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K308 Secure KM Switch
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USB
Keyboard & Mouse Switch
SKM-08
User’s Desktop
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SKM-08
8 Port Keyboard/Mouse Switch with USB 2.0
APPLICATION DIAGRAMS
THE ULTIMATE IN KM WITH MULTIPLE DISPLAYS
TheSKM-08enablesuserstomanageandswitchKM(KeyboardandMouse)functionsofeightconnectedcomputers,including
multi-headcomputers.Withsupportofmultipledisplayspercomputer,userscancreatetheultimateKMenvironment.This
canbeasuperiorsolutiontooperatingaKVMswitch,especiallyamongmulti-headcomputers.Userscansimplyconnectthe
monitorsdirectlytothecomputersandusetheSKM-08toswitchbetweencomputersforKMoperation.
TheSKM-08iscompletelydriverless,requiringnosoftwareorupdates(althoughthedevicehasthecapabilityforrmware
updates).ItiscompatiblewithvirtuallyanyPCandallmajoroperatingsystemswithouttheneedforsoftwaredownloads,and
itsupportsallUSB2.0devices.WithfullUSBkeyboardandmouseemulation,theSKM-08deliverstheutmostinuser-friendly
operation.Furthermore,thedeviceenablesuserstocontrolKMfunctionsononecomputerwhilemaintainingtheconnection
ofotherUSBperipheraldevicesonanotherconnectedcomputersimultaneously,withoutinterruptionforimprovedworkow.
Userscanswitchinputsviathebuttonsonthefrontpanelorhotkeys.TheSKM-08istherstKMdeviceonthemarket
toofferRS-232control.Userscanalsoswitchusingadoubleclickofamouse’scenterbutton(knownasMouseGesture
Switching).Insingle-headmode,userscanswitchcomputerswithSmartAVI’snewPASS(ProgressiveAutomaticScreen
Switching)technology,whichenablesthedevicetoautomaticallyswitchcomputersbasedonwheretheuser’smousegoes.It’s
aquick,efcientandintuitivewaytoprovidesmoothswitchingthatcorrespondswithauser’scursormovement.
DRIVERLESS MULTI-HEAD COMPUTER OPERATION
TheSKM-08allowsupfornumerousdisplaystobeusedwithitseightconnectedcomputers.Thatmeansmultiplemulti-head
computerscanbemanagedwithnodriversrequired.Userscanconnectuptoeight16-headcomputers,forexample,orupto
eightquad-headcomputers,andsoon.PicturedbelowarethreesuchexamplesoftheSKM-08’sfunctionality,includingtwo
multi-headcomputerlayouts.PASSisnotavailablewhenusingmulti-headcomputercongurations,butuserscaneasilyswitch
usingthedevice’sothersupportedswitchingprotocols,includingMouseGestureSwitching.
SKM-08 typical
installation diagram
with multiple dual-
head computers
SKM-08 typical
installation diagram
with one quad-head
and one dual-head
computer, showing the
device’s versatility
Keyboard & Mouse Switch
Video
USB
SKM-08
SKM-08
8 Port Keyboard/Mouse Switch with USB 2.0
User’s Desktop
Video
USB/KM
Dual-head displays
Quad-head displays
PC 1
PC 2-8
User’s Desktop
SKM-08
8 Port Keyboard/Mouse Switch with USB 2.0
SKM-08 typical installation
diagram with eight single-
head computers