A rackmount KVM console composed of a keyboard, mouse, LCD monitor, and an optional KVM Switch all integrated in a compact 1U design. With the KVM switch already mounted in this rack LCD, you don’t need for a separate KVM switch anymore, saving you enough space in the compact environment rack. With such solution, you have a combination of a thin LCD monitor, touchpad technology, and rack mount kit which forms a high-quality and streamlined solution for rack monitoring and management. These rack LCD consoles are now commonly used in a variety of IT environments, from computer rooms to large data centers.
Here are some benefits of using rackmount KVM consoles:
A rack-optimized design
With a dual-rail design, you have two sets of slide rails that are being attached to the LCD and keyboard. Each of these components can slide in and out of the rack independently, giving you an optimized use of rack space. If you want to access both the LCD and keyboard altogether, you simply pull both of them out from the rack. You can extend the pullout LCD and keyboard of up to 16.8 inches from the rack while the LCD can be flipped up for use. But if you don’t need to use the keyboard, you can slide it away while the LCD remains outside of the rack. With this mechanism, you have an additional level of server management security as you are able to hide the keyboard when not in use for unauthorized access.
Enables you to manage multiple servers
As you have a rackmount LCD equipped with a KVM switch, you are now able to manage up to 128 servers with minimal use of space in your rack. Here, you don’t need to have a dedicated mouse, keyboard and monitor being connected to each server. Each KVM switch allows you to control up to 8 or 16 servers by using a single mouse, keyboard, and monitor that are connected to the switch. By daisy chaining KVM switches altogether, it gives you control up to 128 servers with the use of a single rackmount LCD unit.
Easy-to-use device
Aside from its efficiency in managing multiple computers, this is also easy to use. Most of the KVM switches have a combination of on-screen menu and keyboard-mounted pushbuttons. The KVM switch scans for connected computers and you simply use the pushbuttons in order to select a particular PC either by the assigned number or by name. It also has a built-in microprocessor emulation which aids you in each port boot up process. Whenever there’s a computer that needs to be connected or removed from the network, you don’t have to power down the switch or PCs anymore.
Secure data transmission
For security purposes, the communications are being encrypted when transmitting data. This is a very important feature for data centers where it housed highly-sensitive data.
Allows you to assign unique names for each connected PC
For more convenience in managing your network environment, it would be easier to identify the computers by assigning unique names, instead of the usual port number.
It is no doubt that Rackmount KVM LCD solutions are widely used in this advancing technological era nowadays. Aside from space-saving benefits, it has other several advantages which are ideal for a wide range of applications. At iTech Company, we offer such solutions which are not only reliable but also integrates state-of-the-art features, helping you to manage your servers efficiently.
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