Chapter
1
Introduction
Product Overview
The family of Compaq Server Console Switches enables you to control large
computer networks using a single keyboard, monitor, and mouse. On a single
video screen, you can select as many as 64 computers running different
operating systems.
The 4-Port and 8-Port switches use an On-Screen Display (OSD) interface,
which has intuitive menus for accessing each attached computer. Computers
can be identified by name or number, enabling you to view and select server
names that make sense to you. The 2-Port switch uses a simplified OSD.
A typical Compaq Server Console Switch, also know as keyboard/monitor
mouse (KMM) or keyboard/video/mouse (KVM), configuration consists of the
console (monitor, keyboard, and mouse), the switch unit, and the attached
computers. You can choose from a single-user system or a multiple-user
system. Additional Server Console Switches can be connected to the primary
switch, called tiering, to increase computer access from 4 or 8 computers to as
many as 64 computers. Tiering allows you to modify your Server Console
Switch system, as your network system needs change.
Two 8-Port switch units offer dual console capabilities, allowing switch
configurations to be controlled from more than one location or by more than
one user.
To switch between computers you simply type a command at the keyboard.
The selected computer receives characters typed at the keyboard and displays
its video output on the monitor. You can also use the mouse to interact with
the graphic interface of the selected computer.
To Next Page
Loading...