Fit it in a PCIe slot, connect the power-switch header and USB, and servers, workstations and ordinary PCs without IPMI get remote video, keyboard and mouse, power control and OS reinstalls, even when the system has crashed, blue-screened or lost its network.
Retail¥599/ card
Toplink Smart Control Card K1 · product photo
Older servers, PCs turned into servers, workstations and NAS boxes have no BMC. When they hang, blue-screen or lose their network, someone has to go on site. The card is separate hardware, independent of the motherboard, CPU and operating system, so it stays online when the system does not.
Once an ordinary PC is shut down, its network goes with it and remote desktop or SSH no longer help. The card is wired to the power button through the ATX header, so as long as the card has power you can press the power button remotely.
Web console and VNC up to 1920×1080 at 60 Hz, from POST and BIOS to the desktop.
USB keyboard and mouse emulation for BIOS settings, installers and the command line.
Power on, shut down and reset through the ATX header, with the chassis buttons still working.
Mount ISO images remotely and reinstall without plugging in a USB stick on site.
The PCIe edge connector gives the host a display function, so machines without a graphics card still show a picture.
Does not rely on the motherboard, CPU or operating system; works through crashes, blue screens and network loss.
Remote access runs over an encrypted connection to protect management data.
Built on IPMI technology, so it fits into provisioning and operations automation.
Insert the card into a free PCIe slot and connect a network cable to its RJ45 port.
Connect pins 4 on the card to the motherboard front-panel header with the 9-pin to 9-pin cable; to keep the chassis buttons, connect pins 5 to the chassis leads with the 9-pin to header cable.
Connect the card's USB-C port to a USB 2.0 header on the motherboard to enable keyboard/mouse emulation and virtual media.
Contact sales for volume orders and channel partnerships.
Each card ordered includes a one-year Toplink DCIM licence for one server; 1,000 cards include 1,000 server licences. Licences split in units of at least 200 servers and belong to the ordering customer, not to the hardware.
Starting from the date the order is received.
Starting from the date the order is received.
No, that is exactly what the card adds. It is separate hardware that needs a free PCIe slot, a USB 2.0 header and the front-panel power header, not an onboard BMC.
Yes. The card gives the host a display function through its PCIe edge connector; the web console, VNC and the card's VGA port all support up to 1920×1080 at 60 Hz.
Yes, as long as the card itself stays powered. It can be powered over USB-C or PCIe, selected by a switch, and presses the host's power button through the ATX header.
It works at the hardware level and is independent of the operating system, from BIOS settings and installers to Windows or Linux desktops.
Each card ordered includes a one-year Toplink DCIM licence for one server. Licences split in units of at least 200 servers and belong to the ordering customer, not to the hardware.
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