Minicom Supervisor Phantom Operating Manual page 3

Features
The Phantom system gives you:
•
Control and monitor mixed, multi-platform server environments of up to 63 remote computers from 1 or 2 Manager
position
•
Advanced On Screen Display management (including multi-layer security), and BIOS level access
•
The option to connect a keyboard, video and mouse to any Remote PCI card computer – referred to as a Local
Workstation
•
A total distance of up to 110m/360ft between the Manager computer and the last connected Remote computer
•
Pure hardware solution. No drivers. No IRQs. No interrupts
The Phantom configuration
Figure 1-1 illustrates the Phantom configuration for the Manager and Remote PCI cards.
SD
P1610
Manager
Card
Figure 1-2 illustrates the Phantom configuration for the UPM (without the optional computer) and Specter
models.
USER
POWER SYSTEM SERVICE
CAT5 System Cable
The Phantom configuration
Manager
Computer
Remote
Card
CAT5 System Cable
Figure 1-1 The card version configuration
SD
P50
Specter
Link
Active
COMPUTER
UPM
CAT5 System Cable
Figure 1-2 The Phantom Specter configuration with the UPM
Remote Remote
Computer 1 Computer 2
Remote
Card
CAT5 System Cable
Remote
Computer 1 Computer 2
Specter
Link
Activ e
CAT5 System Cable
1-2
Remote
Computer 3
Remote
Card
Terminator in the
CAT5 System Cable
last Phantom Unit
Remote Remote
Computer 3
Specter
Link
Active
Terminator
in the last
Phantom Unit