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CHAPTER 4: Checklist of System Components
4.2.1 T
O
C
ONNECT A
CPU
TO THE
L
OCAL
U
NIT
You’ll use the three-in-one KVM-extension cable included with the ServSwitch™
Brand CAT5 KVM Micro Extender.
4.2.2 T
O
C
ONNECT A
S
ERV
S
WITCH
F
AMILY
KVM S
WITCH TO THE
L
OCAL
U
NIT
’
S
CPU P
ORT
You would do this to extend the distance you can run from the KVM switch to a
monitor, keyboard, and mouse. (You could also do this to extend the distance you
can run between two cascaded switches, but for this to work, each switch must be
either a ServSwitch Jr. or one of the ServSwitch family models with compatible
composite interfaces listed in Section 4.2.2.B.)
The Local Unit’s CPU port is the DB25 connector on the opposite end of the
Unit from the RJ-45 jack. Which cable(s) you’ll use to connect the switch to it will
depend on what type of user ports the switch model has, as detailed in the
following three subsections.
4.2.2.A Switches Whose User Ports Are a Set of Separate Interfaces
The user ports of some ServSwitch family KVM switches are a set of separate
interfaces: Each user port consists of separate interfaces/connectors for video,
keyboard, and mouse communication. At the time of this writing, some of the
important ServSwitch family models in this category are:
• ServSwitch™ Duo
• ServSwitch™ Wizard
• ServSwitch™ Wizard Pro
• ServSwitch™ Jr.
• Personal ServSwitch™
• ServSelect™
• ServSwitch™ Multi Base Unit (“local console” user port only)
To attach a user port on one of these switches to the Local Unit’s CPU port, you
can use the three-in-one KVM-extension cable included with the ServSwitch™
Brand CAT5 KVM Micro Extender.