Chapter 1.
Introduction
Overview
The KH88 KVM Switch is a control unit that allows access to multiple computers from a single console (keyboard, monitor, and mouse). Before the development of KVM switching, the only way to control multiple computer configurations from a single console was through a complex and costly network. Now, with the KH88, you can easily access multiple computers in a cost effective manner.
A single KH88 can control up to 8 computers. Since units can be cascaded to three levels, in a full three stage installation up to 73 KH88s can control up to 512 computers - all from a single console.
Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is entailed. There is no software to configure, so there is no need to get involved in complex installation routines or be concerned with incompatibility problems. Since the KH88 intercepts keyboard input directly, it works on any hardware platform and with all operating systems.
There are three convenient methods to access any computer connected to the installation: (1) using the push button port selection switches located on each unit’s front panel; (2) entering Hotkey combinations from the keyboard; and (3) selecting from menus provided by the On Screen Display (OSD). A powerful 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 KH88 installation. By allowing a single console to manage all the attached computers, a KH88 installation: (1) eliminates the expense of having to purchase a separate keyboard, monitor, and mouse for each computer; (2) saves all the space those extra components would take up; (3) saves on energy costs; and (4) eliminates the inconvenience and wasted effort involved in constantly moving from one computer to another.
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