Overview
The CS-74A KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse), Switch is a control unit that allows the control of up to four computers from a single console (keyboard, monitor, and mouse). With its custom designed connectors, the CS-74A reduces the number of ports required for a 4 Port KVM switch from 15 (10 PS/2 and 5 HDB-15) to only 5 (4 custom designed SPDB-15 connectors for the computer attachments, and a single, custom designed, integrated, SPDB-15 connector for the keyboard, video, and mouse).
The special connector design provides several advantages over standard KVM switch implementations: 1) increased reliability; 2) a handsome, space-saving, vertical-standing, modern appearance; 3) neater, more efficient, cabling - eliminating the usual tangled mess.
Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is entailed. There is no software to configure, so there is no need to get involved in complex installation routines or be concerned with incompatibility problems. Since the CS-74A intercepts keyboard and mouse input directly, it works on any hardware platform and with all operating systems.
The CS-74A provides two convenient methods to switch the KVM focus among the computers: 1) by pressing push button port selection switches located on the unit’s front panel; and 2) by entering Hotkey combinations from the keyboard.
There is no better way to save time and money than with an CS-74A installation. By allowing a single console to manage all of the attached computers, the CS-74A eliminates the expense of purchasing a separate keyboard, monitor, and mouse for each one. Additionally, it saves the extra space and energy costs that they would require, and eliminates the inconvenience and wasted effort involved in constantly having to move from one computer to the other.
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2003-02-18
