AV Extenders

AV extenders are especially designed to carry high quality audio & high-resolution video signals over long distances, allowing the computer or server that stores the digital signage information to be located at a distance away from the display devices.

Why Use AV Extenders:

• High Resolution - Extenders are able to extend Video signals at high resolution over long distances, making them ideal for digital signage applications.
• Security - Remove PC's or media players or PCs can be located in a back room or in a secure location away from the display helping protect it from unauthorized use or public display.
• Noise Reduction - Remove noisy PC's from broadcast studios, where perfect, uninterrupted sound reproduction is vital.
• Flexibility - locate your players and screens in the best place for you and your organisation.

For a full listing of AV extenders visit our e-commerce site or contact us.

AV Extender Product Range:

CAT5 AV Extender
ALX Series
Dual VGA Extender
DVI Extender
CAT5+ KVM Extenders with Stereo, Audio and Video Support
Digital DVI Extender
KVM X-tender
Cat5 Extender DA/DAX
Mini KVM Extender
CAT5 RS-232 Extender
CAT5 Smart KVM Extender
Digital Fiber KVM Extender
AV Extension Cards

 
CAT 5 AV Extender - Extend a plasma or display device up to 110m/360ft from its player

The CAT5 AV Extender is the ultimate out-of-band solution for the last step in a digital signage setup and is the quickest, most efficient way to move multimedia content from player to display.

The AV Extender transmits rich multimedia from any type of player/computer to any type of electronic display device over standard shielded CAT5 cable.

The AV Extender provides the flexibility you need for a customized digital signage installation, allowing you to set up your display device up to 110m/360ft from its player/computer. The display is mounted strategically in public view, while the hardware needed to run the multimedia content is kept behind closed doors and out of public reach.

Features & Benefits:

• Transfer multimedia content in real time for the last step of digital signage displays
• Distribution to any type of display device over flexible CAT5 cable
• High resolution support (1200x1600@75Hz)
• Extend displays up to 110m/360ft from the player/computer
• Out-of-band - frees network from heavy image transfer
• No player or computer needed at display end

ALX-Series

Features & Benefits:

• PS/2 keyboard, mouse and monitor, Audio and RS232 signals via UTP/STP network cable  
• Video resolution 1600x1280 SVGA is possible  
• The fully transparent bi-directional RS232 port allows the use of touch screen interfaces  
• Maximum distance of 200 metres

X-Dual Video

The X-Dual Video Extender provides convenient and remote control of a PC or KVM switch over 200m of UTP cable and is ideal for dual display extension applications.

Features & Benefits:

• Ideal for computers with multiple video cards
• High video quality, 1600 x 1280 resolution
• Auto Bandwidth adjustment & Skew reporting
• Dual video transmission via CAT5/5E or CAT 6 cabling
• Password security prevents unauthorized use
• Flash upgradeable via the keyboard port
• Maximum distance of 200 metres

DVI Extender

Features & Benefits:

• Extend digital video signals up to 1000 meters (3280 feet) 
• Full DDC2B compliant
• Supports resolutions up to 2560x2048 in a single link
• Small form factor
• Signal transmission via fibre optic cable - no RF interference
• Utilizes standard single fibre multi-mode cable, either 50 or 62.5 micron
• Class 1 laser product 

KVM Extenders with Stereo, Audio and Video Support over Cat5+ Cable

The SDBX product range enables high-resolution video, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, stereo audio, and serial port signals to be communicated up to 300m over Category 5, 5e, 6 or Level 7 (CATx) cable.

A basic SDBX extension system comprises a Local unit (transmitter) and a Remote unit (receiver). The Local unit connects directly to the computer (or a KVM switch system) using the supplied cable(s). The user console (keyboard, mouse and monitor) attaches to the Remote unit. The Remote and Local units communicate video and data information along the connecting CATx cable

Features & Benefits:

• Supports High Video Resolutions for use with TFT displays: 1600X1200 (60HZ) @ 200 Metres, 1280x1024 (75Hz) @ 300 Metres 
• Fully Integrated Skew Compensation Enables Operation with any CATx Cable
• Independent Low-Frequency (LF) and High-Frequency (HF) Equalization Adjustment
• All Control and Video Tuning made through attached Keyboard
• Flash Upgradeable through Windows Application
• Single and Multi-Head (Dual/Quad) Video Support
• Status Indicator LED(s)
• Small Footprint Chassis
• Rack Mount Option

Digital DVI Extender

The Digital DVI Extender enables you to remotely locate your monitor, keyboard and other peripheral devices up to 10 km from the CPU. Digital extension technology ensures perfect image quality no matter how far you extend!

As flat panel displays become more widely used it is natural to drive them digitally through their DVI interface to obtain optimum image quality. DDXi supports DVI extension up to resolutions of 1600 x 1200 to ensure the benefits of using DVI are maintained even if you locate your monitor 10 km away!

All combinations of DVI and VGA (graphics cards and monitors) are supported, allowing equipment to be mixed. You could use DDXi today to extend (with perfect image quality) your existing SVGA equipment. If you later purchase a DVI monitor you can use it with DDXi even though your computer is equipped with a VGA graphic card. When you finally upgrade to a DVI graphic card, DDXi will continue to extend your system without any reconfiguration.

Features & Benefits:

• Perfect Image Quality at all Resolutions
• Supports both VGA and the latest DVI video interfaces (future proof you investment)
• Supports Mixed DVI and VGA operation
• Video Resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 @ 60Hz using Cat5 or Fibre Optic Cable!
• Local Console Option (Dual Access)
• Transparent USB (1.1) Extension Option
• Fibre Optic Extension uses only TWO Fibres!
• Compatible with all operating systems
• Compatible with all major KVM Switches
• Rack Mount options (19”): Mount up to 3 devices in 19”/1U or up to 6 devices in 19”/2U. This saves expensive rack space

KVM X-tender

The KVM X-tender allows you to extend RGB or digital video, keyboard, mouse, serial and audio signals up to 500 meters over two strands of fibre.

The video source can be either Analog (RGBHV) or Digital (DVI), a first in the industry. The X-tender provides support for keyboard/mouse and serial (RS232) and stereo audio. All signals are digitized and transmitted over two fibers, then reconstituted transparently by the receiver.

The KVM X-tender enables you to change your video input without impacting your monitor or projector. Even if you upgrade your source to digital video you can still use your analog monitor or projector. Conversely, if your source video is analog you can upgrade your monitors to digital flat panels. The KVM X-tender lets you upgrade equipment systematically and with minimal disruption to your work environment.

If you currently use fiber to extend your desktop signals you may be using four or more fibers per link. By replacing your present extension systems with the KVM X- tender you will be able to increase your number of users without increasing your fiber infrastructure, saving you time and money!

Features & Benefits:

• Remotes your desktop up to 500 meters away from your workstation
• Uses standard cabling and connectors - No proprietary cabling required
• Video extends DVI or RGBHV, an industry first
• Requires only 2 fibers
• Optical transmission is completely digital, enabling close reproduction of video source
• Rack mountable in a standard 19" rack
• Duplex audio support, including a stereo microphone
• Connects an RGBHV signal to a DVI display and vice versa
• Transmitter includes local KVM access - RGBHV (HD15) and PS2
• Supports high resolutions up to 1600 X 1200, as well as HDTV resolutions

Cat5 Extender DA/DAX

CAT5 Extender DAX allows operation with an extended console (i.e., keyboard, mouse, monitor and high quality audio) across a Cat5E UTP cable so that servers, which need to be installed in a secure controlled area, can still be accessed by a remote user. The distance between servers and remote user can be up to 200m using CAT5E UTP cable.

Ground based digital broadcast applications can benefit from high quality audio transmission across CAT5E UTP cable in combination with XLR connectors. This extender also features an industry-pioneering RGB colour shift correction circuit (patent pending), which solves the problem of colour shift caused by the difference in length of each signal line within the cable.

Features & Benefits:

• Remote access up to 200m between servers and console
• High quality broadcast audio transmission across Cat5E UTP cables and XLR's
• Clear sound produced by digital signal transmission of stereo audio (canon plug/stereo jack)
• RGB colour correction circuit installed for different length of signal cable
• Supports video resolutions: 1600x1200: 50m, 1280x1024: 150m, 1024x768: 200m
• Dual console operation achieved with local and remote console ports
• Multiple server control by combination with KVM switch
• PS/2, Sun 8pin is installed for keyboard and mouse
• PS/2, USB, Sun 8pin is installed for server 

Mini KVM Extender

The Mini KVM Extender is a cost effective solution for extending your KVM console from your computer or KVM switch up to a distance of 70m/230ft, using clutter free CAT5/6/7 cables.

For industrial applications where dirt and other machinery could be an issue, the Mini KVM Extender provides maximum safety and security, allowing you to place computers and servers in a single centralized location, away from any production hazards.

The Mini KVM Extender is also ideal also for presentation and training applications, as it provides flexibility and security coupled with highly competitive pricing.

The Mini KVM Extender is made up of 2 compact units on both ends: the Transmitter unit that connects to the computer and the Receiver unit that connects to the KVM hardware. The Mini KVM Extender is a pure hardware solution making it both software and network independent. The Mini KVM Extender connects PS/2 consoles to any platform - SUN, USB and PS/2.

Features & Benefits:

• Security - Store computers in locked, environmentally controlled rooms
• Flexibility - Extend your KVM console 70m/230ft from server room, rack or KVM switch
• Cost Effective - Lowest price for highest quality KVM extender
• Compact size - Smallest form factor for sleek Transmitter and Receiver units. Once installed you won't even know they exist!
• KVM-over-CAT5 - Low cost, low density, easy to install Standard CAT5/6/7 cable
• Save money - External power needed only on receiver end, Transmitter draws power directly from KB port

CAT5 RS-232 Extender

The CAT5 RS-232 Extender is a low cost, hardware-based solution providing remote access and control of any RS-232 protocol device. With regular RS-232 devices you are limited to an immediate area of control. The CAT5 RS-232 Extender extends control to over 1000m/3,300 ft. Now you can place RS-232 devices in any location you want and control them remotely. The RS-232 Extender also provides full duplex transmission and is compatible with all RS-232 protocols.

Thanks to its powerful functionality the CAT5 RS-232 Extender is an excellent solution for a variety of applications and environments, including touch screen applications, controlling third party presentation unit remotely and transferring data or files between computers.

The two units are connected via standard CAT5 cable. Because the CAT5 is extremely thin it is easy to install and does not create cable clutter. A single power supply is used to power the system and it can be placed at either end depending on where it is most convenient.

Features & Benefits:

• Low-cost solution for full-duplex data communication
• Sends RS-232 data at 57.6 kbps up to 1000 m/3,300 ft
• Advanced CAT5 technology – low density cabling that is easy to install
• Pure hardware solution – real time data transfer, no software conflicts
• Small unit size - compact and convenient
• Easy plug-and-play installation, single power supply placed at any end

CAT5 Smart KVM Extender

The CAT5 Smart KVM Extender enables you to control a computer from up to 110m/360ft away by extending the KVM console. This makes it an excellent solution for accessing computers centralized in a single secure, environmentally controlled location such as those located in financial institutions. CAT5 cable technology makes it easy to install and eliminates untidy cables and clutter.

The CAT5 Smart KVM Extender is more than just an extender, as it can perform multiple tasks all in one unit: KVM extension, dual-user access, 2 by 2 control, KVM switch extension.

As a 2 by 2 system one user can switch between and control two computers while a second user can control one computer. This makes it a great solution for storage, industrial applications and SOHO environments (i.e. executive and secretary).

Features & Benefits:

• Extends KVM control over 110m/360ft from your computer or KVM switch
• Dual-user function - double the power of your computer by allowing 2-user access
• 2 port KVM switch function
• Advanced CAT5 technology - low density cabling that is easy to install
• Supports high resolution video 1600x1200@75Hz
• Pure hardware solution - software/network independent

Digital fiber KVM extender

The Digital fiber KVM extender enables you to extend and operate a computer, server, or KVM switch from as far away as 33,000 feet using 9-micron fiber cable (singe mode).

The Digital fiber KVM extender supports both DVI video as well as analog VGA video. All combinations of DVI and VGA video cards and monitors are supported. The OSD features make is easy to adjust all the necessary device parameters, colour, brightness, contrast, and saturation. Using fiber cable, you can extend the distance between the transmitter and receiver further than with conventional Cat-5 cable. In addition, fiber cable is unaffected by electromagnetic interference, keeping your data safe from interference from lightning and over voltage transients.

The modular architecture makes the Digital fiber KVM extender easily adapted to your system. PS2, SUN, and USB peripherals are supported. Cat-5, Multimode and Single mode fiber cabling, serial for Touchscreens and stereo audio, parallel for printers, and 10BaseT Ethernet is also supported.

Features & Benefits:

• Supports DVI and VGA video modes,PS/2, Sun, and USB keyboards and mouse, Full stereo audio (optional), Serial (Optional) Ethernet 10BaseT (optional)
• Extend a KVM station from a CPU using fiber cable (2 fibers), up to 33,000ft
• Video resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 @ 60Hz.
• Flexible modular architecture
• Compatible with Windows, Windows NT, OS/2, Unix, Linux and other operating systems.
• Uses a microprocessor to emulate the keyboard and mouse. The keyboard and mouse on the remote unit do not have to be connected for the PC to boot; only the local Unit must be connected to the PC.
• Fully automatic KVM sharing (local access model)
• Digital OSD setup menu

 
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