SMK580 keyboard video switch enables you to control your rackmount servers using a single monitor, keyboard and mouse. The keyboard video switch has 8 KVM ports that support auto-scan and hot-plugging. The SMK580 8-port keyboard video switch uses an On-Screen Display (OSD) interface and pushbuttons on the keyboard for accessing each attached computer. Daisy chaining monitor keyboard switch units allows you to modify your Server Console Switch system, as your network system needs change. Designed to effeciently utilize expensive rack space, the SMK-580 keyboard video switch is a 1U slide-out keyboard tray that provide a combination of a flip-up LCD monitor, keyboard, and monitor keyboard switch in a space-saving clamshell design. Each unit is constructed of heavy duty metal for ruggedness. Ball-bearing slide rails let you effortlessly pull out the keyboard tray to access the LCD and keyboard for operation.