IOGEAR 8-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.

The switch never allowed the attached monitor to enter suspend mode, and support claimed that was the intended behavior. Two ports quit working after approximately two years. Now I occasionally need to cycle power to get the remaining ports to work.

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 LOVE THIS IOGEAR KVM SWITCH !!! I upgraded because my old IOGEAR KVM Switch was PS/2 only (removed but still working after 10 years). PS/2 was replaced by USB a long time ago for Keyboards and Mice. These IOGEAR KVM Switches are well made and reliable. You can mount them and forget about them. The IOGEAR's have a nice OSD that makes it a snap to change from one server to another from wherever your remote Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse might be located. I use a CAT6 KVM Extender with mine. The servers are in another room where I don't have to listen to all the fan noise.

The video out of this unit was incomparable with the three different brands of brand new to 3 year old monitors I tried.It went into automatic timed (a few seconds) shut down to prevent damage to the monitor, which is a good thing. However it simply would not get the menu on the screen before it shut down. I managed to set the hot keys by the instructions and then was able to use the push buttons on the front. This is the way I need to use it anyway and have no use for the on screen type menu selection. Not needed for 8 computers. If more than 8 then this would have been a show stopper. It would be a lot of hooking unhooking, hooking again of the eight sets of cables, not worth it to return and start over again. Getting a 20 year old VGA mode screen to work seems a no brainier but mine sure wont talk to it. Maybe there is a update to spend all day messing with? Not worth the effort as I don't use it by selecting computers by a menu on the screen with the buttons in front of me. It is a nice unit other wise and I do enjoy the simple push of a button to change computers. They would be ahead to but a 8 manual button, 8+ menu mode.I have a 4 computer model that has worked for years from the same company. They had excellent customer service the one time I needed help with that one. I am sure they would help with this one but just not worth the effort in this case.

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.