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CHAPTER 6: Operation
6. Operation
6.1 Keyboard and Mouse Emulation
The ServSwitch™ Brand CAT5 PS/2 Micro Extender uses a microprocessor to
emulate the presence of a directly connected keyboard and mouse for the attached
PC. This means that you don’t have to connect a keyboard or mouse to the PC in
order for it to boot; in fact, the PC will boot with only the Local Unit connected.
This feature makes several other things possible:
• Your PC can operate continuously regardless of whether or not the Extender’s
Remote Unit is powered, connected, or even present.
• You can “hot-plug” or “hot-swap” keyboards and mice attached to the Extender
at any time; that is, you can unplug and replug the keyboard and mouse
without disrupting the operation of the PC.
• You can connect the Local Unit of one Extender system to the Remote Unit of
a different Extender system—effectively creating a keyboard-and-mouse-
switching matrix—by swapping the systems’ interconnection cables. (We do
not recommend that you do this; if you feel that you need to, please call Black
Box for technical support first.)
6.2 Normal Operation and Keyboard Typematic Rate
The ServSwitch™ Brand CAT5 PS/2 Micro Extender should operate continuously
and transparently, maintaining the long-distance connection between the local
CPU or switch and the remote switch or keyboard/mouse user station. Note that
the remote keyboard’s typematic rate—the rate at which a held-down character will
repeat—is fixed at 30 characters per second, which is also the default typematic
value for Windows.
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