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You may want to consider the 16-port SMK-490WX17.
- 8-port KVM switch.
- Widescreen flip-up flat panel LCD monitor with anti-glare tempered glass for added protection.
- 16:10 aspect ratio, 17" WXGA optimum resolution @ 1280 x 768 pixels.
- 600:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits brightness LCD.
- Integrated auto-scan, hot-pluggable 8-port KVM switch.
- 200 MHz bandwidth, high quality video switching supporting up to SXGA (1280x1024) resolution.
- Easy access control buttons for KVM switch and LCD on-screen-display menu.
- Ball-bearing slideout rails with locking clip.
- Adjustable mounting brackets; 20" to 35".
- One rack unit high clamshell design.
The KVM switch supports operating systems such as DOS, Win3.x, Win95/98/2000/ME/XP, WinNT, Netware, SCO Unix, HP Unix, Linux.
Cascading port lets you connect additional KVM switches.
Pointing devices compatible with Microsoft Mouse are supported.
In the PC world, a wide XGA (WXGA) LCD refers to several modes of wide aspect ratios one of which supports 1280x768 pixels resolution. This gives you an approximately 16:10 aspect ratio display. Comparing WXGA to XGA's 1024x768 resolution, you get 25% more display area.
Widescreen LCD Monitor Rack Mount KVM Console with KVM Switches
The SMK-480WX17 is a KVM console featuring a widescreen, flip-up LCD monitor, keyboard, mouse in a space-saving clamshell design. The SMK-480WX17 is designed to be installed in a standard, 19-inch rack configuration. The LCD monitor flips up for use and folds down for storage. It includes a 8-port KVM switch for monitoring multiple computers from a single set of keyboard, monitor, mouse console.
Widescreen TFT LCD Provides More Display Area
The SMK-480WX17 console includes a high brightness, high contrast ratio, 17 inch widescreen flat panel LCD. Its 1280 x 768 pixels resolution provides approximately a 16:10 aspect ratio display. And with 600:1 contrast ratio, a level approaching that of CRT monitors, you can judge your work more accurately because subtle shades of color or gray in your graphic images become visible. The widesrceen LCD monitor provides more screen area for your applications. The WXGA display provides 25% more pixels than XGA resolution. The increased screen resolution has a direct impact on productivity, because now you can show more of your data, images, spreadsheet with less scrolling.
Short Depth Chassis Also Accomodates Wide Range of Rack Configurations
The entire KVM console is constructed of metal for ruggedness. The slide-out panel and keyboard tray is shipped with ball-bearing slide rails already attached to the unit. Rack mounting brackets can be extended from 20.0" up to 35.4" accomodating a wide range of equipment racks with different depth.
User friendly 8-port KVM switch
In a typical data center server racks consist of several different computer systems, it is important that they can be administered from a central console. This is where the KVM switch can prove invaluable, since it enables the keyboard, monitor and mouse to be switched between the various individual computers.
The SMK-480WX17 8-port KVM switch is a convenient solution for controlling multiple computers. The KVM switch lets you control up to 120 PCs or servers by support cascading of additional 8-port or 16-port KVM switches. The KVM switch supports hot plugging of systems and features auto-scanning of connected systems and systems on cascaded installations. It has an 8-character password security feature that ensures only authorized users can view and control connected PCs or servers. The convenient and easy-to-operate KVM switch controls all ports using hot-keys or the mouse-driven OSD (On-Screen Display) menus.
