Specifications

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SERVSWITCH™ AFFINITY
Designation Connector Description
On Port Cards: If you connect a more distant
computer or terminal to this RS-232 serial port,
you’ll be able to send switching commands to the
Affinity from a secondary location. You would also
connect a computer to this port to upgrade the
Affinity’s firmware. Refer to Chapter 7.
RJ-12 F
SERIAL
PORT N
[N = a number
from 1 to 4
depending on
how many Port
Cards you have
installed]
On 1 x 4 Port Cards: Connect the shared monitors,
keyboards, and mice to this port with User Cables
(“MKM Adapter Cables”). At the Affinity end,
these cables have a DB25 male connector; at the
other ends, they have appropriate connectors to
plug into your monitor, keyboard, and mouse
cables
. See Section 2.4.
DB25 FKVM N
[N = a number
from 1 to 4
depending on
how many Port
Cards you have
installed]
On Port Cards: Connect the sharing computers to
these ports with CPU Cables (“CPU Adapter
Cables”). At the ServSwitch Affinity end, these
cables have a DB25 male connector; at the other
ends, they have appropriate connectors to plug
into your CPUs’ video, keyboard, and mouse
ports. These cables take the signals that would
normally pass between the CPUs’ ports and the
monitor, keyboard, and mouse, and carry them
between the CPUs’ ports and the Affinity instead.
You must have one CPU Cable for each CPU you
plan to connect. See Section 2.4.
NOTE
Any unoccupied Port-Card slot will be
shipped from the factory covered by a
blank plate, as will the top slot (even if
there’s a Terminator Card installed in
it—the Terminator Cards are very small).
DB25 FCPU N
[N = a number
from 1 to either
4, 8, 12, or 16,
depending on
how many Port
Cards you have
installed]