10
STATION EXTENDERS
AC250A has a female connector at the equipment
end marked COMPUTER. AC251A has a female
connector at the equipment end marked
KEYBOARD-MONITOR-MOUSE. AC252A has
a male connector at the equipment end marked
SERVSWITCH. The genders of the connectors
have been chosen to make it difficult to connect
the system incorrectly.
The green LED on the side of the unit lights when
the Station Extender is receiving power. When used
with ServSwitches, which indicate CPU power on
the front of the switch, the power state of the CPU
is passed through correctly, regardless of whether the
Station Extender is powered on or not. AC251A has a
power jack on it for connecting a transformer, which
powers the keyboard and mouse.
The units are most commonly sold as kits with any
cables or transformers bundled in (see
Section 2.3
).
The LINK cable is always sold separately.
Transformer power cords are also purchased
separately—call Black Box.
There are four applications for the Station Extender
(see
Chapter 3
). Connect the Station Extenders and
cables as shown in the proper diagram.
