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CHAPTER 3: Introduction
3. Introduction
By using the Local and Remote Units that together make up the ServSwitch Brand
CAT5 KVM Extender for Sun, you can place your VGA compatible or multisync
monitor and your Sun
®
keyboard and mouse as far as 1000 ft. (304.8 meters) from
the Sun CPU. The Local and Remote Units are interconnected with a single
industry-standard Category 5 UTP or STP 4-pair cable. All keyboard, mouse, and
video signals are fully buffered to ensure consistent remote operation of your Sun
computer.
The Single-Access (ACU1004A) model of the extender is designed to perform
KVM extension only. With the Dual-Access (ACU1005A) model, you can attach an
additional monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the Local Unit; the Sun computer can
then be operated from either the local or remote user station (they share access on
a “first-come, first-served” basis—see Section 7.3).
The extender is simple to operate and works with all operating-system varieties—
no software is required. Once you’ve made sure you have everything you’ll need
(see Chapter 4) and you’ve configured all of your extenders (see Chapter 5), just
connect the Local and Remote Units to each other and to your equipment as
described in Sections 6.1 through 6.3, adjust your video compensation as necessary
(see Section 6.4), and you’re ready to work!
Because the extender performs complete Sun keyboard and mouse emulation,
you can boot the computer without having a keyboard or mouse attached to it.
Your Sun will boot even if the extender’s Remote Unit is not powered or if no
keyboard or mouse is connected to the Local or Remote Unit.
3.1 Compatibility
During development, the KVM Extender for Sun was extensively tested with a wide
variety of hardware. However, please note that it is impossible for us to guarantee
that the Extender will interoperate correctly with every keyboard, mouse, monitor,
and motherboard variant currently on the market; if you suspect that you’re having
incompatibility problems, please call Black Box Technical Support.
In general, the extender is compatible with the following types of equipment:
• CPU: Sun Microsystems
®
. These should be desktop machines; laptops and
docking stations are not supported.
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