CS1758 is a KVM Switch with 8 ports and supports computers with PS/2 or USB interfaces via ... more
cables and audio signal function. Moreover, it supports 3-tier connection via cascade. With 73 sets of CS1758, users can control 512 computers. CS1758 provides g...
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CS1758 is a KVM Switch with 8 ports and supports computers with PS/2 or USB interfaces via ... more
cables and audio signal function. Moreover, it supports 3-tier connection via cascade. With 73 sets of CS1758, users can control 512 computers. CS1758 provides g...
Postage & Packaging: £4.50 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Build quality, flexibility Disadvantages: Too few USB ports, a bit pricy
an adaptor may be used.
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The CS1774 can be controlled either via the four front mounted switches which also indicate the currently selected PC or via hotkeys. What I liked the most was the flexibility of the device. A frustration when switching from one PC to another is the fact that usually, this is a complete switch so if you're listening to music on one machine then change PCs, you lose the audio feed. The Aten unit however offers a better way of handling things. Whilst you can do a full switch, you can also switch just the things you want via various hotkey combinations. For instance, you could begin printing via USB from one machine, switch only the KVM functions and leave the printing to happily continue. You could also start listening to music and switch to a different machine but ...
Advantages: Cheap, all in one solution, audio support Disadvantages: No manual overide
It's surprising how many people have more than one PC at home although even more surprising is that many of them each have their own screen, keyboard and mouse.
In many cases this makes perfect sense but sometimes, you know you'll only ever use one or the other - perhaps one is your general PC and the other your music workstation. In these situations you can save a lot of space and money by investing in a KVMswitch. KVM stands for Keyboard, Video and Mouse and allows you to use one keyboard, mouse and screen shared between two PCs.
This particular unit from Belkin is unusual in that it also includes audio support and also comes with all the leads permanently attached instead of being supplied as a separate cabling set.
Wiring it Up
Installation is simply a matter of taking each of the two main cables and plugging the sets ...
Advantages: Advantages: Cheap, all in one solution Disadvantages: No manual overide or audio support
has USB connections for the keyboard and mouse although Belkin do a range of KVM's so you can probably find a PS/2 equivelent if you have that sort of mouse/keyboard. The PS/2 models also include PS/2->USB adaptors so you'll also need those if you have a USB mouse and PS/2 keyboard. This particular model has no support for audio so if you need to also have your microphone and speakers switch from PC to PC, look elsewhere.
The monitor, keyboard and mouse are then connected to the KVM to complete the set up. One bugbear is that like the vast majority of KVMs, this Belkin unit has cables going in one end and out the other making it difficult to place on a desktop without having cables hanging out everywhere. However, there is no reason why you can't just tuck it out the way out of sight as it has no parts you'd normally need to access ...
