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Overview
The Master View ACS-1208L and ACS-1216L KVM Switches are control units that
allow access to multiple computers from a single console (keyboard, mouse, and
monitor). Before the development of the Master View, the only way to control
multiple computer configurations from a single console was through a complex and
costly network system. Now, with the Master View ACS-1208L and ACS-1216L,
you can easily access multiple computers in a cost effective manner.
A single Master View ACS-1208L or ACS-1216L can control up to 8 or 16
computers, respectively. As many as 31 additional Master View ACS-1216 units
can be daisy chained to each other, so that up to 512 computers can all be
controlled from a single keyboard-monitor-mouse console.
The Master View ACS-1208L / ACS-1216L offers a space-saving, streamlined
approach to KVM switch technology by integrating a keyboard, LCD monitor,
and trackball in a 1U high Slideaway

housing for convenient rack mounting.
Slide the KVM module section out; flip the cover up; and you are ready to go to
work. The LCD display is built into the cover; the keyboard and trackball are
built into the base. When finished, simply flip the cover down and slide the KVM
module away.
For further convenience, the ACS-1208L / ACS-1216L features high density 15
pin connectors instead of the usual 25 pin connectors. This space-saving
innovation allows a full, 16 port switch to be installed in a 1U system rack.
Because of its modular design, the KVM section can be detached from the
switch section. If you ever need to expand your connections, you can remove
the 8 port Switch module; and replace it with a 16 port Switch module.
Setup is fast and easy; plugging cables into their appropriate ports is all that is
entailed. Because the ACS-1208L / ACS-1216L intercepts keyboard input
directly, there is no software to configure, so there is no need to get involved in
complex installation routines or be concerned with incompatibility problems.
Access to any computer connected to the installation is easily accomplished
either by entering Hotkey combinations from the keyboard, or by means of a
powerful menu driven OSD (On Screen Display) system. A convenient Auto
Scan feature also permits automatic scanning and monitoring of the activities of
all computers running on the installation one by one.
There is no better way to save time and money than with a Master View
ACS-1208L / ACS-1216L installation. By using the Master View ACS-1208L /
ACS-1216L with its Slideaway
 console, to manage your installation, you: (1)
eliminate the expense of having to purchase a separate keyboard, monitor, and
mouse for each computer; (2) save all the space those extra components would
take up; (3) save the space that a keyboard, monitor, and mouse would take
with a standard KVM switch; (4) save on energy costs; and (5) eliminate the
inconvenience and wasted effort involved in constantly moving from one
computer to another.
2002-01-15
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