Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
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John Turner
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Compaq Server Console Switch User Guide
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b-ch1 Introduction.doc
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Chapter
1
Introduction
Product Overview
Compaq Server Console Switches enable 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 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.
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