--- title: "Announcing PiKVM Switch Multiport Extender" date: 2024-12-20 slug: announcing-pikvm-switch-multiport-extender description: > The PiKVM team is excited to present its new PiKVM Switch Multiport Extender - the most full-featured switch for PiKVM devices categories: - Products authors: - mdevaev links: - PiKVM: https://pikvm.org - Discord: https://discord.gg/bpmXfz5 comments: true --- The PiKVM team is excited to present its new PiKVM Switch Multiport Extender - the most full-featured switch for PiKVM devices. After much anticipation, the PiKVM Switch is now available for order! The switch allows you to connect up to four target hosts to a single PiKVM and provides full control over them. ![PiKVM Switch](pikvm-switch.webp) - ATX control on each port. - Per-port EDID configuration. - HDMI dummy plug functionality. - True Plug-n-Play with no need for override.yaml setups and complete control via Web UI. - Multifunctional RGB LEDs with beacon mode and customizable color schemes. - Firmware update directly from PiKVM and ready for future hardware extensions. - Compatible with V4 Plus, V3 and DIY devices based on Pi2-Pi4 except Zero and V4 Mini. And now the best part: **the switches can be chained**! Need four ports? Get a PiKVM Switch Multiport Extender. As your server fleet expands to eight, simply add another switch and link it to the first one. Need even more? No worries — **connect up to five switches and enjoy 20 fully functional ports on your PiKVM**. Say goodbye to replacing your entire KVM system! You can order PiKVM Switch Multiport Extender from our [international store](https://shop.hipi.io/product/pikvm-switch-multiport-extender). Canadian customers can place an order at [PiShop.ca](https://www.pishop.ca/product/pikvm-switch-multiport-extender/). See also the detailed technical descriptions and documentation on [docs.pikvm.org](https://docs.pikvm.org/switch/). The first batch will start shipping at the end of December 2024, and the second batch will be at the end of January 2025.