Black Box ACU7017A, Manual

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THE SERVSWITCH ™ FAMILY
1
Welcome to the ServSwitch
™
Family!
Thank you for purchasing a BLACK BOX
®
ServSwitch™ Brand Mini CAT5
KVM Extender model! We appreciate your business, and we think you’ll
appreciate the many ways that your enhanced keyboard / video / mouse
extender will save you money, time, and effort.
That’s because our ServSwitch family is all about breaking away from the
traditional, expensive model of computer management. You know, the one-
size fits-all-even-if-it-doesn’t model that says, “One computer gets one 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 multiple user stations for the same computer?
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?
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!
This manual will tell you all about your new ServSwitch™ Brand Mini CAT5
KVM Extender, including how to install, operate, and troubleshoot it. The
Extender product codes with automatic equalization covered in this manual
are:
ACU7017A
ACU7025A
ACU7033A
ACU7037A ACU7041A
ACU7045A
ACU7049A
ACU7053A