Introduction - ADDER AV4PRO-VGA User Manual

Introduction

Thank you for choosing a member of the AdderView
PRO family of professional switches from Adder
Technology. There are four versions of the four-way
AdderView PRO, each of which allows a single operator
to control up to four computer systems and share
peripherals among them in a very flexible manner. The
AV4PRO-VGA can support one video head per channel,
whereas the slightly larger AV4PRO-VGA-DUAL,
AV4PRO-VGA-TRIPLE and AV4PRO-VGA-QUAD units
support two, three and four video heads per channel,
respectively.
Multiscreen versions
The AdderView PRO range includes
separate models to support one, two,
three or four video heads per channel.
Intelligent display information
The AdderView PRO units use our
EDID Emulation feature to ensure
that all computers are supplied with
the correct information about each
connected video display.
In addition to impressive VGA video performance, these
units offer more than just straight switching between
four systems. The KVM, speakers and two separate USB
devices attached to the AdderView PRO units can either
be switched in unison, as normal, or you can mix your
peripherals between any of the systems to suit your
current tasks. For instance, you could be creating emails
on one system, listening to a soundtrack from another
while a third is sending documents to your printer and
a fourth performing another task with a different USB
KVM SPK
COMPUTER KVM SPK USB1 USB2
peripheral. The AdderView PRO front panels make it
straightforward to control which peripherals should
connect to each system.
The AdderView PRO units feature
which ensures that the full characteristics of the
connected keyboard and mouse are passed to every
system.
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Multiple switching
The attached peripheral devices can be
switched collectively to any computer system,
or can be linked to separate systems to
achieve multiple tasks in parallel. Multiple
switching can be controlled from the on-
screen menu or using the front panel buttons.
True Emulation
Earlier USB KVM switches relied upon
standard keyboard and mouse templates
to inform each computer system how to
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deal with the connected peripherals. The
AdderView PRO range succeeds in harvesting
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the true identities of the connected keyboard
and mouse and presents those 'real' profiles
concurrently to every system. Thus, specialist
keyboards and mice can be fully supported.
USB Remote wakeup
The USB Remote Wakeup feature is fully
supported. Any connected computer can go
into sleep mode and be awakened (when its
channel is selected) as soon as you press a
key or move the mouse. The computer and
peripherals must support the USB Remote
Wakeup feature.
True Emulation