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Chapter 3: Installation

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Figure 3-1. KVM using ServSwitch DKM FX application.

Table 3-1. Single-head KVM matrix components.

Number Description

1Source (computers, CPU)

2CPU units

3Interconnect cable

4ServSwitch DKM FX

5CON units

6Consoles (monitor, keyboard, mouse)

If you have a single-head console, you can also access a dual-head or quad-head console. However, you can control the system only at Monitor 1.

Any signal source can be switched to any number of monitors that will show the video signal at the same time. Even (optional) audio can be switched.

3.2.2 Video Matrix

If you use the ServSwitch DKM FX as a video matrix, it can switch up to 288 input ports to up to 288 output ports, depending on components and equipment.

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