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SERVSWITCH™ BRAND CAT5 KVM EXTENDER STANDALONE REMOTES
2. Introduction
NOTE
There are a large number of different models in the Rackmount Extender
series. If you ever need a quick rundown of the features of any particular
model, refer to
Appendix E
.
You can use a ServSwitch™ Brand CAT5 KVM Extender Standalone Remote
(Remote Unit or Remote Hub) with one of several types of Extender Locals (Local
Units or Local Hubs) to extend the distance from a PC-compatible CPU to user
equipment including a VGA monitor, keyboard, and mouse across as much as
300 meters (1000 ft.) of industry-standard Category 5 UTP or STP 4-pair cable.
This installation guide describes how to install six types of Extender Standalone
Remote Units: non-serial KVM (product code ACUREM), non-serial KVM
Switching (ACUREMSW), non-serial KVM Micro (ACUMREM), KVM/Serial
(ACUSREM), KVM/Serial/Audio (ACUVREM), and KVM/Serial/Audio Micro
(ACUWREM). It also describes how to install two types of 6-Port Extender Remote
Hubs: non-serial KVM Micro (ACU1006MRA) and KVM/Serial/Audio Micro
(ACU1006MRVA).
CAUTION!
There are three main varieties of CAT5 KVM Extender equipment: non-
serial, KVM/Serial, and KVM/Serial/Audio. Do
not
connect Locals of one
variety to Remotes of a different variety. Extender systems with
mismatched Locals and Remotes
do not work
.
• One or two ACU1006MRA Remote Hubs, or two or more ACUREM,
ACUREMSW, or ACUMREM Remote Units, can be used with a 6-Port
(ACU1006RA) or 12-Port (ACU1012RA) Single-Access Rackmount
ServSwitch™ Brand CAT5 KVM Extender Local Hub so that you can keep
multiple CPUs in a central location and control them using user stations that
are clustered (with Remote Hubs) or kept in widely separated locations (with
Remote Units). The ACUREM, ACUMREM, and ACU1006MRA can also be
used for this purpose with a 6-Port Dual-Access Extender Hub
(ACU1006DRA). The ACUSREM KVM/Serial Remote Unit can be used in the
same way with the 6-Port Single-Access (ACU1006SRA) or Dual-Access
(ACU1006DSRA) KVM/Serial Extender Hub. The ACUVREM KVM/Serial/
Audio Remote Unit and ACU1006MRVA KVM/Serial/Audio Remote Hub can
be used in the same way with the 6-Port Single-Access KVM/Serial/Audio Hub
(ACU1006VRA).
