Black Box ServSwitch ACU5001A KVM Console/Extender

Unlock powerful, centralized control of your server infrastructure with the Black Box ServSwitch ACU5001A KVM Console/Extender. This high-performance solution combines a compact KVM console with a robust extender, enabling secure, high-fidelity video transmission and seamless peripheral control over long distances. Whether you manage a data center, lab, or large IT room, the ACU5001A delivers reliable remote access to multiple servers from a single workstation. The Wizard Extender Kit enhances video integrity with built-in skew compensation and emulated DDC, ensuring crisp displays and compatibility with modern graphics cards across long cable runs. Designed for durability and ease of use, this KVM console/extender helps you streamline administration, reduce travel time between racks, and optimize your IT operational efficiency.

• Experience top-tier video performance with resolutions up to 1600x1200 over distances up to 328 feet (100 meters), enabling you to monitor and manage servers from a centralized workspace without sacrificing image clarity or cursor precision.
• For higher-density displays and demanding graphics workloads, the system supports up to 1900x1440 resolution across distances up to 164 feet (50 meters), delivering crisp text, smooth graphics, and reliable color fidelity on long-distance connections.
• The Wizard Extender Kit includes built-in skew compensation, automatically correcting timing differences across multiple video paths so your display remains perfectly aligned with the host. This reduces ghosting, blurring, and misalignment on long cable runs, preserving a professional viewing experience.
• Emulated DDC ensures your host computer accurately reads monitor EDID data, preserving correct display modes and enabling the high-performance video card to operate at its best across the extender for stable, predictable results.
• Designed as a compact, rugged KVM console/extender, it integrates smoothly into data centers, labs, and IT rooms, offering dependable remote console access to multiple servers while simplifying cable management and power planning.

Technical Details of Black Box ServSwitch ACU5001A KVM Console/Extender

• Video resolutions: 1600x1200 up to 328 ft (100 m); 1900x1440 up to 164 ft (50 m)
• Includes Wizard Extender Kit with built-in skew compensation
• Emulated DDC for reliable EDID handling with high-performance video cards
• Remote access to servers from a single console
• Compatibility with standard KVM peripherals and multiple servers

How to install Black Box ServSwitch ACU5001A KVM Console/Extender

• Plan your deployment path, accounting for cable lengths and locations of servers, the console, and networking equipment to ensure optimal signal quality across the required distances.
• Mount or place the KVM console in a convenient rack, desk, or cabinet location where you need centralized access to your servers, ensuring ergonomic reach and cable slack for maintenance.
• Connect the extender kit cables between the console and remote servers following the provided wiring diagram and labeling to avoid miswiring, reduce setup time, and maintain signal integrity.
• Power up the units and verify video and input devices respond; if necessary, adjust the built‑in skew compensation to align the image perfectly for the selected video resolution and distance.
• Test routine administration tasks—booting servers, switching between hosts, and using keyboard/mouse—to confirm reliable operation across all planned distances and configurations.

Frequently asked questions

• What resolutions are supported by the ServSwitch ACU5001A, and how far can the signal extend?
• What is the Wizard Extender Kit, and what benefits does skew compensation provide?
• What does emulated DDC mean for EDID compatibility and video performance?
• Is this solution suitable for managing multiple servers from a single console?
• What environments is the ACU5001A best suited for (data centers, labs, or server rooms)?