Use cases
An IP KVM for a homelab
Homelab machines have no IPMI, live in a cupboard, and break at the worst moment. One bad reboot costs you an evening — and that is the evening this pays...
An IP KVM for a homelab
Homelab machines have no IPMI, live in a cupboard, and break at the worst moment. One bad reboot costs you an evening — and that is the evening this pays...
A remote machine won't boot. Now what?
When a server or PC at another site stops booting, remote access dies with it. What you can still do without driving there, and what actually requires hands on site.
A remote machine won't boot. Now what?
When a server or PC at another site stops booting, remote access dies with it. What you can still do without driving there, and what actually requires hands on site.
A Raspberry Pi KVM, or a Beacon device
The same software runs on a Raspberry Pi 4B you assemble yourself and on the Beacon Device we build. Where the two differ: setup, picture quality, bandwidth and support.
A Raspberry Pi KVM, or a Beacon device
The same software runs on a Raspberry Pi 4B you assemble yourself and on the Beacon Device we build. Where the two differ: setup, picture quality, bandwidth and support.
IP KVM vs remote desktop: when you need hardware
RDP, VNC, TeamViewer and AnyDesk run inside the operating system. An IP KVM runs underneath it. A plain comparison of what each one can reach, and which you actually need.
IP KVM vs remote desktop: when you need hardware
RDP, VNC, TeamViewer and AnyDesk run inside the operating system. An IP KVM runs underneath it. A plain comparison of what each one can reach, and which you actually need.
Beacon KVM compared with PiKVM, JetKVM and Tiny...
An honest comparison of four IP KVMs — price, remote access, video, ports and power control. Beacon costs more than JetKVM and does less than PiKVM in one place; here...
Beacon KVM compared with PiKVM, JetKVM and Tiny...
An honest comparison of four IP KVMs — price, remote access, video, ports and power control. Beacon costs more than JetKVM and does less than PiKVM in one place; here...
What one onsite visit actually costs
A truck roll to fix a machine costs far more than the drive. Work out what one site visit costs you — for most people a single avoided trip pays...
What one onsite visit actually costs
A truck roll to fix a machine costs far more than the drive. Work out what one site visit costs you — for most people a single avoided trip pays...
How to access a computer's BIOS remotely
Remote desktop tools stop at the login screen. To reach the BIOS or UEFI setup of a machine you are not sitting at, you need hardware that captures its video...
How to access a computer's BIOS remotely
Remote desktop tools stop at the login screen. To reach the BIOS or UEFI setup of a machine you are not sitting at, you need hardware that captures its video...