KVMs & Switches

KVMs & Switches: KVM switch is a device used to connect a keyboard, mouse and monitor to two or more computers. It is used to save space on a desktop when multiple computers are used by one user. They are also widely deployed to control groups of servers in a datacenter (see lights out server room). Some KVM switches support terminals at both ends of the connection allowing local and remote access to all of the machines. Switches may have standard VGA, mouse and keyboard ports and use standard cables or a combined video-mouse-keyboard cable to reduce wire clutter. Some switches have only one port per computer and require a special cable. OutletPC offers a good range of high performance KVM switches and cables including LD C0463 and Syba (SY-KVM20051, KVM20054, SY-KVM20046, SY-KVM22002).