Black Box 26573 - Manual (Page 2)

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Use these extenders to control a remote CPU—even one that’s a kilometer away!
» Fiber optic KVM extension for IBM compatible
PC CPUs.
» Drive keyboard, video, and mouse signals
over multimode fiber cable as far as 0.6 miles
(1 km).
» Support a variety of video types
at up to 1280 x 1024 resolution.
» Include both local and remote units.
» Dual access. Use your computer
at either location!
» A serial RS-232 and bidirectional stereo audio
version is also available.
» Fiber optic cable makes them perfect
for industrial settings and environments
with high EMI/RFI.
» Fiber signals are also immune to lightning
strikes and power surges.
» Work with 50- or 62.5-micron multimode cable
with ST ® connectors.
» Status LEDs and the remote unit’s seven-
segment diagnostic display make
troubleshooting easy.
» Intelligent PS/2 keyboard and mouse
emulation prevents PC lockup.
FeatUres
Sure you can use copper KVM extenders to access and control
a CPU from the next room or the next building. But what if you need
to work with a CPU a half mile away, or if you need more security,
or if you have to run cable right past a generator?
You need ServSwitch ™ Fiber Optic KVM Extenders . They greatly
extend the distance between a computer CPU and a keyboard,
mouse, and monitor—especially in electrically noisy environments.
Normal keyboard-, video-, and mouse-extension cables—
and the extenders that use them—can only go so far, and
electromagnetic noise can limit their distance and reliability.
But with a fiber optic solution like the ServSwitch Fiber Optic
KVM Extender , these concerns are a thing of the past. You can
leave a CPU in a secured cabinet or data center while you operate
it from a convenient remote user station.
Using at least three multimode fiber strands, the extender system
can reach as far as 0.6 miles (1 km) on either 62.5-µm or 50-µm fiber.
Fiber extension technology ensures perfect monitor image quality—
even at the farthest possible distances supported!
Each ServSwitch Fiber Optic KVM Extender kit consists of two
main components: a local module that you attach to an IBM ® PC
compatible CPU and a remote unit that you attach to the remote
keyboard, monitor, and mouse console. We even offer a version for
connecting stereo audio and serial devices, such as touch screens,
to your KVM fiber optic extender setup.
And because the extenders support dual access, you can add
a KVM console on the local end, too. That enables you to operate
the PC from either the local or remote user station.
Or, if you prefer, you can use the local KVM ports to feed into
a BLACK BOX ® KVM switch.
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Local KVM workstation
Remote KVM
console
Multimode fiber cable(s)
with at least (3) strands,
up to 1 km (0.6 mi.) long
ACS335A
Local Module
ACS335A
Remote Module
PC CPU
The ServSwitch Fiber Optic KVM Extenders are compatible with
all standard keyboards and all standard 2-button, 3-button, and wheel
mice. Intelligent PS/2 keyboard and mouse emulation ensures that
your PCs don’t lock up.
Locating a CPU away from your workstation has a number
of advantages. For instance:
• In industrial applications, you can protect delicate server circuitry
against dust, debris, moisture, and equipment vibration and keep
data communications safe from potential interference (emitting
from induction furnaces or current or load generators, for
example).
• In environments where data security is the highest priority,
you can protect against data theft and unauthorized installation
of software.
• It also simplifies the setup, maintenance, configuration
and administration of server management workstations.
In addition to industrial applications, ServSwitch Fiber Optic KVM
Extenders can be deployed in:
• Call centers where you need to co-locate a number of user’s
computers.
• Retail or similar settings where you need to keep CPUs secure
and apart from monitors in kiosks and digital signage displays,
as well as user stations in publically accessible areas.
• Any application where you require remote access control of
mission-critical servers and the cable connecting local and
remote stations must be reliable and offer a high level of security.
No matter what their application, our compact KVM extenders
feature an unobtrusive footprint, so you can set them up for operation
in tight work spaces or data centers.