Black Box ACU5010A, ACU5011A Appendix Cable Guidelines, Cabling from the Transmitter to the CPU

SERVSWITCH™ WIZARD EXTENDER

Appendix: Cable Guidelines

NOTE

The maximum supported cable lengths vary widely between devices and cables. It might be possible to use cables that are longer than those specified in this Appendix with certain computers and peripherals, but this can’t be guaranteed. If you have problems, try using shorter cables.

A.1 Cabling from the Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse to the Receiver

All of the shared devices plug directly into the relevant connectors on the left side of the ServSwitch Wizard Extender’s receiver. If you use a PC/AT style keyboard you’ll need a PC/AT (5-pin DIN female) to PS/2 (6-pin mini-DIN male) adapter. (These are available from Black Box as product code FA211.)

You can use Premium KVM User Cables (product code EHN409) to increase the distance from the Wizard to your peripherals to as much as 32 ft. (10 m). Many keyboards and mice will operate at distances up to 65 ft. (20 m), but don’t count on this.

A.2 Cabling from the Transmitter to the CPU

The computer CPU is attached to the Extender’s transmitter through the included three-to-one cable as described in Section 3.3. There should never be more than 5 m (15 ft.) of cable between the transmitter and the CPU.

If you want to make use of the Extender’s ability to pass Display Data Channel (DDC) information between your CPU and the monitor, you’ll need a video cable or cable strand that carries the DDC signaling lines (HD15 pins 12 and 15), which not all video cables do.

If the CPU has a 5-pin DIN PC/AT style keyboard connector, you will need a PS/2 to PC/AT keyboard adapter, 6-pin mini-DIN female to 5-pin DIN male (product code FA212). If the CPU has only a DB9 male serial mouse port, you’ll need a special adapter with the pinning shown in Figure A-1 (product code FA314).

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