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1.1Keyfeaturesmanycomputersandbenefitsto independentlycotrolledbytwousers.
EablesdesktopandlaptpPCs,Sun(USB),Sun(8-pi),Mac(USB),SGI,Alpha
USBkyboardandmousesupportenablesKVMconsoledevicestobechosen
andRS/6000computerstobecntrolledfromacomm						KVMconsole.
ataretheostappropriateformulti-platformcontrol(keyboardsandmiceforall
themaincomputertypesareavailableinUSBformat).
On-screenmenuallowscomputers				beselectedbynameordescription.
Configurablesecurityenablestheadministratortoassignaccessrightstousers.
Twoindependentusersaresupportedon					llmodels.
AdvancedOn-ScreenDisplay(OSD)for					asycontrolandconfiguration.
ChannelswitchingbyOSD,frontpanelkey,keyboardhotkey,or3buttonmouse.
Spportshighbandwidthmonitors				resolutionsupto1920x1440.
Fullyflashupgradeableviatheerialport.
SupportsaverywiderangeofsoftwareincludingWindows3.X,WFWG,95,98,
2000,NT,ME,XP,DOS,Unix,Linux,NetWare,OS/2,BSD,MacOS,SunOSetc.
Supportsseveralcomputerkeyboardstyles:PS/2(6-pinmini-DIN),USB,Sun(8-
pinmini-DIN),AT(5-pinstandard-DIN).
Supportsseveralcomputermousestyles:PS/2(6-pinmini-DIN),USB,Sun(8-pin
mini-DIN),RS232(9-pinD-type).						loguevideosignals
Suppor	severalcomputervideostyle:Highbandwidth
withseparateorcombinedsyncsignalspresentedonstandard15-wayHDD
connectorsor13W3connectors.
Videochannels		DisplayDataChannel(DDC/DDC1/DDC2)signalling.
SupportsdesktsupportandlaptopPCs,Sun(USB),Sun(8-pin),Mac(USB),RS/6000,
Alpha,	dSilicnGraphicso		computers.
Frontpanel"healthyvoltage"indicator.
Automaticdetectionof		countrytypeofthecontrollingkeyboardenables
mputerstoconfigurethemselvesforthecorrectkeyboardlayout.Optionally,the
countrytypemaybespecificallydefinedbytheuser.							Page7
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