If none are available, buy something cheap, or maybe that KVM switch.

The user needs only one keyboard and mouse on the desk - similar to a KVM switch without the video.

C2T works thanks to a chip in each server that emulates a KVM switch.

Pass-through: the KVM switch attempts to make communication between the monitor and the system transparent.

None: the KVM switch lacks the circuitry to handle this data, and the monitor is not "visible" to the system.

The theory behind C2T is to reduce clutter and save money as no KVM switch is required.

KVM switches are useful where there are multiple computers, but no need for a dedicated keyboard, monitor and mouse for each one.

The advantage of the last approach is in the reduction of the number of cables between the KVM switch and connected computers.

No VGA - forget the projectors, won't anybody think of running this with a KVM switch.

Thus, mechanical KVM switches may be unsuitable for controlling machines which can reboot automatically (e.g. after a power failure).

Today ATEN stands as the largest KVM switch manufacturer in the world.

As a result, KVM switches will sometimes offer inconsistent performance and even sometimes unsolved compatibility issues with the shared keyboard, mouse, and other devices.

Instead, a KVM switch or LOM software is used to share a single keyboard/video/mouse set amongst many different computers.

It supports thumbnail display of unlimited remote systems (since version 10), and allows navigation between remote systems in a manner similar to a KVM switch.

KVM switches were originally passive, mechanical devices based on multi-pole switches and some of the cheapest devices on the market still use this technology.

DVI KVM switches are more expensive, and we at the Orbiting HQ have had varying degrees of success with them.

Use this dual slide design 17" LCD integrated console for access to a single computer or with a KVM switch system to access multiple computers.

For example, the user of a multimedia keyboard connected to a KVM switch may find that the keyboard's multimedia keys have no effect on the controlled computers.

A cheap KVM switch might be a good idea, or with so many monitors supporting multiple inputs now, even a KVM may be superfluous.

Server rooms usually contain headless computers connected remotely via KVM switch, ssh, VNC, or remote desktop.

The other side consists of a female 8P8C (RJ-45) modular connector which is connected to a KVM switch via a straight-through Cat 5 cable.

ATEN Technology manufactures KVM switches and remote connectivity solutions to manage servers and other computer networking devices.

At the rear side of the enclosure you will find the power-supplies, fan-trays, one or two chassis-management modules (the CMC's) and a virtual KVM switch.

Equipment is connected either directly with an attached foldout monitor, keyboard and mouse or remotely via KVM switch, ssh, VNC, or remote desktop.