UNIMUX-USBV-8O-RS: 8-port, Rack-mount USB KVM Switch

UNIMUX-USBV-8O-RS: 8-port, rack-mount USB KVM switch 

with OSD and RS232 control 

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Looking for an easy, affordable USB KVM switch? The UNIMUX™ USB switch allows one user to access multiple USB computers with only one USB keyboard, USB mouse, and VGA Monitor.

Dedicated internal microprocessors emulate keyboard & mouse presence to each attached CPU 100% of the time so all computers boot error-free.

Port selection is accomplished by a front panel push button, commands typed on the keyboard, or the On Screen Display menu system.

Features and Benefits
• High quality construction
• Features NTI’s patented true autoboot USB switching – all attached USB PCs, MACs and SUNs can be booted simultaneously
• Compatible with USB-enabled PCs
• Compatible with SUN T1000, SUN 1000, SUN V210, SUN Fire™ V240, SUN Fire V20z, and other USB-enabled SUN computers
• Compatible with MAC G4/G5 and Xserve. Supports MAC soft (keyboard) power-on
• Crisp and clear 2048×1536 video resolution
• Fully compliant with USB standards (1.0, 1.1)
• USB MAC and SUN start-up keys are supported
• SUN extra keys are emulated on USB keyboards with Windows keyboard layouts
• Supports international keyboard layouts in auto-detection mode

Keyboard Control
• Use the keyboard to command the switch box to select ports or configure the SCAN delay

Front Panel Interface
• Touch a button and be connected to a computer, or change modes of operation
• LEDs indicate currently selected port and mode of operation

On Screen Display (OSD)
• Select computers by name with the On Screen Display (OSD) option. Not available on the 2-port switch
• Use keyboard or mouse to operate the switch from menus superimposed onto the monitor
• Shows names of computers on cascaded switches up to 152 ports
• Names can be up to 12 characters long
• Power status of each computer is displayed
• View usage statistics — power-on cycles and hours of usage
• Helps screens assists users with the OSD
• Modify the size and position of the OSD
• OSD is built into the switch-no need to install additional hardware or software
• OS and software-independent

Security
• Advanced security included with OSD option
• Each user password can be up to 13 characters long, and each switch can store up to 63 users
• Administrator can enable or disable all security features and select which computers each user can access
• Once security is enabled, a user or administrator must login in order to access any of the computers connected to the switch

RS232 Control
• Female DB9 connector
• Baud rate 300 through 9600, DIP switch selectable
• Use DIP switches to address up to 15 units, all of which can be daisy-chained and controlled by one serial port
• Seven segment displays show what input is connected to each output

RS232 Commands
• RS – causes switch to reset so that IN1 connects to OUT1, IN2 connects to OUT2
• CS – causes one INx/OUTx connection to occur
• CA – causes all inputs to connect to specified output
• RO – reads what input is connected to specified output
• RU – reads size of matrix, reports number of inputs and number of outputs on specified switch