Black Box KV162A Manual De Usuario

The ServSwitch Multi supports attaching speakers/headphones and a microphone to every console in the
system. If you have installed User Cables and Server Cables with audio capabilities, then you will have access to
these features. The speakers and/or microphone that you have connected to your console will work exactly as if
they were connected directly to your computer. When your console has independent keyboard/mouse control
for a computer channel, then you will also have audio.

For example, suppose that two consoles are sharing a computer: Console 1 has control and console 2 is just

“along for the ride.” The speakers and microphone at console 1 are active, but the headphones at console 2
aren’t; the user at console 2 can see the computer’s video signal, but that’s about it. When all keyboard and
mouse activity at console 1 stops for the duration of the inactivity timeout (see Section 4.2.2), the user at
console 2 may take control of the computer by simply moving the mouse or typing on the keyboard. Once
user 2 takes control, his or her headphones become active, and the speakers and microphone at console 1 go
dead.

When you are using audio-type User and Server Cables, the ServSwitch Multi also supports input/output

between computers’ RS-232 serial ports and any RS-232 serial peripheral that uses hardware (RTS/CTS) flow
control at data rates up to 9600 bps or software (inband, X-ON/X-OFF) flow control at data rates up to
115.2 kbps. Examples of such peripherals include most modems, serial printers, and serial touchscreens.

As with the audio devices, users will be able to conduct serial I/O with a computer only when they have

independent control over that computer. This means that while users in multiuser ServSwitch Multi systems are
transmitting files across the serial link, they might want to continue to move their mouse or tap non-disruptive
keys on their keyboard to prevent other users from taking control of that computer and accidentally breaking
the serial connection. For transmission of large files or any other extended serial-only activity, users should
establish Privacy-Mode connections (see Section 8.10).