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SERVSWITCH™ WIZARD MULTIMEDIA KVM EXTENDER
2. Introduction
The ServSwitch™ Wizard Multimedia KVM Extender is a high-performance
keyboard-, monitor-, and mouse-extension device that supports a wide range of
IBM
®
PC compatible hardware and software platforms. It also supports audio and
serial extension, and it supports switching between remote and optional same-site
connections.
The Extender consists of a “Unit A” to which you’ll attach the I/O ports of a
computer CPU plus a “Unit B” to which you’ll attach a control station (keyboard,
monitor, mouse, and, if you want, audio-input and audio-output devices). These
two Units are linked together with cable rated to at least Category 5. You can even
attach a second control station to Unit A and/or a second CPU to Unit B and
switch between the primary and secondary equipment.
Important:
Throughout this manual, we’ll use a set of terms to refer to the
components of an Extender system. Please familiarize yourself with these terms,
which are listed below, as you refer to the system diagram in Figure 2-1 on the next
page.
•
Unit A
is the unit attached to the primary CPU (the CPU that can be accessed
from either of the two control stations).
•
Unit B
is the unit attached to the primary control station (the control station
that can access either of the two CPUs).
• The
primary CPU
is the required CPU attached to Unit A. It can be accessed
either from the local control station, also attached to Unit A, or across the
Extender’s CAT5 link from the primary control station attached to Unit B;
these stations contend for access.
• The
local CPU
is the optional CPU attached to Unit B. It can be accessed only
by the primary control station, also attached to Unit B.
• The
primary control station
is the required control station attached to Unit B.
It can either access the local CPU, also attached to Unit B, or reach across the
Extender’s CAT5 link to access the primary CPU; this access is user-switchable.
• The
local control station
is the optional control station attached to Unit A. It
can access only the primary CPU, also attached to Unit A.
