ATEN Technology AS-811S, AS-811P, AS-411P, AS-411S user manual Product Limitation

FUNCTION OVERVIEW AS/2 Auto Switch

1-3 PRODUCT LIMITATION

AS/2 is a well designed quality product. Its maximum performance and limitation is described as follows.

•AS/2'sAuto Switching Mode is only suitable for devices which use ‘Hardware’ Handshaking, Xon-Xoflf Handshaking is not allowed.

•AS/2'sManual Switching Mode is suitable for all kinds of Hand- shaking Modes.

•For models of AS-41 1 P and AS-81 1 P, the cable length is limited to no more than 6 meters.

•, For models of AS-41 1 S and AS-81 1 S, the cable length is limited to no more than 15 meters.

•The Input Ports and the Output Ports are constantly configured to be DTE or DCE that are shown in section l-2 Function Specificat- ions. Make sure you are using the right cable to connect your PC or devices to AS/2.

NOTE: DTE means Data Terminal Equipment.

DCE means Data Communications Equipment.

The Serial Interface and Parallel Interface mentioned in this manual are RS-232C and Centronics respectively (please refer to Appendix B).

AS/2 is IBM PC/AT/XT compatible.

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