Black Box KV1500A manual Features and Benefits

SERVSWITCH™ SUMMIT

3.2 Features and Benefits

Some useful features of the Summit:

•Base Unit available in models to which you can directly attach 2 users and

42 computers (KV1500A), 4 users and 42 computers (KV1501A), 8 users and 32 computers (KV1502A), or 16 users and 64 computers (KV1503A).

•Cascade Matrix Switching Units to expand to up to 2048 servers.

•Base Unit chassis can be mounted in 2U (KV1503A) or 1U (all other models) of vertical space in a 19" rack using the included brackets.

•Connect users and computers up to 500 feet (152 m) apart.

•Simple plug-and-play, auto-configure installation.

•Hot-swappable components have no impact on server operation.

•Platform-specific Computer-Interface Modules (CIMs) for computer CPUs with PS/2 (KV1515A regular or KV1519A for local PC), Sun (KV1516A), or USB (KV1517A) keyboard and mouse ports, or with RS-232 serial (KV1518A) ports.

•KV1510A User-Station Module (USM) supports both PS/2 and Sun keyboards and mice.

•The USM can be set loosely on a flat surface, mounted on a flat surface with the included mounting hardware, or mounted in a rack with the RMKSMU kit (available separately; see Appendix E).

•Supports high-resolution video, up to 1280 x 1024 at up to 75 Hz.

•Powerful, intuitive on-screen user interface for simple operation.

•Up to 127 customized user profiles.

•Flexible, multi-level security for authorized computer access.

•Three system-operation modes—private, public, and share.

•Flash-upgradable firmware.

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