VuWall announced the availability of its PAK KVM feature in version 3.5 of the TRx centralized management platform. VuWall says the new feature enhances PAK nodes with KVM functionality and support for the VuStream 350 IP KVM encoder, the latest addition to the VuStream family of encoders and decoders.

The newest 3.5 version of VuWall’s TRx video wall management platform now combines AV-over-IP distribution, advanced multi-video wall control and KVM management. The new PAK KVM feature allows operators to control local and remote IP sources using a keyboard and mouse on their personal video wall, local displays, or on the main video wall, which are driven by VuWall’s PAK video wall and KVM nodes. PAK is a scalable, networked, multi-view node that is now available with KVM capabilities. With this appliance, VuWall claims integrators can simplify video wall deployments, reducing project risk and offering improved reliability.

As part of VuWall’s ecosystem, PAK is managed by the TRx centralized management software platform. With TRx, users can configure, manage and distribute virtually any source type to any display with an easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface. VuWall says TRx ensures interoperability in a multi-brand AV-over-IP infrastructure and enables users to easily create customized control panels to run in a browser, on a tablet, or on a mobile device without any programming using its built-in control panel designer. The new TRx KVM capabilities are “ideal for multi-room visualization, situational awareness, control rooms and remote operator environments.”

The new VuStream 350 IP KVM encoder appliance delivers video up to 4K over standard Gigabit Ethernet at “low bit rates and ultra-low latency.” VuStream 350 transmits HDMI video and audio as well as a keyboard and mouse on an encrypted AES-256 signal. VuWall claims VuStream 350 is fully compatible with VuWall’s TRx centralized management software, ControlVu PoE touch panels and PAK video wall and KVM nodes.