ATEN Technology AS-811P, AS-811S, AS-411P Function Overview, l-1 INTRODUCTION, User’s Manual

AS/2 Auto Switch FUNCTION OVERVIEW

1 FUNCTION OVERVIEW

l-1 INTRODUCTION

The AS/2 is a high performance and low cost printer sharing device which operates in either auto switching mode or manual switching mode. The AS/2 allows up to four or eight source devices to share one common destination devices. In the auto switching mode the AS/2 automatically locks on and services the source device that requests to link with the common device. However, in the manual switching mode the AS/2 works exactly the same way as the conventional data switch.

There are four models, AS-41 1 P, AS-41 1S AS-81 1 P and AS-81 1 S all belong to the AS/2 auto switch products. These differences can be quickly understood by reading the following table.

AS-81 1 P	8 CENTRONICS Female		1 CENTRONICS Female
AS-41 1S	4 RS-232C(DCE)	Female	1 RS232C(DTE) Male
AS-811s	8 RS-232C(DCE)	Female	1 RS-232C(DTE) Male

The AS/2 tremendously improves the efficiency of your switching applications. We suggest that you take a few moments to carefully read the following instructions to ensure the maximum benefits and convenience your AS/2 offers. The following figures are the AS/2'sfront views and rear views.

User’s Manual 1