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CHAPTER 2: Introduction
2. Introduction
2.1 Overview
The purpose of the ServSwitch™ Brand Fiber KVM Extender is to greatly extend the distance between a Sun® or IBM® PC compatible computer CPU and the keyboard, mouse, monitor, and serial or parallel peripheral that the computer operator will be using, especially in electrically noisy environments. Normal
There are two models of the Extender. The PC version (product code ACS235A) extends KVM distance for IBM PC compatible computers. The Sun version (product code ACS236A) extends KVM distance for Sun Microsystems® computers. Each model consists of two main components: a Local Module that you’ll attach the computer’s CPU to, and a Remote Module that you’ll attach the user equipment to. (With the ACS235A, the “user equipment” will be an IBM PS/2® compatible keyboard and mouse, VGA type monitor, and an optional IBM PC compatible or Centronics® compatible parallel printer. With the ACS236A, it will be a Sun compatible keyboard and mouse, VGA or legacy Sun monitor, and an optional serial device.) You’ll connect the two units with a
The Extender units automatically adapt to the correct transfer rates for all of your data; you won’t need to manually set these rates. There is one setting you might need to make after you start operating the units: The Extenders’ amplification might need to be adjusted if you use very long fiberoptic cables. (The controls for this are located on the Remote
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