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CongratulationsonpurchasingaRaritanMasterConsoleCATKVM
(keyboard/video/mouse)switch.ThisUserGuideexplainshowtouse
theseKVMswitchestoaccessandcontrolmultiplecomputers(or
servers).
In This Chapter
ProductOverview..............................................................................................1
ProductPhotos
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ProductFeat
ures................................................................................................2
PackageContents
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Product Overview
MasterConsoleCAT(MCCAT)isaproductthatallowscontrolof
multiplecomputersfromasinglekeyboard,mouseandmonitor.Allyou
needtodoissimplyconnectthekeyboard,mouse,monitorandmultiple
computerstoanMCCATunit,andyouwillbeabletoswitchbetween
variouscomputers.Theproductfeaturestheus
eofthestandard
Category5(Cat5)unshieldedtwisted‐pair(UTP)cabling,andthenumber
oftheaccessiblecomputerscanbeexpandedtoamaximumof256
computerswithatwo‐tiercascadedsystem.
Intermsofoperation,theproductprovidesfrontpanelbuttonsforeasy
andfastaccesstothea
ttachedcomputersinadditiontoafriendlyOSD
interfaceforsimplesystemconfiguration.
Product Photos
Model:MCCAT18(FrontandRearView)
Chapter 1
Introduction