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Introduction
Overview
One-Console StarView Switches
The StarView allows you to access multiple computers from one keyboard, mouse and monitor. There is no interface card or software to configure. Installation is as easy as connecting cables between the StarView and your computers. Operation is as simple as pressing push button, entering hot-key command and navigating through the user-friendly on-screen menu (available on models with OSD support). Depending on the model you have, it switches up to 4 (SV431, SV431D), 8 (SV831, SV831D) or 16 (SV1631D) IBM- compatible computers. The StarView is independent of the computer operating system.
Two-Console StarView Switches
The advanced multi-access StarView Switches enable you to control multiple computers from two different locations, remote and local with two keyboards, mice and monitors. SV832DS controls 8 computers and SV1632DS controls 16 computers.
On-Screen Display (OSD) Menu
For SV431D, SV831D, SV1631D, SV832DS, SV1632DS For StarViews with built-in OSD control, you can name your computers, switch to a computer from a list, configure settings with easy-to-use menus, and view the name of the selected computer on-screen with programmable time interval. The OSD displays the system status throughout operation.
Automatic Mouse Conversion
The StarView Switch enable you to connect computers with PS/2 or serial mouse ports (using adapters supplied with each StarView Switch) and control the computers from one PS/2 mouse.
The StarView automatically identifies the mouse and switches to proper mouse protocol.
