Chapter 1: Product Overview; Features And Benefits; Accessing The Switchview Ip 1020 Remote Access Device Via Network Connection; Simple Access To A Target Device - Avocent SwitchView IP 1020 Installer/User Manual

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Features and Benefits

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Avocent SwitchView
provide flexible, centralized control of data center servers and facilitate the OA&M (operations,
activation and maintenance) of remote branch offices where trained operators may be unavailable.
They provide enterprise customers with a significant reduction of cable volume, secure remote
access and flexible server management from anywhere at anytime.
The SwitchView IP 1020 device is a keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) remote access device,
configurable for analog (local) or digital (remote) connectivity. Video resolutions are supported up
to 1280 x 1024 for remote users. Enhanced video quality of up to 1600 x 1200 is available to local
users via the video port.
The IP-based SwitchView remote access device gives you flexible target device management
control from anywhere in the world.
Accessing the SwitchView IP 1020 remote access device via
network connection
No special software or drivers are required on the attached, or client, computers. Users access the
SwitchView IP 1020 remote access device and an attached system via the Ethernet from a client
computer, such as a PC. Clients can be located anywhere a valid network connection exists.

Simple access to a target device

When a user selects the target device, the video of the selected target device is displayed in a Video
Viewer window. For more information about the Video Viewer, see Chapter 4. Figure 1.1 on
page 2 illustrates a typical SwitchView IP 1020 remote access device configuration.
Product Overview
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IP 1020 remote access devices combine analog and digital technology to
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