Expanding its range of server management solutions Austin Hughes introduces its new high density two console 16 and 32 port Cat5 KVM switches. Designed to provide added benefits to Its users the new switch range offers increased density, increased distances, enhanced cable management and multiplatform capabilities over traditional KVM switch platforms. Using either a PS/2 or USB dongle at the server end of the installation allows a user to cost effectively specify the switch to match the exact server configurations - multiplatform switches allow older or redundant servers to be migrated to servers with newer USB interfaces without replacing switch hardware.

Secure Remote Access

The second console allows a user to work securely via a remote Keyboard, monitor and mouse over a Cat5 link up to 300m away from the installed switch / servers. This plug and play technology requires no software to be installed on the servers but provides seamless secure access over Cat5 4 pair copper cable to all switch ports allowing access to your servers even if the Ethernet / WAN network has failed or is unavailable.

Enhanced User Interface

The user interface or OSD menu also offers many enhanced features for switch administration and user management, as an example the OSD allows Super Users to create custom user profiles / access rights for specific KVM ports. The OSD hotkey can also be configured using different key combinations and the multilingual interface allows users to select English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.