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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 12 - Issue 2 | February 2022
InTech
Giving Kudos to KVM:
The complete works
With Chris Smeeton,
Director - Argosy...
I
magine an ergonomic and quiet
workspace away from the noise of
a typical server or control room where
you can access virtually any system
computer or application on one or
multiple monitors with
just
and infrastructure, consolidate desk
space, and increase performance by
having multiple computers working
as one.
Argosy
is in a unique position
your
local keyboard and mouse. If it's the
office next door, the other end of the
building, an OB truck edit space or
from the comfort of your own home,
KVM will open up a whole new world
of productive remote working.
While KVM took off
initially
in
the post-production environment,
which presents more high-end over
IP requirements, it is now frequently
used in OB trucks and studios and
to enable home-working. And as
broadcasters seek to further protect
their data and video streams, they
are increasingly removing PCs from
the working floor.
KVM is being used for hundreds
of
different
applications. It
mission critical
individual
allows
endpoints such as PCs, monitors
and so on, to behave passively
when controlled via the software.
This results in less data traffic on
large systems, as the end point only
requires information at the moment
of switching.
Now stocking the full spectrum of
is leading
KVM solutions,
Argosy
the way in new workspaces for the
broadcast industry by partnering with
KVM specialists such as ATEN, G&D
and kvm-tec. Using a KVM switch
will save your organisation money on
redundant hardware, reduce cabling
kvm-tec
Flexline
units
within the broadcast industry with
the capability
solution that
to deliver any KVM
your organisation
needs - whether it's a point-to-point
scenario, a matrix application,
or
simply a KVM console drawer for your
rack room.
We at Argosy have very recently
our KVM portfolio,
extended
adding KVM switches from German
manufacturer Guntermann & Drunck
GmbH (G&D). It's high-performance
" KVM-over-IP™ meets KVM matrix " -
The ControlCenter-IP integrates into a
network in addition to other extender
systems (CON and CPU).
While the central
Signal
compressed
transmission takes
and
place
pixel-perfect;
the video quality is lossless and
features near-zero latency. What's
more, VisionXS provides a secure
and trouble-free operation through
pairing and encryption with AES-128.
Within
broadcast,
the
IP-based
production workflow now connects
the broadcast infrastructure to the
wider global IT infrastructure, costeffectively
improving networking and
signal transportation. Such networks
need to be supported by IP-based
4K-ready switching and extension
products.
Take kvm-tec's
Flexline and
routing itself
is handled via standard network
switches, the ControlCenter-IP
takes over the logic in the network
and optimises the accessibility of
all devices among each other by
allowing the switching between the
CON and CPU modules.
ControlCenter-IP has
new functionalities
such as
just added
the
integration of Generic USB devices
and high speed USB 2.0 in KVM-overIP
installations. In addition, G&D's
MatrixGuard function is implemented
to provide extensive security
ClassicLine 2000 products, for
example, that switch systems up to
2000 endpoints and the kvm-tec
Gateway for connecting to virtual
machines.
The Austrian manufacturer
launched its customisable Flexline
full HD extender, available in single
or dual versions. These space-saving
units
fit
G&D's ControlCenter-IP
Monthly Gateway2go licences can
be booked on demand, creating
an effective and efficient
remote
workspace for use at peak times.
Argosy's
has
long established
partnership with control solutions
and connectivity
supported
specialist, ATEN,
broadcasters over
a number of years as they process
increasing amounts of content and
media files over varying distances.
One of its
latest innovations is a
range of new high resolution LCD
screens
available as
stand-alone
folding drawers or with a choice of 4
port, 8 port or 16 port KVM built in.
These KVM Switches offer a spaceapproach
by
saving, streamlined
integrating a keyboard, LED-backlit
LCD monitor and a touchpad in a 1U
rack-mountable sliding housing. The
short-depth design maximises space
utility
for equipping rack-mounting
four single or four dual
for
possible failure scenarios. When
multiple ControlCenter-IP devices are
running in a clustered installation,
one of the switches takes over the
role of the master. If the master
fails, a backup or database slave
ControlCenter-IP automatically takes
over the role of the master.
G&D also recently launched its
compact VisionXS IP matrixcompatible
extender
-
which extends 4K at
60Hz over standard IPbased
networks
up
to
10Gbit/s - meaning it needs
significantly less compression.
extenders into 1RU. To provide high
security for critical applications, the
Flexline single extenders also come
in redundant versions. They feature
embedded sound and can work as
point-to-point connections or in a
matrix switching system, and are
compatible with standard network
components. With the kvm-tec
software feature Mouse glide&switch
users can control and operate up to
16 PCs with just one mouse and one
keyboard and can work in switching
systems with up to 2000 endpoints.
kvm-tec's Gateway offers
the
perfect combination of a real-time
KVM system and a flexible remote
desktop system which enables realtime
access to virtual machines. For
remote workspaces the Gateway2go
licence is connected to the internet
via VPN tunnel and can
therefore be connected from
the remote workstation to any
PC in the matrix switching system.
devices in narrow spaces and its
LED illumination light provides extra
visibility when working in low-light
conditions.
If you are looking to save space,
reduce running costs, shrink
cabling requirements and declutter
desktops
and
control
desks
studios, production spaces
outside broadcast
in
and
vehicles, give
us a call. Accessing hardware and
software across multiple locations,
often great distances apart, simply
makes broadcast operations more
productive. Kudos to KVM.
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