Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KX II Raritan
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Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 1 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Dominion ® KX II Question An sw e r General Questions What is Dominion KX II? Dominion KX II is a second generation digita.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 2 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r How do the ne w features of the Dominion KX II compare to the KX I? Dominion KX II has many new and exci.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 3 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r In order to access Dominion KX II from a client, what hardware, software o r network confi guration is r.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 4 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r Univer sal Virt ual Media TM Which Dominio n KX II models support virtu al media? All Dominion KX II models support virtual media. It is available stan d- alone and through CommandCenter Secure Ga teway, Raritan’s centralize d management app liance.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 5 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r Ethernet and IP Net working How is band width used in KVM-over-IP system s? Dominion KX II offers next-genera tion KVM-over-IP tech nology – the very best video compression a vailable .
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 6 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r How much bandw idth doe s KX II use for common tasks? Bandwidth pri marily depends on the user’s ta sk and action s. The more the server’s video screen chang es, the mo re bandwidth i s utili zed.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 7 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r How can I re duce bandwidth? KX II provides a variety of settings in our remo te clients for the user to optimize bandwidth and pe rformance.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 8 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r I have a high bandwidth environment. How can I optimize performa nce? The default settings will provide stro ng performance in a high bandw idth environment.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 9 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r I’m having pr oblems connect ing to the Dominion KX II over my IP n etwork. What coul d be the proble m? The Dominion KX II relies on y our LAN/WAN netw ork.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 10 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r What if I have an external server wi th an IPv6 addre ss that I w ant to use w ith my Dominion KX II? The Dominion KX II can access external servers via their IPv6 addresses, for example , an SNMP Manager, sy slog server or LDAP server.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 11 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r What should I do to prepare a server for connection to Dominion KX II? Simply set the mo use parameters.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 12 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r I’m an SMB custome r with a few Domini on KX IIs. Must I use y ou r CommandCente r Secure Gateway managemen t station? No, you don’ t have to. S MB customers are not requi red to use CommandCenter Secure Gateway to u se the new blade features.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 13 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r Which ty pe s of se rvers can be connected to Dominion KX II? Dominion KX II is completely vendor independen t. Any server w ith standard-complian t keyboard, video and mo use ports can be connected .
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 14 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r How do I con nect a serially controlled (RS-232) device to Dominion KX II, such as a Cisco ® router/s .
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 15 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r If I use the local port to change the name of a connecte d server, does th is change propagate to remote access client s as well? Does it propag a t e t o th e optional Command Center appliance? Yes.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 16 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r If a power sup p ly or input fails, will I be notified? The Dominion KX II front panel LED w ill notify the user of a power failure. An entry will also be sent to th e audit log and display ed on the KX remote client use r interface.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 17 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r How do I con nect multiple Dominion KX II d evices together into one solution ? Multiple Do minion KX II uni ts do not need to be phy sically conne cted together.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 18 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r Can I use Dominion KX II computer interface m odules (CIMs) w ith Parago n, Raritan’ s analog matrix KVM switch? No.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 19 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r Can I upload my own digi ta l certificate to the Dominion KX II? Yes. Customers can upload self-signed or certifica te authority-provided digital certific ates to the Domi nion KX II for enhance d authenticati on and secure comm unication.
Dominion KX II - FAQ © 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 20 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010 Question An sw e r Can I back up an d restore Dominion KX II’ s configu ration? Yes. Domi nion KX II’s device an d user configurati ons can be completely backed up for later restoration in th e e vent of a catastrophe.
An important point after buying a device Raritan KX II (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Raritan KX II yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Raritan KX II - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Raritan KX II you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Raritan KX II will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Raritan KX II, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Raritan KX II.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Raritan KX II. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Raritan KX II along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
