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Dominion KX II Quick Setup Guide 

QSG-DKX2-v2.6.0-0O-E 

 255-62-4022-00-RoHS 

 

Dominion® KX II 

Quick Setup Guide 

Thank you for your purchase of Dominion

®

 KX II, the industry's most full-featured, enterprise-class, secure, digital KVM (Keyboard, 

Video, Mouse) switch.  

This Quick Setup Guide explains how to install and configure KX II. For details on using KX II, access online help from the application 
or the

 

Support page 

on the Raritan website. Online help is your primary resource but a PDF version of the help is also available on 

the Support page.

 

 

 

 

Package Contents 

Each KX II ships as a fully-configured stand-alone product in a 
standard 1U (2U for DKX2-864) 19" rackmount chassis. Each 
KX II device ships with the following contents: 

 

1 - KX II device 

 

1 - KX II Quick Setup Guide 

 

1 - Rackmount kit 

 

2 - AC power cords 

 

2 - Cat5 network cable 

 

1 - Cat5 network crossover cable 

 

1 - Set of 4 rubber feet (for desktop use) 

 

1 - Application note 

 

1 - Warranty card 

 

QS R ule 

 

In Raritan products that 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 temperature of the appliances. 
See 

Specifications

 in online help. 

 

Ensure sufficient airflow through the rack environment. 

 

Mount equipment in the rack carefully to avoid uneven 
mechanical loading. 

 

Connect equipment to the supply circuit carefully to avoid 
overloading circuits. 

 

Ground all equipment properly, especially supply 
connections, such as power strips (other than direct 
connections), to the branch circuit.  

 

QS R ule 

 

Rack Mounting 

The KX II can be mounted in 1U (1.75", 4.4 cm) of vertical 
space in a standard 19" equipment rack.   

Note: The Raritan device depicted in the rack mounting 
diagrams is for example purposes only and may not depict 

your device. The mounting instructions are specific to your 
device. 

 

Forward Mount 

The steps correspond to the numbers shown in the front 
rackmount diagrams. 

1.  Secure the cable-support bar to the back end of the side 

brackets using two of the included screws. 

2.  Slide the KX II between the side brackets, with its rear 

panel facing the cable-support bar, until its front panel is 
flush with the “ears” of the side brackets. 

3.  Secure the KX II to the side brackets using the remaining 

included screws (three on each side). 

4.  Mount the entire assembly in your rack, and secure the 

side brackets' ears to the rack's front rails with your own 
screws, bolts, cage nuts, and so on. 

5.  When connecting cables to the rear panel of the KX II, 

drape them over the cable-support bar. 

  

 

Rear Mount 

The steps correspond to the numbers shown in the rear 
rackmount diagrams. 

1.  Secure the cable-support bar to the front end of the side 

brackets, near the side brackets' “ears,” using two of the 
included screws. 

 

Summary of Contents for KX II

Page 1: ...ent in the rack carefully to avoid uneven mechanical loading Connect equipment to the supply circuit carefully to avoid overloading circuits Ground all equipment properly especially supply connections such as power strips other than direct connections to the branch circuit QS R ule Rack Mounting The KX II can be mounted in 1U 1 75 4 4 cm of vertical space in a standard 19 equipment rack Note The R...

Page 2: ...e settings Windows 7 and Windows Vista Mouse Settings Configure these mouse settings in Windows 7 and Windows Vista Configure the motion settings Set the mouse motion speed setting to exactly the middle speed Disable the Enhanced pointer precision option Disable animation and fade effects Animate controls and elements inside windows Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing Fade or slide menu...

Page 3: ...Video Resolutions For optimal bandwidth efficiency and video performance KVM target servers running graphical user interfaces such as Windows Linux X Windows Solaris and KDE may require configuration The desktop background does not need to be completely solid but desktop backgrounds featuring photos or complex gradients might degrade performance Ensure that the server video resolution and refresh ...

Page 4: ...your CIM DCIM to the video port of your target server 2 Ensure that your target server s video is configured to a supported resolution and refresh rate For Sun servers ensure your target server s video card is set to output standard VGA H and V sync and not composite sync 3 Attach the keyboard mouse connector of your CIM DCIM to the corresponding ports on your target server Use a DCIM if you are c...

Page 5: ...on If None is selected you must manually specify the network parameters by entering the Default Gateway Leaving the selection set to None Lets you set the network parameters since KX II is part of your network infrastructure and you most likely do not want its IP address to change frequently Ensure redundant failover capabilities should the primary Ethernet port or the switch router to which it is...

Page 6: ...c IP Default selection Recommended option If None is selected you must manually specify Global Unique IP Address this is the IP address assigned to KX II Prefix Length this is the number of bits used in the IPv6 address Gateway IP Address See IPv4 for details on leaving the selection set to None B Router Discovery Select this option to locate a Global or Unique IPv6 address instead of a Link Local...

Page 7: ...d special characters Click OK Specify Power Supply Autodetection KX II provides dual power supplies When both power supplies are used KX II automatically detects them and notifies you of their status Additionally both the Powerln1 and Powerln2 Auto Detect checkboxes are automatically selected on the Power Supply Setup page select Device Settings Power Supply Setup If you are using only one power s...

Page 8: ...server Enter the IP address of the Secondary Time server Optional Note If DHCP is selected for the Network Settings on the Network page the NTP server IP address is automatically retrieved from the DHCP server by default Manually enter the NTP server IP address by selecting the Override DHCP checkbox Click OK QS R ule Step 5 Launching the KX II Remote Console Log in to your KX II Remote Console fr...

Page 9: ...uter Inc Current keyboard layout code 22h US5 UNIX 3 Type the layout code desired for example 31 for the Japanese keyboard Press Enter 4 Shut down the device and power on once again The DCIM SUSB performs a reset power cycle 5 Verify that the characters are correct QS R ule Step 7 Configure Tiering Optional The optional tiering feature allows you to use a KX II as your base device then connect add...

Page 10: ...the DEGHKVM0001 cer binary file on your Windows machine Double click on the DEGHKVM0001 cer file to open its Certificate dialog 2 Click the Detail tab 3 Click Copy to File 4 The Certificate Export Wizard opens Click Next to start the Wizard 5 Select Base 64 encoded X 509 in the second Wizard dialog 6 Click Next to save the file as a Base 64 encoded X 509 You can now install the certificate on your...

Page 11: ...issues contact Raritan Technical Support See the Contact Support page in the Support section on Raritan s website for technical support contact information worldwide Raritan s products use code licensed under the GPL and LGPL You can request a copy of the open source code For details see the Open Source Software Statement at http www raritan com about legal statements open source software statemen...

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