VGA KVM Matrix Switch via CAT5

On Screen Display

• Use keyboard or mouse to operate the switch from menus superimposed onto the monitor.
• Displays the platform, name, and power status of the connected servers.
• Allows color skew and video compensation fine tuning for optimal video quality.
• Locate and select servers by name.
• Names can be up to 16 characters long.
• Help Screens assist users with OSD.
• Modify the size and position of the OSD.
• OS- and software-independent.
• Various administrator configuration features, including users, servers and user stations.

  Security

  • Administrator can enable or disable all security features and select which servers each user can access.
  • Add or remove authorized users.
  • Set individual user names and passwords for each user.

Modes of Operation

• Normal – a user connected to a host.
• Scan – user is subsequently connected to hosts from a list.
• Sharing – the administrator can select for each host a sharing attribute, which defines multiple user access to the host.
  • None (not shared) – one user is connected to the host and controls it. No other user may select nor control that host.
  • Limited (video shared) – one user is connected to and controls the host. Other users may select and see the video output from the host, but not control the host.
  • Full (shared) – a host may be selected by many users; the host is still controlled by one user, but its control may be given to any other user after an inactivity timeout (share idle time).

RS232

• Configuration can be done through the serial port. Baud rate: 115200.

Ethernet Control

• Configuration can be done over the Internet via Telnet.
• 10/100 BaseT Ethernet interface.