8-port Server Console Switch with LCD and Keyboard
Aluminum Construction SMK-580LX15 with 15" Fold-away LCD, Pull-out Keyboard Drawer
- Light-weight aluminum construction LCD console.
- Integrated auto-scan, hot-pluggable 8-port console switch.
- 200 MHz bandwidth, high quality video switch for up to SXGA (1280x1024) resolution.
- Fold-away flat panel LCD.
- 15" XGA resolution @ 1024 x 768 optimum resolution.
- Supports PS/2 type keyboard and mouse.
- Easy access control buttons for KVM switch and LCD on-screen-display menu.
- Ball-bearing slideout keyboard tray with 25" to 38" adjustable mounting flanges.
- Occupies one rack unit space.
- Complete with 8 sets of KVM cables.
Space-saving Server Console Switch Constructed of Light Weight Aluminum
The SMK-580LX15 console switch combines an 8-port keyboard, video, mouse switch with a flat panel LCD monitor, keyboard and touchpad mouse in a single functional unit. Its fold-away LCD monitor saves valuable rack space. And by using an aluminum construction, the SMK-580LX15 is rugged yet light weight.
In a typical data center, server racks usually consist of several different computer systems, it is important that they can be administered from a central console. This is where the family of SMK console switch can prove invaluable. It allows multiple servers in a rack to be accessed and managed by one keyboard, monitor, and mouse. By cascading multiple KVM switches, as many as 120 computers running different operating systems can be managed.
The keyboard video switch supports operating systems such as DOS, Win3.x, Win95/98/2000/ME/XP, WinNT, Netware, SCO Unix, HP Unix, Linux.
Pointing devices compatible with Microsoft Mouse are supported.
Works with commercial off-the-shelf keyboard, VGA, mouse cables.
8-port Console Switch Supports Hot-Plugging
The SMK-580LX15 8-port console 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 hotkeys or the mouse-driven OSD (On-Screen Display) menus.
Rackmount Slide-out Design
The keyboard video switch rack console is mounted on slide rails so you can easily pull out the unit from your equipment rack. The rackmount drawer slides out for LCD and keyboard access and remain hidden when not in use. A 15 inch XGA LCD monitor with 350:1 contrast ratio, lower power consumption, and EMI free technology makes it ideal for industrial applications. An on-screen display (OSD) menu using four control buttons let's you adjust the display for optimum viewing.
The entire LCD monitor keyboard drawer is constructed of metal for ruggedness. The slide-out keyboard tray is shipped with ball-bearing slide rails already attached to the unit. Rack mounting brackets can be extended from 25" to 38" accomodating a wide range of equipment racks with different depth.
