Raritan Dominion KX II, User Manual

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Chapter 3: Working with Target Servers
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Smart Cards (VKC and MPC)
The Dominion KX II provides the ability to mount a smart card reader
onto a target server to support smart card authentication and related
applications. For a list of supported smart cards, smart card readers, and
additional system requirements, see
Supported and Unsupported
Smart Card Readers (on page 253) and Minimum System
Requirements.
When accessing a server remotely, you will have the opportunity to
select an attached smart card reader and mount it onto the server. Smart
card authentication is used with the target server, it is not used to log into
the Dominion KX II. Therefore, changes to smart card PIN and
credentials do not require updates to Dominion KX II accounts. When
mounted onto the target server, the card reader and smart card will
cause the server to behave as if they had been directly attached.
Removal of the smart card or smart card reader will cause the user
session to be locked or you will be logged out depending on how the card
removal policy has been setup on the target server OS. When the KVM
session is terminated, either because it has been closed or because you
switch to a new target, the smart card reader will be automatically
unmounted from the target server.
When PC-Share mode is enabled on the Dominion KX II, multiple users
can share access to a target server. However, when a smart card
reader is connected to a target, the Dominion KX II will enforce privacy
regardless of the PC-Share mode setting. In addition, if you join a
shared session on a target server, the smart card reader mounting will be
disabled until exclusive access to the target server becomes available.
After a KVM session is established to the target server, a Smart Card
menu and button are available in the Virtual KVM Client and
Multi-Platform Client. Once the menu is opened or the Smart Card button
is selected, the smart card readers that have been detected as attached
to the remote target are displayed. From this dialog you can attach
additional smart card readers, refresh the list of smart card readers
attached to the target, and detach smart card readers. You are also able
to remove or reinsert a smart card. This function can be used to provide
notification to a target server OS that requires a removal/reinsertion in
order to display the appropriate login dialog. Using this function allows
the notification to be sent to a single target without affecting other target
KVM sessions.
To mount a smart card reader:
1. Click the Smart Card menu and then select Smart Card Reader.
Alternatively, click the Smart Card button in the toolbar.
2. Select the smart card reader from the Select Smart Card Reader
dialog.
3. Click Mount.