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The ServSwitch Duo Cables—so called because they were first offered for use with
the ServSwitch Duo—come in two types: User-Extension Cables, designed to
extend the distance between a switch and a set of user equipment (keyboard,
monitor, and mouse); and CPU-Extension Cables, designed to extend the distance
between a switch and a CPU or another switch. ServSwitch Duo User-Extension
Cables (product code EHN409) come in 10-ft. (3-m), 20-ft. (6.1-m), and 30-ft.
(9.1-m) lengths. ServSwitch Duo CPU-Extension Cables (EHN408) come in
5-ft.(1.5-m), 10-ft. (3-m), 20-ft. (6.1-m), 30-ft. (9.1-m), 50-ft. (15.2-m), and 100-ft.
(30.5-m) lengths.
Both types of cable are built to the special three-in-one design shown in
Figure 3-4 on the next page. The central coaxial video strand of each cable is
molded to the keyboard and mouse strands on either side, and the ends of its
video strand are one inch (2.5 cm) longer than the ends of the other strands, so
that the weight of the composite cable can be borne by the video connector’s
screwlocks. To help you tell the otherwise identical keyboard and mouse strands
apart, the keyboard strand is labeled “K” and colored orange, while the mouse
strand is labeled “M” and colored green.
We offer several types of ServSwitch Brand CAT5 KVM Extenders. At the time of
this writing, there are three models that you might want to use to extend switch-to-
user, switch-to-CPU, or switch-to-switch distances in a ServSwitch Wizard system:
• The ServSwitch Brand CAT5 KVM Micro Extender (product code ACU3001A)
is suitable for runs up to 50 m (160 ft.).
• Depending on your video resolution, the regular ServSwitch Brand CAT5 KVM
Extender (ACU1001A) can be suitable for runs up to 300 m (1000 ft.).
• The ServSwitch Brand Fiber KVM Extender (ACS235A) is suitable for runs up
to 1000 m (3300 ft.).
With the regular Extender and Micro Extender, you’ll need CAT5 cable to run
between the Extender’s Local and Remote Units, plus special cable to connect the
Extender to the CPU or Wizard. For Wizard-to-CPU runs, you might want the Dual-
Access regular Extender (ACU1009A) or Micro Extender (ACU3009A), which
supports a local user station at the CPU that contends with the Wizard’s user
station for access. With the Fiber Extender, you’ll need a multimode fiberoptic
cable with at least five fiber strands to run between the Extender’s Local and
Remote Units. Call Black Box Technical Support for help planning an Extender-
assisted ServSwitch Wizard system.
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