IOGEAR8-Port USB PS/2 Combo VGA KVMP Switch with USB KVM Cables, GCS1808KITU

2019 review:works perfectly with: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FEMI6G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=12015 review:I read the reviews talking about missing cables, crossed my fingers, and ordered anyway.You get a box with 6 cable sets in it. Half 10' and half 6'. All are USB.Also inside this box is another box that has: 1 usb cable set, 1 ps/2 cable set, KVM switch, and other various KVM cables. So, I got all 8 cables, but 1 was ps/2. All were supposed to be usb.The cable for the key/mse/vga had both usb plugs and 2 ps/2 plugs on it as well. It's about 6 inches long.There's a cable with an rj11 plug on it for upgrading firmware.There's a mystery cable, 6' long, that I finally figured out is for cascading to another kvm. It's got vga on one end, and their proprietary plug on the other, but no usb. I thought it was an extension for the console cabling, but that does not work (vga passes through, but key.mse does not).Once setup, the unit's great. It is working perfectly with anything from 1024x768 to 1920x(whatever). There's no flicker, hesitation, or other problems. I cannot even tell the signal is going through a KVM.We saved more than the cost of the device by reclaiming rack space, 5 usable monitors, 10 keyboards and mice, HVAC costs for all those monitors, and time spent checking servers from a central desk.

UPDATE: Four months in, this thing has been rock-solid and a pleasure to use. So much better than the Belkin junk that it replaced.This is nice unit. The build quality is great, it's a pleasure to touch and handle. The on-screen administrative functionality is useful and nice.I got all the cables with it that I was expecting.This is the second one of these that I've worked with. My company bought another one about 3 years ago to put into a portable server rack, and that thing took a beating, getting shipped overseas, knocked around, sat in a hot humid warehouse for months, got shipped back to the USA for a tech-refresh of the server stack and then back overseas again. That one still works.Docked one star because one of the USB cables included with the unit was bad (no mouse or keyboard functionality) and I killed about 30 minutes narrowing it down to the cable.We'll see how this one holds up. I'll update the review if it goes sour sooner than it should.

For what I need this KVM to do (connect 8 servers) it does a fantastic job!I do wish I could switch between computers by using SCROLL Lock-SCROLL Lock + Device number, it makes you use the arrow keys to select which computer you want to switch to. Very minor gripe.I have both USB and PS2 connections with this unit and it has worked flawlessly 100% of the time.Fantastic product.

I have several systems that I was really tired of swapping cables around in order to work on them. This is a well-made KVM, in the sense that it works as expected and is just generally well-built. Includes several cables - the one I got with UBS and monitor on one end, and a proprietary plug on the other that resembles a VGA plug. Cables are included and are 4x 6' long, and 4x 10' long. There's a short VGA, PS/2 (x2) and USB (x2) that is to be used at the console end, where in the keyboard-marked USB plus I placed my wireless keyboard/mouse dongle and all is good.Only quirk I've found is that sometimes in a system BIOS, and, it seems, only on the 1st slot, it'll double-up on command keys. If you're REALLY quick, you can sometimes get it to trip a keystroke 1 time, but, otherwise it's a bit annoying.It works GREAT outside of that. Fits my needs fantastically. 4 servers, 1 desktop that is DVI only - using a DVi-VGA adapter and no problems there. A double-tap on Scroll-Lock brings up the KVM menu that can be worked entirely via keyboard. tap-tap/blip, work on a system, tap-tap/blip, work on another system...rinse and repeat as needed.UPDATE: I thought I'd post an update now that I've been using it a while. I discovered after purchasing a smaller keyboard and a new mouse, that when using a wireless receiver that is unified (ie, one receiver for both the KB and M) - it was REAL intermittent for when the KVM would function correctly. Most times, no mouse at all. I ended up solving this by setting the receiver back to single-device, and plugged it into the appropriate USB port with the wireless device's receiver on the KVM input. Since then, not a lick of trouble. I still haven't even checked to see if there is a newer firmware out there, it just works.

I always liked IOGEAR products. Prior KVMs that were PS2-base lasted for years. Other products were also great. This one -- GCS1808KITU -- was DEAD OUT OF THE BOX. No power lights-- nothing. Could be the cheap AC/DC unit that came with it, but I am not going to experiment with another A/C unit just to prove that's the problem.I will call tech support in the morning. Hopefully they will do something, otherwise its an Amazon Prime Return.