1.0Product Description
The ServerSwitch 8200 is designed to transport keyboard/mouse and
1.1Video
All video signals are passively transported in real time without any processing or storage. Additionally, a constant impedance of 75 Ohms is maintained on all video lines throughout the ServerSwitch 8200 so that video signals are not compromised by impedance mismatches, as may be found in other switching systems. The ServerSwitch 8200 also transports monitor sense lines from one user's monitor (user A) to all attached CPUs, allowing the attached CPUs to perform an automatic, unattended reboot, even if the CPU is not selected on the switch. Because only one monitor's sense lines are transmitted to all the attached CPUs, it is recommended that both users' monitors are identical or have compatible operating modes.
1.2Keyboard/Mouse
The ServerSwitch 8200 transports all keyboard and mouse signals required by the user for interaction with any of the attached computers. At any time, a user's keyboard and mouse are routed only to the CPU selected for that user. However, all CPU ports are monitored for CPU activity that would require the presence of a keyboard/mouse set (i.e., a status light change or reboot); the ServerSwitch will send a "keyboard/mouse idle" response when queried. The keyboard status light (CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK, etc.) configuration for each CPU port is maintained within the ServerSwitch, and is sent to the user's keyboard whenever that CPU port is selected. If the CPU changes the status light configuration while the port is not selected, the change is saved and will be displayed correctly when a user selects the port.
The ServerSwitch 8200 will send the language type of the keyboard to attached CPUs for proper function of CPU operating system applications. The user can either specify the keyboard language for each ServerSwitch 8200 unit, or let each unit send the language layout of the keyboard attached to user port A.
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