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CHAPTER 2: Introduction
2.5 Cable Requirements
Many switches of this type have what seems like ten million connectors on
their rear panels: one for each CPU’s video cable, one for each keyboard
cable, and (on PC-type switches) a third for each mouse cable. The potential
for tangling or mismatching cables is high. By contrast, you can connect the
KVM Switch to each of your CPUs with a single, special CPU Adapter Cable
which ties both or all three of those cables into one. Likewise, connect the
KVM Switch to the shared monitor, keyboard and mouse with a single MKM
Adapter Cable.
The exact type(s) of cables you’ll need will depend on the equipment you
are connecting for your application. Refer to
Appendix B
for the available
types of these cables and the corresponding product codes.
PC models (SW730A, SW731A) only:
To attach any EGA computers to the
Switch, you would need to use EGA-to-VGA adapters with VGA-type CPU
Adapter Cables. Call Black Box for a quote on EGA-to-VGA adapters.