KVM Remote Control Solution

Operators at the desk, computers in the rack
Keyboard, video, mouse and USB over fiber, Cat6, HDBaseT or the existing network

The machine does not have to sit next to the person using it

Noise, heat, dust and locked racks are the reason KVM extension exists

Four reasons teams move the PC away from the desk

  • Fan noise and waste heat stay out of the control room
  • Rack mounting takes towers off desks and off the floor
  • The computer stays in a locked room; only keyboard, video and mouse reach the desk
  • Dust, oil mist, humidity and vibration on a plant floor shorten the life of an office PC

How we extend KVM

Signal Chain

From the locked rack to the operator chair

1 · ComputerServer or workstation
in the rack room
→
2 · KVM transmitterAt the machine
HDMI plus USB
→
3 · The linkFiber, Cat6, HDBaseT
or the IP network
→
4 · KVM receiverAt the desk
USB keyboard and mouse
→
5 · OperatorMonitor, keyboard, mouse
and USB device

Decide the link type first: it is set by distance and by whether the route crosses power cabling or a plant floor. Fiber also removes the ground-loop and interference problems that copper runs pick up next to motors and welders.

Four Typical Setups

Pick by distance — or send us the room layout and distances

ScenarioRecommendedInterfaceTransport
Inside one room or rack row
up to 60 m at 4K60		 4K60 60 m HDMI KVM Extender HDMI + USB HID Cat6
Across a floor or a small plant
up to 120 m at 4K30		 4K30 120 m HDMI KVM Extender HDMI + USB HID Cat6
Between buildings, or next to heavy plant
10 km standard		 HDMI KVM Optical Transceiver HDMI + USB Single-mode fiber
Several operators sharing many machines
add nodes, do not re-cable		 Multi-Screen KVM Node HDMI + USB over IP IP network

Recommended Products

Designed and manufactured in-house · OEM / ODM available · factory direct · 3-year warranty

HDMI KVM Optical Transceiver

Keyboard, video and mouse over one single-mode fiber, 10 km as standard. The usual answer when the route leaves the building.

Long distance

4K60 60 m HDMI KVM Extender

One Cat6 cable between the rack and the desk at 4K60, with USB for keyboard and mouse.

4K60 on copper

4K30 120 m HDMI KVM Extender

The longest copper option in the range: 120 m over Cat6 at 4K30.

120 m on copper

HDBaseT KVM Extender

Single-cable KVM runs inside a building where fiber is not justified.

Single-cable runs

Multi-Screen KVM Node

KVM over the IP network, so operators and machines are not wired one to one.

Many to many

VGA KVM Optical Transceiver

Keeps older VGA control-room equipment in service on a modern fiber link.

Legacy sources

Typical Applications

Control rooms

Operators work at desks; servers stay in the rack room

Industrial plants

PCs out of the dust, oil mist and vibration of the shop floor

Broadcast and playout

Machines in the machine room, control surfaces in the studio

Traffic and security

Operator positions separated from the equipment room

Data centres

Local console access without wheeling a crash cart to the rack

Medical and labs

Workstations kept out of sterile or noisy areas

FAQ

What exactly is carried over the link?

The KVM sets carry keyboard, video and mouse over the link, with USB for the keyboard and mouse at the desk. Which USB device classes are supported depends on the model, so tell us what you need to plug in (touch screen, USB storage, specialised control surface) and we will match it to a model rather than guessing.

How far can KVM go?

It depends on the link type. Over Cat6 the range runs to 60 m at 4K60 and 120 m at 4K30. Over single-mode fiber the HDMI KVM transceiver is specified at 10 km as standard, and the DVI and VGA versions are offered in 10 km, 30 km and 60 km options. Treat any figure as conditional on the cable you actually install.

Does the operator notice any delay?

KVM extension is not the same as desktop streaming. Fiber and HDBaseT links are uncompressed, so there is no encode and decode step in the path and mouse movement feels local. Where a stream is encoded for an IP network, latency depends on the encoder settings — see the product page for the values.

Can several operators reach the same machine?

Yes, but not with a point-to-point extender. Point-to-point links are one machine to one desk. For several operators and several machines, use an IP-based node such as the multi-screen KVM, which switches over the network instead of a fixed cable.

We still have DVI and VGA equipment. Can it be included?

Yes. There are DVI and VGA KVM optical transceivers alongside the HDMI models, so older sources can stay in service on the same fiber link instead of forcing a replacement of the whole source side.

Tell us the distances and how many operators need access

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