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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing PLANET KVM switch. KVM

switch can save your MONEY, TIME, SPACE, EQUIPMENT

and POWER.

The KVM-800 and KVM-1600 allows you to control 8 and 16

different PCs using just one keyboard, monitor and mouse.

Eight KVM-800 and KVM-1600 switches (banks) can be

daisy-chained together to control up to 128 PCs by single

console. Two buttons on the front panel allow you to select

the switch(bank)and port. The on-screen display (OSD)

feature provides a friendly interface for naming and select-

ing a specific PC. Furthermore, not only support computer

with PS/2 interface. iMAC, Power MAC and Sun Microsys-

tems with only USB port can also be connected through

PLANET's USB-PS2 adapter and control by PS/2 keyboard

and mouse. It's the perfect choice for server room, Internet

or testing site where need to manage multiple computers

efficiently and easily.

1.1 Features

 Rack mount size design

 Support Microsoft Intellimouse, Microsoft Intellimouse

Explorer, Logitech Net Mouse or the other fully compati-

ble MS mouse

 Daisy Chain up to 7 additional units to control up to 128

computers from single console

 Support DOS, Win3.X, Win95/98/98SE/2000/ME/XP,

WinNT, Netware, SCO Unix, HP Unix, Linux

 On Screen Display (OSD) supported – provides the user