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THE SERVSWITCH FAMILY
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Welcome to the ServSwitch™ Family!
Thank you for purchasing a BLACK BOX® ServSwitch™ Brand KVM switch!
We appreciate your business, and we think you’ll appreciate the many ways that
your new ServSwitch keyboard/video/mouse switch 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!
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This manual will tell you all about your new ServSwitch Console Plus™,
including how to install, operate, and troubleshoot it. For an introduction to
the Matrix ServSwitch, see the introduction section. The ServSwitch Console
Plus product codes covered in this manual are:
KV101A KV102A KV103A