KH2508A / KH2516A User Manual

Features and Benefits

The features and benefits provided by a KH2508A / KH2516A deployment are described in the following table:

Features

Benefits

 

 

Two Consoles Control

Two KVM consoles independently and simultaneously control

 

up to 8 or 16 directly connected computers.

 

 

Scalability

By daisy chaining up to 31 additional KH2508A / KH2516A

 

switches, as many as 512 computers can be controlled from

 

the original KVM console.

 

 

Easy Installation

Setting up the KH2508A / KH2516A is fast and easy –

 

plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is

 

entailed. Because there is no software to configure,

 

incompatibility and configuration issues are non-existent.

 

 

Easy Operation

Three port selection methods: Manual (via front panel

 

pushbuttons), Hotkey, and multi-language OSD (On Screen

 

Display).

 

Multi-language keyboard support includes US English, UK

 

English, French, German, Swiss German, Hungarian, Italian,

 

Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and

 

Traditional Chinese.

 

 

Hardware Independent

The KH2508A / KH2516A supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7,

Cross-Platform

Linux, Unix, Novell, FreeBSD, Sun, and Mac.

Support

 

 

 

RJ-45 Connectors and

This space-saving innovation means that the KH2508A /

Cat 5e/6 Cabling

KH2516A can be conveniently installed in a 1U system rack,

 

and the installation can take advantage of the internal

 

network wiring built into most modern commercial buildings.

 

Reduces cable clutter for a neat and tidy data center

 

environment

 

 

KVM Adapter Cables

For convenience and flexibility that allows mixing the PS/2,

to Connect to Servers

USB and serial interfaces, the KH2508A / KH2516A's design

and Devices

utilizes KVM adapter cables that serve as intermediaries

 

between the KVM switch and the connected devices.

 

KVM adapter cables are available in PS/2, USB, and Serial

 

interfaces to support a wide variety of data center servers

 

and devices.

 

 

Two-Level Password

Supports one administrator and ten user profiles. Strong

Security

password protection prevents unauthorized accessing to the

 

installation – keeping your valuable data secure.

 

 

Upgradeable Firmware

Stay current with the latest functionality improvements and

 

updates by downloading firmware upgrade files from our

 

website and installing them with the built-in firmware upgrade

 

utility.

 

 

Effortless Upgrades

Simultaneous firmware upgrades to all daisy-chained KVM

 

switches and dongles through the daisy-chain cable.

 

 

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