Display Port 1.2 KVM for Thin Clients

$579.00

Full-monitor-emulation KVM

This KVM has the hard-won USB peripheral compatibility experience from other Level1Techs KVMs poured into it. It isn't perfect, but it is absolutely the best in class and remains one of the leading KVMs in the world in this regard. Kudos team good job!

Description

Look. This KVM is only for if you're in a really tough place and have to have true /hardware monitor emulation.

You probably want one of our other models of KVMs which work better with high refresh displays. And "The Future" is like Windows 11 where it has a built in "Don't re-arrange windows" ("Don't assume DisplayPort topology changes are "real" when devices are just asleep" in other words). In other words, what this KVM does in /hardware should be done in software.

Macs have also not implemented the same software features, but they probably will soon. Until then these also work with mixed Mac/Teradici/ZeroClient PC environments where you want full /hardware monitor emulation.

If you have a need to have a game open but want to prevent the game from detecting the monitor has changed when the input has changed, then this KVM will also work for that scenario. We had several game developers using the DP1.4 KVM that have asked specifically for this feature to aid in game development.

Note that if only a few of your devices need this functionality, and not every device, you can also use the Level1Techs DP repeater to do full monitor emulation on a port-by-port basis. That product is here:

This KVM effectively does the same thing, but with every input port, and internal to the KVM.

Auto Learning Button

Projectors, Radiology displays and other "special" devices that are DisplayPort, but not exactly, often do not quite respond all the time. The EDID Learning button at the back of the KVM will memorize an EDID at any point in time and then always present that EDID to the computer.
This prevents the computer from "reacting" when a display is active or inactive and does not depend on any software solutions in the computer.

Note: We still recommend software solutions, that is how it is supposed to be per spec, but not everyone follows spec.

But the world is imperfect...

This KVM is primarily for people that have work-from-home dumb terminals such as those from Amazon "Zero Client", Teradici thin clients and other solutions.

A lot of people working from home with employer "kit" find themselves using these types of terminals or interfaces and there are few, if any, KVMs on the market that work with this type of work-from-home kit.

Well, this KVM will work in those scenarios! Even with gaming peripherals!

Background:

The reason I wanted to avoid /hardware monitor emulation is because it interferes with G-Sync/Freesync/FreeSync Pro. Even if you force it on, the FreeSync signal arriving at the monitor is different than the signal sent by the GPU (in my experience).

These KVMs are sold as DisplayPort 1.2, however they are a little beyond the DisplayPort 1.2 specification. It is very much "Your mileage may vary" but you can see in the FAQ thread on the Level1Techs forums that they can, in some scenarios work past the 4k/60 limitation of DisplayPort 1.2 and work at 4k/90

Unlike our other models it does NOT pass through any FreeSync/ FreeSync Pro/ G-Sync signals that happen to be on the DisplayPort wire.

If you have questions about your setup, please do reach out, especially if it sounds like this KVM is exactly what you had in mind. It is a great KVM in the marketplace, but to need this exact one means you have very niche needs.

Specifications:

Power Adapter: Now available with a choice of UK, EU, and AU adapters.

Dimensions: 6.25”w x 4”d x 2.25”h (15.9 x 10.2 x 5.7 cm)

Warranty: One-year free parts and labor service warranty.

Rack Mount Kit: Not compatible with our Level One rack mount kit.**

Box includes:

1x Power Adapter (Available with a choice of UK, EU, and AU adapters.)

2x USB 3.0 Super Speed A to B Cables (120 cm)

4x DisplayPort cables (120 cm)

Rear Inputs:

2x 3.5mm Audio (recommended for beeps and boops -- may need a ground loop isolator)
4x DisplayPort 1.2
1x USB 3.0 "B" type (USB 3 5gbps, or USB 3.2 gen 1)

Rear Outputs:

2x DisplayPort 1.2 connection
2x EDID Auto-learning push buttons
3x USB 2.0 Ports
1x analog 3.5mm audio

Front:

Pushbutton for switching Inputs
1x USB 2.0 HID port
1x USB 3.0 "A" type (USB 3 5gbps, or USB 3.2 gen 1) ports (up to 1A current)

Keyboard commands supported:

Double-tap numlock to do a soft-reset on the USB hub (some USB peripherals do not like to be connected to a KVM!)
Double-tap scroll lock followed by 1-4 to switch between inputs without using the buttons on the front of the KVM.