Aten CS1782 KVM DVI Switch

Written by Michael Larabel in Peripherals on 18 July 2008 at 08:36 AM EDT. Page 2 of 3. 5 Comments.

Examination:

This is our first time using an Aten KVM switch, but immediately we were pleased by the build quality of this product. The switch was quite heavy with its casing made of metal. On the front of the switch is the Aten logo, two buttons for switching between the different systems, LEDs for indicating the selected system and USB links, audio out and microphone ports, and a single USB 2.0 port. The front USB port and one of them on the rear of the unit is used for sharing peripheral USB devices between the two systems. One possible device that could be shared is a USB printer. The buttons on the front of the unit can be used for switching the systems or alternatively this Aten unit does support keyboard hot-key switching.


On the rear of the Aten CS1782 KVM switch is the firmware upgrade port, DC power port, the second USB port for device sharing, and then the two audio/keyboard/mouse/video ports for two systems and then the third set of ports that are to be connected to the console. For the 7.1 surround sound support are six audio ports for each interface. For each system, the USB cable is used for the keyboard/mouse and any USB device that is being shared. The CS1782 switch does support dual-link DVI monitors as well as those systems using HDCP (High Definition Content Protection).

On the bottom of the DVI KVM switch is the model and serial numbers as well as the patent numbers.

Unlike some cheaper KVM switches, the included cables are high quality with gold plating and the audio ports also come with rubber protective covers.



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