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Multiplatform access, management,
and control—plus it’s ready for your
audio or serial applications.
Multiplatform access, management,
and control—plus it’s ready for your
audio or serial applications.
ServSwitch Ultra
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FEATURES
• Optimized for audio applications!
Just use standard or coax audio cables.
• Manages PC, Sun, Mac, and PC UNIX
servers all at once!
• Supports USB keyboards and mice.
• Support for audio and serial, too!
• Daisychain multiple units to manage
up to 256 servers!
• Features on-screen menus for
switching servers.
• Flash-ROM upgradable.
Multiplatform connectivity and control!
OVERVIEW
Exactly how much control and convenience do you need
to manage your servers?
Chances are, you can’t have enough. That’s why we made
the ServSwitch Ultra
™
.
With the ServSwitch Ultra, you can manage multiple-
platform servers that include PC, Sun
®
, Mac®, and certain PC-
based UNIX
®
platforms like SGI™, RS/6000®, and DEC™Alpha.
Not only is the ServSwitch Ultra versatile enough to support
multiple platforms, but it also supports USB keyboards and mice
as well as serial devices such as touch-screen monitors. Plus, all
units are optimized for use with audio applications.
All ServSwitch Ultra units feature convenient on-screen
menus that make system configuration and server selection
a snap. Choose a model that fits your installation.
The ServSwitch Ultra is expandable, too. Install an Expansion
Card to add 4 ports— or daisychain units to manage up to
256 servers!
Let’s get personal.
From the main configuration page, the ServSwitch Ultra onscreen displays enable you to configure the ServSwitch
™
, change
to different servers, and see the server to which you are connected. Overlay parameters like screen colors, screen fonts, and how
long server labels are displayed are also programmed through
the on-screen menus.
For ease of use, the on-screen display enables you to select
names for each server. These names will show up on the screen
when you select the corresponding port. And when you
configure the overlay page, you can select such things
as the screen saver, screen-saver time, computer-select
window appearance, and computer-label appearance.
You can truly make the ServSwitch Ultra yours.
What kind of monitor?
Use a multisync monitor that can sync to the highest
horizontal frequency of all video systems being shared.
How the monitor identifies itself is also important.
The ID bits it sends may not be recognizable to different
video systems. We recommend a multi-sync monitor for
mixed video platform systems.
Your monitor should also have the appropriate adapter
cables to enable it to work with each video platform in your
system. Although the ServSwitch Ultra converts keyboard
and mouse signals in multiplatform configurations, it won’t
convert video signals.
Upgrade the firmware.
The Flash ROM can be upgraded at power-up, receiving
a programming file at either 57.6 kbps or 9600 bps (userselectable) from a PC’s serial port.
To do this, connect the serial port of a PC to the serial
port of the ServSwitch Ultra via the DB25M–RJ-45 adapter
and modular cable that comes with the switch.
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Servers
Sun servers Sun servers
Mouse
ServSwitch to Keyboard/
Monitor/Mouse Cable with Audio
(EHN154)
CPU/Server to
ServSwitch Cables
(EHN206)
ServSwitch to
Sun CPU Cables
(EHN515)
ServSwitch Remote
(ACR9005A)
CPU/Server to
ServSwitch Cables
for PC (EHN382)
ServSwitch USB
Coax CPU Cables
(EHN485)
Laptop
WAN
Monitor
Keyboard
16-Port ServSwitch Ultra
(KV5016FA-R2)
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