Black Box SERVSWITCH SW723A-R4 User Manual download pdf

Now with on-screen

menus!

Access up to 256 CPUs

with one keyboard,

monitor, and mouse.

Select CPUs from the

shared keyboard, the

Switch’s front panel, a

remote PC, or an easy

on-screen menu.

Flash ROM for easy

firmware upgrades.

Compatible with most

IBM keyboard, mouse,

and video standards.

Excellent video

resolution—up to

1600 x 1280 @ 100 Hz.

Built-in security.

hese ServSwitches are

keyboard/video/mouse

switches compatible with AT

and

PS/2

computer platforms. You

can attach as many as 256 CPUs

to a set of ServSwitches and use

a single shared monitor,

keyboard, and mouse to

administer them all.

And now you can harness all

that power with easy on-screen

menus—no commands to

remember! For more information,

see

About On-Screen Menus

on page 2.

You can configure the

ServSwitch, scan CPU ports, set

and trigger a screen-saver

function, set the key-repeat rate

for the keyboard, and perform

other functions via on-screen

menus or by entering simple

commands of two to six

keystrokes from the shared

keyboard. You can also control

the switch (but not actually view

the CPUs) through the RS-232

port. (As firmware upgrades for

the ServSwitch become available,

Manage up to 256 CPUs using a single

keyboard, mouse, and monitor. Includes

on-screen menus for added convenience.

Key Features

ServSwitch

you can connect a PC to this

RS-232 port to quickly and easily

transmit them to the Switch.)

ServSwitches make cable

management easy. The

monitor/keyboard/mouse station

and all CPUs attach to the

ServSwitch with special three-way

cables that have a single standard

DB25 male connector on one end

and split out into three connectors

at the other end. This means that

you only have a single cable to run

instead of separate cables for your

keyboard, monitor, and mouse.

If you need to reorganise CPUs or

peripherals, it’s a matter of plug-

ging and unplugging single cables

rather than three. And these cables

can span up to 30.5 m on either

side of the switch, so you have

plenty of flexibility in your

installation.

Each ServSwitch for PC

supports VGA and SVGA video;

with special cabling, it can also

handle XGA and XGA-2. See

Additional equipment and

Specifications on page 4 for

information about video

compatibility, screen resolutions,

and cabling distances.

Single ServSwitches are

available with 2, 4, 8, 12, or 16

CPU ports, in a variety of chassis

styles: mini (2-port models),

slimline (4- or 8-port models), or

full-size (8-, 12-, or 16-port

models). You can use ServSwitch-

to-ServSwitch Expansion Cable to

cascade subsidiary (“sub-master”)

Serv-type switches to a master

ServSwitch in order to control as

many as 256 CPUs.

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - ServSwitch

Now with on-screenmenus!Access up to 256 CPUswith one keyboard,monitor, and mouse.Select CPUs from theshared keyboard, theSwitch’s front panel, aremot

Page 2 - The basic layout

Before the ServSwitch... After the ServSwitch...You needed a separate monitor, keyboard, and mousefor each server in the network center. The room wasa

Page 3 - Technically Speaking

• The ServSwitch’scommands consist of a pressand release of the left Controlkey followed by just a fewother keystrokes. Some of themost useful command

Page 4 - The Complete Package

Video Standards — All PC video upto 1600 x 1280 non-interlacedvideo; Monitor used must supportdesired video resolution.Supported CPUs — AT, PS/2®, IBM

Page 5 - Ordering Information

Ordering InformationITEM CODEServSwitch2-Port Mini.........................