Features – ATEN ACS1216A User Manual
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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Features
A Single Console Controls Up To 8 (ACS1208A) or 16 (ACS1216A)
Computers
Daisy-chain Up To 31 Additional Units – Control Up to 512 computers
From a Single Console
No Software Required - Convenient Computer Selection via Hotkeys and
Intuitive On Screen Display (OSD) Menus
Auto Scan Feature for Monitoring User-Selected Computers
Hot Pluggable – Add or Remove Computers Without Having To Power
Down the Switch
Custom ASIC (patent pending) Auto-Senses Station's Position on Daisy-
chained Installations – No Need For Manual DIP Switch Setting – Front
Panel LED Indicates Station's Position
Port Names Automatically Reconfigured When Station Sequence Is
Changed
Two Level Password Security – Only Authorized Users View and Control
the Computers – Up to Four Users Plus an Administrator – Separate
Profiles For Each
Two Level Logout – Manual and Timed
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Emulation – Computers Boot Even When the
Console Focus is Elsewhere
Supports* PS/2 Compatible Mice, Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer,
Logitech FirstMouse+
Superior Video Quality – Supports Resolutions of Up To 2048 x 1536
Rack Mountable in 19" System Rack (1U)
* PS/2 compatible mouse support is for 3 button wheel mice. The Logitech
Mouse Ware program's Change Device procedure does not work on
Microsoft NT computers.