User manual
KVM-8 Installer/User Guide
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Product Overview
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Plug and Play
The KV M Switch support s Plug and Play video a nd is compliant with the V ESA
DDC2B stand ard.
Mouse translation
For added compatibility with your cur rent equipment, KV M Switch feat ures mouse
tr anslation capability. Oper ated t hr ough the KVM Switch, your mouse wi ll work wit h
any att ached computer- regard less of whether the c omput er is Sun, USB, seria l or PS/2
mouse compatible!
Expansion for up to 64 computers
A KVM Switch unit wil l support f rom one to eight att ached computers, or chan nels.
If more t han eight channels ar e needed, multiple units can b e cascaded together
for expansion. Up to t wo tiers of units ca n be con nected for a tota l of 64 att ached
computers in one syst em.
Keep Alive feature
KVM Switchʼs Keep Al ive featur e al lows attached ser vers to power the u nit in t he
event of a KVM Switch power failure. Th is prevents at tached computers f rom locking
up and keeps you from losing time a nd data .
OSD Conguration Utility
The OSD Congurat ion Ut il ity al lows the adm i nistr ator to easily congure a nd
dow nload a chan nel list with dened users a nd access pr ivileges to the enti re system.
Th is util ity wil l also rea d and save your cur r ent congur ation for extra se cur ity.
AutoBoot technology
The AutoBoot feature b oots a ll at tached ser vers dur i ng initial p ower-up or a fter a
power fai lure. Computers a re boote d tr anspa rently wit hout operator inter vention, and
may be powered-up one at a time or a ll at once. When t he power stabili zes, a chan nel
may be sele cted.