Hall Research MC1208 - Manual (Page 3)

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8 CHANNEL KVM SWITCH WITH OSD & 1 RU KIT
Introduction
MC1208 allows 1 monitor, 1 keyboard, and 1 mouse to control 8 different PC’s or servers. By chaining more of
these units up to 128 PCs can be controlled from one user station.
FIGURE 1 Connector Functions on Rear Panel
General
The MC1208 displays the selected PC’s video at full resolution using wideband video circuits. It also routes the
signals from the mouse and keyboard to the selected pc. The unit includes brackets for a rack mount
installation (as a 1 RU).
Supported Systems and Peripherals
• All PC compatible systems and notebooks
• Standard PS/2 and AT Keyboards (Legacy AT keyboards may require connector adapters)
• Standard (2-button) and wheel (3-button) (e.g. Microsoft Intellimouse) mice. 4-button mice are not
supported.
• VGA, XGA, UXGA video resolutions to 1600x1200 at 50 to 85 Hz refresh rate.
Features
• Slim 1 RU construction.
• Built-in power supply (no external power supply is needed)
• Reliable operation
• Quick and easy switching between PC’s
• LED indicators for PC power status and selected PC
• Only one cable needed to connect to each PC
• Supports Hot-plug – simulates mouse and keyboards for all paces
• Individual front panel switches for Selecting PCs
• Hot-key PC selection from the keyboard
Setup
Figure 2 CW-1208-10 Cable for connection to each PC