2161DS Console Switch cable length restrictions

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We use the 2161DS between floors that I would guess are more than 10m,
but certainly not 50m. We go from the KVM to a Dell 2P460 8 Port PEM
however. We do it for expansion reasons, but you may want to ask them
if the PEM will expand the distance as well, 50m might be to much
though.

On Nov 7, 2007 10:56 AM, Mark Watts <m.watts at eris.qinetiq.com> wrote:
>
> I'm reading that the Dell 2161DS KVM switches have a maximum distance between
> Server and Switch of 10m, using Cat5 cabling.
>
> Is there any way of boosting the signal strength to overcome this limitation,
> or (alternatively), can anyone recommend a KVM device with remote IP support,
> that supports upto 50m between server and switch?
>
> I need to support both Dell and Non-Dell hardware, so I can't exclusively use
> DRAC cards, which is how I'd usually get round this.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark.
>
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