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Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview
The KM0216 / KM0432 Matrix KVM Switch gives IT administrators in large
corporations advanced control of multiple servers. Operators working at up to
two (KM0216) or four (KM0432) consoles (keyboard, mouse, and monitor)
can simultaneously and independently take direct control of up to 16
(KM0216) or 32 (KM0432) computers. With a combination of daisy-chaining
and cascading, up to 16 or 32 operators can access and control up to 1,024 or
2,048 computers.
The 2 / 4 consoles belonging to the highest level KM0216 / KM0432 are able
to access all the computers on the installation – those that are directly
connected as well as those that are daisy-chained and cascaded. The 2 / 4
consoles belonging to each of the Slave units (the daisy-chained KM0216 /
KM0432s), however, can only access the computers that are connected to them
on the same daisy-chain level (directly connected and cascaded).
The KM0216 / KM0432 features a console module design with automatic
console conversion that allows any combination of PS/2 and USB consoles to
control any combination of PS/2, USB, or Sun computers. The RJ-45 port
connectors, combined with Auto Signal Compensation (ASC), allow signals to
travel up to 500 feet (150 meters) away and still maintain high video resolution;
eliminating the need for KVM extenders, and allowing the installation to take
advantage of the internal Cat 5e and Cat 6 wiring built in to most modern
commercial buildings. In addition, use of RJ-45 connectors saves precious IT
real estate by allowing a full 16 or 32 KVM ports to reside in a single 1U
system case.
Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is
entailed. Because the KM0216 / KM0432 intercepts keyboard and mouse input
directly, there is no software to configure, so there is no need to get involved
in complex installation routines or be concerned with incompatibility
problems.
Access to any computer is easily accomplished either by means of a powerful
menu driven On Screen Display (OSD) system, or by entering
Hotkey
combinations from the keyboard. A convenient
Auto Scan
feature also permits
automatic scanning and monitoring of the activities of all computers running
on the installation one by one.
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