Black Box ACL0404A manual Welcome to the ServSwitchTM Family, The Servswitch Family

THE SERVSWITCH™ FAMILY

Welcome to the ServSwitchTM Family!

Thank you for purchasing a BLACK BOX® ServSwitch™ Brand video switch! We appreciate your business, and we think you’ll appreciate the many ways that your new video switch will save you money, time, and effort.

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Our ServSwitch family is all about breaking away from the traditional, expensive model of computer management and display. You know, the one-size-fits-all-even-if- it-doesn’t model that says, “One dedicated computer gets one dedicated monitor or user station, no more, no less.” Why not a single user station (monitor, keyboard, and mouse) for multiple computers—even computers of different platforms? Why not a pair of user stations, each of which can control multiple computers? Why not many monitors or user stations for the same computer?

Why not display or access any of your computers, anywhere in the world, with any of your monitors or user stations?

With our ServSwitch products, there’s no reason why not. We carry a broad line of robust solutions for all these applications.

•Do you have just two PCs, and need an economical alternative to keeping two monitors, keyboards, and mice on your desk? Or do you need to share dozens of computers, including a mix of IBM® PC, RS/6000®, Apple® Macintosh®, Sun Microsystems®, and SGI® compatibles among multiple users with different access levels?

•Do you have to send video from one computer to two different local monitors? Or do you need to send video from multiple computers to dozens of monitors both near and far?

•Does your switch have to sit solidly on a worktable and use regular everyday cables? Or does it have to be mounted in an equipment rack and use convenient many-to-one cables?

No matter how large or small your setup is, no matter how simple or how complex, we’re confident we have a ServSwitch system that’s just right for you.

The ServSwitch™ family from Black Box—the one-stop answer for all your KVM-switching needs!

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This manual will tell you all about your new ServSwitch™ Brand Matrix Video Switch, including how to install, operate, and troubleshoot it. For an introduction to the Switch, see Chapter 2. The Matrix Video Switch product code covered in this manual is:

ACL0404A

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