Black Box ServSwitch manual Introduction, Complete Package

CHAPTER 2: Introduction

2. Introduction

Thank you for choosing a Matrix ServSwitch™. Designed with your needs in mind, your new Switch will simplify your job by helping you organize your multiple- computer application. With your Switch you can use two keyboards, monitors, and mice to access a number of IBM® PC compatible computers, so you can significantly reduce your equipment overhead and end keyboard and monitor clutter. The multiplatform models of the Switch can also access Sun Microsystems® compatible computers and other UNIX® based machines. With the right adapters, you can even attach Apple® Macintosh® computers.

The 4-, 8-, and 16-port IBM PC only Matrix ServSwitches are product codes SW741A-R3, SW742A-R3, and SW743A-R3 respectively. The 4-, 8-, and 16-port multiplatform Matrix ServSwitches are product codes SW761A-R3, SW762A-R3, and SW763A-R3 respectively.

This chapter describes everything that comes with the Matrix ServSwitch, the external and operating features of the Switch, and the cabling you’ll need for the Switch.

2.1 The Complete Package

Your Matrix ServSwitch package includes the Switch, its power cord, a modular cable and adapter for connecting the Switch’s RS-232 ports to a management PC, and this manual. If you didn’t receive everything, or if anything arrived damaged, contact Black Box.

The Matrix ServSwitch comes from the factory with a Terminator Module (our product code SW740TC-R3) and a blank plate installed in the Expansion Port area on the left end of its front panel. If you would like the Switch to be able to communicate with other Matrix ServSwitches, you’ll need to install an Expansion Module (sold separately, our product code SW740C-R3-B) in this port. This Module comes with a sheet of installation instructions. (These instructions are also included in Appendix E of this manual.)

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