...media (VM) • ServSwitch with built-in VM to USB • A virtual media (VM) device is any type of data storage device — such as CDs, flash drives, or external hard drives — that you can connect to remotely to enable data sharing. A ServSwitch with...

...consists of a rack with switches and patch panels and outlets in your cable conduit. Between the outlets and the patch panel you use Cat5, 6 or 7 cables. Here you need a separate cable for every RJ45 port if you want to go for Gigabit or have at lea...

...advantage of being both smart and fast. • Hybrid • Packet-based, proxy and stateful inspection used to be distinctly different types of firewalls, but today nearly all modern firewall appliances are hybrids which provide packet-based, proxy and stat...

...repeating, converting, switching or extending your connection. • Serial to IP is about converting your connection into an Ethernet data stream. • Serial to Wireless is about transmitting your connection without using cables. • Modbus or Profibus • ...

...well-suited for applications such as Web hosting and cluster computing. Although cooling can be a concern when large clusters are grouped together, increasingly sophisticated environmental controls for data centres make this less of a concern.

...caused when power is switched on or off to a high-powered device. Surges can produce high-transient voltages, which damage LAN and serial interfaces that typically use less than 12 volts to transmit. • Avalanche diodes • Surges can be protected b...

...video cards. • KVM-switched tiling • Some KVM switches enable you to tile images from as many as four video cameras and/or computer screens on a single display while providing control over individual windows. This application is often used in s...

...and integrated KVM switching, Black Box’s KVM trays are miles ahead of the competition. • Nothing reduces clutter in a server room like KVM trays that are 1- or 2U high, and mount in a cabinet or rack. Here are some of the features that set our...