ATEN Technology KM0032, KM0532, KM0932 user manual Introduction, Overview, Model Consoles Power

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Introduction

Overview

The KM0032 / KM0532 / KM0932 Matrix KVM Switch gives IT administrators in large corporations advanced access and control of multiple servers. Operators working at up to 5 (KM0532) or 9 (KM0932) keyboard, mouse, and monitor (KVM) consoles can simultaneously and independently take direct control of up to 32 computers. With a combination of daisy chaining and cascading, up to 9 consoles can access and control more than 8,000 computers from the first level KM0932 Matrix KVM Switch.

The Matrix KVM Switch product lineup consists of three basic models, as shown in the table, below:

Model	Consoles	Power
KM0032	0*	Dual
KM0532	5	Dual
KM0932	9	Dual

*KM0032 switches operate as slaves chained to a KM0532 or KM0932. As such, they do not use a console of their own. Devices connected to them are accessed through a console belonging to the master KM0532 or KM0932.

Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is entailed. The Matrix KVM switches feature a Console Module and KVM Adapter Cable design with automatic console conversion that allows any combination PS/2 and USB consoles to control any combination of PS/2, USB, or Sun computers.

The RJ-45 port connectors, combined with Auto Signal Compensation (ASC), provide full, non-blocked access to servers and deliver secure real-time, high bandwidth video up to 1,000 feet away, with automatic compensation for any video loss induced by cabling, thereby eliminating the need for KVM extenders.

Operating over end-to-end UTP cabling allows the installation to take advantage of the internal CAT 5e and CAT6 wiring built in to most modern commercial buildings.

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