336044-B21 HP 8-Port KVM CAT5 Server Console Switch

336044-B21 Overview

HP Server Console Switches are key components for rack mount implementations (a console represents one keyboard, videomonitor, and mouse (KVM) attached to a server). The family of HP Server Console Switches allows multiple servers in a rack to beaccessed and managed by one keyboard, monitor, and mouse. By using a console switch, as many as 256 computers runningdifferent operating systems can be managed. The 8-Port and 16-port Server Console Switches feature an On-Screen Display (OSD)interface, which has intuitive menus for accessing each attached computer or serial attached device. Equipment can be identified bya user-defined name or sequentially by number, enabling easy access.