Black Box KV2116E Video, Flash upgradability, Accessing the appliance through network connection

CHAPTER 2: PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Security

Use the OSD interface to protect the switching system with a screen saver password. After a user-defined time, the screen saver mode engages and access is prohibited until the correct password is entered to reactivate the switching system.

Operation modes

The OSD user interface provides various operation modes for system administration of the appliance. Use these modes (Broadcast, Scan, Switch, and Share) to manage the switching activities. See Chapter 4, “Basic operations”, beginning on page 20 for more information.

Video

The appliance provides optimal resolution for VGA, SVGA, and XGA video. You can achieve resolutions of up to 1280 x 1024.

Flash upgradability

Upgrade the appliance at any time through the network port to ensure the appliance is always running the most current available version. See “Appendix A” beginning on page 45 for more information.

Accessing the appliance through network connection

Users access the appliance and all attached target devices through Ethernet from a client computer. A client computer can be anywhere a valid network connection exists.

Accessing target devices

When you access the ServSelect IP VM Software, a listing of all target devices you have permission to view and manage opens. When you select a target device from the list, the video of the selected target device opens in a Video Viewer window.

The following figure illustrates a typical appliance configuration.

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