Product Overview; Glossary; Notational Conventions - Fujitsu KVM s3-1621 Bedienungsanleitung

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Product Overview

The KVM s3-1621 appliance integrates digital and analog keyboard, video, and mouse
(KVM) switching technology with advanced cable management, access for two or four
simultaneous users, and a user interface. The appliances have USB and PS/2
the rear panel that support all major target device platforms.
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Glossary

The following terms are used throughout this document:
• ACI Port - ACI stands for "analog console interface". This is a port on some Fujitsu
Technology Solutions KVM switches that acts as an integrated KVM-IA adapter for
tiering purposes.
• ARI Port - ARI stands for "analog rack interface". The ARI Port is used to connect
computers and KVM switches to KVM series2 and series3 KVM switches via a
KVM-IA adapter.
• KVM s3-1621 appliances - equipment that provides KVM-over-IP connectivity to
attached target devices. The term appliance is used in this manual to refer to a
KVM switch managed by the KVM s3 Client.
• KVM-IA - (Keyboard/Video/Mouse-Interface Adapter) - adapter that, when attached
to the appliance and a target device, provides additional functionality, such as
virtual media sessions
• switching system - a set of appliances and attached target devices and KVM-IAs
• target device - equipment such as a server or router that is attached to
an appliance by a KVM-IA
• local user - person with access to the keyboard, monitor, and mouse directly
connected to the appliance. This user has full access to all target devices.
• remote user - an account in the local appliance user database or on a centralized
Active Directory server. This account is used to provide management access to an
appliance and its attached devices.
• virtual media - a USB media device that can be attached to the KVM s3-1621
appliance and made available to any target device that is connected to a KVM s3-
1621 appliance
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Notational Conventions

The following notational conventions are used in this manual:
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