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This buyer's guide will help you select the right KVM extender for your application. Do you have any questions regarding the products in this guide? Then please contact our free Tech Support.

Whether your application is digital high-definition video, KVM, or matrix peripheral switching, using extenders enables you to remove computer noise and heat from your work area. Additionally, extension enables you to move servers and CPUs to low-dust, climate-controlled equipment rooms without sacrificing video quality, picture resolution, or real-time peripheral switching.

Finally, server maintenance, software updates, and network administration become centralized, and time and cost associated with staff support is reduced. Along with extending VGA or DVI video, these applications extend keyboard and mouse, digital or analog audio, serial, USB HID, and USB 2.0.


DVI/USB KVM Extenders

        No local user With local user
  Distance     Video / Keyboard / Mouse Video / Keyboard / Mouse / Audio Video / Keyboard / Mouse Video / Keyboard / Mouse / Audio
IP   1x DL DVI USB 2.0   ACR1002A, ACR1012A-T+ACR1002A-R    
1x SL DVI USB 2.0   ACR1000A-R2, EMD2000SE    
2x SL DVI USB 2.0   ACR1020A, ACR1012    
USB HID   EMD2002SE    
FO 10km (SM) 1x SL DVI or VGA USB HID     ACS4011A-R2-SM  
1x SL DVI USB 2.0   AMS9201A    
USB HID     ACS4001A-R2-SM, ACS4004A-R2-SM ACS4022A-R2-SM
2x SL DVI USB HID   AMS9202A ACS4201A-R2-SM ACS4222A-R2-SM
USB 2.0   AMS9203A    
4x SL DVI USB HID       ACS4422A-R2-SM, ACS4481A-R2-SM
1...4x SL DVI USB 2.0   ACX1K-SM serie, ACXMODH serie    
4km (SM) 1x DL DVI USB 2.0   ACU5600A-SM    
1 km (MM) 1x SL DVI USB 2.0   AMS9201A    
2x SL DVI USB 2.0   AMS9203A    
2x SL DVI USB HID   AMS9202A    
1...4x SL DVI USB 2.0 ACX1K serie, ACXMODH serie    
800m (MM) 1x SL DVI or VGA USB HID       ACS4011A-R2-SM
1x SL DVI USB HID     ACS4001A-R2-SM, ACS4004A-R2-SM ACS4022A-R2-SM
2x SL DVI USB HID     ACS4201A-R2-SM ACS4222A-R2-SM
4x SL DVI USB HID       ACS4422A-R2-SM
500m (MM) 1x SL DVI USB 2.0     ACX310F-R2 ACX310FIA-R2
400m (MM) 1x DL DVI USB 2.0   ACU5600A-MM    
CATx 150m 1x SL DVI USB 2.0   ACU5700A ACX300-R2  
140m 1x SL DVI or 1x VGA USB HID     ACS4011A-R2  
1x SL DVI USB HID     ACS4001A-R2, ACS4004A-R2 ACS4022A-R2
2x SL DVI USB HID     ACS4201A-R2, ACS4204A-R2 ACS4222A-R2
4x SL DVI USB HID       ACS4422A-R2
1...4x SL DVI USB HID   ACX1K serie, ACXMODH serie    
1...4x SL DVI USB 2.0 ACX1K serie, ACXMODH serie      
125m 1x SL DVI USB 2.0       ACX310-R2
100m 1x SL DVI USB 2.0 ACU1500A-R3      
50m 1x SL DVI USB HID   DCX3000-DVX    
USB 2.0   ACU5501A-R4    
1x DL DVI USB 2.0   ACU5520A    
2x SL DVI USB 2.0   ACU5502A-R3    

 

DisplayPort KVM Extenders

        No local user
  Distance     Video / Keyboard / Mouse Video / Keyboard / Mouse / Audio
IP   1x DP1.2 4K USB 2.0   EMD4000-KIT
CATx 150m 1 x DP 1.1 USB 2.0   ACU5800A
100m 2 x DP 1.1 USB 2.0   ACU5800A
50m 1 x DP 1.1 USB HID   DCX3000-DPX*
Fibre 10km SM

1 x DP 1.2

 USB HID AMS9204A  
USB 2.0   AMS9205A
*DVI on user console

HDMI KVM Extenders

          No local user
  Distance   DVI/HDMI adapter required   Video / Keyboard / Mouse
CATx 125m 1 x HDMI 1.2 no USB HID ACX300-R2
100m 1 x HDMI 1.4 no USB 2.0, RS232,PoH ACU1700A
USB 2.0 ACU2500A-R3
50m 1 x DVI yes USB 2.0 ACU5501A-R4
2 x DVI USB 2.0 ACU5502A-R3
Fibre 500m MM 1 x DVI yes USB 2.0 ACX310FIA-R2
1000m MM AMS9201A
2 x DVI USB HID AMS9202A
USB 2.0 AMS9203A
10km SM 1 x DVI AMS9201A
2 x DVI USB HID AMS9202A
USB 2.0 AMS9203A

Note:
You can connect an DVI-interface to an HDMI port on a newer monitor or PC with a HDMI to DVI adaptor cable (EVHDMI02T). Since DVI doesn't support audio, you'll need to use a separate cable for audio when connecting to an HDMI port.

VGA/USB KVM Extenders

        No local user With local user
  Distance     Video / Keyboard / Mouse Video / Keyboard / Mouse / Audio Video / Keyboard / Mouse Video / Keyboard / Mouse / Audio
CATx 300m 1x Video USB 1.1       ACU5050A-R2
USB HID KV04AUS-REM+KV1401A KV04AUS-REM+KV1403A ACU6001A ACU6022A
2x Video USB 1.1       ACU5250A-R2
USB HID     ACU6201A ACU6222A
125m 1x Video USB HID ACS4011A-R2      
100m 1x Video USB HID KV04U-REM+KV1401A KV04AU-REM+KV1403A    
50m 1x Video USB 1.1     ACU4001A ACU5051A,ACU4022A
2x Video     ACU4201A ACU5052A,ACU4222A
22m 1x Video USB HID ACU075A-USB      

 

VGA/PS2 KVM Extenders

        No local user With local user
  Distance     Video / Keyboard / Mouse Video / Keyboard / Mouse / Serial / Audio Video / Keyboard / Mouse Video / Keyboard / Mouse / Serial / Audio
CATx 300m 1x Video Skew Comp   ACU5112A   ACU5116A
ACU2001A ACU2022A,KV04AS-REM+KV1402A,   ACU2028A
Standard ACU1001A,,KV04-REM+KV1400A, ACU1022A,KV04AUS-REM+KV1402A, ACU1009A ACU1028A
200m 1x Video Skew Comp ACU5110A ACU5112A ACU5114A ACU5116A
2x Video       ACU5122A
4x Video       ACU5142A
100m 1x Video USB HID KV04A-REM+KV1400A, KV04AU-REM+KV1402A,    
50m 1x Video Standard ACU3001A ACU3022A ACU3009A  
2x Video   ACU3222A ACU3209A ACU3228A
22m 1x Video Standard ACU075A-PS2      

 
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