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Remote Workstation Graphics Card

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10.3.3 Environment

Description

Specification

Power consumption

Maximum 20W, plus: 

AMD Radeon E6760

Up to 36W

AMD FirePro S4000X

Up to 45W

NVIDIA K2200M

Up to 65W

NVIDIA M2000M

Up to 40W

Note:

 The K2200M and S4000X GPUs may also need to use the DXP4 PCIe power socket to draw sufficient 

current, depending on your system (see 

3.3.1 Connect auxiliary power (Optional) on page 

15

).

Cooling

Active Thermal Solution: Active cooling provided by on-board fan
Passive Thermal Solution: Cooling provided by on-board heatsink and the enclosure where the card is fitted

PCIe form factor

Full height, half-length

Unit weight

350g (0.8 lbs) - excludes packaging and other kit parts

Regulatory

All models conform to relevant parts of EN55024, EN55022 and FCC 15(a)

Temperature range

Operating: 15° to 35° C (59° to 95° F), Storage: -10° to 60° C (14° to 140° F)  

Compliance

All models conform to the relevant parts of EN55024, EN55032, CE and FCC Part 15

Table 7: 

Environmental.specifications

Summary of Contents for DXP4

Page 1: ... Remote Workstation Graphics Card User manual DXP4 and DXP4 M HB DXP4 0002 Revision 3 1 July 2017 Passive and Active Thermal Solutions ...

Page 2: ...ulet Hotkey Ltd All rights reserved The information contained in this document represents the current view of Amulet Hotkey as of the date of publication Because Amulet Hotkey must respond to changing market conditions it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Amulet Hotkey and Amulet Hotkey cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publicati...

Page 3: ...hows which class A or B the equipment falls into Class B devices have an FCC logo or FCC ID on the label Class A devices do not have an FCC logo or FCC ID on the label The DXP4 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device as defined by Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipm...

Page 4: ...3 3 STEP 3 Connect optional equipment 15 3 3 1 Connect auxiliary power Optional 15 3 3 2 Connect Remote Power Cable Optional 16 3 3 3 Connect SFP module DXP4 M only 16 3 4 STEP 4 Connect the DXP4 to the network 16 3 5 STEP 5 Complete the installation 16 3 6 STEP 6 Connect a zero client to the DXP4 17 3 6 1 Connect to a DXP4 using SLP Discovery 17 3 7 STEP 7 Change the default password 17 3 8 Set u...

Page 5: ...ogy 35 10 3 3 Environment 36 6 1 3 Dynamically adapts to network conditions 24 6 2 About PCoIP hosts 24 6 2 1 Host function 24 6 2 2 Host types 24 6 3 About PCoIP zero clients 24 6 3 1 Functionality 24 6 3 2 Data handling 24 6 4 Benefits of PCoIP zero clients 24 6 4 1 Increased security 24 6 4 2 Low maintenance 25 6 4 3 Cost savings 25 6 5 PCoIP management tools 25 6 5 1 PCoIP Management Console 2...

Page 6: ...SD discovers and lists the first 10 available PCoIP hosts discovered 17 Figure 10 Dual DXP4 network solutions 19 Figure 11 PCIe slot examples 19 Figure 12 Connect the PCIe and Interlink cables 20 Figure 13 Check the status LEDs 20 Figure 14 Typical PCoIP set up 23 Figure 15 PCoIP Management Console home page 25 Figure 16 Administrative Web Interface 26 Figure 17 OSD Connect screen 26 Figure 18 Ses...

Page 7: ...lient management tools 25 Table 5 PCoIP bandwidth requirements 31 Table 6 Video technology and network specifications 35 Table 7 Environmental specifications 36 Figure 21 View Connection Server selection 28 Figure 22 Connection Management Interface selection 28 Figure 23 OSD Automatic connection screen 29 Figure 24 Disconnect option on the OSD 29 Figure 25 Status LEDs on the DXP4 34 ...

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Page 9: ...ed throughout this manual to describe all network and thermal variants 1 2 Auxiliary power requirements Important The host card may require an auxiliary power connection from the power supply depending on the GPU power requirements and the power supply from the mother board See 3 3 1 Connect auxiliary power Optional 1 3 SFP modules Amulet Hotkey can provide a range of suitable SFP modules includin...

Page 10: ... about enabling this feature Example To enable WoL for Windows 8 computers you must edit the Magic Packet and power management properties of the appropriate network adapter 1 5 2 WoL not supported RPC cable required For an alternative setup you can install a Remote Power Control RPC cable assembly to interpose the DXP4 between the host computer s power switch and the associated motherboard header ...

Page 11: ...ip into the hole to press the recessed button See 2 4 for details 4 DisplayPort connector Use this to connect a local monitor directly to the host computer See 2 5 for details 5 Network SPEED LED Indicates the network speed See 2 2 3 for details 6 Network ACTIVITY LED In normal operation this LED shows network activity It can also show progress for firmware updates See 2 2 3 for details 7 Network ...

Page 12: ... and status of the network connection STATUS link LED Figure 2 STATUS link LED The STATUS LED displays the following indications LED status Meaning Off No PCoIP link is established Green wink Copper network connection is detected SFP module or RJ45 Network link is not in session Green Copper network connection with link established SFP module or RJ45 White flash BSM status indication See 2 3 Red w...

Page 13: ...video output is dual mode so you can connect to DisplayPort or DVI D video inputs on the monitor using suitable cable adaptors 2 2 3 Network ACTIVITY and network SPEED LEDs The host card has two network LEDs ACTIVITY link and SPEED see Figure 3 on the rear panel that operate as follows SPEED LED ACTIVITY LED Figure 3 Network LEDs on the Active Thermal Solution DXP4 1 Network ACTIVITY LED In normal...

Page 14: ...t It is also compatible with 16 slots 2 6 Internal card connections The DXP4 card has several internal sockets and jumpers These connections are not accessible through the mounting bracket 1 Factory default reset jumper pin Jumper is not fitted As an alternative to using the recessed button see 2 1 you can use this jumper to restore the DXP4 factory settings Close the contacts then power up the ho...

Page 15: ...ollow anti static precautions before you handle any cards or work on the PC 1 Make a note of the MAC address on the label of the DXP4 You may need this when pairing the DXP4 to a zero client 2 Carefully install the DXP4 into a free 8 or 16 PCIe socket See Figure 5 Secure in place 3 x16 PCIe slot x1 PCIe slot x4 PCIe slot 3 3 STEP 3 Connect optional equipment 3 3 1 Connect auxiliary power Optional ...

Page 16: ...odules datasheet for more details of available modules Figure 8 Example SFP modules 3 4 STEP 4 Connect the DXP4 to the network 1 Connect a network cable to the DXP4 3 5 STEP 5 Complete the installation 1 Re assemble the host computer make sure all blanking plates are fitted and reconnect the power cable 2 Restart the computer The operating system detects the DXP4 and locates the appropriate driver...

Page 17: ...ect the Direct to Host SLP Host Discovery session connection type from the drop down list Figure 9 The zero client OSD discovers and lists the first 10 available PCoIP hosts discovered 2 Select the host you want and click OK If the zero client successfully connects to the host the front panel PCoIP status LED illuminates green to indicate an active session 3 Optional You can also set the Enable Au...

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Page 19: ...Tree Protocol STP 1 Make sure that the PC power cable is unplugged before you install the DXP4s 2 Make sure that the power supply is fitted with two PCIe power connectors that can provide supplemental PCIe power to the DXP4 3 Make sure you wear a wriststrap or follow suitable anti static precautions before you handle any cards or work on the PC 4 Make a note of the MAC address on the label on each...

Page 20: ...work solution B only Connect the free end of the interlink cable to the second DXP4 2 Connect the second PCIe power connector to the second DXP4 3 Install the second DXP4 into any free x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the host PC PCIe power connector DXP4s Interlink cable connector Interlink cable Figure 12 Connect the PCIe and Interlink cables 4 Make sure the DXP4 mounting bracket is fixed securely in the ...

Page 21: ...stall the DXP4 1 Connect one end of the interlink cable to the connector on the DXP4 2 Connect an available PCIe power connector to the power connector on the DXP4 3 Install the DXP4 into a free x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the host PC or workstation 5 3 Install the network expansion card 1 Push the interlink cable connector into connector A on the DXEC card 2 Install the DXEC card into any free 1x 4x x...

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Page 23: ...users with full desktop performance This may be in a geographically remote location if necessary There are three essential features of PCoIP Host rendering Multi codec display processing Dynamically adapts to network conditions 6 1 1 Host rendering PCoIP renders display images on the host PC or virtual machine Host rendering preserves the PC environment so applications perform as they should After...

Page 24: ...d single sign on SSO based on smart cards proximity cards and other SSO devices 6 1 2 Multi codec display processing A PC display includes different types of image elements text graphics icons video Using the same codec to encode all these elements would use excessive network bandwidth Instead PCoIP continuously analyses and decomposes image elements using the right codec for each pixel PCoIP s in...

Page 25: ...to know about the applications being used it just has to decode the pixels to display the image so there are no version dependencies between the zero client and the host PC There is no risk that future versions of an application will render the zero client obsolete 6 4 3 Cost savings Zero clients have significantly lower costs than traditional PCs and thin clients They use less power generate less...

Page 26: ...ed on and a PCoIP session is not in progress The OSD Connect screen displays when you press the Menu button on the zero client front panel Figure 17 OSD Connect screen If the zero client is in a low power state no activity for five minutes the zero client automatically goes into a low power state by turning off the monitors In this case pressing the menu button or a USB mouse keyboard will wake th...

Page 27: ...18 Session selection drop down list The following connection methods are available Auto Detect Connect directly to a specified host Connect to a choice of hosts using SLP Discovery PCoIP Connection Manager PCoIP Connection Manager Auto Logon Connect using VMware View Connect using a connection broker Note For full details about each connection method refer to the Session Connection Types section o...

Page 28: ...e same subnet you can use the Direct to Host SLP session connection type to discover available PCoIP hosts on the subnet You must know the IP address or MAC address of the PCoIP host that you want to connect to Important Use this connection method mainly for testing and evaluation purposes 1 Select the Direct to Host SLP Host Discovery session connection type from the drop down list Figure 20 The ...

Page 29: ...host or virtual desktop when the end user logs on With this setup there is minimal impact on the end user Once set up at the end of the day the user 1 Logs out of Windows 2 Powers off their monitors 3 Presses the power switch on the zero client to put it in standby In the morning the user 1 Presses the power switch on the zero client to bring it out of standby 2 Turns on their monitors There is a ...

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Page 31: ...andwidth is not available PCoIP dynamically adjusts the quality to match You can also use the zero client management tools see 6 5 PCoIP management tools to optimise performance for most conditions If bandwidth usage is a concern we recommend testing and monitoring on your network For assistance please contact Amulet Hotkey Technical Support 8 2 Dual redundant network connections Important In an o...

Page 32: ...nt Connection brokers are also used to allocate a pool of hosts to a group of zero clients 8 3 2 Specify the connection broker You can use any of the available management tools see section 6 5 PCoIP management tools to specify the connection broker you must provide the IP address or DNS name of the connection broker you must also specify the Connection Management Interface connection type for the ...

Page 33: ...card and log on to the Administrative Web Interface AWI 2 Select Network from the Configuration tab 3 Find the current version of the BSM firmware This displays next to BSM Firmware Version 9 1 2 How to remove the DXP4 1 Read the cautions and warnings in STEP 2 Install the DXP4 on page 15 2 Turn off the host computer 3 Unplug the power cable Wait for at least 60 seconds 4 Remove any covers to prov...

Page 34: ...XP4 with Ethernet cable connected the ACTIVITY LED is flashing and the SPEED LED is ON and AMBER or GREEN ACTIVITY LED INT FN LED STATUS LED SPEED LED Figure 25 Status LEDs on the DXP4 4 Remove the external Ethernet connection and monitor the internal link LED The ACTIVITY and SPEED LEDs are off on both cards 5 Connect the external Ethernet to the other DXP4 and monitor the LEDs on both DXP4s For ...

Page 35: ...60 fps Audio connections Internal from PCIe bus card provides standard HD Audio controller HDA codec is on the remote zero client HD Audio can be optionally disabled using the PCoIP Management Console or AWI USB connections Internal from PCIe bus card provides both USB 2 0 OHCI and EHCI USB host controllers Flash programmable In system via Ethernet After upload requires a reboot on the host PC to ...

Page 36: ... Optional on page 15 Cooling Active Thermal Solution Active cooling provided by on board fan Passive Thermal Solution Cooling provided by on board heatsink and the enclosure where the card is fitted PCIe form factor Full height half length Unit weight 350g 0 8 lbs excludes packaging and other kit parts Regulatory All models conform to relevant parts of EN55024 EN55022 and FCC 15 a Temperature rang...

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