on-screen menus.
Flexible access-
control measures for
greater security.
Y
ou have a crowded server
room. Perhaps all of your
computers are IBM
®
or compati-
bles; maybe some of them are
SGI™, RS/6000
®
, or Sun
®
boxes.
You have a desire to manage all
the computers with just two or
four keyboard, monitor, and
mouse control stations.
A Matrix ServSwitch™ is what
you need. Some models support
IBM PS/2
®
and PC/AT
®
only, while
others support IBM PS/2, PC/AT,
RS/6000, SGI, and Sun CPUs;
many keyboard and mouse
protocols; and VGA, SVGA, XGA,
RS/6000, and SGI video—up to
1600 x 1280 resolution! With extra
adapters, you can also attach
Mac
®
computers to the Matrix.
As many as 16 computers can
be attached to a Matrix, or 1000
computers to a daisychain of 64
1
5
9
13
2
6
10
14
3
7
11
15
4
8
12
16
select power
User A
User B
1
5
2
6
3
7
4
8
select pow
er
User A
U
ser B
Affordable 2- or 4-user
multiplatform switching.
Key Features
MATRIX SERVSWITCH
such switches. In either case, you
can attach two control stations;
up to four control stations can be
connected, but they’ll have to
contend for access.
Each Matrix has two or four
user ports (KVM 1 and 2 or KVM 1,
2, 3, and 4) and either 4, 8, or 16
CPU ports. The Matrix can also
accommodate an Expansion
Module (SW740C-R3-B), which
can be ordered separately. With
Expansion Modules installed, you
can daisychain Matrix chassis to
reach larger or more widely
separated groups of CPUs.
The Multiplatform
ServSwitches with serial support
have an RJ-12, 6-conductor,
RS-232 serial port for each
installed system CPU card. This
connector provides a serial
interface to the ServSwitch from a
computer terminal, a standalone
computer, or a notebook
computer that is not connected to
any CPU port.
Via the RS-232 serial port, you
can upgrade the system firmware,
restore the unit to its factory-
default settings, configure an
expansion switch, or switch any
KVM station to any CPU port. An
adapter and serial cable are
provided for the serial interface.
You also won’t have to worry
about unauthorized people using
or seeing what they shouldn’t. You
can assign users and computers
to password-protected access
groups. Computers can belong to
multiple groups, but users can
belong to only one. Users will only
be able to access computers in
their group, and you define the
level of access they’ll have.
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Black Box Corporation.
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