Overview
The Master View ACS-1208L and ACS-1216L KVM Switches are control units that allow access to multiple computers from a single console (keyboard, mouse, and monitor). Before the development of the Master View, the only way to control multiple computer configurations from a single console was through a complex and costly network system. Now, with the Master View ACS-1208L and ACS-1216L, you can easily access multiple computers in a cost effective manner.
A single Master View ACS-1208L or ACS-1216L can control up to 8 or 16 computers, respectively. As many as 31 additional Master View ACS-1216 units can be daisy chained to each other, so that up to 512 computers can all be controlled from a single keyboard-monitor-mouse console.
The Master View ACS-1208L / ACS-1216L offers a space-saving, streamlined approach to KVM switch technology by integrating a keyboard, LCD monitor, and trackball in a 1U high Slideaway housing for convenient rack mounting. Slide the KVM module section out; flip the cover up; and you are ready to go to work. The LCD display is built into the cover; the keyboard and trackball are built into the base. When finished, simply flip the cover down and slide the KVM module away.
For further convenience, the ACS-1208L / ACS-1216L features high density 15 pin connectors instead of the usual 25 pin connectors. This space-saving innovation allows a full, 16 port switch to be installed in a 1U system rack. Because of its modular design, the KVM section can be detached from the switch section. If you ever need to expand your connections, you can remove the 8 port Switch module; and replace it with a 16 port Switch module.
Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is entailed. Because the ACS-1208L / ACS-1216L intercepts keyboard input directly, there is no software to configure, so there is no need to get involved in complex installation routines or be concerned with incompatibility problems. Access to any computer connected to the installation is easily accomplished either by entering Hotkey combinations from the keyboard, or by means of a powerful menu driven OSD (On Screen Display) system. A convenient Auto Scan feature also permits automatic scanning and monitoring of the activities of all computers running on the installation one by one.
There is no better way to save time and money than with a Master View ACS-1208L / ACS-1216L installation. By using the Master View ACS-1208L / ACS-1216L with its Slideaway console, to manage your installation, you: (1) eliminate the expense of having to purchase a separate keyboard, monitor, and mouse for each computer; (2) save all the space those extra components would take up; (3) save the space that a keyboard, monitor, and mouse would take with a standard KVM switch; (4) save on energy costs; and (5) eliminate the inconvenience and wasted effort involved in constantly moving from one computer to another.
ACS-1208L / ACS-1216L User Manual | 1 |
2002-01-15
