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SERVSWITCH™ JR.
2.5 Cable Requirements
Many switches of this type have what seems like ten million connectors on their
rear panels: one for each CPU's video cable, one for each keyboard cable, and a
third for each mouse cable. The potential for tangling or mismatching cables is
high.
By contrast, you can connect the ServSwitch Jr. to your CPUs with one "CPU
Adapter Cable" for each CPU. This single cable reaches the CPU's video-output,
keyboard, and mouse ports.
The exact variety or varieties of this cable that you'll need will depend on the
equipment you are connecting for your application. Refer to Appendix B for the
available types of this cable and the corresponding product codes. Also refer to
Chapter 1 or the first Caution notice on page 18 for information about maximum
cabling distances.
Lastly, you can plug the shared monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly into the
ServSwitch Jr.
To share an IBM 9515, 9517, or 9518 monitor, you will need special
cabling. Call Black Box for technical support; we can give you a quote
on these types of cable.
2.6 Equipment Requirements
If the CPUs you will be controlling through your ServSwitch Jr. are not all of the
same type, you will have to be careful to choose a common monitor, keyboard, and
mouse that adequately support all of the CPUs. For full details, see Section 4.1.
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