Black Box 16-Port ServSwitch Panther
Mfg # KV1116A
CDW # 688252
| UNSPSC 43211604
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The entry-level ServSwitch that uses UTP cables
The ServSwitch™ Panther from Black Box represents our next-generation of rackmountable, low-cost KVM switches.
It’s a powerful and cost-effective tool, enabling you to operate 16 CPUs or servers with just 1 keyboard, monitor and mouse. And by cascading 16-port models, you can operate as many as 256 computers from a single location!
This sleek, 1U-sized switch uses a combination of CAT5, CAT5e, or CAT6 cable and PS/2® or USB (PC-style) Server Access Modules that make connections to CPUs or servers easy.
The ServSwitch Panther comes with 16 ports. You can run UTP cables out of those ports and into the Server Access Modules, which then connect easily to either USB or PS/2 connections at your individual CPUs or servers. Order one Server Access Module per CPU or server.
Rackmounting the switch is easy. The included Rackmount Kit enables you to easily mount a unit in a server rack. Just connect your keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the switch.
Operating the system is easy. The ServSwitch Panther gives you control and management features through the accompanying on-screen display (OSD) control software.
Switch between the connected CPUs or servers either through the OSD, via the Panther’s front-panel push button, or by using keyboard hotkeys that you can configure easily.
From a security standpoint, the ServSwitch Panther is hard to beat. Through the OSD software, you can assign three levels of users, who can only access the system by entering a password.
An “Administrator“ can set and modify all passwords and security profiles, fully access any computer, and use all functions. A “Supervisor“ can fully access or scan any computer. And you can only designate up to six “Users,“ each of whom has access to the particular computers to which you assign them.
If there are any upgrades for the ServSwitch Panther, you can download the latest firmware from our Web site.
Features:
Connect 16 computers via low-cost UTP; control them all with an inexpensive ServSwitch.
• Cascade multiple 16-port units to control up to 256 computers.
• Extend the distance between a computer and the switch up to 32.8 feet (10 m).
• Rackmountable 1U height.
• USB and PS/2 Access Modules make CPU connections simple and easy.
• Manage your servers via the on-screen display, front-panel push button, or hotkey commands.
• Hot swappable—disconnect and reconnect computers without rebooting!
It’s a powerful and cost-effective tool, enabling you to operate 16 CPUs or servers with just 1 keyboard, monitor and mouse. And by cascading 16-port models, you can operate as many as 256 computers from a single location!
This sleek, 1U-sized switch uses a combination of CAT5, CAT5e, or CAT6 cable and PS/2® or USB (PC-style) Server Access Modules that make connections to CPUs or servers easy.
The ServSwitch Panther comes with 16 ports. You can run UTP cables out of those ports and into the Server Access Modules, which then connect easily to either USB or PS/2 connections at your individual CPUs or servers. Order one Server Access Module per CPU or server.
Rackmounting the switch is easy. The included Rackmount Kit enables you to easily mount a unit in a server rack. Just connect your keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the switch.
Operating the system is easy. The ServSwitch Panther gives you control and management features through the accompanying on-screen display (OSD) control software.
Switch between the connected CPUs or servers either through the OSD, via the Panther’s front-panel push button, or by using keyboard hotkeys that you can configure easily.
From a security standpoint, the ServSwitch Panther is hard to beat. Through the OSD software, you can assign three levels of users, who can only access the system by entering a password.
An “Administrator“ can set and modify all passwords and security profiles, fully access any computer, and use all functions. A “Supervisor“ can fully access or scan any computer. And you can only designate up to six “Users,“ each of whom has access to the particular computers to which you assign them.
If there are any upgrades for the ServSwitch Panther, you can download the latest firmware from our Web site.
Features:
Connect 16 computers via low-cost UTP; control them all with an inexpensive ServSwitch.
• Cascade multiple 16-port units to control up to 256 computers.
• Extend the distance between a computer and the switch up to 32.8 feet (10 m).
• Rackmountable 1U height.
• USB and PS/2 Access Modules make CPU connections simple and easy.
• Manage your servers via the on-screen display, front-panel push button, or hotkey commands.
• Hot swappable—disconnect and reconnect computers without rebooting!