Chapter 1. Introduction

Features and Benefits

The features and benefits provided by a KL1508A / KL1516A deployment are described in the following table:

Features

Benefits

 

 

Simple Installation and

Plug-and-play installation – no software required – connecting

Operation

cables is all it takes. Station positions are automatically

 

recognized. Computer selection via front panel switches;

 

hotkeys; or multi-language OSD (On Screen Display) menus.

 

 

Keyboard/Touchpad

KVM console with 17"or 19" LCD monitor in a sliding housing

module

with top and bottom clearance for smooth operation in a 1U

 

high rack.

 

Dual Rail operation – LCD monitor slides independently of the

 

keyboard/touchpad.

 

Console lock enables the sliding console to remain securely

 

locked away when not in use.

 

 

Single Console Control

Access and control up to 8 (KL1508A) or 16 (KL1516A)

 

computers from a single PS/2 or USB KVM (keyboard, video,

 

and mouse) console.

 

 

Scalability

By daisy chaining up to 31 additional KL1508A / KL1516A

 

switches, as many as 512 computers can be controlled from

 

the original KVM console – eliminating the expense of

 

purchasing separate peripherals for each server.

 

 

Easy Installation

Setting up the KL1508A / KL1516A 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 English (US / UK),

 

French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Traditional Chinese.

 

 

Hardware Independent

The KL1508A / KL1516A supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7,

Cross-Platform

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

Support

 

 

 

Space-Saving RJ-45

This space-saving innovation means that the KL1508A /

Connectors and Cat

KL1516A can be conveniently installed in a 1U system rack,

5e/6 Cabling

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

 

 

 

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