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== TESMart KVM Switch == | == TESMart KVM Switch == | ||
[[File:Pikvm switcher.png|left|thumb|The KVM switch can be controlled nicely through the PiKVM UI.]] | |||
The PiKVM can control up to 8 computers, thanks to this 8 port KVM switch. This KVM switch can have [https://docs.pikvm.org/tesmart/ inputs changed through the network if a static IP is set], and PiKVM has integrations to control it. This is really nice, although I do find it funny that it doesn't have DHCP, so you have to set its IP address through a serial connection (my previous KVM switch was from 2003 and you had to do that). | |||
Revision as of 23:31, 21 April 2023
This is a Raspberry Pi 4 running the PiKVM software, with a HAT provided by the blikvm project. This fork of the PiKVM has many advantages over the original, for example being rack mountable, and being cheaper than the 'official' PiKVM hat. Mine is attached to an 8 port KVM switch (see below). The Raspberry Pi is powered off POE.
TESMart KVM Switch
The PiKVM can control up to 8 computers, thanks to this 8 port KVM switch. This KVM switch can have inputs changed through the network if a static IP is set, and PiKVM has integrations to control it. This is really nice, although I do find it funny that it doesn't have DHCP, so you have to set its IP address through a serial connection (my previous KVM switch was from 2003 and you had to do that).
