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Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview
The CS1708A and CS1716A KVM switches are control units that allow access
to multiple computers from a single console (keyboard, mouse, and monitor).
A single CS1708
A or CS1716A can control up to 8 or 16 computers. As many as
31 additional switches can be daisy chained to each other, so that up to 256 or 512
computers can all be controlled from a single keyboard-monitor-mouse console.
A custom ASIC (patent pending) provides an auto-sensing function that
recognizes the position of each station on the chain, eliminating the need to
manually set the position with DIP switches. A seven segment front panel LED
displays each station's position for easy identification.
For further convenience, the CS1708
A / CS1716A features high density SPHD
connectors instead of the usual 25-pin connectors. This space-saving
innovation allows a full, 16-port switch, to be installed in a 1U system rack.
Additionally, a front panel USB port is available for each computer to access
any peripherals connected to it on a one-at-a-time basis.
Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is
entailed. The CS1708
A / CS1716A supports both USB and PS/2 connections for
the console and computers; and because the CS1708
A / CS1716A intercepts
keyboard input directly, there is no software to configure, so there is no need
to get involved in complex installation routines or be concerned with
incompatibility problems.
Access to any computer connected to the installation is easily accomplished
either by manually pressing the front panel pushbutton port LEDs, entering
hotkey combinations from the keyboard, or by means of a powerful menu
driven multilingual on-screen display (OSD) system. A convenient auto-scan
feature also permits automatic scanning and monitoring of the activities of all
computers running on the installation on a one at a time basis.
By allowing a single console to manage all the attached computers, a CS1708
A
/ CS1716
A installation: eliminates the expense of having to purchase a separate
keyboard, monitor, and mouse for each computer; saves all the space those
extra components would take up; saves on energy costs; and eliminates the
inconvenience and wasted effort involved in constantly moving from one
computer to another.
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