User manual
1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the 2x Dual Link DVI KVM Extender
O
ver
C
AT-
6
. Your complete satis
f
action is ver
y
important to us.
G
efen
G
e
f
en delivers innovative, pro
g
ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions
that harness inte
g
ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo
g
ies.
G
e
f
en’s reliable, plu
g
-and-pla
y
products supplement cross-plat
f
orm computer
sy
stems, pro
f
essional audio
/
video environments and HDTV s
y
stems o
f
all sizes
with hard-workin
g
solutions that are eas
y
to implement and simple to operate.
T
he Gefen 2x Dual Link DVI KVM Extender Over CAT-6
a
The 2x Dual Link DVIKVM Extender over
C
AT-
6
a is a cost-e
ff
ective solution that
allows the extension o
f
ke
y
board, video and mouse to a remote workstation up
to 200
f
eet
(
60 meters awa
y)
. This product is particularl
y
use
f
ul because it is able
to extend dual link resolutions be
y
ond the limitations o
f
standard DVI cables.
Dual-link resolutions up to 3840 x 2400 are supported usin
g
two
C
AT-6a cables
f
or each displa
y
. U
S
B 2.0 data rates up to 480 Mbps are supported in addition to
backward-compatibilit
y
with U
S
B 1.1. The Receiver unit allows the connections
o
f
up to
f
our U
S
B devices, providin
g
access to printers, scanners, cameras,
e
xternal stora
g
e media, di
g
ital si
g
na
g
e, and automated control s
y
stems.
How It Works
Place the 2x Dual link DVIKVM Extender over
C
AT-
6
a
S
ender unit next to the
DVI sources.
U
se the included DVI cables to connect the DVI sources to the
S
ender unit. Use the supplied U
S
B cable to connect the U
S
B host
(
source
)
device to the U
S
B port on the
S
ender unit.
C
onnect the Receiver unit to two
dual-link DVI displa
y
s usin
g
DVI cables.
C
onnect up to
f
our U
S
B devices to
the Receiver unit. Use
fi
ve
C
AT-6a cables, each up to 200
f
eet
(
60 meters
)
, to
c
onnect the
S
ender to the Receiver unit.
C
onnect the included lockin
g
power
s
upplies to the
S
ender and Receiver units and plu
g
both power cords into
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
e
l
ec
tri
ca
l
ou
tl
e
t
s
.