
SERVSWITCH™ MULTI
•Modules are
•Firmware is
•Rackmountable. All ServSwitch Multi models except the MX can be mounted in a standard 19" equipment rack. The SB and Hub models ship ready to mount; the Base Unit and EXP models can be mounted with our optional RMK19L and RMK19LE rackmount kits respectively (see Appendix F).
2.3 A Typical Application
Figure 2-1 shows a very basic but typical application for the ServSwitch Multi (a Base Unit, in this case):
Mac† keyboard, mouse, multisync*
monitor, and external modemChannel A: IBM compatible PC
Sun keyboard, mouse, multisync* monitor, microphone, speakers, and serial printer
Secondary
consoles
(user
stations)
Have access to each attached computer
Wall plug
ServSwitch
Multi Base
Unit (rear
panel
shown)
Local console (user station)
This primary console not only has access to each attached computer, but also has control over the Base Unit’s
PC keyboard, mouse, multisync* | Channel C: Sun | Channel B: Macintosh | |
workstation or server | compatible computer | ||
monitor, microphone, and headphones | |||
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Figure 2-1. A three-computer, three-user-station ServSwitch Multi system.
*All monitors are multisync types because each shared monitor in a ServSwitch Multi system must be capable of synchronizing with the video output of any attached computer.
†If you use Macintosh console equipment in a multiplatform system, you must use a
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