Black Box 4site manual 2 of, Overview, Typical large-scaleswitching system configuration, Features

FEATURES

•Access up to 4 servers from one KVM console.

•View in single-video format, all four video screens in a quad-tiled format, or picture-in-picture video.

•Compatible with all combinations of DVI and VGA (graphics cards and monitors).

•Supports resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 pixels at 60 Hz.

•Works with KVM over IP access points.

Typical large-scale switching system configuration.

ServSwitch 4Site

Computers with DVI video and USB keyboard/mouse

Internet

Network

cable

TCP/IP

(4) ServSwitch DT Series CPU Cables
(EHN900024U-0015)	Wizard IP Plus

Laptop (quad-screen view)

OVERVIEW

The ServSwitch 4Site provides control and real-time monitoring for up to four PCs from one console with keyboard, video, and mouse. The ServSwitch 4Site is a classic 4-port keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) switch—plus, it features simultaneous monitoring of four different computer video sources on a single screen. Control up to four remote PCs connected to the ServSwitch 4Site from a single local KVM console.

The ServSwitch 4Site combines KVM switching and image processing. Users can access up to 4 servers, either by connecting to the servers and seeing single video on their monitor, or by seeing all 4 servers on their monitor in a quad-tiled format, at the same time, in real time.

The ServSwitch 4Site supports analog VGA as well as digital DVI. All combinations of DVI and VGA (graphic cards and monitors) are supported, allowing equipment to be mixed. Resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 pixels @ 60 Hz are supported.

Typical applications include using it with a KVM over IP access point (for example, the ServSwitch Wizard IP Plus [ACR2005A]) to operate remotely. All devices can be connected to the ServSwitch™ from any location using Web client

via LAN/Internet.

In a large-scale switching system configuration, video signals from any 4 computers out of a larger pool of servers can be displayed and administered on the local console (monitor, keyboard, and mouse).

Use either buttons on front of the unit, keyboard commands (hotkeys), or mouse functions (hotmouse) for switching channels or selecting the display mode (Fullscreen/Quad/PiP).

In Fullscreen Mode, one of the four computers’ video sources is displayed in full screen size and maximum resolution.

In Quad Mode, the screen is split into four fields of equal size, each displaying the entire screen contents of four different video sources.

In Picture-in-Picture mode, the full screen display of one of the four video sources is accompanied by one to three small images (thumbnails) of the other video sources on the right- hand margin of the screen, allowing simultaneous monitoring.

All device parameters may be set and stored with an On Screen Display (OSD). There are two ways to display the OSD main menu: use Keyboard Command O or simultaneously press the Quad and PiP buttons on front of the ServSwitch 4Site for longer than one second.

OSD menu options include System Hotkey, Mode, Configuration, Console, Video, Computer, and Help.

The System option lets you select either multiple hotkey or double-click hotkey, timeout for channel selection, OSD window position, English or German language, set security level, test pattern, and inactivate unused channels. The Mode option allows you to choose size, zoom, position, and PiP display mode.

The Configuration option saves the current parameters, restores the last saved configuration, or resets the unit to factory defaults.

The Console option selects output resolution, keyboard layout (English or German), assigns mouse and keyboard to video, and displays the monitor’s EDID data.

The Video option shows computer video input formats,

sets brightness, contrast, horizontal position, vertical position, screen width, phase, and fits input format to the screen display.

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