PS/2 KVM Switch Options
RS232 Control
Control
- Female DB9 connector.
- Baud rate 300 through 9600, DIP switch selectable.
- Use DIP switches to address up to 15 units, all of which can be daisy chained and controlled by one serial port.
- Seven segment displays show what input is connected to each output.
Commands
- RS - causes switch to reset so that IN1 connects to OUT1, IN2 connects to OUT2, etc.
- CS - Causes one INx/OUTx connection to occur.
- CA - causes all inputs to connect to specified output.
- RO - reads what input is connected to specified output.
- RU - Reads size of matrix, reports number of inputs and number of outputs on specified switch.
On-Screen Display (OSD)

- Select computers by name with On-Screen Display (OSD). Not available on the 2-port switch.
- Use keyboard or mouse to operate the switch from menus superimposed onto your monitor.
- Type <CONTROL> + <`> to activate OSD.
- Control, Scan, and Broadcast functions.
- View vital port information.
- Search for ports by name.
- Search Mode lets the user type in the first few letters of the computer's name and the OSD will locate it.
- Names can be up to 12 characters long.
- View names of computers on cascaded switches up to 128 ports.
- Modify the size and position of the On-Screen Display.
- Help Screens assist users with the OSD.
- OS and software independent.
- OSD comes built into the switch — no need to install additional hardware or software.
Security Features built into OSD
- Advanced security included with switch.
- Each user password and name can be up to 15 characters long, and each switch can store up to 63 users.
- Administrator can enable or disable all security features and select which computers each user can access.
- Once security is enabled, a user or administrator must login in order to access any of the computers connected to the switch.
Rackmount Enclosure

- All PS/2 KVM switches are available in a rackmount enclosure.
- Add "-R" to Part # for rack mounted in a 19" (483 mm) metal case.