1. Introduction

Features and Benefits

The features and benefits provided by a CN8000 deployment are described in the following table:

Features

Benefits

 

 

Over-IP

Protects your original KVM switch investment. No need to

Capability for

purchase new KVM switches to achieve the benefits of over-IP

Legacy KVM

connectivity.

Switches

 

 

 

Configuration and

An easy-to-navigate graphical user interface makes for convenient,

Operation Ease

intuitive configuration and operation. Web-based Windows and

 

Java implementations allow the remote equipment to be controlled

 

from industry-standard web browsers. Windows and Java AP client

 

software – using the same, convenient, GUI – are also included to

 

provide access where a browser environment is not desired.

 

 

Superior Video

With its enhanced fps throughput for crisp responsive video display,

 

the CN8000 offers resolutions of up to 1600 x 1200 @ 60Hz;

 

vibrant 24-bit color depth for rich remote session display. The

 

remote desktop can appear full-screen, or in a window. In full-

 

screen mode the remote desktop display scales to the user’s

 

monitor display size.

 

 

Virtual Media

USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices (Floppy drives, CDROMs, Flash drives,

 

etc.), folders, and image files on a user’s local system, appear and

 

act as if they were installed on the remote server, for ease and

 

convenience when performing software installation and system

 

updates across the entire Installation.

 

 

Virtual Remote

Š On-screen keyboard with multilanguage support

Desktop

Š Exit Macros support

 

 

Š BIOS-level access

 

 

Smart Card / CAC

To meet advanced security requirements, the CN8000’s Virtual

Reader Support

Media function allows a Smart Card / CAC reader on a user’s local

 

system to be mapped to a remote server.

 

 

Low Bandwidth

Bandwidth optimization via grayscaling and video quality settings

Optimization

allow maximum data throughput in low bandwidth situations. PPP

 

modem dialup support ensures reliable connectivity for out-of-

 

band, and low bandwidth situations.

 

 

Multi-Platform /

Windows and Java client software ensures that the CN8000 and

Multi-Protocol

the equipment that connects to it can be accessed from most of the

Support

operating systems in use today (Windows, Linux, Unix, Sun, Mac).

 

The CN8000 also supports a broad range of communication

 

protocols, such as TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, UDP, DHCP, SSL, ARP,

 

DNS, ICMP, CHAP, PPP, 10Base-T, 100Base-T

 

 

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