- Virtual CIO
The Role of IT in Business Continuity Planning
25 Nov, 2025




£2572.21 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
The ATEN VW3620 CPU module is one of those “you’ll only know it exists once you need it” parts. If you already have an ATEN videoconferencing/collaboration setup that’s modular, this can be a sensible, boring fix—replacing or expanding the brain of the system without having to rip everything out. At £2,143.51 ex-VAT, though, it’s absolutely not something you buy casually “just in case”. The value only really lands if it’s going to be used to restore uptime, replace a failed component, or unlock capability on an existing ATEN platform that your teams already rely on.
I’d recommend it to IT teams supporting ATEN-based collaboration deployments where spares/upgrade paths are part of the lifecycle—especially sites that can’t afford long downtime. If you’re starting from scratch, or you’re not already deep in ATEN’s ecosystem, I’d pause: that money can usually go much further toward a complete system or broader improvements. In short: great purchase when it matches an existing ATEN unit and you have a clear reason to add/replace the CPU module; questionable if you’re hoping it’ll “make any setup work” or if you’re replacing a whole room system.

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ATEN 2A-142G - SFP+ transceiver module - up to 10 km - 1310 nm (pack of 2) - for P/N: CS1144DP4UN, KX9970R, KX9970T

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ATEN 2L-5301U - Keyboard / mouse / video / audio cable - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 15 pin SPHD (M) to USB, HD-15 (VGA), mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm (M) - 1.2 m - thumbscrews - for ATEN CS1734, Master View max CS-1754, CS-1758, MasterView CS-1732, CS-1734

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KE Matrix Manager (Virtual Licence)

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ALTUSEN KE6912R - KVM / audio / serial extender - receiver - USB - up to 100 m - for P/N: CS1144DP4UN