Raritan Engineering DVD VCR Combo 255-80-6030 User's Manual
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1. Dominion KX Quick Installation and Setup Guide n KX le 5 g v 0 U g F 2 P 2 5 Inio i L l _ ve bl d F ia 1t 7 kid r pt b Eal xa k aa a j i p4 d a m m 4 r ra is lt ae ae va a For more detailed installation and operating instructions R r cleasa consult the User Manual found on the enclosad CD ROM ar tan Rev D July 2005 255 80 6030 I Prepare Devices and Network for Remote Operation Congratulations on your purchase of Dominion KX the industry s most fully featured digital KVM keyboard video mouse switch Before connecting the Dominion KX configure each device which you intend to access via Dominion KX with the following parameters This very important installation procedure ensures optimal performance and responsiveness when using the remote server access Capabilities of Dominion KX All Servers A For optimal bandwidth efficiency and video performance set the OS desktop background to a predominantly solid plain light colored graphic B Ensure that the server s video resolution and refresh rate are supported by Dominion KX and the signal is non interlaced Text Mode 640x480 60Hz 800x600 85Hz 640x480 72Hz 1024x768 60Hz 640x480 75Hz 1024x768 70Hz 640x480 85Hz 1024x768 75Hz 800x600 60Hz 1024x768 85Hz 800x600 72Hz 1152x864 60Hz 800x600 75Hz 1152x864 75Hz 1280x1024 60Hz Network Firewall In2. 6 016 2097842
3. signals are transmitted in real time exactly as if you were situated locally IV Assign Names to Server Ports USING LOCAL USER CONSOLE 1 On the local user console log on with the default username password of admin raritan 2 Press the F5 key to activate the Administrative Menu and select Option 5 Channel Configuration 3 Select a server port to rename and press ENTER When the cursor changes to a green color assign a name up to 20 characters to identify the server connected to that port Press ENTER to complete 4 Press S to save your changes and press ESC to exit the menu Raritan Channel Configuration 82 CRM DBServere 03 CRM AppsServer i 64 CRM AppServer2 6S cRM WebsServeri 686 CRM Webservere2 7 Domainserver SALES FilePrint SALES T YPpe new channel name Enter to save Fi for other help USING WEB BROWSER 1 On any workstation with network connectivity to your Dominion KX and with Java Runtime Environment 1 4 x or later installed launch a Web browser and enter the URL http IP ADDRESS admin where IP ADDRESS is the IP address that you designated in Step II 7 earlier 2 The Dominion KX Manager applet will load and launch Log on with the default username password of admin raritan 3 Use Dominion KX Manager to navigate to the server port that you wish to change and assign a name up to 20 characters to identify that server Address https 192 163 0 192
4. andard signal levels Perform a color calibration upon inital setup to optimize transmitted color for accuracy 1 On the remote server desktop that you are controlling with Dominion KX ensure that a solid white color covers approximately 15 or more of the screen One simple way to accomplish this is to open the Notepad application and maximize its window size 2 On the RRC menu bar select Video gt Calibrate Color to perform the color calibration Eg Raritan Remote Client WR Connection Keyboard Video Mouse Tools View Window Help l x D o pi t P J Refresh Screen CikAlt A Auto sense Video Seltings CibkAlt A Calibrate Color s Video Seting F Untitled Notepad Fie Edit Format Help peN Raritan Devices O 4 Boston 10 1 a Za Dehi 10 12 3 17 D gs HeadquartersRackl A 10 12 3 2 CRM_AppServerl 3 CRM _AppServer 1 2 CRM_OBServerl S cRM_DeS5erver2 SY CRM_WebServerl 2 CRM_WebServer2 8 DomainServer_Marketing1 2 DomainServer_Marketing2 3 MSE xchange _Marketing SNAS Marketing ANAS Marketinga 2 FeooleSoft AnoSwrl For more detailed instructions please consult the User Manual found on the enclosed CD ROM or visit www raritan com If you have any questions during your Dominion KX installation please consult the User Manual and feel free to contact 3Plus Technology Sdn Bhd Mr C W Kuan Telephone 603 77818411 Hand Phone 6 012 3228129 Mr Liew Kim Ching Telephone 603 77818411 Hand Phone
5. g on with the default username password of admin raritan Double click on a port to connect to the connected server with full BIOS level control VII Maximize Remote KVM Performance Dominion KX s dynamic video compression algorithms maintain usability of KVM consoles under varying bandwidth environments Dominion KX can optimize its output not just for the corporate LAN but also for lower bandwidth WAN and dial up connections By adjusting color depth and limiting video output Dominion KX offers the optimal balance between video quality and system responsiveness in any bandwidth constraint Familiarize yourself with the following parameters to adjust performance options even further Video Smoothing Setting the video smoothing level too high can prohibit Dominion KX from correctly transmitting color gradations On the menu bar select Connection gt Properties to adjust the Smoothing level to an appropriate setting for your environment Noise Filter All video graphics cards generate electrical noise that cannot be seen by the naked eye when displayed on a monitor Dominion KX reduces the bandwidth it consumes by intelligently ignoring extraneous signal noise Setting the noise filter too high can prohibit Dominion KX from correctly transmitting screen changes On the menu bar select Video gt Video Settings to adjust the Noise Filter level to an appropriate setting for your environment Color Calibration Some video cards output non st
6. hernet cable included directly to your workstation s Ethernet card and the other end to Dominion KX s LAN1 port Enable your workstation to access the default IP address of Dominion KX 192 168 0 192 One easy method is to temporarily set your workstation s IP parameters to IP Address 192 168 0 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 0 1 Then follow Step 9 above being sure to use Dominion KX s default IP address of 192 168 0 192 lll Connect to Network and Attach Servers In this step connect Dominion KX to the network and attach the servers that you wish to manage with Dominion KX 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Eb desh d eshte eh ah ee eh te eh ohh et et a dmh derek rah eh eek eh tet eet ek deed det tet eet ete 1 2 a 5 6 7 8 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Optional J en Standard UTP Cable P N DCIM XXXX terr To LAN LAN 2 a E PN Fn kad O pa wd vee d gt A O E I Diy 6 MODEM Cat5 5e 6 Local User Console To KVM Ports of Managed Server To AC To External Power Outlet Modem optional WAN 1 Attach the included AC power cord to the Dominion KX unit and plug into an AC power source 2 Optional Use a straight through serial cable to connect an external modem 3 Connect one end of a straight through Ethernet cable included to the port labeled LAN1 on Dominion KX and the other end to a network switch or router Optional For Ethe
7. ion KX marked Local User 3 Power ON Dominion KX 4 After booting you will see Dominion KX s local access On Screen Display OSD used to choose between servers while using the KVM switch at the rack Log in with the default username password of admin raritan 5 Press F5 to enter the Administrative Menu 6 Select option 3 Network Settings and press ENTER 7 Specify TCP IP parameters for your Dominion KX unit IP address subnet mask and default gateway When complete press S The unit will reboot automatically Raritan Network Settings IP Address 182 168 000 192 SubnmetMask 255 255 255 000 Gateway 000 000 006 000 MAC Layer Parameters Autonegotiate Yes t To move up down S to sa e ENnter to select Fi fOr OCNer Nnelp 8 Connect one end of a straight through Ethernet cable included to the port labeled LAN1 on Dominion KX and the other end to a network switch or router 9 From any networked workstation with Java Runtime Environment 1 4 x or later installed you can access all administrative functions by entering the following URL into any standard Web browser http IP ADDRESS admin where IP ADDRESS is the IP address that you designated in Step 7 above ALTERNATIVE As an alternative method of performing initial configuration you may connect to Dominion KX directly via Ethernet from your workstation skipping steps 4 8 above To do so attach one end of a crossover Et
8. nd connect to a port 1 The RRC Navigator displays any known Dominion KX units in a single view Select eee ee ri Connection gt New Profile to create new c entries to Ged Veo Moe jToom fer Wre Fe EMcocesaeabk cz nha lt EES J 2 Click on Synchronize Mouse to converge the mouse pointers displayed in KVM windows Should your mouse 7 Dfa Bonin kee a fs Cotati i hi7 Tr fy Patines ters Bak 1G Oh _Apptervert haben pointers fail to converge be sure to review BiH Leer Section Prepare Devices CEM _ebterverd tes Eeler a oe ee a Piy betra jirar er ypg Be chan e Pelee Jes Merieting het i a ed am cp cll Appts F Penpa Tol Appia and Network for Remote Operation above to correctly configure your managed server 3 The RRC Toolbar provides easy access ge eee to RRC s most frequently used features Fire 142 pals 72 a By riria ee 4 Double click on server port to establish sien access to and BIOS level control of the server s KVM ports Double clicking another server port on the same Dominion KX unit will switch your session to that server If your Dominion KX hardware model supports multiple simultaneous remote server connections you can right click on a port to open an additional session 5 The RRC Status Bar provides real time information on connection parameters 6 When connected to a KVM console port keystrokes and video
9. nu and list animation in Control Panel gt Display gt Effects Linux with Graphical Desktop Set mouse acceleration to exactly 1 and threshold to exactly 1 Sun Solaris with Graphical Desktop Set mouse acceleration to exactly 1 0 Also be sure that your video card is set to a Supported resolution and is outputting VGA H and V Sync not composite sync This non default configuration can be set in the bootprom mode by issuing the command setenv output device screen r1024x768x 70 Then issue the boot command to reboot Macintosh While no specific mouse setting is required when using Dominion KX to access and control a Macintosh system remotely you must set the Raritan Remote Client to single cursor mode Please see the User Manual for more details ll Attach Local User Console and Set IP Address In this step you will connect the console used for accessing servers directly at the rack and use this console to set Dominion KX s IP address 5559995999959998 See as ie d heh pn ene ey i i Dominion KX access connected servers locally at the rack Also k Local User Console Keyboard monitor and mouse used to a Wy used for initial IP address configuration To AC Power Outlet 1 Attach the included AC power cord to the Dominion KX unit and plug into an AC power outlet 2 Attach a keyboard and mouse either PS 2 or USB and a multisync monitor to the corresponding ports in the back of Domin
10. odim i i Session User Setup Vievr Help 5 p x m e Dominion EX za TTT nate oa lype one status n CRM OBServerl ipiri V Awacable E CRM DBServer2 a Te T V Launch Raritan Remote Client RRC Dominion KX provides secure Web browser access from any Windows based computer enabling remote access to your server s without the burden of having software on hand 1 Log on to any Windows based computer with network access to Dominion KX If you are using Windows NT 2000 or XP ensure that you are not a restricted user 2 Launch Internet Explorer Mozilla or Netscape Ensure that your security settings allow the download and execution of ActiveX controls NOTE The IE default security setting of Medium is sufficient 3 In the URL text field of your Web browser enter the IP address you assigned earlier in Step Il 7 A Raritan Remote Client Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edt View Favorites Tools Help El Address http 192 168 0 192 z Go Raritan Remote Client w Raritan Remote Client loading 4 Raritan Remote Client RRC the applet used to access and control servers connected to Dominion KX will automatically launch and display all Dominion KX units located on the same network subnet If your Dominion KX unit is not automatically detected select Connection gt New Profile in the menu bar to create a new entry 5 Double click on the entry corresponding to your Dominion KX and lo
11. order to enable remote access to Dominion KX your network and firewall must allow communication on TCP Port 5000 Alternatively Dominion KX can also be configured to use a different TCP port of your own designation see User Manual Optional If you wish to access Dominion KX via web browser your firewall must also allow access to TCP Port 443 Standard HTTPS You may also wish to allow access to TCP Port 80 Standard HTTP for additional convenience Dominion KX will forward all HTTP requests to HTTPS allowing end users to securely use either http or https as a URL Windows XP Windows 2003 Disable Enhanced pointer precision and set the mouse motion speed exactly to the middle speed setting These options are located in Control Panel gt Mouse gt Pointer Options Disable transition effects in Control Panel gt Display gt Appearance gt Effects Windows 2000 ME Set mouse pointer acceleration to None and the mouse motion speed exactly to the middle speed setting Disable transition effects in Control Panel gt Display gt Effects Buttons Pointers Motion Hardware Speed Adjust how fast your pointer moves Slow T SEs ea tes Bema ae Fast Acceleration Adjust how much your pointer accelerates as S you move tt faster None Low Medium High Windows 95 98 NT Set mouse motion speed to the slowest setting in Control Panel gt Mouse gt Motion Disable window me
12. rnet redundancy use a straight through Ethernet cable to connect the LAN2 port to another network switch or router Should the Ethernet connectivity on LAN1 become unavailable Dominion KX will failover to this port with the same TCP IP settings at all other times this port will be disabled 4 Attach a keyboard and mouse either PS 2 or USB and a multi sync monitor to the corresponding ports in the back of Dominion KX marked Local User This Local User Console is used to access servers directly from the rack 5 Connect one end of a standard straight through UTP cable Cat5 5e 6 to an unoccupied server port connect the other end to the RJ45 ports on a Dominion KX Computer Interface Module DCIM PS2 PS 2 ports DCIM USB USB ports DCIM SUSB USB ports for Sun servers or DCIM SUN Sun ports with HD15 video 6 Connect the remaining ports on the Computer Interface Module CIM to the corresponding KVM ports of a server that you wish to manage using Dominion KX 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for to connect all servers that you wish to manage using Dominion KX 8 Power ON Dominion KX by moving the rocker AC power switch to the ON position VI Remotely Access and Control Connected Servers Familiarize yourself with the features of Raritan Remote Client RRC After logging on to your unit with the default username password admin raritan use the RRC Navigator found on the left hand side of the RRC window to select a
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