Black Box ServSelect KV119A, Installer/User Manual

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SERVSWITCH™ FAMILY
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Welcome to the ServSwitch™ Family!
Thank you for purchasing a BLACK BOX® ServSwitch™ brand console port server!
We appreciate your business, and we think you’ll appreciate the many ways that this
product will save you money, time, and effort.
Our ServSwitch family is all about breaking away from the traditional, expensive
model of device management and display. You know, the one-size-fits-all-even-if-it-
doesn’t model that says, “One computer gets one dedicated monitor or user station, no
more, no less.” Why not a single user station (monitor, keyboard, and mouse) or serial
console for multiple computers, routers, etc.—even computers of different platforms?
Why not a pair of user stations, each of which can control multiple computers? Why
not many monitors or user stations for the same computer? Why not access or display
any of your devices, anywhere in the world, with any of your user stations, monitors,
or consoles?
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
mice, keyboards, and monitors on your desk? Or do you need to share many
computers, including a mix of IBM® PC, RS/6000®, Apple® Macintosh®,
Sun Microsystems®, and SGI™ types among multiple worldwide users with
different access levels?
• Do you have to send video from one computer to two different local monitors? Or
do you need to send video from multiple computers to dozens of remote monitors?
• Do you need centralized terminal-based serial control over many sites?
• 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, use convenient
many-to-one cables, and have a rackmounted user station that folds and slides
into 1U of space?
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. Welcome to the
BLACK BOX ServSwitch™ family—the one-stop answer for all your video, serial
console, and KVM switching and extension needs!
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This manual will tell you all about your new ServSelect IP SCPS, including how to
install and operate it. For an introduction to the SCPS, see Chapter 2. The Summit
product codes covered in this manual are:
KV119A KV119E KV129A KV129E
This manual also includes information about the ServSelect™ IP SCPS Rackmount
Kit, which has its own installation instructions:
RMK19I