An apparatus forming an interface for interfacing a remote access appliance to a target device and enabling video and serial communications between the remote access appliance and the target device, the apparatus comprising: a housing having a front side and a rear side opposite to the front side; the housing further including a first housing portion and a second housing portion ; the housing further including a first port , a second port and a third port , wherein the first port is positioned on the front side; a circuit board housed within the housing for enabling serial and video communications between the target device and the remote access appliance; the first port enabling an interface to the apparatus via an independent communications cable in communication with the remote access appliance; the second port enabling a serial connection to be established between the apparatus and the target device via an independent serial cable in communication with a serial port of the target device and with the second port; and characterized in that the third port including a video connector comprising a plurality of pins electrically coupled directly to the circuit board, the third port being positioned on the rear side of the housing such that the video connector is positioned on a side of the housing which opposes the first port and the second port, the first housing portion including a first cutout portion , the second housing portion including a recess shaped to accommodate a portion of the video connector and the second housing portion including a second cutout portion , wherein the first and second cutout portions cooperate to form an opening in the housing through which a portion of the video connector projects when the apparatus is fully assembled, the video connector being connectable directly to a video port of the target device without need for a separate video cable, the video connector enabling video communications between the target device and the apparatus. a housing having a front side and a rear side opposite to the front side; the housing further including a first housing portion and a second housing portion ; the housing further including a first port , a second port and a third port , wherein the first port is positioned on the front side; a circuit board housed within the housing for enabling serial and video communications between the target device and the remote access appliance; the first port enabling an interface to the apparatus via an independent communications cable in communication with the remote access appliance; the second port enabling a serial connection to be established between the apparatus and the target device via an independent serial cable in communication with a serial port of the target device and with the second port; and characterized in that the third port including a video connector comprising a plurality of pins electrically coupled directly to the circuit board, the third port being positioned on the rear side of the housing such that the video connector is positioned on a side of the housing which opposes the first port and the second port, the first housing portion including a first cutout portion , the second housing portion including a recess shaped to accommodate a portion of the video connector and the second housing portion including a second cutout portion , wherein the first and second cutout portions cooperate to form an opening in the housing through which a portion of the video connector projects when the apparatus is fully assembled, the video connector being connectable directly to a video port of the target device without need for a separate video cable, the video connector enabling video communications between the target device and the apparatus. <EOS>