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  • Page 1

    Dominion KX 1.4 Frequently asked questions 1/9 Dominion ® KX 1.4 Questions Answers General Questions What is Dominion KX? Dominion KX is a digita l KVM (keyboard / video / mouse) switch that enables IT administrators to access and control 16, 32 or 64 servers over the network with BIOS-level functionality. Dominion KX is completely hardware and OS[...]

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    Dominion KX 1.4 Frequently asked questions 2/9 Questions Answers Can two people look at the same server at the same time? Yes, actually up to eight people can look at the same serve r at the same time. Can two people access the same server, one remotely and one from the local port? Yes, the local port is completely independent of the re mote “po [...]

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    Dominion KX 1.4 Frequently asked questions 3/9 Questions Answers My modem connection dropped and I got the error message “There was an unexpected communications error – connection terminated” – what should I do? This might happen based the frequency with whi ch you try to connect via modem. Reboot the KX unit and modem, and for future conne[...]

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    Dominion KX 1.4 Frequently asked questions 4/9 Questions Answers Can Dominion KX be used over the WAN (I nternet), or just over the corporate LAN? Yes. Whether via a fast corporat e LAN, the less predictable WAN (Internet), a cable modem, or dial-up modem, Domi ni on KX’s KVM Over IP technology can accommodate your co nne ction. Raritan’s IP-Re[...]

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    Dominion KX 1.4 Frequently asked questions 5/9 Servers Does Dominion KX depend on a Windows server to operate? Absolutely not. Because you depend on your KVM infrastructure to always be available in any scena rio wha tsoever (as you will likely need to use your KVM infrastructure to fi x problems), Dominion KX is designed to be completely independe[...]

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    Dominion KX 1.4 Frequently asked questions 6/9 Some operating systems “lock up” if you disconnect a keyboa rd or mous e during operation. What prevents servers connected to Dominion KX from “locking up” when users switch awa y from them? Each Dominion computer interface module (DCIM) d ongle a cts as a virtual keyboard and mouse to the serv[...]

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    Dominion KX 1.4 Frequently asked questions 7/9 If I use the local port to change the name of a connected server, does this change propagate to remot e access clients as well? Does it propagate to the optional CommandCenter appli an ce? Yes. The local port presentation is identical an d completely in sync with remote access clients, as well a s Rari[...]

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    Dominion KX 1.4 Frequently asked questions 8/9 Can I connect an existing analog KVM switch to Dominion KX? Yes. You can connect your analog KVM swit ch to o ne of Dominion KX’s server ports. Simply use a PS/2 Comput er Interface Module (CIM), and attach it to the user ports of your existing analog KVM switch. Please note that analog KVM switches [...]

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    Dominion KX 1.4 Frequently asked questions 9/9 Manageability Can Dominion KX be remotely managed and configured via web browser? Yes. Dominion KX can be completely co nfigured remotely via Web browser. Note that this does require that your workstation have an appropriate Java Runtime Environment J.R.E version installed. Besides the initial setting [...]