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Ensure the Bandwidth
Ensuring the bandwidth ahead of time will guarantee performance before installing KVM over IP Extenders on a network.

This will eliminate the primary cause of problems related to video quality and transmission of data. If the speed is right at
all ends of your network, then other causes are only derived from device failure or limits caused by a router, switch or
device setting.

Number of ports

Choose a switch that has enough ports to match the number of KVM over IP Extenders you will be installing. Switches
typically come in 5, 8, 10, 16, 24, 28, 48, 52 and 54-port configurations. If you are installing 13 KVM over IP transmitters and
13 KVM over IP receivers, you will need to purchase a switch with at least 28 ports.

Stackable verse Standalone
Stackable switches allow you to easily manage and configure ports spanning across multiple switches that the KVM over IP
Extender devices are connected through. This provides a centralized method to configure and troubleshoot the initial setup
of KVM over IP Extender devices on a network which makes fine tuning the bandwidth, data throughput and video quality
easier. Stackable switches can be configured to direct the KVM over IP Extender transmissions between many units more
specifically and effectively. Standalone switches provide the same configuration features as Stackable switches but they
must be set individually. Stackable switches provide an easy way to manage multiple switches, as one unit. For example,
instead of configuring, managing, and troubleshooting six 28-port switches individually, you can manage the six as if they are
a single unit using Stackable Switches. The six switches (168 ports) function as a single switch and are managed from one
web or GUI interface.

Single Switch Networking

When the KVM over IP Extenders are no more than 100 m (330 ft.) from the central distribution point, a single
switch configuration is recommended.