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- At some KVM switches like G&D’s TradeSwitch, video signals don’t run through the switch. The console monitors are directly connected to the computers and display their images permanently. With the switch and CrossDisplay-Switching, you can access the connected computers by mouse. By moving the cursor from one monitor to another, keyboard and mouse automatically switch to the computer connected to the selected monitor.
- Multichannel variants of KVM switches LET you switch up to 4 × DVI/VGA, keyboard/mouse, USB 2.0 and audio PER computer. The MC4 variant of miniMUX KVM switches provides ports for FOUR computers with four graphics outputs each. Meaning that instead of 16 monitors that would be required to show the screen contents without employing a switch, the data of all computers is shown on four monitors. This doesn’t only save hardware but energy costs as well.
- Multichannel KVM switches are often used to monitor many processes at the same TIME. When employing the devices at the stock exchange, for example, three monitors can display the courses from different markets while the fourth is used to show the e-mail PROGRAM or any other application.
- In short:
- Workstations without KVM switch: many devices, high energy costs, high hardware costs, cluttered
- Workstations with KVM switch: fewer devices, less costs, clearly arranged.
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