Chapter 1.
Introduction
Overview
The KH88 KVM Switch is a control unit that allows access to multiple
computers from a single console (keyboard, monitor, and mouse). Before the
development of KVM switching, the only way to control multiple computer
configurations from a single console was through a complex and costly
network. Now, with the KH88, you can easily access multiple computers in a
cost effective manner.
A single KH88 can control up to 8 computers. Since units can be cascaded to
three levels, in a full three stage installation up to 73 KH88s can control up to
512 computers - all from a single console.
Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is
entailed. There is no software to configure, so there is no need to get involved
in complex installation routines or be concerned with incompatibility problems.
Since the KH88 intercepts keyboard input directly, it works on any hardware
platform and with all operating systems.
There are three convenient methods to access any computer connected to the
installation: (1) using the push button port selection switches located on each
unit’s front panel; (2) entering Hotkey combinations from the keyboard; and (3)
selecting from menus provided by the On Screen Display (OSD). A powerful
Auto Scan feature also permits automatic scanning and monitoring of the
activities of all computers running on the installation one by one.
There is no better way to save time and money than with a KH88 installation.
By allowing a single console to manage all the attached computers, a KH88
installation: (1) eliminates the expense of having to purchase a separate
keyboard, monitor, and mouse for each computer; (2) saves all the space those
extra components would take up; (3) saves on energy costs; and (4) eliminates
the inconvenience and wasted effort involved in constantly moving from one
computer to another.
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