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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................. 1

Dominion KX II Overview ...........................................................................................................1

Virtual Media ..............................................................................................................................2

Product Photos...........................................................................................................................3

Product Features........................................................................................................................4

Hardware ...........................................................................................................................................4

Software ............................................................................................................................................4

Terminology ...............................................................................................................................5

Package Contents......................................................................................................................5

User Guide .................................................................................................................................6

Overview............................................................................................................................................6

Organization of Information ...............................................................................................................6

Related Documentation .....................................................................................................................6

Chapter 2: Getting Started ............................................................ 7

Login Information .......................................................................................................................7

Default IP Address .....................................................................................................................7

Supported Operating Systems (Clients) ....................................................................................7

Supported Browsers...................................................................................................................7

Supported Operating Systems and CIMs (Target Servers) .......................................................8

Chapter 3: Installation and Configuration..................................... 9

Overview ....................................................................................................................................9

Step 1: Configure Target Servers ..............................................................................................9

Video Resolution................................................................................................................................9

Desktop Background .......................................................................................................................10

Mouse Settings ................................................................................................................................10

Operating System Mouse and Video Settings .................................................................................10

Step 2 (Optional): Configure Keyboard Language...................................................................18

Step 3: Configure Network Firewall Settings ...........................................................................18

Step 4: Connect the Equipment ...............................................................................................19

Step 5: Dominion KX II Initial Configuration.............................................................................21

Changing the Default Password ......................................................................................................21

Assigning an IP Address..................................................................................................................22

Naming Target Servers....................................................................................................................23

Specifying Power Supply Auto-detection .........................................................................................23

Note to CC-SG Users ......................................................................................................................24

Remote Authentication.............................................................................................................25

Supported Protocols ........................................................................................................................25

Authentication vs. Authorization ......................................................................................................26

Users, Groups, and Access Permissions.................................................................................27

Overview..........................................................................................................................................27

Users ...............................................................................................................................................27

Groups.............................................................................................................................................27

Relationship between Users and Groups ........................................................................................27

Chapter 4: Connecting to the Dominion KX II ..............................29

User Interfaces.........................................................................................................................29

KX II Local Console

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KX II Devices................................................................................................29

KX II Remote Console

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KX II Devices............................................................................................29

Multi-Platform Client (MPC)

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KX I and KX II Devices .....................................................................30

Raritan Remote Client (RRC)

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KX I Devices Only..........................................................................30

Language Support....................................................................................................................31

Java® Runtime Environment (JRE) .........................................................................................31

Launching the KX II..................................................................................................................32

KX II Console Layout .......................................................................................................................33

KX II Console Navigation.................................................................................................................34

Logging Out .....................................................................................................................................34

KX II Console Menu Tree ................................................................................................................35

Managing Favorites..................................................................................................................36

Manage Favorites Menu ..................................................................................................................37

Favorites List ...................................................................................................................................38

Summary of Contents for Dominion KX II Server KX2-432

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Page 3: ...ts for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial installation This equipment...

Page 4: ...ucts which require Rack Mounting please follow these precautions Operation temperature in a closed rack environment may be greater than room temperature Do not exceed the rated maximum ambient tempera...

Page 5: ...l Settings 18 Step 4 Connect the Equipment 19 Step 5 Dominion KX II Initial Configuration 21 Changing the Default Password 21 Assigning an IP Address 22 Naming Target Servers 23 Specifying Power Suppl...

Page 6: ...Send Ctrl Alt Delete 54 Keyboard Macros 54 Video Menu 57 Refresh Screen 57 Auto sense Video Settings 57 Calibrate Color 57 Video Settings 58 Mouse Menu 60 Synchronize Mouse 60 Single Mouse Cursor 60...

Page 7: ...Strips 103 Associate Target Servers to Outlets Port Page 104 Chapter 10 Security Settings 107 Security Settings 108 Login Limitations 109 Strong Passwords 109 User Blocking 110 Encryption Share 111 I...

Page 8: ...boards 151 French Keyboard 151 Java Runtime Environment JRE 152 Keyboard Language Preference Fedora Linux Clients 152 Macintosh Keyboard 152 Mouse Pointer Synchronization Fedora 153 Resolving Fedora C...

Page 9: ...debar 36 Figure 17 Manage Favorites Menu 37 Figure 18 Favorites List 38 Figure 19 Edit Favorite Information 39 Figure 20 Discover Devices Local Subnet 40 Figure 21 Discover Devices KX Subnet 41 Figure...

Page 10: ...t Management Settings 95 Figure 62 Syslog Configuration 96 Figure 63 Event Management Destinations 97 Figure 64 Power Supply Setup 100 Figure 65 Port Configuration 101 Figure 66 Power Strip Connection...

Page 11: ...2 Figure 98 Dominion KX II Local Console 133 Figure 99 Local User Panel on Dominion KX II 133 Figure 100 Reset Button back of unit 134 Figure 101 Local Console Port Access 136 Figure 102 Local Port Se...

Page 12: ...viii FIGURES...

Page 13: ...ard UTP Cat 5 5e 6 cabling Its advanced features include virtual media 128 bit encryption dual power supplies remote power control dual Ethernet LDAP RADIUS Active Directory Syslog integration and Web...

Page 14: ...e management tasks using the widest variety of CD DVD USB internal and remote drives and images Unlike other solutions the Dominion KX II supports virtual media access of hard drives and remotely moun...

Page 15: ...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 3 Product Photos Figure 2 Dominion KX2 116 Figure 3 Dominion KX2 432 Figure 4 Dominion KX II CIMs D2CIM VUSB left D2CIM PWR right...

Page 16: ...cal Graphical User Interface GUI for administration Centralized access security Integrated power control LED indicators for dual power status network activity and remote user status Hardware reset but...

Page 17: ...r strip Available for all of the supported Operating Systems Refer to Supported CIMs for information about the CIMs supported by Dominion KX II Target Servers Servers with video cards and user interfa...

Page 18: ...ontrol and authentication settings Chapter 9 Device Management Network settings date time event management power supply setup port configuration and power control Chapter 10 Security Settings Security...

Page 19: ...inion KX II ships with the default IP address of 192 168 0 192 Supported Operating Systems Clients The following operating systems are supported on the Dominion KX II Remote Console Virtual KVM Client...

Page 20: ...S2 DCIM USB DCIM USB G2 D2CIM VUSB excluding Red Hat Enterprise Workstation 3 0 9 9 SUSE Linux Professional 9 2 and 10 P2CIM PS2 P2CIM AUSB UKVMPD UUSBPD DCIM PS2 DCIM USB DCIM USB G2 D2CIM VUSB 9 9 F...

Page 21: ...S specific mouse and video configuration Video Resolution Ensure that each target server s video resolution and refresh rate are supported by Dominion KX II and that the signal is non interlaced Suppo...

Page 22: ...t mouse mode may produce unpredictable results when active desktop is set on the target For additional information on Intelligent Mouse mode refer to the Raritan Multi Platform Client MPC and Raritan...

Page 23: ...To configure target servers running Microsoft Windows 2000 1 Configure the mouse settings a Select Start Control Panel Mouse b Open the Motion tab Set the acceleration to None Set the mouse motion sp...

Page 24: ...Select Main Menu System Settings Display The Display Settings dialog opens b From the Display tab select a Resolution supported by Dominion KX II c From the Advanced tab verify that the Refresh Rate i...

Page 25: ...ted out 3 Save the file 4 Reboot the system in order for the changes to take effect Linux Settings Red Hat 4 Note The following settings are optimized for standard mouse mode only To configure target...

Page 26: ...re information Note If you change video resolution you must logout of the target server and log back in for the video settings to take effect Make Linux Settings Permanent Note These steps may vary sl...

Page 27: ...servers running the Solaris operating system must output VGA video H and V sync not composite sync To change your Sun video card output from composite sync to the non default VGA output 1 Issue the St...

Page 28: ...s from the command line To check current POST resolution Run the following command as root eeprom output device To change POST resolution 1 eeprom output device screen r1024x768x75 2 Logout or restart...

Page 29: ...n and refresh rate supported by the Dominion KX II Please refer to Supported Video Resolutions for more information Note If you change video resolution you must logout of the target server and log bac...

Page 30: ...arts to blink indicating that the CIM is in Layout Code Change mode The text window displays Raritan Computer Inc Current keyboard layout code 22h US5 UNIX 3 Type the layout code desired for example 3...

Page 31: ...ormation about turning off automatic detection for the power source not in use 2 Network Ports Dominion KX II provides two Ethernet ports for failover purposes not for load balancing By default only L...

Page 32: ...er Refer to Appendix A Specifications for additional information To connect a target server to the Dominion KX II 1 Use the appropriate Computer Interface Module CIM Refer to Supported CIMs for more i...

Page 33: ...is displayed 3 Type your old password raritan in the Old Password field 4 Type a new password in the New Password field retype the new password in the Confirm New Password field Passwords can be up t...

Page 34: ...option because the Dominion KX II is an infrastructure device and its IP Address should not change DHCP With this option network parameters are assigned by the DHCP server 4 If you specify an IP confi...

Page 35: ...allowed 5 Click OK Specifying Power Supply Auto detection The Dominion KX II provides dual power supplies and can automatically detect and provide notification regarding the status of these power sup...

Page 36: ...and when finished consult the CommandCenter Secure Gateway User Guide Administrator Guide or Deployment Guide to proceed all found on Raritan s Website under Support http www raritan com support prod...

Page 37: ...tication refer to the CommandCenter Secure Gateway User Guide Administrator Guide or Deployment Guide at http www raritan com support productdocumentation Supported Protocols In order to simplify mana...

Page 38: ...tication not authorization The flow diagram illustrates this process Figure 10 Authentication Authorization Flow Diagram Note the importance of the group to which a given user belongs as well as the n...

Page 39: ...stem privileges Unknown This is the default group for users who are authenticated externally using LDAP or RADIUS If the external LDAP or RADIUS server does not identify a valid user group the Unknown...

Page 40: ...28 DOMINION KX II USER GUIDE...

Page 41: ...interfaces and where there are differences they are noted in the user manual The KX II Local Console and the KX II Remote Console user interfaces are almost identical the following options are availab...

Page 42: ...her open windows using the ALT TAB command 2 When MPC launches a device tree of all automatically detected Raritan devices found on your subnet is displayed on the left side of the screen If you do no...

Page 43: ...efer to your Java documentation or the Raritan Multi Platform Client MPC and Raritan Remote Client RRC User Guide for more information The Dominion KX II Remote Console and MPC require the JRE to func...

Page 44: ...ion KX II unit and Java Runtime Environment v1 4 2_2 or higher installed JRE is available at http java sun com 2 Launch a supported Web browser such as Internet Explorer IE or Firefox 3 Type the follo...

Page 45: ...ed into various tabs Figure 12 KX II Remote Console Main Page Figure 13 KX II Local Console Main Page After successful login the Port Access page opens listing all ports along with their status and av...

Page 46: ...local and remote provide many methods for navigation and making your selections To select an option use any of the following Click on a tab a page of available options is opened Hover over a tab and...

Page 47: ...nu Tree Local and Remote In addition to being identified in the menu tree above menu option variations between the KX II Local Console and the KX II Remote Console are identified in the following tabl...

Page 48: ...ices from the connected KX device after login Note This feature is available only on the Dominion KX II Remote Console not the Dominion KX II Local Console Figure 16 Favorite Devices sidebar To access...

Page 49: ...To open the Manage Favorites menu Click the Manage button The Manage Favorites page opens Figure 17 Manage Favorites Menu USE TO Favorites List Manage your list of favorite devices Discover Devices Lo...

Page 50: ...he Favorites List page opens Figure 18 Favorites List To add a Favorite Click the Add button The Add New Favorite page opens To delete a Favorite Important Please exercise caution in the removal of fa...

Page 51: ...ox next to the appropriate Dominion KX II device 2 Click the Edit button The Edit page opens Figure 19 Edit Favorite Information 3 Update the fields as necessary Description Type something meaningful...

Page 52: ...k Miscellaneous Settings for information about the discovery port To use the default discovery port check the Use Default Port 5000 option To use a different discovery port a Clear the Use Default Por...

Page 53: ...KX II units in the subnet of the Dominion KX II Figure 21 Discover Devices KX Subnet To discover devices on the KX device subnet 1 Select Favorites Discover Devices KX Subnet The Discover Devices KX...

Page 54: ...t 1 Select Manage Favorites Add New Device to Favorites The Add New Favorite page opens Figure 22 Add New Favorite 2 Type a meaningful Description 3 Type the IP Address for the device 4 Change the dis...

Page 55: ...s page opens Figure 23 Port Access The target servers are initially sorted by Port Number you can change the display to sort on any of the columns Port Number Numbered from 1 to the total number of po...

Page 56: ...1 remote user this option is visible only when one or more Virtual KVM Clients are opened Note This menu item is not available on the KX II Local Console Disconnect Disconnects this port and closes th...

Page 57: ...ch between target servers 1 While already using a target server access the Dominion KX II Port Access page 2 Click the Port Name of the target you want to access now The Port Action Menu is displayed...

Page 58: ...Figure 25 Port Action Menu power options 3 Select Power Cycle A message is displayed confirming the action taken Power On a Target Server To power ON a target server 1 From the KX II Remote Console cl...

Page 59: ...Figure 26 Virtual KVM Client Window The features available in the Virtual KVM Client are accessible through the menu and toolbar FEATURE DESCRIPTION Menu Bar Drop down menus of commands and settings...

Page 60: ...e in the Virtual KVM Client Figure 27 Virtual KVM Client Menu Tree Toolbar BUTTON DESCRIPTION Properties Video settings Calibrate color Synchronize client and target server mouse cursors Refresh scree...

Page 61: ...when obtaining mouse synchronization 1 Verify that the selected video resolution and refresh rate is among those supported by the Dominion KX II The Virtual KVM Client Connection Info dialog displays...

Page 62: ...for Intelligent Mouse Mode Be sure that there are no icons or applications in the upper left section of the screen since that is where the synchronization routine takes place Do not use an animated m...

Page 63: ...ection properties 1 Select Connection Properties The Properties Dialog opens Figure 29 Properties Dialog 2 Select the Connection Speed from the drop down list Dominion KX II can automatically detect a...

Page 64: ...iguring etc the full 24 bit or 32 bit color spectrum made available by most modern video graphics cards is not necessary Attempting to transmit such high color depths wastes network bandwidth 4 Use th...

Page 65: ...P Port used to access the target device Data In Second Data rate in Data Out Second Data rate out Connect Time The duration of the connect time FPS The frames per second transmitted for video Horizont...

Page 66: ...Ctrl Alt Delete or Click the Send Ctrl Alt Delete button from toolbar Keyboard Macros Keyboard macros ensure that keystroke combinations intended for the target server are sent to and interpreted onl...

Page 67: ...ted it displays in the Keys to Release field In this example select two keys the Windows key and the letter D key 5 In the Keys to Release field a Select each key for which you would like to emulate a...

Page 68: ...Windows An alternative method is to select the macro from the Keyboard Macros window To execute a macro 1 Select Keyboard Keyboard Macros The Keyboard Macros window opens 2 Select the macro from among...

Page 69: ...o Settings option forces a re sensing of the video settings resolution refresh rate and redraws the video screen Auto Sense Video Settings button To automatically detect the video settings Select Vide...

Page 70: ...can filter out the electrical interference of video output from graphics cards This feature optimizes picture quality and reduces bandwidth Higher settings transmit variant pixels only if a large colo...

Page 71: ...hase value that produces the best video image for the active target server Offset Controls the on screen positioning Horizontal Offset Controls the horizontal positioning of the target server display...

Page 72: ...orces realignment of the target server mouse pointer with Virtual KVM Client mouse pointer Synchronize Mouse To synchronize the mouse Select Mouse Synchronize Mouse or Click the Synchronize Mouse butt...

Page 73: ...information on Intelligent Mouse mode refer to the Raritan Multi Platform Client User Guide Appendix B Conditions for Intelligent Mouse Synchronization available on Raritan s Website http www raritan...

Page 74: ...3 Select the Keyboard Type from the drop down list if necessary The options include US International French France German Germany Japanese United Kingdom Korean Korea 4 Exit Target Screen Resolution M...

Page 75: ...t screen resolution mode the display of the target server becomes full screen and acquires the same resolution as the target server The hotkey used for exiting this mode is specified in the Options di...

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Page 77: ...at media as if it were physically connected to the target server itself Virtual media can include internal and USB mounted CD and DVD drives USB mass storage devices PC hard drives and ISO images disk...

Page 78: ...rvers running Windows 2000 must have all of the recent patches installed Using Virtual Media With the Dominion KX II virtual media feature you can mount up to two drives of different types These drive...

Page 79: ...s and external drives only it does not include network drives CD ROM or DVD ROM drives This is the only option for which Read Write is available Note Target servers running certain version of the Wind...

Page 80: ...any other drive Conditions when Read Write is not Available Virtual media read write is not available in the following situations For all hard drives When the drive is write protected When the user d...

Page 81: ...the File Server Setup page Only items you configured using the Dominion KX II File Server Setup page will be in the drop down list c File Server Username Username required for access to the file serv...

Page 82: ...ts in the Map Virtual Media CD ISO Image dialog To designate file server ISO images for virtual media access 1 Select Virtual Media from the Dominion KX II Remote Console The File Server Setup page op...

Page 83: ...ser List Display an alphabetical list of all users add modify or delete users Add New User Add new users modify user information User Group List Display an alphabetical list of all user groups add mod...

Page 84: ...The User List page opens Figure 44 User List To add a new user Click the Add button The User page opens For complete information about the User page refer to Add New User To modify an existing user 1...

Page 85: ...User or Click the Add button from the User List page Figure 45 User Page 2 Type a unique name in the Username field up to 16 characters 3 Type the person s full name in the Full Name field up to 64 ch...

Page 86: ...KX II USER GUIDE Modify Existing User To modify an existing user 1 From the User page Figure 45 change the appropriate fields Refer to Add New User for information about how to get access the User pag...

Page 87: ...46 User Group List To add a new user group Click the Add button The Group page opens For complete information about the Group page refer to Add New User Group To modify an existing user group 1 Locate...

Page 88: ...s Group Permissions Port Permissions and IP ACL 2 Type a descriptive name for the new user group into the Group Name field 3 Set the Permissions for the group Check the boxes before the permissions yo...

Page 89: ...tatistics ping host trace route to host KX diagnostics Maintenance Backup and restore database firmware upgrade factory reset reboot PC Share Simultaneous access to the same target by multiple users S...

Page 90: ...nd delete IP access control rules on a group level basis Figure 48 Group based IP Access Control List To add append rules 1 Type the starting IP Address in the Starting IP field 2 Type the ending IP A...

Page 91: ...deletion Click OK Important ACL rules are evaluated in the order in which they are listed For instance in the example shown here if the two ACL rules were reversed Dominion would accept no communicati...

Page 92: ...the boxes before the permissions you want to assign to all of the users belonging to this group Refer to Setting Permissions for more information 3 Set the Port Permissions Specify the server ports t...

Page 93: ...up To set permissions for an individual user group 1 Locate the user from among the groups listed Individual groups can be identified by the in the Group Name 2 Click on the Group Name The Group page...

Page 94: ...he new password in the Confirm New Password field Passwords can be up to 64 characters in length and can consist of English alphanumeric characters and special characters 4 Click OK 5 You will receive...

Page 95: ...II Refer to Authentication vs Authorization for more information about how authentication and authorization operate and differ Note Even if you select remote authentication LDAP or RADIUS local authen...

Page 96: ...u selected LDAP read the section entitled Implementing LDAP Remote Authentication for information about completing the fields in the LDAP section of the Authentication Settings page 5 If you selected...

Page 97: ...nable Secure LDAP option is checked the DNS name must be used Please note that the remaining fields share the same settings with the Primary LDAP Server field 3 Type the server secret password require...

Page 98: ...re controlled and administered through the standard KX II policies and user group privileges that are applied locally to AD user groups Note If you are an existing Raritan Inc customer and have alread...

Page 99: ...rt The default authentication port is 1812 change as required 4 Accounting Port The default accounting port is 1813 change as required 5 Timeout in seconds The default timeout is 1 second change as re...

Page 100: ...ess Request 1 NAS Port Type 61 VIRTUAL 5 for network connections NAS IP Address 4 The IP Address for the Dominion KX II unit User Name 1 The user name entered at the login screen Acct Session ID 44 Se...

Page 101: ...Network Customize the network configuration for the Dominion KX II Date Time Set date time time zone and Network Time Protocol NTP Event Management Settings Configure SNMP and Syslog Event Management...

Page 102: ...your network infrastructure you most likely do not want its IP Address to change frequently This option allows you to set the network parameters DHCP The IP Address is automatically assigned by a DHC...

Page 103: ...se this option if you do not want an auto IP configuration and prefer to set the IP Address yourself static IP This is the default and recommended option If this option is selected for the IP auto con...

Page 104: ...tion through the default port 5000 or a non default port configured here For more information refer to Configure Network Firewall Settings Bandwidth Limit The default is no limit Select from among the...

Page 105: ...s network traffic The default Ping Interval is 30 seconds Timeout seconds Timeout determines how long a network port must be dead before the switch is made Both network ports must be connected to the...

Page 106: ...thod you would like to use to set the date and time User Specified Time Select this option to input the date and time manually Synchronize with NTP Server Select this option to synchronize the date an...

Page 107: ...MP Configuration Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is a protocol governing network management and the monitoring of network devices and their functions Dominion KX II offers SNMP Agent support t...

Page 108: ...y belong to more than one SNMP community 5 Specify whether the community is Read Only or Read Write using the Type drop down list 6 Configure up to five SNMP managers by specifying their Destination I...

Page 109: ...be generated if the SNMP Logging Enabled option is checked Syslog events will only be generated if the Enable Syslog Forwarding option is checked Both of these options are in the Event Management Set...

Page 110: ...checkboxes respectively 3 Click OK To cancel without saving changes Click Cancel To reset to factory defaults Click the Reset To Defaults button SNMP Agent Configuration SNMP compliant devices called...

Page 111: ...SettingsChanged Strong password settings have changed portConnect A previously authenticated user has begun a KVM session portConnectionDenied A connection to the target port was denied portDisconnect...

Page 112: ...Figure 64 Power Supply Setup 2 If you are plugging power input into power supply number one left most power supply at the back of the unit then check the Powerln1 Auto Detect option 3 If you are plug...

Page 113: ...y of the fields by clicking on the column heading Port Number Numbered from 1 to the total number of ports available for the Dominion KX II unit Port Name The name assigned to the port A port name dis...

Page 114: ...lize remote power management of the target server from the Port Access Page Connect the Power Strip The numbers in this diagram correspond to the steps listed below Figure 66 Power Strip Connections T...

Page 115: ...d its outlets all names can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters and can include special characters Figure 67 Port Page power strips Note When a power strip is associated to a target server port the ou...

Page 116: ...with each From this page you can define those associations so that you can power on power off and power cycle the server from the Port Access page To use this feature you will need Raritan remote pow...

Page 117: ...er Strip Name drop down list 2 For that power strip select the appropriate outlet from the Outlet Name drop down list 3 From the Outlet Name drop down list select None 4 Click OK That power strip outl...

Page 118: ...ork If you are experiencing BIOS problems with the target server check the Use Full Speed for Virtual Media CIM option Note For SUSE 9 2 target servers please enable check the Use Full Speed for Virtu...

Page 119: ...70 Security Menu USE TO Security Settings Configure security settings for login limitations strong passwords user blocking and encryption share IP Access Control Control access to your Dominion KX II...

Page 120: ...certificates ensure that you can trust that the entity is Raritan Inc To configure the security settings 1 Select Security Security Settings The Security Settings page opens Figure 71 Security Setting...

Page 121: ...M sessions and all KVM resources are logged out If a Virtual Media session is in progress however the session does not timeout After minutes The amount of time in minutes after which an idle user will...

Page 122: ...login attempts The three options are mutually exclusive Disabled The default option users are not blocked regardless of the number of times they fail authentication Timer Lockout Users are denied acce...

Page 123: ...ecures user names passwords and KVM data including video transmissions using the RSA RC4 encryption method This is a 128 bit Secure Sockets Layer SSL protocol which provides a private communications c...

Page 124: ...en checked this option permits the sharing of virtual media among multiple users that is several users can access the same virtual media session The default is disabled Local Device Reset Mode This op...

Page 125: ...n creating an IP Access Control list if 127 0 0 1 is within the range of IP Addresses that are blocked you will not have access to the Dominion KX II local port To use IP Access Control 1 Open the IP...

Page 126: ...from the drop down list 4 Click Insert If the Rule you just typed equals an existing Rule the new rule is placed ahead of the exiting rule and all rules are moved down in the list To replace a rule 1...

Page 127: ...iew Dominion KX II events sorted by date and time 9 9 Device Information View information about the Dominion KX II and its CIMs 9 9 Backup Restore Backup and restore the KX II configuration 9 CIM Firm...

Page 128: ...e date and time that the event occurred 24 hour clock Event The event name as listed in the Event Management page Description Detailed description of the event To save the Audit Log Note Saving the Au...

Page 129: ...view information about your Dominion KX II and CIMs Select Maintenance Device Information The Device Information page opens Figure 79 Device Information The following information is provided about th...

Page 130: ...figurations to the new KX II You can also setup one Dominion KX II and copy its configuration to multiple KX II devices To access the Backup Restore page Select Maintenance Backup Restore The Backup R...

Page 131: ...kup and restore purposes Protected Restore Everything is restored except device specific information such as serial number MAC Address IP Address name port names etc With this option you can setup one...

Page 132: ...CIM Firmware Upgrade The CIM Upgrade from KX Flash page opens Figure 81 CIM Upgrade from KX Flash 2 The Port number Name Type Current CIM Version and Upgrade CIM Version are displayed for easy identif...

Page 133: ...d download the file 2 Unzip the file Please read all instructions included in the firmware ZIP files carefully before upgrading Note Copy the firmware update file to a local PC before uploading Do not...

Page 134: ...rs are displayed during the upgrade Upon completion of the upgrade the unit reboots 1 beep sounds to signal the reboot Figure 84 Firmware Upgrade Successful 8 As prompted close the browser and wait ap...

Page 135: ...Report The Upgrade Report page opens Figure 85 Upgrade Report Information is provided about the last Dominion KX II upgrade that was run the final status of that upgrade and the firmware version Info...

Page 136: ...r rebooting Important All KVM connections will be closed and all users will be logged off To reboot your Dominion KX II 1 Select Maintenance Reboot The Reboot page opens Figure 86 Reboot 2 Click the R...

Page 137: ...and configure the network settings Network Interface Network Statistics Ping Host Trace Route to Host The KX Diagnostics option is intended for use in conjunction with Raritan Technical Support Figur...

Page 138: ...mation about your network interface Select Diagnostics Network Interface The Network Interface page opens Figure 89 Network Interface The following information is displayed Whether the Ethernet interf...

Page 139: ...ostics Network Statistics The Network Statistics page opens 2 Select the appropriate option from the Options drop down list Statistics Produces a page similar to the one displayed here Figure 90 Netwo...

Page 140: ...128 DOMINION KX II USER GUIDE Figure 92 Network Statistics route 3 Click the Refresh button The relevant information is displayed in the Result field...

Page 141: ...Using the Ping Host page you can determine if a target server or another Dominion KX II unit is accessible To ping the host 1 Select Diagnostics Ping Host The Ping Host page opens Figure 93 Ping Host...

Page 142: ...nostics Trace Route to Host The Trace Route to Host page opens Figure 94 Trace Route to Host 2 Type either the Hostname or IP Address into the Hostname or IP Address field 3 Select the Maximum Hops fr...

Page 143: ...t during a critical error debugging session The script is uploaded to the unit and executed Once this script has been executed you can download the diagnostics messages through the Save to File button...

Page 144: ...ile supplied by Raritan and unzip as necessary b Use the Browse button A Choose file dialog opens c Navigate to and select this diagnostics file d Click Open The file is displayed in the Script File f...

Page 145: ...Console The Dominion KX II Local Console supports the following language keyboards US English UK English German French Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese Note Keyboard use for...

Page 146: ...er interface Refer to Security Settings Encryption Share for more information Note It is recommended that you save the audit log prior to performing a factory reset The audit log is deleted when a fac...

Page 147: ...ominion KX II has been configured for external authentication services LDAP RADIUS or Active Directory authentication attempts at the Local Console also are authenticated against the external authenti...

Page 148: ...the Dominion KX II unit Please note that ports connected to power strips will not be among those listed resulting in gaps in the Port Number sequence Port Name The name of the Dominion KX II port ini...

Page 149: ...the hotkey Refer to Local Port Settings for more information Accessing a Target Server To access a target server 1 Click the Port Name of the target you want to access The Port Action Menu is displaye...

Page 150: ...can customize many settings for the KX II Local Console including keyboard local port hotkey video switching delay power save mode local user interface resolution settings and local user authenticati...

Page 151: ...ave feature a Check the Power Save Mode checkbox b Set the amount of time in minutes in which Power Save Mode will be initiated 6 Select the Resolution for the KX II Local Console from the drop down l...

Page 152: ...tire configuration and resets the unit completely to the factory defaults Please note that any management associations with CommandCenter will be broken Because of the complete nature of this reset yo...

Page 153: ...SG Management Unless the Dominion KX II is released from CC SG control you cannot access the device directly If however the KX II does not receive heartbeat messages from CommandCenter e g CommandCent...

Page 154: ...ck the Yes button You are prompted to confirm the action Figure 106 Confirm CC Unmanage 2 Click the Really Unmanage button A message is displayed confirming that the device is no longer under CC manag...

Page 155: ...ion KX II with 4 user Network Access and Local Port Virtual Media Dual Power Weight 8 65 lbs 3 9kg 9 0 lbs 4 1kg 8 65 lbs 3 9 kg 9 0 lbs 4 1 kg 9 04 lbs 4 1 kg 9 48 lbs 4 3 kg Product Dimensions WxDxH...

Page 156: ...x 3 0 x 0 6 1 3 x 3 0 x 0 6 Shipping Weight 0 2 lbs 0 2 lbs 0 2 lbs 0 2 lbs Shipping Dimensions WxDxH 7 2 x 9 x 0 6 7 2 x 9 x 0 6 7 2 x 9 x 0 6 7 2 x 9 x 0 6 UPC Code 785813332004 785813338532 7858133...

Page 157: ...the optional capability to synchronize its internal clock to a central time server This function requires the use of UDP Port 123 the standard for SNTP but can also be configured to use any port of yo...

Page 158: ...t available speed 1000 Full KX 100 Full Switch 100 Half 100 Half KX 10 Full Switch 10 Half 10 Half 1000 FULL 1000 Full 1000 Full no communication no communication no communication no communication 100...

Page 159: ...tory administrator Returning user group information from Microsoft s Active Directory for Windows 2000 Server requires updating the LDAP schema Refer to your Microsoft documentation for more detail 1...

Page 160: ...from the list 8 Type 1 in the Minimum field 9 Type 24 in the Maximum field 10 Click OK to create the new attribute Adding Attributes to the Class 1 Click Classes in the left pane of the window 2 Scrol...

Page 161: ...evel editor for Active Directory allowing you to perform common administrative tasks such as adding deleting and moving objects with a directory service For additional information visit Microsoft s We...

Page 162: ...down arrow and select rciusergroup from the list Figure 111 User Properties 7 In the Attribute Values panel of the window type the user name you would like returned to RRC in the Edit Attribute field...

Page 163: ...pacebar Alternatively create a macro consisting of the following commands 1 Press Right Alt 2 Press 9 3 Release 9 4 Release Right Alt Note These procedures do not apply to the circumflex accent above...

Page 164: ...y pressed in combination with Alt Gr such as on the UK keyboard Alt Gr 4 which is the Euro symbol will only generate a keyTyped followed by a keyReleased event for that value without a keyPressed even...

Page 165: ...guration Fedora Core 6 and Firefox 1 5 or 2 0 Through testing it has been determined that installation of libXp resolves window focusing issues with Fedora Core 6 Raritan has tested with libXp 1 0 0 8...

Page 166: ...ed if you add a file s to that drive those files may not be immediately visible on the target server Disconnect and then reconnect the virtual media connection Target BIOS Boot Time with Virtual Media...

Page 167: ...Linux SolarisTM etc State independent Agentless Dominion KX II does not require the managed server OS to be up and running nor does it require any special software to be installed on the managed serve...

Page 168: ...Yes The Dominion KX II ships standard with 19 rack mount brackets It can also be reverse rack mounted so the server ports face forward How large is the Dominion KX II Dominion KX II is only 1U high ex...

Page 169: ...able on Raritan com for the purposes of accessing Dominion KX II via modem Dominion KX II can be accessed through major Web browsers including Internet Explorer MozillaTM and Firefox Dominion KX II ca...

Page 170: ...ted What should I do This might have happened based on the frequency with which the user tried to connect via modem Reboot the KX unit and modem and for future connections wait at least two 2 minutes...

Page 171: ...the following types of media internal and USB connected CD DVD drives USB mass storage devices PC hard drives and remote drives What is required for virtual media The new D2CIM VUSB CIM is required fo...

Page 172: ...again these settings can be tailored to a specific environment They can be increased to provide even higher quality video color depth or decreased to optimize for low speed connections As a general ru...

Page 173: ...apability the standard HTTPS port 443 must also be open Does Dominion KX II require an external authentication server to operate No Dominion KX II is a completely self sufficient appliance After assig...

Page 174: ...X II unit must be set to 100MB full duplex or the appropriate choice for its network Duplicate IP Address If the IP Address of the KX II is the same as another device network connectivity may be incon...

Page 175: ...in order to use Dominion KX II s Web browser capability No Dominion KX II is a completely self sufficient appliance After assigning an IP address to Dominion KX II it s ready to use with Web browser a...

Page 176: ...rtual media and Absolute Mouse Synchronization a 100 30 m foot range is recommended Some operating systems lock up when I disconnect a keyboard or mouse during operation What prevents servers connecte...

Page 177: ...converter However if there are four or more serially controlled devices we recommend the use of Raritan s Dominion SX line of secure console servers For multiple serial devices Dominion SX offers mor...

Page 178: ...vailable at the rack How do I select between servers while using the local port The local port displays the connected servers using the same user interface as the remote client Connect to a server wit...

Page 179: ...tely or via Raritan s optional CommandCenter Secure Gateway management appliance this update immediately affects Dominion KX II s on screen display Sometimes I see shadows on the local port user inter...

Page 180: ...ne time configuration step just right click on the server name to power on off or recycle a hung server Note that a hard reboot provides the physical equivalent of unplugging the server from the AC po...

Page 181: ...If deployment of Raritan s CC SG management appliance isn t an option multiple Dominion KX II units still interoperate and scale automatically The KX II s remote user interface and the Multi Platform...

Page 182: ...chase Paragon CIMs for use with Dominion KX II Also note that when connected to Dominion KX II Paragon CIMs transmit video at a distance of up to 150 feet the same as Dominion KX II CIMs not at 1000 f...

Page 183: ...AP Through a very simple configuration Dominion KX II can be set to forward all authentication requests to an external server such as LDAP Active Directory or RADIUS For each authenticated user Domini...

Page 184: ...ly over the network or through a Web browser What auditing or logging does Dominion KX II offer For complete accountability Dominion KX II logs all major user events with a date and time stamp For ins...

Page 185: ...case However for the highest level of security the KX II forces the administrator to change the Dominion KX II default administrative username and password when the unit is first booted up I changed a...

Page 186: ...her Dominion KX II using another Firefox browser session from the same client I am logged out of both KX IIs is this correct behavior Yes to access two different Dominion KX II devices either close th...

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