KV1304C BLACK BOX, KV1304C Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: KV1304C
• Description: Computers, Interface Cards
• Manufacturer: BLACK BOX

Specifications of KV1304C

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As many as 16 users have keyboard/mouse/
video control over as many as 1024 PC, Sun,
RS/6000, SGI, HP, and/or Alpha computers.
Easily expandable with plug-in port cards
and flexible cabling.
Free lifetime firmware upgrades.
Supports video resolutions up to 1280 x 1024.
High levels of security, including passwords
and access profiles.
Controlled through on-screen display,
with additional keyboard commands and
a terminal-based serial-port options menu.
Some models have redundant power supplies.
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hardware platforms, including IBM
Sun
computers can use any keyboard mode and any of a variety of mouse
types. Video can be any of several types at up to 1280 x 1024
resolution.
computers to a daisychained
you can also attach up to 4, 8, or 16 independent users; more users
can be connected, but they’ll have to contend for access.
port cards. Our 0 x 4 port card (KV1300C) has four CPU (computer)
ports and a serial port only; the 1 x 4 card (KV1301C-R2) also has a
KVM (user) port.
expansion purposes; the 16-user models have a matching sixth,
bottom slot. Our 4-user models ship with a terminator card
(KV1304C) installed in the expansion slot; you can swap in a 4-User
Expansion Card (KV1305C) if you’ll be daisychaining the
Affinity. The 8- and 16-user models, which are designed to be part of
a daisychain, come without anything installed in the expansion slot(s).
You need to purchase and install an 8- and 16-User Expansion Card
(KV1306C) for each slot for the unit to work.
be nice to have a keyboard/video/mouse-switching system that could
Is your server room growing by leaps and bounds? Wouldn’t it
Our
You can attach as many as 16 computers to a single unit or 1024
Here’s how it works: Each
The
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; SGI
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700 and 9000 series; and Compaq
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chassis also has a fifth, top slot used for
could be the one. It supports most major
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PS/2
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, PC/AT
system. Either way,
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has four slots for
, and RS/6000
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Alpha. IBM type
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with single power supplies is which cards they’re preinstalled with;
see the start of the Ordering Information on page 5 for a list of which
cards come with each model. The 4-User Standalone Chassis models
(as well as the 1 x 4 port card) also offer serial emulation. This enables
access to any RS-232 serial device.
by installing port cards in vacant slots or add more chassis to
a daisychain.
system configuration; they are also used to upgrade the
Affinity’s
ServSwitch
(with a full range of configuration and operating functions).
These menus are augmented by a number of keyboard commands.
protected access groups. Computers can belong to multiple groups,
but users can only belong to one. Users will only be able to access
the computers in their group.
assigned access levels: view only (no keyboard/mouse control), share
(view access until current user becomes inactive, then add keyboard
and mouse), control (sole control but others can view), or private (sole
control, no one else can interrupt or view).
one power supply fails, the other powers the load until you install
a replacement supply.
One difference between the 4-user
Add capacity to your
The port card’s serial ports are used for terminal-based initial
The
For added security, the
When users do access computers, they’ll have one of four
Models with dual, redundant power supplies are available. If
ServSwitch Affinity’s
firmware. (Upgrades are free for the lifetime of the
Affinity!)
ServSwitch Affinity
ServSwitch Affinity
main controls are its on-screen menus
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system at any time
supports password-
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