Epiphan VGA2USB Pro - Manual (Page 129)

17. Using the KVM2USB Frame Grabber
User Guide Page 129
17.Using the KVM2USB Frame
Grabber
Using the KVM2USB Frame Grabber you can use any
administrator’s PC to connect to and operate a server that does
not have a keyboard, monitor, and mouse. The KVM2USB
operates like any keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) system but
the KVM2USB device is small and portable and requires simple
connection and configuration settings.
You can use the KVM2USB for any operation on the headless
server including interrupting boot up, selecting a different
operating system, running the server in different operation
modes (if supported by the server) and configuring the headless
server BIOS settings.
You use a custom Epiphan cable to connect the KVB2USB device
to the server. The custom cable connects to the mouse and
keyboard ports using USB or PS/2 connections and to the VGA or
DVI port of the server. The other end of the cable connects to the
KVM2USB KVM input port.
The KVM2USB USB connector connects to a USB port on the
administrator’s PC. You also must install the Epiphan video
capture application software on the administrator’s PC. The
administrator’s PC can be running Windows or Mac OS X and
must support USB 2.0.
Figure 33:Connecting the KVM2USB
Administrator’s
PC or laptop
Keyboard
Video
Mouse (KVM)
Headless
Server
USB Cable