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Dominion KX III
Administrators Guide
Release 3.5.0
Copyright © 2018 Raritan, Inc.
DKX3A-v3.5.0-0I-E
January 2018
255-62-0002-00

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  • Page 1 Dominion KX III Administrators Guide Release 3.5.0 Copyright © 2018 Raritan, Inc. DKX3A-v3.5.0-0I-E January 2018 255-62-0002-00...
  • Page 2 Raritan, Inc. © Copyright 2018 Raritan, Inc. All third-party software and hardware mentioned in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of and are the property of their respective holders.
  • Page 3 Welcome Contents Dominion KX III Release 3.5.0 Administrators Guide What's New in KX III Release 3.5.0 Implementing RADIUS Remote Authentication • Test your RADIUS connection: (on page 82) Encryption and Share PC Share Timeout setting: (on page 195) • Enabling TLS Protocols (on page 199) •...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Welcome Chapter 1 Introduction Overview ............................... 1 Package Contents ..........................2 KX III Device Photos and Features ...................... 2 Hardware ........................... 2 Software ............................. 3 Dominion KX3-832 ........................5 Dominion KX3-864 ........................6 Supported Number of Ports and Remote Users per Model ........... 7 KX III Remote/Local Console Interfaces and User Station ..............
  • Page 5 Contents KX III Local Console Interface ......................30 Chapter 4 KX III Administrator Help Overview ............................. 31 KX III Installation and Configuration ....................32 Rack Mounting ......................... 32 Factory Default Login Information ..................33 Step 1: Configuring Network Firewall Settings ..............34 Step 2: Configuring KVM Target Servers ................
  • Page 6 Example Dual Port Video Group Configuration ..............239 Dual Port Video Configuration Steps ..................240 Raritan Client Navigation when Using Dual Video Port Groups ......... 243 Direct Port Access and Dual Port Video Groups ..............244 Dual Port Video Groups Displayed on the Ports Page............244 Chapter 5 Virtual Media Overview ............................
  • Page 7 Contents Remote PC VM Prerequisites ....................246 Target Server VM Prerequisites ................... 246 CIMs Required for Virtual Media ..................246 Mounting Local Drives ........................247 Notes on Mounting Local Drives ..................247 Supported Tasks Via Virtual Media ....................247 Supported Virtual Media Types ....................... 248 Conditions when Read/Write is Not Available ..............
  • Page 8 Contents Connect to Virtual Media ....................... 290 Smart Cards........................... 291 Digital Audio .......................... 293 Power Control Using VKC, VKCS, and AKC ................302 Version Information - Virtual KVM Client................302 Active KVM Client (AKC) Help ......................303 Overview ..........................303 Recommended Minimum Active KVM Client (AKC) Requirements ........
  • Page 9 Contents Chapter 9 Dominion KX III User Station Overview ............................363 User Station Photo and Features ....................364 Operating the User Station ......................364 Chapter 10 Mobile KVM Client (MKC) Help Remotely Access Targets Using a Mobile Device ................366 Connect to a Target Using the Mobile KVM Client .................
  • Page 10 Contents Chapter 12 KX III Local Console Overview ............................387 Accessing a Target Server ....................... 387 Local Console Video Resolution Behavior ..................388 Simultaneous Users ........................388 Local Port Hot Keys and Connect Keys ..................388 Return to the Local Console from a Target Device - Default Hot Key ....... 389 Local Port Auto-Sense (Video Refresh) - Default Hot Key ..........
  • Page 11 Contents Setting the Registry to Permit Write Operations to the Schema ..........412 Creating a New Attribute ......................... 412 Adding Attributes to the Class ......................413 Updating the Schema Cache ......................415 Editing rciusergroup Attributes for User Members ............... 415 Appendix D Specifications Hardware ............................
  • Page 12 Contents IPv6 Support Notes .......................... 448 Operating System IPv6 Support Notes ................. 448 AKC Download Server Certification Validation IPv6 Support Notes ........448 Dual Stack Login Performance Issues ................... 449 CIM Notes ............................449 Windows 3-Button Mouse on Linux Targets ................ 449 Windows 2000 Composite USB Device Behavior for Virtual Media ........
  • Page 13 Contents Moving Between Ports on a Device ..................464 Browser Notes ..........................464 Resolving Issues with Firefox Freezing when Using Fedora ..........464 Appendix F Frequently Asked Questions General FAQs ........................... 465 Remote Access ..........................468 Universal Virtual Media ........................471 Bandwidth and KVM-over-IP Performance ..................

  • Page 15: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The Dominion KX III is an enterprise-class, secure, KVM-over-IP switch that provides multiple users with remote BIOS-level control of 8 to 64 servers. KX III comes with standard features such as DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort digital and analog video, audio, virtual media, smart card/CAC, blade server support, and mobile access.

  • Page 16: Package Contents

    Chapter 1: Introduction Package Contents Each KX III ships as a fully-configured stand-alone product in a standard 1U (2U for KX3-864) 19" rackmount chassis. Each KX III device ships with the following contents: • 1 - KX III device 1 - KX III Quick Setup Guide •...

  • Page 17: Software

    Chapter 1: Introduction • Remote access and power management from an iPhone or iPad ® ® Support for tiering in which a base KX III device is used to access • multiple other tiered devices Multiple user capacity (1/2/4/8 remote users; 1 local user) •...
  • Page 18 • CC Unmanage feature to remove device from CC-SG control Support of Raritan PDUs • Support for remote IP access from the new Dominion KX III User • Station Support for access to serial targets using the Dominion Serial •...

  • Page 19: Dominion Kx3-832

    Chapter 1: Introduction Dominion KX3-832 KX3-832 Photos KX3-832 Features Diagram key Dual Power AC 100V/240V Dual 10/100/1000 Ethernet access Local USB ports DVI-D port...

  • Page 20: Dominion Kx3-864

    Chapter 1: Introduction Diagram key 32 KVM ports for UTP Cabling (Cat5/5e/6) Tier port for tiering devices Modem port for external modems Dominion KX3-864 KX3-864 Photos KX3-864 Features Diagram key Dual Power AC 100V/240V...

  • Page 21: Supported Number Of Ports And Remote Users Per Model

    Chapter 1: Introduction Diagram key Dual 10/100/1000 Ethernet access Local USB ports DVI-D port 64 KVM ports for UTP Cabling (Cat5/5e/6) Tier port for optional tiering devices Modem port for optional external modems Supported Number of Ports and Remote Users per Model Model Ports Remote users...

  • Page 22: Kx Iii Remote/Local Console Interfaces And User Station

    " on page 223) and Interface (on page 30), respectively. The Dominion User Station provides an alternative interface for IP Dominion KX III User Station access to the KX III's target servers. See (on page 362). KX III KVM Client Applications KX III works with - Active KVM Client (AKC) - Default client, Windows only.

  • Page 23: Kx Iii Online Help

    Online help is accompanied by the KX III Quick Setup Guide, which is included with your KX III and can be found on the Support page of Raritan's website http://www.raritan.com/support/firmware-and-documentation The Support page also contains a PDF version of the end user help sections of online help, and a PDF containing the KX III administrator help sections.

  • Page 24: Chapter 2 Get Started Using Kx

    Install and Configure KX III If you have not already done so, install and configure KX III. See the KX III Quick Setup Guide that came with the KX III device or Raritan Support website download it from the http://www.raritan.com/support...

  • Page 25: Security Warnings And Validation Messages

    1.7 or 1.8 prompts you to validate KX III, ™ and to allow access to the application. Raritan recommends installing an SSL certificate in each KX III device in order to reduce Java warnings, and enhance security. SSL Certificates SSL and TLS Certificates (see "...

  • Page 26: Additional Security Warnings

    Chapter 2: Get Started Using KX III Additional Security Warnings Even after an SSL certificate is installed in the KX III, depending on your browser and security settings, additional security warnings may be displayed when you log in to KX III. It is necessary to accept these warnings to launch the KX III Remote Console.
  • Page 27 Chapter 2: Get Started Using KX III 1. Open an IE browser, then log in to KX III. 2. Click More Information on the first Java security warning. ™ 3. Click View Certificate Details on the More Information dialog. You are prompted to install the certificate.

  • Page 28: Example 2: Add The Kx Iii To Trusted Sites And Import The Certificate

    Chapter 2: Get Started Using KX III Example 2: Add the KX III to Trusted Sites and Import the Certificate In this example, the KX III's URL is added as a Trusted Site, and the Self Signed Certificate is added as part of the process. 1.
  • Page 29 Chapter 2: Get Started Using KX III Next, import the Certificate. 1. Open an IE browser, then log in to KX III. 2. Click More Information on the first Java security warning. ™ 3. Click View Certificate Details on the More Information dialog. You are prompted to install the certificate.

  • Page 30: Converting A Binary Certificate To A Base64-Encoded Der Certificate (Optional)

    Chapter 2: Get Started Using KX III Converting a Binary Certificate to a Base64-Encoded DER Certificate (Optional) KX III requires an SSL certificate in either Base64-Encoded DER format or PEM format. If you are using an SSL certificate in binary format, you cannot install it. However, you can convert your binary SSL certificate.
  • Page 31 Chapter 2: Get Started Using KX III 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 KX III.

  • Page 32: Logging In To Kx Iii

    Chapter 2: Get Started Using KX III Logging In to KX III Log in to your KX III Remote Console from any workstation with network connectivity. Java 1.7 is required to use the Java-based Virtual KVM ™ Client (VKC). Java 1.8.0_40 is required to use the VKCS. Alternatively, Microsoft .NET 4.0 (or later) is required to use KX III with the Microsoft ®...

  • Page 33: Chapter 3 Kx Iii Interface And Navigation

    Access targets from either the Remote or Local console from one of the supported KVM clients. If you have the Dominion User Station, you can also use it to access Dominion KX III User Station targets. See (on page 362).

  • Page 34: Kx Iii Remote Console Interface

    Chapter 3: KX III Interface and Navigation KX III Remote Console Interface The KX III Remote Console is a browser-based graphical user interface that allows you to log in to KVM target servers and serial targets connected to the KX III and to remotely administer the KX III. The KX III Remote Console provides a digital connection to your connected KVM target servers.

  • Page 35: Port Access Page (Remote Console Display)

    Chapter 3: KX III Interface and Navigation Port Access Page (Remote Console Display) After a successful login, the Port Access page opens listing all ports along with their status and availability. Ports connected to KVM target servers (blades and standard servers) are displayed in blue.
  • Page 36 Chapter 3: KX III Interface and Navigation Blade Chassis - Port Access Page The blade chassis is displayed in an expandable, hierarchical list on the Port Access page, with the blade chassis at the root of the hierarchy and the individual blades labeled and displayed below the root. Use the Expand Arrow icon next to the root chassis to display the individual blades.
  • Page 37 Chapter 3: KX III Interface and Navigation View by Group Tab The View by Group tab displays blade chassis, 'standard' port groups, and dual video port groups. Click the Expand Arrow icon next to a group to view the ports assigned to the port group. View by Search Tab The View by Search tab allows you to search by port name.

  • Page 38: Port Action Menu

    Chapter 3: KX III Interface and Navigation Set Scan Tab The port scanning feature is accessed from the Set Scan tab on the Port Access page. The feature allows you to define a set of targets to be scanned. Thumbnail views of the scanned targets are also available. Select a thumbnail to open that target in its Virtual KVM Client window.
  • Page 39 Chapter 3: KX III Interface and Navigation Note: This option is not available from the KX III Remote Console for an available port if all connections are busy. Switch From Switch From - Switches from an existing connection to the selected •...
  • Page 40 Chapter 3: KX III Interface and Navigation Note: This menu item is not available on the KX III Local Console. The only way to disconnect from the switched target in the Local Console is to use the hot key. Power On •...

  • Page 41: Dkx3-808 Fast Switching

    Chapter 3: KX III Interface and Navigation Power Cycle Power Cycle - Power cycles the target server through the associated • outlets This option is visible only when there are one or more power associations to the target, and when the user has permission to operate this service.

  • Page 42: Left Panel

    Chapter 3: KX III Interface and Navigation Left Panel The left panel of the KX III interface contains the following information. Note that some information is conditional - meaning it is displayed based on your role, features being used and so on. Conditional information is noted here.
  • Page 43 Chapter 3: KX III Interface and Navigation Information Description When displayed? Network The name assigned to the Always current network PowerIn1 Status of the power 1 Always outlet connection. Either on or off, or Auto-detect PowerIn2 Status of the power 2 Always outlet connection.

  • Page 44: Kx Iii Local Console Interface

    Chapter 3: KX III Interface and Navigation KX III Local Console Interface There are many similarities among the KX III Local Console and the KX III Remote Console graphical user interfaces. Where there are differences, they are noted in the help. KX III Local Console For details on using the Local Console see (on page...

  • Page 45: Chapter 4 Kx Iii Administrator Help

    Chapter 4 KX III Administrator Help In This Chapter Overview ...................... 31 KX III Installation and Configuration ............32 Rack PDU (Power Strip) Outlet Control ............. 53 USB Profiles ....................55 User Management ..................63 Device Management ..................89 Security Management ................189 Maintenance ....................

  • Page 46: Kx Iii Installation And Configuration

    KX III Installation and Configuration See the KX III Quick Setup Guide that came with your device or download it from Raritan's Support website for a quick reference to the basic, bear minimum setup steps. Additional information and optional steps included here but not in the...

  • Page 47: Factory Default Login Information

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 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. 2.

  • Page 48: Step 1: Configuring Network Firewall Settings

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help • Password = raritan All lowercase. • IP address = 192.168.0.192 Important: For backup and business continuity purposes, it is strongly recommended you create a backup administrator username and password, and keep that information in a secure location.
  • Page 49 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Mouse Settings Raritan recommends using Absolute Mouse Synchronization to minimize Additional Supported Mouse mouse settings on target servers. Settings (on page 35). In this mode, absolute coordinates are used to keep the client and target cursors in synch, even when the target mouse is set to a different acceleration or speed.
  • Page 50 If you do not set this profile, the mouse does synch in OS X. To do this, do one of the following: 1. Connect to the Mac target from the Raritan KVM Client. 2. Select USB Profile > Other Profiles > Mac OS-X (10.4.9 and later).

  • Page 51: Step 3: Connecting The Equipment

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 6. Click on 'Mac OS-X (10.4.9) and later' in the Selected box. This automatically adds it to the Preferred Profile drop-down. 7. Select 'Mac OS-X (10.4.9) and later' from the Preferred Profile drop-down, then check the checkbox under 'Set Active Profile As Preferred Profile'.
  • Page 52 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help A: AC Power 1. Use the power cords that came with KX III. Use both cords with AC power outlets for dual-power failover protection. Optional For details on enabling power supply autodetection from the Remote Console, see Specify Power Supply Autodetection in online help.
  • Page 53 A single link DVI cable is used to connect to a local DVI monitor or keyboard tray (not included with the KX III). Connect to the DVI port on Raritan's T1700-LED or T1900-LED keyboard tray. Use a required DVI-D to VGA converter to connect to VGA monitors.

  • Page 54: Step 4: Configuring The Kx Iii

    The first time you start the KX III device, you are required to change the default password. 1. Once the unit has booted, enter the default username admin and password raritan. 2. Click Login. 3. Enter the old password raritan, then enter and reenter a new password.
  • Page 55 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 4. Passwords can be up to 64 characters in length consisting of English alphanumeric characters and special characters. 5. Click Apply. 6. Click OK on the Confirmation page. Assign the KX III a Device Name Open the Device Network Settings page in the KX III Remote client 1.
  • Page 56 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 6. Enter the IPv4 Subnet Mask. The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 7. The LAN1 settings are applied to LAN2 if failover occurs. 8. Complete the IPv6 sections, if applicable. 9. Select the IP Auto Configuration. None is selected, you must manually specify - ...
  • Page 57 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Zone ID - Identifies the device the address is associated with.  Read-Only 10. Next, select "Use the Following DNS Server Addresses" and enter the Primary DNS Server IP Address and Secondary DNS Server IP Address.
  • Page 58 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 5. Enter the IP address you want to use to connect to the KX III LAN1. The default IP address is 192.168.0.192. 6. Enter the IPv4 Subnet Mask. The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. None 7.
  • Page 59 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 12. Select "Use the Following DNS Server Addresses" and enter the Primary DNS Server IP Address and Secondary DNS Server IP Address. The secondary addresse is used if the primary DNS server connection is lost due to an outage. Note: "Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically"...
  • Page 60 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Specify Power Supply Autodetection KX III provides dual power supplies. When both power supplies are used, KX III 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.
  • Page 61 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Select the Powerln2 Auto Detect option if you are plugging power  input into power supply number two. (The right-most power supply at the back of the device when you are facing rear of the device.) Click OK.
  • Page 62 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Synchronize the date and time with a Network Time Protocol (NTP) • server. 1. Choose Device Settings > Date/Time to open the Date/Time Settings page. 2. Choose your time zone from the Time Zone drop-down list. 3.

  • Page 63: Step 5: Launching The Kx Iii Remote Console

    4. Accept the user agreement (if applicable). 5. If security warnings appear, click to accept. Tip: If you have a Dominion KX III User Station, you can use it to remotely access the KX III target servers. See Dominion KX III User Station...
  • Page 64 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Access and Control Target Servers Remotely The KX III Port Access page provides a list of all KX III ports. The page also lists all of the target servers connected to the KX III along with their status and availability.

  • Page 65: Step 6: Configuring The Keyboard Language (Optional)

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help DKX3-808 Fast Switching DKX3-808 maintains the video connections to the servers, enabling faster connections to servers and faster switching between channels. Some Video Settings do not apply to DKX3-808 targets: Automatic Color Calibration • Video Sensing: Best possible video mode/Quick sense video mode •...

  • Page 66: Step 7: Create And Install An Ssl Certificate

    The DCIM-SUSB performs a reset (power cycle). Verify that the characters are correct. Step 7: Create and Install an SSL Certificate Raritan strongly recommends you install your own SSL Certificate in each KX III device. This security best practice reduces the number of Java warning ™...

  • Page 67: Rack Pdu (Power Strip) Outlet Control

    Rack PDU (Power Strip) Outlet Control Overview You can control Raritan PX and RPC series rack PDU (power strip) outlets connected to the KX III through a D2CIM-PWR. Once connected to the KX III, the rack PDU and its outlets are controlled from the Powerstrip page, which is accessed by clicking on the Power menu at the top of the page.

  • Page 68: Turning Outlets On/Off And Cycling Power

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Association - The ports associated with the outlet  If you have privileges, you can also control power from HKC, AKC, VKC, Remote Power Management via VKCs, and the Admin client. See Virtual KVM Client (VKC) or Active KVM Client (AKC) Power (see "...

  • Page 69: Usb Profiles

    To change settings in the BIOS menu or boot from a virtual media drive, depending on the target server model, a BIOS profile may be more appropriate. Should none of the standard USB profiles provided by Raritan work with a given KVM target, please contact Raritan Technical Support for assistance.

  • Page 70: Cim Compatibility

    The current release of the KX III comes with the selection of USB profiles described in the following table. New profiles are included with each firmware upgrade provided by Raritan. As new profiles are added, they will be documented in the help.
  • Page 71 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help USB profile Description BIOS Dell Optiplex 790 Use this profile for Dell Optiplex 790 when using Keyboard Keyboard Only Macros during BIOS operations. Only keyboard is enabled with this profile. Restrictions:  Mouse is disabled. ...
  • Page 72 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help USB profile Description BIOS Generic BIOS Generic Use this profile when Generic OS profile does not work on the BIOS. WARNING: USB enumeration will trigger whenever virtual media is connected or disconnected. Restrictions:  USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s) ...
  • Page 73 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help USB profile Description BIOS Lenovo ThinkPad T61 & BIOS Lenovo ThinkPad T61 and X61 (boot from virtual media) Use this profile to boot the T61 and X61 series laptops from virtual media. Restrictions:  USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s) Generic The generic USB profile resembles the behavior of the original KX3 release.
  • Page 74 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help USB profile Description Mouse Modes when Using the If you use this USB profile, see Mac Boot Menu (on page 62) for information mouse modes when using the Mac Boot Menu MAC OS X 10.4.9 (and later) Mac OS X version 10.4.9 (and later) ®...
  • Page 75 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help USB profile Description media is connected or disconnected. Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Profile 2  Keyboard and Mouse (Type 2) first  Mass Storage  USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)  Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously WARNING: USB enumeration will trigger whenever virtual media is connected or disconnected.

  • Page 76: Selecting Profiles For A Kvm Port

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Mouse Modes when Using the Mac Boot Menu When working with the "BIOS Mac" USB profile, to use the mouse in the Mac Boot Menu, you must use Single Mouse mode since Absolute Mouse Mode is not supported in the BIOS.

  • Page 77: User Management

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help User Management User Groups The KX III stores an internal list of all user profiles and user groups to determine access authorization and permissions. This information is stored internally in an encrypted format. All users must be authenticated to access KX III. KX III can be configured to authenticate users locally and/or remotely using LDAP/LDAPS or RADIUS.
  • Page 78 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help User Group List User groups are used with local and remote authentication (via RADIUS or LDAP/LDAPS). It is a good idea to define user groups before creating individual users since, when you add a user, you must assign that user to an existing user group.
  • Page 79 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Adding a New User Group To add a new user group: 1. Select User Management > Add New User Group or click Add on the User Group List page. 2. Type a descriptive name for the new user group into the Group Name field (up to 64 characters).
  • Page 80 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 6. Click OK. Setting Permissions Important: Selecting the User Management checkbox allows the members of the group to change the permissions of all users, including their own. Carefully consider granting these permissions. Permission Description Device Access Allows users and user groups with this While Under...
  • Page 81 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Permission Description authentication is performed based on KX III authentication settings.  Note: The Admin user group has all permissions by default. Device Settings Network settings, date/time settings, port configuration (channel names, power associations), event management (SNMP, Syslog), virtual media file server setups.
  • Page 82 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Setting Port Permissions For each server port, you can specify the access type the group has, as well as the type of port access to the virtual media and the power control. Please note that the default setting for all permissions is Deny. Port access option Description...
  • Page 83 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Power control access option Description Deny Deny power control to the target server Access Full permission to power control on a target server For blade chassis, the port access permission will control access to the URLs that have been configured for that blade chassis.
  • Page 84 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Use the IP ACL section of the Group page to add, insert, replace, and delete IP access control rules on a group-level basis. To add (append) rules: 1. Type the starting IP address in the Starting IP field. 2.
  • Page 85 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 3. When prompted to confirm the 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 communication at all.

  • Page 86: Users

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Users Users must be granted user names and passwords to gain access to the KX III. This information is used to authenticate users attempting to access your KX III. Up to 254 users can be created for each user group. If you are using a tiered configuration in which a base KX III device is used to access multiple other tiered devices, users will need permission to access the base device and permissions to access each individual...
  • Page 87 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help View the KX III Users List The User List page displays a list of all users including their user name, full name, and user group. The list can be sorted on any of the columns by clicking on the column name.
  • Page 88 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help • Username - username for user logins and target connections • Access From - IP address of client PC accessing the KX III • Status - current Active or Inactive status of the connection To view users by port: •...
  • Page 89 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Logging Users Off the KX III (Force Logoff) If you are an administrator, you are able to log off any authenticated user who is logged on to the KX III. Users can also be disconnected at the port Disconnecting Users from Ports level.

  • Page 90: Authentication Settings

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Authentication Settings Authentication is the process of verifying that a user is who he says he is. Once a user is authenticated, the user's group is used to determine his system and port permissions. The user's assigned privileges determine what type of access is allowed.
  • Page 91 LDAP database you want to begin searching for user information. Up to 64 characters can be used. An example base search value might be: cn=Users,dc=raritan,dc=com. Consult your authentication server administrator for the appropriate values to enter into these fields.
  • Page 92 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 9. Enter the Distinguished Name of the Administrative User in the DN of Administrative User field (up to 64 characters). Complete this field if your LDAP server only allows administrators to search user information using the Administrative User role. Consult your authentication server administrator for the appropriate values to type into this field.
  • Page 93 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 11. For an encrypted connection, select the Enable Secure LDAP checkbox to use SSL, or select the Enable StartTLS checkbox to use StartTLS. Both options enable the Enable LDAPS Server Certificate Validation checkbox. For an unsecured connection, do not enable Secure LDAP or ...
  • Page 94 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 13. If needed, upload the Root CA Certificate File. This field is enabled for secured connections only. Consult your authentication server administrator to get the CA certificate file in Base64 encoded X-509 format for the LDAP/LDAPS server. Use Browse to navigate to the certificate file.
  • Page 95 KX III policies and user group privileges that are applied locally to AD user groups. IMPORTANT: If you are an existing Raritan, Inc. customer, and have already configured the Active Directory server by changing the AD schema, the KX III still supports this configuration and you do not need to perform the following operations.
  • Page 96 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Important Notes • Group Name is case sensitive. The KX III provides the following default groups that cannot be • changed or deleted: Admin and <Unknown>. Verify that your Active Directory server does not use the same group names. If the group information returned from the Active Directory server •...
  • Page 97 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 9. The default number of retries is 3 Retries. This is the number of times the KX III will send an authentication request to the RADIUS server. 10. Choose the Global Authentication Type from among the options in the drop-down list: PAP - With PAP, passwords are sent as plain text.
  • Page 98 Dictionary Type: RADIUS-IETF  RADIUS Attribute: Filter-ID  Attribute Type: String  Attribute Value: Raritan:G{KVM_Admin} (where KVM_Admin is  group name created locally on Dominion KVM Switch). Case sensitive. Configure Session Conditions (Date and Time) (Required) - Policy • Elements > Session Conditions > Date and Time Configure/create the Network Access Authorization Policy (Required) •...
  • Page 99 Your remote RADIUS server can provide these user group names by returning an attribute, implemented as a RADIUS FILTER-ID. The GROUP_NAME FILTER-ID should be formatted as follows: Raritan:G{ GROUP_NAME where is a string denoting the name of the group to which the user belongs.
  • Page 100 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Attribute Data Log out Accounting-Request(4) Acct-Status (40) Stop(2) - Stops the accounting NAS-Port-Type (61) VIRTUAL (5) for network connections. NAS-Port (5) Always 0. NAS-IP-Address (4) The IP address for the KX III. User-Name (1) The user name entered at the login screen.
  • Page 101 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help User Authentication Process Remote authentication follows the process specified in the flowchart below:...

  • Page 102: Changing A Password

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Changing a Password To change your KX III password: 1. Choose User Management > Change Password. The Change Password page opens. 2. Type your current password in the Old Password field. 3. Type a new password in the New Password field. Retype the new password in the Confirm New Password field.

  • Page 103: Device Management

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Device Management Network Settings Choose Failover or Isolation Mode Configure KX III for Dual LAN Failover Mode (on page 41) Configure KX III for Dual LAN Isolation Mode (on page 43) Configure KX III for Dual LAN Failover Mode LAN1 and LAN2 share the same IP address to support automatic failover.
  • Page 104 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 7. The LAN1 settings are applied to LAN2 if failover occurs. 8. Complete the IPv6 sections, if applicable. 9. Select the IP Auto Configuration. None is selected, you must manually specify -  Global/Unique IP Address - this is the IP address assigned to KX III.
  • Page 105 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 10. Next, select "Use the Following DNS Server Addresses" and enter the Primary DNS Server IP Address and Secondary DNS Server IP Address. The secondary address is used if the primary DNS server connection is lost due to an outage. Note: "Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically"...
  • Page 106 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 6. Enter the IPv4 Subnet Mask. The default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. None 7. In the LAN2 IPv4 section, set the IP Auto Configuration to 8. Enter the IP address you want to use to connect to the KX III LAN2. 9.
  • Page 107 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 12. Select "Use the Following DNS Server Addresses" and enter the Primary DNS Server IP Address and Secondary DNS Server IP Address. The secondary addresse is used if the primary DNS server connection is lost due to an outage. Note: "Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically"...
  • Page 108 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help "Use the Following DNS Server Addresses"  a. Select "Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically" if DHCP is selected. The DNS information is then provided by the DHCP server that is used. When finished, click OK. Your KX III device is now network accessible.

  • Page 109: View And Edit Lan Interface Settings

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help View and Edit LAN Interface Settings Choose Device Settings > Network to open the Network Settings page. The LAN Interface Settings are in the right column. The current LAN and LAN2 parameter settings are identified.
  • Page 110 (on page 41). Note: Because a failover port is not activated until after a failover has actually occurred, Raritan recommends that you do not monitor the port or only monitor the port after a failover occurs. Click OK to apply the setting.

  • Page 111: Reset Network Settings To Factory Defaults

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Change the Bandwidth Limit, if needed. The default is No Limit. This sets the maximum amount of bandwidth that can be consumed by the KX III device (for all sessions). Note: Lower bandwidth may result in slower performance. Click OK to apply the setting.

  • Page 112: Configuring Ports

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 2. Click "Reset to Defaults" at the bottom of the page. Configuring Ports Access the Port Configuration Page To access a port configuration: 1. Choose Device Settings > Port Configuration. The Port Configuration Page opens. This page is initially displayed in port number order, but can be sorted on any of the fields by clicking on the column heading.
  • Page 113 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help For rack PDUs, the Port page for rack PDUs (power strips) is  opened. From this page, you can name the rack PDUs and their outlets. Port Configuration Page The Port Configuration page displays a list of the KX III ports. When a port's status is down, Not Available is displayed as its status.
  • Page 114 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Port Name If a KX III port has no CIM connected or is connected to a CIM with no name, a default port name of Dominion_KX3_Port# is assigned to the port. Dominion_KX3 is the device model and Port# is the number of the KX III physical port.
  • Page 115 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Port Type Port type includes: DCIM - Dominion CIM • • TierDevice - Tiered device Not Available - No CIM connected • DVM-DP - Display Port CIM • • DVM-HDMI - HDMI CIM DVM-DVI - DVI CIM •...
  • Page 116 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 6. Click OK. Configuring KVM Switches The KX III also supports use of hot key sequences to switch between targets on a KVM switch. KVM switching is supported by blade chassis and in tiered configurations. Important: For user groups to see the KVM switch that you create, you must first create the switch and then create the group.
  • Page 117 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 7. In the KVM Switch Name field, enter the name you want to use to refer to this port connection. 8. Activate the targets that the KVM switch hot key sequence will be applied to. Indicate that the KVM switch ports have targets attached by selecting ‘Active’...
  • Page 118 Password Field - Enter the password parameter that will be password used in the URL. For example =raritan, where password is the password field. 10. Click OK. To change the active status/deactivate a KVM switch port or URL: 1.
  • Page 119 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Configure the CIM Settings (on page 105)  Configure the CIM Power Associations (on page 105)  Configure the CIM Target Settings (on page 105)  Apply Selected Profiles to Other CIMs (on page 106) ...
  • Page 120 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 3. For digital CIMs, to set the target's video resolution to match your monitor's native display resolution, select the resolution from the Display Native Resolution drop-down. For a complete list of supported video resolutions from the remote KX III Supported Local Port DVI Resolutions console, see (on page...
  • Page 121 KX III allows you to connect rack PDUs (power strips) to KX III ports. KX III rack PDU configuration is done from the KX III Port Configuration page. Note: Raritan recommends no more than eight (8) rack PDUs (power strips) be connected to a KX III at once since performance may be affected.
  • Page 122 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 5. Power on the device. Diagram key PX rack PDU with serial port D2CIM-PWR KX III D2CIM-PWR to rack PDU serial port connection D2CIM-PWR to KX III target device port via Cat5 cable...
  • Page 123 Note: PX rack PDUs (power strips) can be named in the PX as well as in the KX III. Once a Raritan remote rack PDU is connected to the KX III, it will appear on the Port Configuration page. Click on the power port name on that page to access it.
  • Page 124 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 3. Click OK.
  • Page 125 PDU (power strip) 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 rack PDU(s) • • Power CIMs (D2CIM-PWR)
  • Page 126 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 4. Click OK. That rack PDU/outlet association is removed and a confirmation message is displayed. To remove a rack PDU association if the rack PDU has been removed from the target: 1. Click Device Settings > Port Configuration and then click on the active target.
  • Page 127 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 4. Select the Blade Chassis radio button. The page will then display the necessary fields to configure a blade chassis. 5. Select Generic from the Blade Server Chassis Model drop-down. 6. Configure the blade chassis as applicable. Switch Hot Key Sequence - Define the hot key sequence that will ...
  • Page 128 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Port Number - The default port number for the blade chassis is  22. Not applicable. 7. Change the blade chassis name, if needed. 8. Check the Installed checkbox next to each slot that has a blade installed.
  • Page 129 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Password - Enter the password used to access the interface.  Optional Note: Leave the username and password fields blank for DRAC, ILO, and RSA web applications or the connection will fail. a. The Username Field and Password Field, which are both optional, contain the labels that are expected to be associated with the username and password entries.
  • Page 130 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Tips for Adding a Web Browser Interface (on page 130) for  tips on adding a web browser interface. 10. In the Target Settings section, select "640x480 or 720x400 Compensation" if you are experiencing display issues when the target is using this resolution.
  • Page 131 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 14. Select 'Use international keyboard for scan code set 3' if connecting to the target with a DCIM-PS2 and require the use of scan code set 3 with an international keyboard. 15. Click OK to save the configuration. Blade Chassis Configuration Options With the exception of HP and Cisco UCS blade chassis, the generic,...
  • Page 132 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Manual and Auto-Discovery Blade Chassis Configuration Two modes of operation are provided for blade chassis: manual configuration and auto-discovery, depending on the blade chassis capabilities. Configure the mode by selecting Device Services > Port Configuration to open the Port page.
  • Page 133 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Hot Key Sequences to Access Blade Chassis The use of hot key sequences to switch KVM access to a blade chassis is supported. For blade chassis that allow users to select a hot key sequence, those options will be provided on the Port Configuration page.
  • Page 134 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Link to a Blade Chassis Interface - Blade Chassis Managed Links You are able to configure the connection to a blade chassis web browser interface if one is available. Configure links when adding a blade by selecting Device Services > Port Configuration, and entering the link information in the Blade Chassis Managed Links section of the page.
  • Page 135 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Managing Blade Chassis Blade chassis can be managed from the Virtual KVM Client (VKC), Active KVM Client (AKC), and CC-SG. Managing blade severs via VKC and AKC is the same as managing standard target servers. Virtual KVM Client (VKC) Help Virtual KVM Client (VKC and (see "...
  • Page 136 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help To configure a Dell PowerEdge M1000e: 1. If you selected Dell PowerEdge M1000e, auto-discovery is available. ™ Configure the blade chassis as applicable. Prior to configuring a blade chassis that can be auto-discovered, it must be configured to Device enable SSH connections on the designated port number (see Services...
  • Page 137 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Click the Blade Chassis Managed Links icon to expand the section on the page. The first URL link is intended for use to connect to the blade chassis Administration Module GUI. Note: Access to the URL links entered in this section of the page is governed by the blade chassis port permissions.
  • Page 138 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 10. Select the CIMs native, display resolution from the Display Native Resolution drop-down. This is the preferred resolution and timing mode of the digital CIM. Once a resolution is selected, it is applied to the CIM.
  • Page 139 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help a. Active - To activate the link once it is configured, select the Active checkbox. Leave the checkbox deselected to keep the link inactive. Entering information into the link fields and saving can still be done even if Active is not selected. Once Active is selected, the URL field is required.
  • Page 140 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 3. On the Port Configuration page, click on the name of the blade chassis you want to configure. The Port page will open. 4. Select the Blade Chassis radio button. The page will then display the necessary fields to configure a blade chassis.
  • Page 141 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help If operating in Auto-discovery mode, the Installed box will display the slots containing blades during discovery. 5. In the Blade Chassis Managed Links section of the page, you are able to configure the connection to a blade chassis web browser interface if one is available.
  • Page 142 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 6. If applicable, define the USB profile for the blade chassis or select an existing USB profile. Click the USB Profiles Select USB Profiles for Port icon or the Apply Select Profiles to Other Ports icon Configuring USB Profiles expand these sections of the page.
  • Page 143 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help a. Active - To activate the link once it is configured, select the Active checkbox. Leave the checkbox deselected to keep the link inactive. Entering information into the link fields and saving can still be done even if Active is not selected. Once Active is selected, the URL field is required.
  • Page 144 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Tips for Adding a Web Browser Interface You can add a Web Browser Interface to create a connection to a device with an embedded web server. A Web Browser interface can also be used to connect to any web application, such as the web application associated with an RSA, DRAC or ILO Processor card.
  • Page 145 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help HP and Cisco UCS Blade Chassis Configuration (Port Group Management) The KX III supports the aggregation of ports connected to certain types of blades into a group representing the blade chassis. Specifically, Cisco ® UCS, HP BladeServer blades and Dell PowerEdge...
  • Page 146 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 4. Select the Blade Server Group checkbox. If you want to designate that these ports are attached to blades housed in a blade chassis (for example, HP c3000 or Dell PowerEdge 1855), select the Blade Server Group checkbox. Note: This is especially important to CC-SG users who want HP blades to be organized on a chassis basis, although each blade has its own connection to a port on the KX III.
  • Page 147 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Supported Blade Chassis Models This table contains the blade chassis models that are supported by the KX III and the corresponding profiles that should be selected per chassis model when configuring them in the KX III application. A list of these models can be selected on the Port Configuration page from the Blade Server Chassis Model drop-down, which appears when the Blade Chassis radio button is selected.
  • Page 148 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Blade chassis Connection method Recommended CIM(s) • DCIM-PS2 Generic If a D2CIM-VUSB or D2CIM-DVUSB is used when connecting to a blade-chassis configured DCIM-USBG2 • as Generic, you will be able to select the USB profiles from the Port Configuration page and the client's USB Profile menu.
  • Page 149 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Blade chassis Connection method Recommended CIM(s) USB keyboards, USB pointing devices • • VGA monitors with DDC support. Dell Chassis Management Controller, Source: Firmware Version 1.0, User Guide • DCIM-USBG2 BladeSystem The HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable enables you ®...
  • Page 150 Note: Audio is disabled for all KVM switch targets. Required and Recommended Blade Chassis Configurations This table contains information on limitations and constraints that apply to configuring blade chassis to work with the KX III. Raritan recommends that all of the information below is followed.
  • Page 151 M1000e  Exit the iKVM GUI menu before attaching Dell's chassis to a Raritan CIM. iKVM may not work correctly if this is not done.  Configure the iKVM GUI Main menu to select target blades by Slot, not by Name. iKVM may not work correctly if this is not done.
  • Page 152  The SSH port configured on the blade chassis management module and the port number entered on the Port Configuration page must match.  Raritan KX III virtual media is supported only on IBM IBM KX3 Virtual BladeCenter Models H and E. This requires the use of the Media ®...
  • Page 153 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Blade chassis Sample URL format Password: calvin • • Password Field: password URL: https://192.168.60.33/Forms/f_login • Dell 1855 Username: root • • Username Field: TEXT_USER_NAME Password: calvin • Password Field: TEXT_PASSWORD • • http://192.168.84.217/private/welcome.ssi ® BladeCenter ®...
  • Page 154 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 2. Click the Port Name for the KVM port you want to edit. The Port page opens. To select the USB profiles for a KVM port: 1. In the Select USB Profiles for Port section, select one or more USB profiles from the Available list.
  • Page 155 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Configuring KX III Local Port Settings Note: Some changes you make to the settings on the Local Port Settings page restart the browser you are working in. If a browser restart occurs when a setting is changed, it is noted in the steps provided here. To configure the local port settings: Choose Device Settings >...
  • Page 156 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Configure the Local Port Scan Mode Settings 1. If needed, configure the Local Port Scan Mode settings. These settings apply to Scan Settings feature, which is accessed from the Port page. In the "Display Interval (10-255 sec):" field, specify the number of ...
  • Page 157 Local language input is not supported at this time for KX III Local Console functions. Note: If using a Turkish keyboard, you must connect to a target server through the Active KVM Client (AKC). It is not supported by other Raritan clients. Select the Local Port Hotkey 1.
  • Page 158 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Select the Local Port Connect Key Select the Local Port Connect key. Use a connect key sequence to connect to a target and switch to another target without returning to the GUI. Then use the hot key to disconnect and return to the local port GUI Once the local port connect key is created, it will appear in the Navigation panel of the GUI so you can use it as a reference.

  • Page 159: Device Services

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help b. Set the amount of time (in minutes) in which Power Save Mode will be initiated. Select the Local User Authentication 1. Choose the type of local user authentication. Local/LDAP/RADIUS. This is the recommended option. ...
  • Page 160 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 3. Enter the SSH Port information. The standard SSH TCP port number is 22 but the port number can be changed to provide a higher level of security operations. 4. Click OK. HTTP and HTTPS Port Settings You are able to configure HTTP and/or HTTPS ports used by the KX III.
  • Page 161 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Configuring and Enabling Tiering The tiering feature allows you to access KX III targets and PDUs through one base KX III device. Devices can be added and removed from a tiering configuration as needed up to a maximum of two tiered levels. When setting up the devices, you will use specific CIMS for specific configurations.
  • Page 162 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Unsupported and Limited Features on Tiered Targets The following features are not supported on tiered targets: Blade chassis on tiered devices • • Audio on tiered devices Smart cards on tiered devices • Virtual media tiered devices •...
  • Page 163 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Steps KX III Base device KX III Tiered device CIM to connect the target server to KX III the Tiered device. Target server Base device Tier port to Tiered device Tier port connection:  Connect one end of a Cat5/5e/6 cable into a target server port on the KX III Base device.
  • Page 164 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help In the Enable Local Ports section of the page, select Enable Local Port Device Tiering. In the Tier Secret field, enter the same secret word you entered for the base device on the Device Settings page. Click OK. Once devices are enabled and configured, they appear on the Port Access page.
  • Page 165 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Power Control from Tiered Devices You can power on and off targets that are a part of the tiered configuration. These targets are accessed from the Port Access page. If targets and outlets are associated, power control is available from the Port Access page.
  • Page 166 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Username and password are optional. If username and password are not provided, a login dialog will be displayed and, after being authenticated, the user will be directly connected to the target. The port may be a port number or port name. If you are using a port name, the name must be unique or an error is reported.
  • Page 167 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Username and password are optional. If username and password are not provided, a login dialog will be displayed and, after being authenticated, the user will be directly connected to the target. The port may be a port number or port name. If you are using a port name, the name must be unique or an error is reported.
  • Page 168 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Enabling the AKC Download Server Certificate Validation If you are using the AKC client, you can choose to use the Enable AKC Download Server Certificate Validation feature or opt not to use this feature. Note: When operating in IPv4 and IPv6 dual stack mode with 'Enable AKC Download Server Certificate Validation' feature, Microsoft ClickOnce...
  • Page 169 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 2. Launch Internet Explorer using the KX III IP address as the URL. A ® Certificate Error message will be displayed. 3. Select View Certificates. 4. On the General tab, click Install Certificate. The certificate is then installed in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store.
  • Page 170 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Configuring SNMP Agents SNMP-compliant devices, called agents, store data about themselves in Management Information Bases (MIBs) and return this data to the SNMP Viewing the KX III MIB managers. See (on page 176) for information on viewing the KX III MIB.
  • Page 171 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help a. Privacy Passphrase - if applicable, the pass phrase used to access the privacy protocol algorithm (up to 64 characters). 6. Click OK to start the SNMP agent service. Configure SNMP traps on the Event Management - Settings page, which can be quickly accessed by clicking the SNMP Trap Configuration link.
  • Page 172 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Configuring Modem Settings Certified Modems (on page 436) for information on certified modems that work with the KX III. For information on settings that will give you the best performance when Configuring Connection connecting to the KX III via modem, see Properties (on page 262).
  • Page 173 KX III via the modem. Sierra Wireless Software and Firmware Versions Sierra Wireless must have at least ALEOS Software Version 4.4.1.014 Raritan has tested this configuration with the Verizon Wireless MC7750 Radio Module using firmware version 3.05.10.13. Connect the External, Wireless Modem...
  • Page 174 USB Device Mode must be set to "USBNET". • Change Default Username For security reasons, Raritan recommends you change the default Admin account username to a new name before using the Sierra Wireless . Assign User Groups Modem Access Permissions...
  • Page 175 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Following are settings applied in KX III. • Modem Access permission is assigned to a user group on the Group page, and the user is then assigned to the group on the User page. For more information, see User Profiles and Groups.
  • Page 176 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help For modem access through direct port access, you must configure settings in: The KX III remote console • • On the client machine in the Java Control Panel and in your browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer ®...
  • Page 177 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Steps For better modem performance, deselect the “Apply Encryption Mode to KVM and Virtual Media (Forced in FIPS 140-2 Mode)” setting if it is enabled on the Security Settings page (select Security > Security Settings). Optional...
  • Page 178 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Configure the following Java security settings on your client machine. The steps here use a Windows ® machine as an example. Steps Access the Java Control Panel from the Microsoft Windows Control Panel. ® In the Java Control Panel, open to the General tab.
  • Page 179 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Configure the following browser settings on your client machine, depending on the browser you use. Steps For Microsoft Internet Explorer , click Tools > Internet Options. The steps here follow ® Internet Explorer 9. Click on the General tab.
  • Page 180 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Steps For Firefox , click Tools > Options. ® Click on Privacy. Set the History to "Firefox will" to "Remember history". Click OK to apply the settings.
  • Page 181 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Finally, you need to perform the following steps the first time you access each target server via the Virtual KVM Client (VKC) from KX III. Settings only need to be applied once. The first time you attempt to connect to each target via VKC, the connection fails. This is because the session times out when the Java applet is downloaded via direct port access.
  • Page 182 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help User Specified Time - use this option to input the date and time  manually. For the User Specified Time option, enter the date and time. For the time, use the hh:mm format (using a 24-hour clock).
  • Page 183 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Configuring SNMP Traps Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol governing network management and the monitoring of network devices and their functions. SNMP traps are sent out over a network to gather information. The traps are configured on the Event Management - Settings page.
  • Page 184 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help a. Port Number - the port number used by the SNMP manager Security Name - the username or service account name of the  entity communicating with the SNMP agent (up to 32 characters). Authentication Protocol - the MD5 or SHA authentication protocol ...
  • Page 185 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Note: If you disable SNMP settings at any time, the SNMP information is retained so you do not have to reenter if you re-enable the settings. To delete SNMP traps: • Clear all of the SNMP trap fields and save. Use the reset to factory defaults feature to remove the SNMP configuration and set the KX III to its original factory default.
  • Page 186 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Trap Name Description cimUpdateStarted The CIM update start is underway. cimUpdateCompleted The CIM update is complete. configBackup The device configuration has been backed up. configRestore The device configuration has been restored. deviceUpdateFailed Device update has failed. deviceUpgradeCompleted The KX III has completed update via an RFP file.
  • Page 187 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Trap Name Description rebootCompleted The KX III has completed its reboot. rebootStarted The KX III has begun to reboot, either through cycling power to the system or by a warm reboot from the OS. scanStarted A target server scan has started.
  • Page 188 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Trap Name Description vmImageConnected User attempted to mount either a device or image on the target using Virtual Media. For every attempt on device/image mapping (mounting) this event is generated. vmImageDisconnected User attempted to unmount a device or image on the target using Virtual Media.
  • Page 189 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Configure and Test SMTP Server Settings Enter the information required for a connection to your SMTP server on the SMTP Server Settings page. Note that if the server requires STARTTLS, KX III automatically uses it. 1.
  • Page 190 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 2. Verify the message was received by the intended email target. If there are problems, contact your SMTP administrator to make sure your SMTP server IP address and authorization information are correct. Viewing the KX III MIB 1.
  • Page 191 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Configuring Event Management - Destinations If system events are enabled, SNMP notification events (traps) are generated. The events can be logged to the syslog or audit log. Events and where the event information is sent is configured on the Event Management - Destinations page.

  • Page 192: Power Supply Setup

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Power Supply Setup KX III provides dual power supplies, and can automatically detect and provide notification regarding the status of these power supplies. When both power supplies are used, KX III automatically detects them and notifies you of their status.
  • Page 193 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 2. If you are plugging power input into power supply number one (left-most power supply at the back of the unit), then select the Powerln1 Auto Detect option. 3. If you are plugging power input into power supply number two (right-most power supply at the back of the unit), then select the Powerln2 Auto Detect option.

  • Page 194: Connect And Disconnect Scripts

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Connect and Disconnect Scripts The KX III provides the ability to execute key macro scripts when connecting to or disconnecting from a target. You can create and edit your own scripts on the Connection Script page to perform additional actions when connecting to or disconnecting from targets.
  • Page 195 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 3. In the Apply Selected Scripts to Ports section, select the target(s) you want to apply the script to using Select All or clicking on the checkbox to the left of each target to apply the script to only select targets.
  • Page 196 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help For example, select F1-F16 to display the function key set in the Add box. Select a function key and add it to the Script box. Next, select Letters from the Key Set drop-down and add a letter key to the script.
  • Page 197 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help...
  • Page 198 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Modifying Scripts To modify existing scripts: 1. Click Device Settings > Connection Scripts. The Connection Scripts page opens. 2. In the Available Connection Scripts section, select the script you want to modify and click Modify. The page is then in Edit mode. 3.

  • Page 199: Port Group Management

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 5. Click Import. The Configuration Scripts page opens and the imported scripts are displayed. To export a disconnect script: 1. Click Device Settings > Configuration Scripts. The Configuration Scripts page opens. 2. In the Available Connection Scripts section, select the script you want to export and click Export.
  • Page 200 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Creating Port Groups The KX III supports the aggregation of multiple ports into a single port group. Port groups consist solely of ports configured as standard KVM ports. A port may only be a member of a single group. Ports that are available to be included in a port group are displayed in the Select Port for Group >...
  • Page 201 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Creating a Dual Video Port Group The dual video port groups feature allows you to group two video ports into one group. Use this feature when you need to connect to a server with two video cards/ports, and you want to access both ports from the same remote client at the same time.

  • Page 202: Changing The Default Gui Language Setting

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Note: If a port is already a part of blade server port group, another dual video port group, or 'standard' port group, the port is not an option since ports can only belong to a single port group at a time. 3.

  • Page 203: Security Management

    From the Security Settings page, you can specify login limitations, user blocking, password rules, and encryption and share settings. Raritan SSL certificates are used for public and private key exchanges, and provide an additional level of security. Raritan web server certificates are self-signed.
  • Page 204 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help To reset back to defaults: • Click Reset to Defaults. Login Limitations Using login limitations, you can specify restrictions for single login, password aging, and the logging out idle users. Limitation Description Enable single login When selected, only one login per user name is limitation allowed at any time.
  • Page 205 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Limitation Description Enter the number of days after which a password change is required. The default is 60 days. Log out idle users, Select the "Log off idle users" checkbox to After (1-365 automatically disconnect users after the amount minutes) of time you specify in the "After (1-365 minutes)"...
  • Page 206 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Strong Passwords Strong passwords provide more secure local authentication for the system. Using strong passwords, you can specify the format of valid KX III local passwords such as minimum and maximum length, required characters, and password history retention. Strong passwords require user-created passwords to have a minimum of 8 characters with at least one alphabetical character and one nonalphabetical character (punctuation character or number).
  • Page 207 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help User Blocking The User Blocking options specify the criteria by which users are blocked from accessing the system after the specified number of unsuccessful login attempts. The three options are mutually exclusive: Option Description The default option.
  • Page 208 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Option Description Users are denied access to the system for the Timer Lockout specified amount of time after exceeding the specified number of unsuccessful login attempts. When selected, the following fields are enabled:  Attempts - The number of unsuccessful login attempts after which the user will be locked out.
  • Page 209 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Encryption and Share Using the Encryption & Share settings you can specify the type of encryption used, PC and VM share modes, and the type of reset performed when the KX III Reset button is pressed. WARNING: If you select an encryption mode that is not supported by your browser, you will not be able to access the KX III from your browser.
  • Page 210 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Auto This is the recommended option. The KX III autonegotiates to the highest level of encryption possible. You must select Auto in order for the device and client to successfully negotiate the use of FIPS compliant algorithms. AES-128 The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a National Institute of Standards and Technology specification for the encryption of electronic...
  • Page 211 Reset (default) defaults. Enable Local Admin Resets the local administrator password only. Password Reset The password is reset to raritan. Disable All Local No reset action is taken. Resets Checking Your Browser for AES Encryption If you do not know if your browser uses AES, check with the browser manufacturer or navigate to the https://www.fortify.net/sslcheck.html...
  • Page 212 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Enabling FIPS 140-2 For government and other high security environments, enabling FIPS 140-2 mode may be required. The KX III uses an embedded FIPS 140-2-validated cryptographic module running on a Linux platform per FIPS 140-2 Implementation Guidance ®...
  • Page 213 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help FIPS 140-2 Support Requirements The KX III supports the use of FIPS 140-2 approved encryption algorithms. This allows an SSL server and client to successfully negotiate the cipher suite used for the encrypted session when a client is configured for FIPS 140-2 only mode.

  • Page 214: Configuring Ip Access Control

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Note: CommandCenter Secure Gateway only supports TLS v1.0. If you are using CC-SG, TLS v1.0 will be used to connect with KX III even if it is disabled here. 3. Click OK to apply the settings. Configuring IP Access Control Using IP access control, you control access to your KX III.
  • Page 215 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Drop - IP addresses are denied access to the KX III device.  To add (append) rules: 1. Type the IP address and subnet mask in the IPv4/Mask or IPv6/Prefix Length field. Note: The IP address should be entered using CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing notation, in which the first 24 bits are used as a network address).

  • Page 216: Ssl And Tls Certificates

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 3. You are prompted to confirm the deletion. Click OK. SSL and TLS Certificates KX III uses the Transport Layer Security (TLS) for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client. When establishing a connection, KX III has to identify itself to a client using a cryptographic certificate.
  • Page 217 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help When a self-signed certificate is created, the KX III date and time are used to calculate the validity period. If the KX III date and time are not accurate, the certificate's valid from - to date range may be incorrect, Configuring Date/Time causing certificate validation to fail.
  • Page 218 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Confirm Challenge Password - Confirmation of the Challenge Password. Applicable when generating a CSR for CA Certification. k. Key length - The length of the generated key in bits. 1024 is the default. Up to 4096 is supported. 3.

  • Page 219: Security Banner

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help c. The CSR and the file containing the private key used when generating it can be downloaded by clicking Download CSR. d. Send the saved CSR to a CA for certification. You will get the new certificate from the CA.
  • Page 220 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 4. If needed, change the banner title. This information will be displayed to users as part of the banner. Up to 64 characters can be used. 5. Edit the information in the Restricted Services Banner Message text box.

  • Page 221: Maintenance

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Maintenance Audit Log A log is created of KX III system events. The audit log can contain up to approximately 2K worth of data before it starts overwriting the oldest entries. To avoid losing audit log data, export the data to a syslog server or SNMP manager.

  • Page 222: Device Information

    The Device Information page provides detailed information about your KX III device and the CIMs in use. This information is helpful should you need to contact Raritan Technical Support. To view information about your KX III and CIMs: Choose Maintenance > Device Information. The Device Information •...

  • Page 223: Creating A Kx Iii Backup And Restore File

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help D2CIM-DVUSB  Note: Only the numeric portion of the serial numbers are displayed for the DCIM-USB, DCIM-PS2 and DCIM-USB G2 CIMs. For example, XXX1234567 is displayed. The serial number prefix GN is displayed for CIMs that have field configured serial numbers.
  • Page 224 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Create a Backup File Note: Backups are always complete system backups. Restores can be complete or partial depending on your selection. If you are using Internet Explorer 7 or later, to back up your KX ®...
  • Page 225 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Restore Your KX III Using a Restore File WARNING: Exercise caution when restoring your KX III to an earlier version. Usernames and password in place at the time of the backup will be restored. If you do not remember the old administrative usernames and passwords, you will be locked out of the KX III.

  • Page 226: Applying Kx Iii Appliance Setting To A Kx Iii Using A Backup/Restore File

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help  User and Group Restore - This option includes only user and does not group information. This option restore the certificate and the private key files. Use this option to quickly set up users on a different KX III. ...

  • Page 227: Usb Profile Management

    USB Profile Management From the USB Profile Management page, you can upload custom profiles provided by Raritan tech support. These profiles are designed to address the needs of your target server’s configuration, in the event that the set of standard profiles does not already address them. Raritan tech support will provide the custom profile and work with you to verify the solution for your target server’s specific needs.

  • Page 228: Upgrading Cims

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Note: If an error or warning is displayed during the upload process (for example. overwriting an existing custom profile), you may continue with the upload by clicking Upload or cancel it by clicking on Cancel. To delete a custom profile to your KX III: 1.

  • Page 229: Upgrading The Kx Iii Firmware

    To upgrade your KX III appliance: 1. Click the Show Latest Firmware link to locate the appropriate Raritan website Raritan firmware distribution file (*.RFP) on the http://www.raritan.com on the Firmware Upgrades web page. 2. Unzip the file. Please read all instructions included in the firmware ZIP files carefully before upgrading.

  • Page 230: Upgrade History

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Note: At this point, connected users are logged out, and new login attempts are blocked. 6. Click Upgrade. Please wait for the upgrade to complete. Status information and progress bars are displayed during the upgrade. Upon completion of the upgrade, the appliance reboots (1 beep sounds to signal that the reboot has completed).
  • Page 231 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help To reboot your KX III: 1. Choose Maintenance > Reboot. The Reboot page opens. 2. Click Reboot. You are prompted to confirm the action. Click Yes to proceed with the reboot.

  • Page 232: Stopping Cc-Sg Management

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Stopping CC-SG Management While KX III is under CC-SG management, if you try to access the device directly, you are notified that the device is under CC-SG management. If you are managing KX III through CC-SG and connectivity between CC-SG and the KX III is lost after the specified timeout interval (typically 10 minutes), you are able to end the CC-SG management session from the KX III console.

  • Page 233: Diagnostics

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Diagnostics Network Interface Page The KX III provides information about the status of your network interface. To view information about your network interface: Choose Diagnostics > Network Interface. The Network Interface • page opens. The following information is displayed: •...

  • Page 234: Ping Host Page

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Interfaces - Produces a page similar to the one displayed here.  Route - Produces a page similar to the one displayed here.  Ping Host Page Ping is a network tool used to test whether a particular host or IP address is reachable across an IP network.

  • Page 235: Trace Route To Host Page

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 4. Select the interface in the Network Interface drop-down box to ping on a specified interface. Optional Note: In Isolation mode, choose to ping on Auto, LAN1 only, or LAN2 only. Trace Route to Host Page Trace route is a network tool used to determine the route taken to the provided hostname or IP address.

  • Page 236: Device Diagnostics

    Optional Device Diagnostics Note: This page is for use by Raritan Field Engineers or when you are directed by Raritan Technical Support. Use this feature to download diagnostic information from the KX III to the client machine.

  • Page 237: Kx Iii Local Console - Administration Functions

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help 2. To execute a diagnostics script file emailed to you from Raritan Technical Support, retrieve the diagnostics file supplied by Raritan using the browse function. 3. Click Run Script. Send this file to Raritan Technical Support.

  • Page 238: Configuring Kx Iii Local Port Settings From The Local Console

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Configuring KX III Local Port Settings from the Local Console The standard local port can be configured from the Remote Console on the Port Configuration page, or from the Local Console on the Local Port Settings page.
  • Page 239 Local language input is not supported at this time for KX III Local Console functions. Note: If using a Turkish keyboard, you must connect to a target server through the Active KVM Client (AKC). It is not supported by other Raritan clients. Select the Local Port Hotkey 1.
  • Page 240 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Select the Local Port Connect Key Select the Local Port Connect key. Use a connect key sequence to connect to a target and switch to another target without returning to the GUI. Then use the hot key to disconnect and return to the local port GUI Once the local port connect key is created, it will appear in the Navigation panel of the GUI so you can use it as a reference.
  • Page 241 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help b. Set the amount of time (in minutes) in which Power Save Mode will be initiated. Select the Local User Authentication 1. Choose the type of local user authentication. Local/LDAP/RADIUS. This is the recommended option. ...

  • Page 242: Command Line Interface (Cli)

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Command Line Interface (CLI) Overview The Command Line Interface(CLI) can be used to configure the KX III network interface and perform diagnostic functions, provided you have the appropriate permissions to do so. CLI Commands (on page 232) for a list of all the commands, definitions and links to examples.

  • Page 243: Logging In

    (on page 229). Logging In To log in, enter the user name admin as shown: 1. Log in as admin raritan 2. The Password prompt appears. Enter the default password: The welcome message displays. You are now logged on as an administrator.
  • Page 244 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help CLI Syntax -Tips and Shortcuts Tips Commands are listed in alphabetical order. • • Commands are not case sensitive. Parameter names are a single word without an underscore. • Commands without arguments default to show current settings for •...

  • Page 245: Initial Configuration Using Cli

    1. Reset the administrator password. All KX III devices are shipped with the same default password. Therefore, to avoid security breaches it is imperative that you change the admin password from raritan to one customized for the administrators who will manage the KX III device.

  • Page 246: Cli Prompts

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help CLI Prompts The Command Line Interface prompt indicates the current command level. The root portion of the prompt is the login name. admin is the root portion of a command when you establish a direct admin serial port connection via a terminal emulation application.

  • Page 247: Administering The Kx Iii Console Server Configuration Commands

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Command Description help Display overview of commands. history Display the current session's command line history. interface Set/get network parameters. ipv6_interface Set/get IPv6 network parameters. logout Logout of the current CLI session. name Device name configuration. quit Return to previous menu.
  • Page 248 Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Commands Description ipv6_interface Set/get IPv6 network parameters. ethernetfailover Interface Command The Interface command is used to configure the KX III network interface. The syntax of the interface command is: interface [ipauto <none|dhcp>] [ip <ipaddress>] [mask <subnetmask>] [gw <ipaddress>] [mode <mode>] Set/Get ethernet parameters ipauto <none|dhcp>...

  • Page 249: Dual Video Port Groups

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Name Command The name command is used to configure the Device Name and preferred hostname. The syntax of the name is: name [devicename <devicename>] [hostname <hostname>] Device name configuration devicename <devicename> Device Name hostname <hostname>...

  • Page 250: Recommendations For Dual Port Video

    • Client PC’s primary and secondary displays • Raritan device’s dual video port group configuration Target server’s primary and secondary displays • Only the following Client Launch Settings will be applied to dual port video displays: •...

  • Page 251: Cims Required For Dual Video Support

    Linux users may experience ® ® Standard Mouse display and mouse movement Modes issues using single mouse mode. Raritan recommends Linux users do not use Single Mouse mode. operating Single Mouse Mode For Mac targets with multiple ® system monitors, use a standard mouse in Single-Cursor mode.

  • Page 252: Permissions And Dual Video Port Group Access

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Monitor settings will NOT be applied. Instead the Port Group  Management configured 'Display Orientation' will be applied. Other - Enable Single Mouse Cursor setting will NOT be applied  Other - Enable Scale Video setting will be applied ...

  • Page 253: Example Dual Port Video Group Configuration

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Example Dual Port Video Group Configuration The following is a general example. Your configuration may vary in the type of CIMs used, the port you designate as the primary port, the ports you are connecting to and so on. In this example, we are using: •...

  • Page 254: Dual Port Video Configuration Steps

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Diagram key Connection from the target's primary (first) video port to the KX III Connection from the target's secondary (second) video port to the KX III IP connection between the KX III and remote client Target server - configure the display settings and launch the dual port video group Display settings are the same on the remote client and...
  • Page 255 USB cables to available USB ports on the target. 3. Connect each CIM to the Raritan device using a CAT5/6 cable. 4. If you have not already done so: a. Connect the Raritan device to an AC power source using the provided power cable b.
  • Page 256 9. If security warnings appear, accept and/or allow access. Step 3: Configure the Mouse Mode and Ports Once you have connected the target server to the Raritan device through the target server video ports, it detects the connection and displays the ports on the Port Configuration page.

  • Page 257: Raritan Client Navigation When Using Dual Video Port Groups

    For example, if you are using extended desktop mode, the port windows can be moved between monitors. Raritan Client Navigation when Using Dual Video Port Groups When using full screen mode in the clients, switch between ports by: Virtual KVM Client (VKC) •...

  • Page 258: Direct Port Access And Dual Port Video Groups

    Chapter 4: KX III Administrator Help Direct Port Access and Dual Port Video Groups Direct Port Access allows users to bypass having to use the KX III's Login dialog and Port Access page. This feature also provides the ability to enter a username and password directly to proceed to the target, if the username and password is not contained in the URL.

  • Page 259: Chapter 5 Virtual Media

    Chapter 5 Virtual Media In This Chapter Overview ....................245 Prerequisites for Using Virtual Media ............. 246 Mounting Local Drives ................247 Supported Tasks Via Virtual Media ............247 Supported Virtual Media Types ..............248 Supported Virtual Media Operating Systems .......... 248 Number of Supported Virtual Media Drives ..........

  • Page 260: Prerequisites For Using Virtual Media

    Chapter 5: Virtual Media Prerequisites for Using Virtual Media KX III Virtual Media Prerequisites • For users requiring access to virtual media, the KX III permissions must be set to allow access to the relevant ports, as well as virtual media access (VM Access port permission) for those ports.

  • Page 261: Mounting Local Drives

    Chapter 5: Virtual Media Mounting Local Drives This option mounts an entire drive, which means the entire disk drive is mounted virtually onto the target server. Use this option for hard drives and external drives only. It does not include network drives, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM drives. Notes on Mounting Local Drives KVM target servers running the Windows XP operating system may not...

  • Page 262: Supported Virtual Media Types

    • • PC hard drives ISO images (disk images) • ISO9660 is the standard supported by Raritan. However, other ISO standards can be used. Digital audio devices* • Conditions when Read/Write is Not Available Virtual media Read/Write is not available in the following situations:...

  • Page 263: Number Of Supported Virtual Media Drives

    Chapter 5: Virtual Media Number of Supported Virtual Media Drives With the virtual media feature, you can mount up to two drives (of different types) that are supported by the USB profile currently applied to the target. These drives are accessible for the duration of the KVM session.

  • Page 264: Mounting Cd-Rom/Dvd-Rom/Iso Images

    You can access the media just like any other drive. Mounting CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/ISO Images This option mounts CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and ISO images. Note: ISO9660 format is the standard supported by Raritan. However, other CD-ROM extensions may also work. To access a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or ISO image: 1.

  • Page 265: Disconnect From Virtual Media Drives

    Chapter 5: Virtual Media b. Choose Hostname and Image from the drop-down list. The file servers and image paths available are those that you configured using the File Server Setup page. Only items you configured using the File Server Setup page will be in the drop-down list. c.

  • Page 266: Virtual Media In A Linux Environment

    Chapter 5: Virtual Media Virtual Media in a Linux Environment Active System Partitions You cannot mount active system partitions from a Linux client. Linux Ext3/4 drive partitions need to be unmounted via umount /dev/<device label> prior to a making a virtual media connection. Mapped Drives Mapped drives from Linux clients are not locked when mounted onto connected targets.

  • Page 267: Connect Drive Permissions (Linux)

    Chapter 5: Virtual Media Connect Drive Permissions (Linux) Users must have the appropriate access permissions in order to connect the Drive/CD-ROM to the target. This can be checked using: guest_user@administrator-desktop:~$ ls -l /dev/sr0 brw-rw----+ 1 root cdrom 11, 12-03-2010 11:52 /dev/sr0 In the above example, the permission must be changed to allow read access.

  • Page 268: Virtual Media In A Mac Environment

    Chapter 5: Virtual Media guest_user@administrator-desktop:~$ ls -l /dev/sdb1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 17 12-03-2010 12:02 /dev/sdb1 guest_user@administrator-desktop:~$ ls -l /dev/sdb1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 17 12-03-2010 12:02 /dev/sdb1 &gt; getfacl -a /dev/sdb1 getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names # file: dev/sdb1 # owner: root # group: disk...

  • Page 269: Connect Drive Permissions (Mac)

    Virtual Media File Server Setup (File Server ISO Images Only) This feature is only required when using virtual media to access file server ISO images. ISO9660 format is the standard supported by Raritan. However, other CD-ROM extensions may also work.
  • Page 270 Chapter 5: Virtual Media Note: If you are connecting to a Windows 2003 server and attempt to ® load an ISO image from the server, you may receive an error stating "Virtual Media mounting on port failed. Unable to connect to the file server or incorrect File Server username and password".

  • Page 271: Chapter 6 Kx Iii Kvm Clients

    Chapter 6 KX III KVM Clients • AKC is best for Windows Platforms VKC is best for Linux and Mac users with Java • HKC is best for Linux and Mac users without Java • Note: Many features are supported on HKC. See HTML KVM Client (on page 307) for details.

  • Page 272: Virtual Kvm Client (Vkc And Vkcs) Help

    IMPORTANT: Refreshing your browser closes the Virtual KVM Client connection. Recommended Minimum Virtual KVM Client (VKC) Requirements Raritan recommends the Virtual KVM Client (VKC) machines meet the following minimum requirements for use with KX III. • Client machine with either a - 'modern' dual-core CPU for a single connections, or ...

  • Page 273: Virtual Kvm Client Java Requirements

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Virtual KVM Client Java Requirements Java 1.7 or 1.8 is required to use the Java-based Virtual KVM Client ™ (VKC). Java 1.8.0_40 is required to use the VKCS. Java 7 is not supported, and a Java error displays if you attempt to launch VKCS with JRE 1.7.

  • Page 274: Proxy Server Configuration For Use With Vkc, Vkcs, And Akc

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients • Edge: You must click Open at the bottom of the browser to launch. Internet Explorer: Launches automatically. • Firefox: Use the option "Do this automatically for files like this from • now on", when the vkcs.jnlp file downloads, and it will launch automatically in future Proxy Server Configuration for Use with VKC, VKCS, and AKC When the use of a Proxy Server is required, a SOCKS proxy must also be...

  • Page 275: Connect To A Target From Virtual Kvm Client (Vkc), Standalone Vkc (Vkcs), Or Active Kvm Client (Akc)

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Note: The default port for a SOCKS proxy (1080) is different from HTTP proxy (3128). e. Click OK at each dialog to apply the settings. 2. Next, configure the proxy settings for the Java applets: ™...

  • Page 276: Configuring Connection Properties

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Configuring Connection Properties Connection properties manage streaming video performance over remote connections to target servers. The properties are applied only to your connection - they do not impact the connection of other users accessing the same target servers. If you make changes to connection properties, they are retained by the client.
  • Page 277 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients • Video Mode - defaults to Full Color 2. Video frames transmit in high-quality, 24-bit color. This setting is suitable where a high-speed LAN is used. Noise Filter - defaults to 2. • The noise filter setting does not often need to be changed. Click Reset on the Connection Properties dialog at any time to return to the default settings.
  • Page 278 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Video Mode The Video Mode slider controls each video frame's encoding, affecting video quality, frame rate and bandwidth. In general, moving the slider to the left results in higher quality at the cost of higher bandwidth and, in some cases, lower frame rate. Moving the slider to the right enables stronger compression, reducing the bandwidth per frame, but video quality is reduced.
  • Page 279 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Noise Filter Unless there is a specific need to do so, do not change the noise filter setting. The default setting is designed to work well in most situations. The Noise Filter controls how much interframe noise is absorbed by the KX III.

  • Page 280: Connection Information

    Horizontal Resolution - The target server horizontal resolution. • Vertical Resolution - The target server vertical resolution. • • Refresh Rate - Refresh rate of the target server. Protocol Version - Raritan communications protocol version. • Access and Copy Connection Information...

  • Page 281: Usb Profiles

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Steps Click Connection > Info... to open the Connection Info dialog. Click Copy to Clipboard. Paste the information as needed. USB Profiles Select a USB profile that best applies to the KVM target server. For example, if the server is running Windows operating system, it ®...

  • Page 282: Keyboard

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Keyboard Send Ctrl+Alt+Del Macro Due to its frequent use, a Ctrl+Alt+Delete macro is preprogrammed. Selecting Keyboard > Send Ctrl+Alt+Del, or clicking on the Ctrl+Alt+Delete button in the toolbar sends this key sequence to the server or to the KVM switch to which you are currently connected. In contrast, if you were to physically press the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys, the command would first be intercepted by your own PC due to the structure of the Windows operating system, instead of sending the key sequence to...
  • Page 283 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Keyboard Macros Keyboard macros ensure that keystroke combinations intended for the target server are sent to and interpreted only by the target server. Otherwise, they might be interpreted by your client PC. Macros are stored on the client PC and are PC-specific. If you use another PC, you cannot see your macros.
  • Page 284 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients 7. Click OK to save the macro. Click Clear to clear all field and start over. When you click OK, the Keyboard Macros dialog appears and lists the new keyboard macro. 8. Click Close to close the Keyboard Macros dialog. The macro now appears on the Keyboard menu in the application.
  • Page 285 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients  Click Yes to replace the existing macro with the imported version.  Click Yes to All to replace the currently selected and any other duplicate macros that are found.  Click No to keep the original macro and proceed to the next macro ...

  • Page 286: Video Properties

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients 4. Select the folder to save the macro file to, enter a name for the file and click Save. If the macro already exists, you receive an alert message. 5. Select Yes to overwrite the existing macro or No to close the alert without overwriting the macro.
  • Page 287 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Calibrating Color Use the Calibrate Color command to optimize the color levels (hue, brightness, saturation) of the transmitted video images. The color settings are on a target server-basis. Note: When color is successfully calibrated, the values are cached and reused each time you switch to the target.
  • Page 288 Warning: Exercise caution when changing the Clock and Phase settings. Doing so may result in lost or distorted video and you may not be able to return to the previous state. Contact Raritan Technical Support before making any changes. Horizontal Offset - Controls the horizontal positioning of the target server display on your monitor.
  • Page 289 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Note: Some Sun background screens, such as screens with very dark borders, may not center precisely on certain Sun servers. Use a different background or place a lighter colored icon in the upper left corner of the screen.

  • Page 290: Mouse Options

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Mouse Options You can operate in either single mouse mode or dual mouse mode. When in a dual mouse mode, and provided the option is properly configured, the mouse cursors align. When controlling a target server, the Remote Console displays two mouse cursors - one belonging to your KX III client workstation, and the other belonging to the target server.
  • Page 291 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Dual Mouse Modes Absolute Mouse Synchronization In this mode, absolute coordinates are used to keep the client and target cursors in synch, even when the target mouse is set to a different acceleration or speed. This mode is supported on servers with USB ports and is the default mode for virtual media CIMs.
  • Page 292 To be sure to avoid any problems with this function, Raritan recommends you do not have file icons or folder icons in the upper left corner of your desktop.
  • Page 293 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Standard Mouse Mode Standard Mouse mode uses a standard mouse synchronization algorithm. The algorithm determines relative mouse positions on the client and target server. In order for the client and target mouse cursors to stay in synch, mouse acceleration must be disabled.

  • Page 294: Tool Options

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Single Mouse Mode Single Mouse mode uses only the target server mouse cursor; the client mouse cursor no longer appears onscreen. Note: Single mouse mode does not work on Windows or Linux targets when the client is running on a Virtual Machine. To enter single mouse mode, do one the following: Choose Mouse >...
  • Page 295 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Korean (Korea)  French (Belgium)  Norwegian (Norway)  Portuguese (Portugal)  Danish (Denmark)  Swedish (Sweden)  German (Switzerland)  Hungarian (Hungary)  Spanish (Spain)  Italian (Italy)  Slovenian  Translation: French - US ...
  • Page 296 Turkish Keyboards If using a Turkish keyboard, you must connect to a target server through the Active KVM Client (AKC). It is not supported by other Raritan clients. Slovenian Keyboards The < key does not work on Slovenian keyboards due to a JRE limitation.

  • Page 297: Client Launch Settings

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Language Configuration method Belgian Keyboard Indicator Norwegian Keyboard Indicator Danish Keyboard Indicator Swedish Keyboard Indicator Hungarian System Settings (Control Center) Spanish System Settings (Control Center) Italian System Settings (Control Center) Slovenian System Settings (Control Center) Portuguese System Settings (Control Center) Note: The Keyboard Indicator should be used on Linux systems using...
  • Page 298 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients To configure additional launch settings:  a. Select 'Enable Single Cursor Mode' to enable single mouse mode as the default mouse mode when the server is accessed. b. Select 'Enable Scale Video' to automatically scale the display on the target server when it is accessed.
  • Page 299 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Configuring Port Scan Settings in VKC/VKCS and AKC Configuring port scan options in VKC/VKCS and AKC applies to scanning from the KX III Remote Console. Configure To configure port scan options for the Local Console, see Local Console Scan Settings (on page 394) Use the port scanning feature to search for selected targets, and display...
  • Page 300 The "snapshot" function generate log files and image files from the target. It then bundles these files in a zip file that can be sent to Raritan Technical Support in order to help diagnose technical problems you may be encountering.
  • Page 301 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients • Log.txt file: These are the client logs. Note that the logs are included even if you have not enabled information to be captured in them. VKC uses internal memory to capture the information in this case. Collect a Diagnostic Snapshot from VKC, VKCS, and AKC...
  • Page 302 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients To capture a diagnostic snapshot: Steps Access a target, and then click Tools > Collect a Diagnostic Snapshot. Several messages are displayed as the information is collected. You are prompted to save the zip file containing the diagnostic files. The zip file containing the diagnostic files that were collecting opens.

  • Page 303: View Options

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients View Options View Toolbar You can use the Virtual KVM client with or without the toolbar display. To toggle the display of the toolbar (on and off): Choose View > View Toolbar. • View Status Bar By default, the status bar is displayed at the bottom of the target window.

  • Page 304: Connect To Virtual Media

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Full Screen Mode When you enter Full Screen mode, the target's full screen is displayed and acquires the same resolution as the target server. The hot key used for exiting this mode is specified in the Options dialog, Tool Options (on page 280).

  • Page 305: Smart Cards

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Smart Cards Using the KX III, you are able 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 Smart Card Minimum System system requirements, see Requirements, CIMs and Supported/Unsupported Smart Card...
  • Page 306 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Smart Card Reader Detected After a KVM session is established with a target server, a Smart Card menu and button are available in VKC and AKC. Once the Smart Card button is selected or Smart Card is selected from the menu, the smart card readers that are detected as attached to the remote client are displayed in a dialog.

  • Page 307: Digital Audio

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Update a Smart Card Reader To update the smart card in the Select Smart Card Reader dialog: Click Refresh List if a new smart card reader has been attached to • the client PC. Send Smart Card Remove and Reinsert Notifications To send smart card remove and reinsert notifications to the target:...
  • Page 308 Note: Audio CDs are not supported by virtual media so they do not work with the audio feature. Before you begin using the audio feature, Raritan recommends you review the audio related information documented in the following sections of Help: Supported Audio Device Formats •...
  • Page 309 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Digital Audio VKC and AKC Icons Audio Icon name Description icons Speaker These icons are located in status bar at the bottom of the client window. Green, blinking waves indicate an audio playback session is currently streaming. A black speaker icon is displayed when the session is muted.
  • Page 310 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Recommendations for Audio Connections when PC Share Mode is Enabled If you are using the audio feature while running PC Share mode, audio playback and capture are interrupted if an additional audio device is connected to the target.
  • Page 311 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients In practice, the bandwidth used when an audio device connects to a target is higher due to the keyboard and video data consumed when opening and using an audio application on the target. A general recommendation is to have at least a 1.5MB connection before running playback and capture.
  • Page 312 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Saving Audio Settings Audio device settings are applied on a per KX III device basis. Once the audio devices settings are configured and saved on the KX III, the same settings are applied to it. For example, you can configure a Windows audio device to us a stereo, ®...
  • Page 313 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Operating System Audio Playback Support Review the table shown here to see which Raritan client works with audio playback/capture for each operating system: Operating system Audio playback and capture supported Active KVM Client (AKC) •...
  • Page 314 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients 6. Select the audio format for the playback device from the Format: drop-down. Note: Select the format that you wish to use based on the available network bandwidth. Formats with lower sampling rates consume less bandwidth and may tolerate more network congestion.
  • Page 315 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Adjusting Capture and Playback Buffer Size (Audio Settings) Once an audio device is connected, the capture and playback buffer size can be adjusted as needed. This feature is useful for controlling the quality of the audio, which may be impacted by bandwidth limitations or network spikes.

  • Page 316: Power Control Using Vkc, Vkcs, And Akc

    Version Information - Virtual KVM Client This menu command provides version information about the Virtual KVM Client, in case you require assistance from Raritan Technical Support. To obtain version information: 1. Choose Help > About Raritan Virtual KVM Client.

  • Page 317: Active Kvm Client (Akc) Help

    Virtual KVM Client (VKC and VKCs) Help (see " " on page 258). Recommended Minimum Active KVM Client (AKC) Requirements Raritan recommends the Active KVM Client (AKC) machines meet the following minimum requirements for use with KX III. Client machine with either a - •...

  • Page 318: Akc Supported Operating Systems

    Since .NET is required to run AKC, if you do not have .NET installed or you have an unsupported version of .NET installed, you will receive a message instructing you to check the .NET version. Note: Raritan recommends Windows XP operating system users verify ®...

  • Page 319: Proxy Server Configuration For Use With Vkc, Vkcs, And Akc

    7 and Windows 2008 server users should ® ® ensure that Protected Mode is not on when accessing the Raritan device. Enable AKC Download Server Certificate Validation If the Raritan device (or CC-SG) administrator has enabled the Enable AKC Download Server Certificate Validation option: •...

  • Page 320: Connect To A Target From Virtual Kvm Client (Vkc), Standalone Vkc (Vkcs), Or Active Kvm Client (Akc)

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients IMPORTANT: Do not select 'Use the same proxy server for all protocols'. Note: The default port for a SOCKS proxy (1080) is different from HTTP proxy (3128). Connect to a Target from Virtual KVM Client (VKC), Standalone VKC (VKCs), or Active KVM Client (AKC) Once you have logged on to the KX III Remote Console, access target servers via the Virtual KVM Client (VKC), Standalone VKC (VKCs), or...

  • Page 321: Html Kvm Client (Hkc) Help

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients HTML KVM Client (HKC) Help The HTML KVM client (HKC) provides KVM over IP access that runs in the browser without applets or browser plugins. HKC uses Javascript, NOT Java. HKC runs on Linux and Mac clients, and on Windows clients without .NET in Internet Explorer 11 (not supported in IE 10 or lower), Edge, Firefox, KX III KVM Client Launching Chrome and Safari browsers.
  • Page 322 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients • USB drive connects Favorites • • Audio capture Dual video targets not supported on Safari. Use Chrome or Firefox to • connect to dual video targets on Mac OS. Known Issues: When Single Mouse Mode in the Edge browser is selected for the •...

  • Page 323: Connection Properties

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients For Mac Client browsers, ensure that the device certificate is • installed and trusted. The certificate Common name should match the IP address/Hostname used to connect to the device. See Certificates SSL and TLS Certificates (see "...
  • Page 324 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Click Reset to regain the default connection properties. Text Readability Text Readability is designed to provide video modes with lower color depth but text remains readable. Greyscale modes are even available when applying lower bandwidth settings. This setting is ideal when working with computer GUIs, such as server administration.
  • Page 325 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Video Mode The Video Mode slider controls each video frame's encoding, affecting video quality, frame rate and bandwidth. In general, moving the slider to the left results in higher quality at the cost of higher bandwidth and, in some cases, lower frame rate. Moving the slider to the right enables stronger compression, reducing the bandwidth per frame, but video quality is reduced.
  • Page 326 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Noise Filter Unless there is a specific need to do so, do not change the noise filter setting. The default setting is designed to work well in most situations. The Noise Filter controls how much interframe noise is absorbed by the KX III.

  • Page 327: Connection Info

    Horizontal Resolution - The target server horizontal resolution. • Vertical Resolution - The target server vertical resolution. Refresh Rate - Refresh rate of the target server. • Protocol Version - Raritan communications protocol version. • To view connection info: Choose File > Connection Info. •...

  • Page 328: Usb Profile

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients USB Profile Select a USB profile that best applies to the KVM target server. For example, if the server is running Windows operating system, it ® would be best to use the Generic profile. Or, to change settings in the BIOS menu or boot from a virtual media drive, depending on the target server model, a BIOS profile may be more appropriate.
  • Page 329 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients  Send Macro Due to frequent use, several keyboard macros are preprogrammed. To send a preprogrammed macro: • Choose Input > Send Macro, then select the macro: Ctrl+Alt+Del: Sends the key sequence to the target without ...
  • Page 330 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Macro Editor Keyboard macros ensure that keystroke combinations intended for the target server are sent to and interpreted only by the target server. Otherwise, they might be interpreted by your client PC. Macros are stored on the client PC and are PC-specific. If you use another PC, you cannot see your macros.
  • Page 331 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients 3. Enter a Name for the new macro. The name will appear in the Send Macro menu once the macro is saved. 4. Click Add Key, then press the key you want to add to the macro. The key press and key release appear in the Keys list.
  • Page 332 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients 3. Click OK. Import and Export Macros Macros created with HKC are only available with the current browser and KVM device. If you use HKC in more than one browser, or more than one KX3 device, your macros will only be available on the browser and KX3 device where they were created.
  • Page 333 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Macro names must be unique. If a macro with the same name  already exists, an error message appears. Click the Edit icon to rename the macro, then click the checkmark to save the name. Send Text to Target Use the Send Text to Target function to send text directly to the target.
  • Page 334 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Mouse Modes You can operate in either single mouse mode or dual mouse mode. When in a dual mouse mode, and provided the option is properly configured, the mouse cursors align. When controlling a target server, the Remote Console displays two mouse cursors - one belonging to your KX III client workstation, and the other belonging to the target server.
  • Page 335 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Absolute Mouse Synchronization In this mode, absolute coordinates are used to keep the client and target cursors in synch, even when the target mouse is set to a different acceleration or speed. This mode is supported on servers with USB ports and is the default mode for virtual media CIMs.
  • Page 336 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Standard Standard Mouse mode uses a standard mouse synchronization algorithm. The algorithm determines relative mouse positions on the client and target server. In order for the client and target mouse cursors to stay in synch, mouse acceleration must be disabled.
  • Page 337 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients To exit Single mouse mode: • Press Esc. Mouse mode changes back to dual mode. • Mouse Sync In dual mouse mode, the Synchronize Mouse command forces realignment of the target server mouse cursor with the client mouse cursor.
  • Page 338 To be sure to avoid any problems with this function, Raritan recommends you do not have file icons or folder icons in the upper left corner of your desktop.

  • Page 339: Video Menu

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Video Menu Refresh Screen The Refresh Screen command forces a refresh of the video screen. Video settings can be refreshed automatically in several ways: The Refresh Screen command forces a refresh of the video screen. •...
  • Page 340 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients 2. The screenshot file appears as a download to view or save. Exact options depend on your client browser. Auto Sense The Auto Sense command forces a re-sensing of the video settings, such as resolution and refresh rate, and redraws the video screen. To automatically re-sense the video settings: Choose Video >...
  • Page 341 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Color Calibration The Color Calibration command optimizes the color levels, such as hue, brightness, and saturation, of the transmitted video images. The color settings are on a target server-basis. Note: When color is successfully calibrated, the values are cached and reused each time you switch to the target.
  • Page 342 Warning: Exercise caution when changing the Clock and Phase settings. Doing so may result in lost or distorted video and you may not be able to return to the previous state. Contact Raritan Technical Support before making any changes. Horizontal Offset - Controls the horizontal positioning of the...
  • Page 343 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Vertical Offset - Controls the vertical positioning of the target server display on your monitor.

  • Page 344: View Menu

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Clear Video Settings Cache You can clear the video settings cache to delete old settings that do not apply anymore, such as when a target server is replaced. When you clear the video settings cache, the server automatically does a video auto-sense and color calibration.

  • Page 345: Virtual Media Menu

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Virtual Media Menu Due to browser resources, virtual media file transfer is slower on HKC than the other KVM clients. Connect Files and Folders The Connect Files and Folders command provides an area to drag and drop files or folders that you want to connect to on virtual media.
  • Page 346 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients 3. A message appears to show virtual media is connected. After a short time, a VM drive containing the selected files or folders will be mapped to the target server. To disconnect files and folders: •...
  • Page 347 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients 2. Select the option for your file's location: Select ISO Image if the ISO file is directly accessible on your  client. Click Browse, select the ISO file, and click OK. The filename appears next to the Browse button. Select Remote Server ISO Image if your ISO file is on a remote ...

  • Page 348: Audio Menu

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients Audio Menu The Audio menu contains audio connection and settings. Note: IE does not support audio. The menu will appear grayed out. Connect Audio The Connect Audio command connects your playback device, selects audio format and gives an option to mount the selected playback device automatically when you connect to the target.
  • Page 349 Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients 3. Select the Format: 4. Select the "Mount selected playback device automatically on connection to target" checkbox to enable the option. This setting will connect audio automatically the next time you connect to targets on the KX3.

  • Page 350: Power Control Menu

    Chapter 6: KX III KVM Clients 2. Set the Buffer and Volume using the arrows or sliders. 3. Click OK. Power Control Menu You can power on, power off, and power cycle a target through the outlet it is connected to. Access the target, and then select a power control option from the Power Control menu.

  • Page 351: Chapter 7 Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module

    Chapter 7 Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module Connecting a KX III and a Dominion Serial Access Module (DSAM) provides serial access for the KX III. The DSAM is a 2- or 4 port serial module that derives power from the KX III.

  • Page 352: Connect Kx Iii And Dsam

    Chapter 7: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module Connect KX III and DSAM 1. Connect the DSAM unit's USB cable to any USB port on the KX III device. 2. Connect the serial devices to the serial ports on the DSAM unit. DSAM LED Operation The DSAM unit has one LED for status, and 2 LEDs on each port.

  • Page 353: Supported Usb Device Combinations

    Chapter 7: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module Status LED: The Status LED is labeled on the unit front. Light is on back. The Status LED gives information at bootup and upgrade. • Green LED - Slow blink: DSAM booting up but not controlled by KX3. Blue LED - Slow blink: DSAM controlled by KX3.

  • Page 354: View Dsam Serial Ports

    Chapter 7: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module View DSAM Serial Ports When a DSAM unit is connected to KX III, a new tab is available in the Ports page. The View by Serial tab shows all connected serial ports. To view DSAM serial ports: In the Port Access page, click the View By Serial tab.
  • Page 355 Port Access page. To use this feature, you need Raritan remote rack PDU(s). 1. Select the Power Strip Name and associate a name with each of the power strip's outlets by selecting from the Outlet Name drop-down.
  • Page 356 Chapter 7: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module ISO8859-1  ISO8859-15  UTF-8  Shift-JIS  EUC-JP  EUC-CN  EUC-KR  3. In the Equipment Type field, indicate whether you want the KX III to automatically detect a physical connection to the target. The default is Auto Detection.
  • Page 357 14. Type the character in the Escape Character field. The default for the KX III is ] (closed bracket). Raritan recommends that you do not use [ or Ctrl-[. Either of these may cause unintended commands, such as invoking the Escape Command unintentionally.

  • Page 358: Configure Serial Port Keyword List

    Chapter 7: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module Configure Serial Port Keyword List Port keywords work as a filter. You can create port keywords and associate them with - • Events Local/remote syslog messages • SNMP traps • If a keyword is detected - •...
  • Page 359 Chapter 7: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module 2. Select the checkboxes for the DSAM units you want to upgrade to the Upgrade DSAM Version listed. 3. Click Upgrade, then click OK to confirm. A progress message appears. 4. When firmware upgrade completes, a success message appears.

  • Page 360: Supported Cli Commands

    Chapter 7: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module Supported CLI Commands Port Connect Commands Connect to a serial port using port number or port name. Use double quotes around port names that contain space symbols. For example: "DSAM Port 1". admin >...
  • Page 361 Chapter 7: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module Query Power status of this port. admin > [portname] > powerstatus Toggle Power On/Off of this port. admin > [portname] > powertoggle Power on the target. admin > [portname] > poweron Power off the target.
  • Page 362 (escapemode=none) as escape sequence; for example, Ctrl- => escapemode=control, escapechar= escapechar char-Escape character  Raritan recommends that you do not use or Ctrl- as the Escape command. Either of these may cause unintended commands, such as opening a menu, instead of invoking the Escape Command.
  • Page 363 Chapter 7: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module Command Description Parameters a port when no user is connected)  suppress - Determine whether none or all messages should be displayed during a DPA connection, such as "Authentication successful"  encoding - Target Encoding type (DEFAULT|US-ASCII|ISO-8859-1|ISO-8859- 15|UTF-8|Shift-JIS|EUC-JP|EUC-CN|EUC-K ...

  • Page 364: Command Line Interface Shortcuts

    Chapter 7: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module Command Line Interface Shortcuts • Press the Up arrow key to display the last entry. Press Backspace to delete the last character typed. • Press Ctrl + C to terminate a command or cancel a command if you •...

  • Page 365: Connect To Dsam Serial Target With Url Direct Port Access

    Chapter 7: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module HTML Serial 3. The HTML Serial Console (HSC) window opens. See Console HTML Serial Console (HSC) Help (see " " on page 353) 4. To exit the serial port, hit the hot-key. Default hot key is Scrolllock-Scrollock.

  • Page 366: Connect To Dsam Serial Target Via Ssh

    Chapter 7: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module Connect to DSAM Serial Target via SSH 1. Choose Device Settings > Device Services, then select the Enable SSH checkkbox. 2. Launch SSH client in client PC to connect to KX3. 3.

  • Page 367: Chapter 8 Html Serial Console (Hsc) Help

    Chapter 8 HTML Serial Console (HSC) Help Use HSC to connect to serial targets from SX II. HSC is also launched when accessing SX II targets in CC-SG. Note: HSC does not support CC-SG's proxy mode in release 6.2. Note: You can also access targets via Direct Port Access, command line interface (CLI), local port GUI, and SSH.

  • Page 368: Hsc Functions

    Chapter 8: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module HSC Functions Emulator IMPORTANT: HSC sessions are affected by the KX III Idle Timeout. If you have not changed the KX III Idle Timeout setting from the default, your session could be closed automatically if it exceeds the Idle Timeout period.
  • Page 369 Chapter 8: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module Note: An Administrator can set Terminal emulation settings using Setup > Port Configuration. 1. Choose Emulator > Settings. The Terminal Properties dialog displays the default settings. 2. Set the terminal size by selecting the number of Columns and Rows. Default is 80 by 25.
  • Page 370 Chapter 8: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module 9. Click OK to save. If you changed the Language setting, the HSC changes to that language when the Display Settings window is closed. Get History History information can be useful when debugging, troubleshooting, or administering a target device.
  • Page 371 Chapter 8: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module Write Unlock To get Write Unlock, choose Emulator > Write Unlock. Send Break Some target systems such as Sun Solaris servers require the transmission of a null character (Break) to generate the OK prompt. This is equivalent to issuing a STOP-A from the Sun keyboard.
  • Page 372 1. Select Edit> Send Text File. 2. In the Send Text File dialog, click Browse to find the text file. 3. Click OK. When you click OK, Raritan Serial Console (RSC) sends whatever  file you selected directly to the port.
  • Page 373 Chapter 8: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module If there is currently no target connected, nothing is visible on the  screen. Note, if you are using a Mac and/or Safari , do the following in ® ® order to use this feature: 1.
  • Page 374 Chapter 8: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module 3. Click on the KX III website. 4. Select "Run in unsafe mode" from the drop-down box. 5. Restart Safari. Power Status Power Status in HSC shows the status of the outlet the target is plugged into.
  • Page 375 Chapter 8: Serial Access With Dominion Serial Access Module 2. Click OK in the success message. Power Off a Target Use this option to power off a target from HSC. This option is visible only when there are one or more power associations to the target, and when you have permission to manage the target's power.

  • Page 376: Chapter 9 Dominion Kx Iii User Station

    To use a standalone appliance for remote access to KX III target servers instead of using the VKC or AKC clients on a PC or laptop, purchase Dominion User Stations from Raritan. The User Station is perfect for environments like labs, studios and control rooms where a PC or laptop is not wanted.

  • Page 377: Overview

    Chapter 9: Dominion KX III User Station Overview The Dominion User Station (DKX3-UST) is designed to access servers and computer devices connected to KX III's from your LAN/WAN networks. ALL KX III models are supported. KX III Release 3.2 and above is required.

  • Page 378: User Station Photo And Features

    Connect a USB keyboard, mouse and one or two monitors to the User Station. c. Connect the User Station to the LAN/WAN network. 2. Power on and log in to the User Station. For initial login, use Raritan's default username and password:  admin and raritan. Logging In to KX III 3.
  • Page 379 Chapter 9: Dominion KX III User Station 4. The added KX III's are displayed in the Port Navigator window. 5. Click a KX III to show a list of its servers. 6. Click a target server, and a KVM Client opens, showing the target video.

  • Page 380: Chapter 10 Mobile Kvm Client (Mkc) Help

    Chapter 10 Mobile KVM Client (MKC) Help In This Chapter Remotely Access Targets Using a Mobile Device ........366 Connect to a Target Using the Mobile KVM Client ........367 Touch Mouse Functions ................367 Using the MKC Toolbar ................368 Display Mobile Device Keyboard ..............

  • Page 381: Connect To A Target Using The Mobile Kvm Client

    Chapter 10: Mobile KVM Client (MKC) Help Connect to a Target Using the Mobile KVM Client Mobile access using the Mobile Access Client requires the use of CommandCenter Secure Gateway (CC-SG). Enable pop-ups in your mobile device browser before accessing Mobile KVM Client (MKC) or CC-SG Mobile Access Client.

  • Page 382: Using The Mkc Toolbar

    Chapter 10: Mobile KVM Client (MKC) Help Using the MKC Toolbar The MKC toolbar may not be completely visible at one time, depending on the resolution of your mobile device. To view the whole toolbar: • Touch and swipe to move the toolbar icons to the left and right, bringing different icons into view.
  • Page 383 Chapter 10: Mobile KVM Client (MKC) Help Touch and swipe the toolbar to the left, to view the F5 through F12 icons. Swipe the toolbar back to the right to return to the default view. On a mobile phone device, such as an iPhone, you will see fewer icons. Use the same touch-and-swipe motion left and right to view additional icons.

  • Page 384: Display Mobile Device Keyboard

    Chapter 10: Mobile KVM Client (MKC) Help Display Mobile Device Keyboard Toggle on and off the MKC keyboard to display or hide it. The keyboard is configured on the mobile device. For example, on iPad choose Settings > General > Keyboard > International Keyboards to see the available keyboards or to add a keyboard.

  • Page 385: Set Keyboard Type

    Chapter 10: Mobile KVM Client (MKC) Help Set Keyboard Type The default keyboard in MKC is US/International English. Select the language keyboard to match the language keyboard setting of the target you are accessing. This is required to provide the correct keyboard mapping in the target.

  • Page 386: Launch Keyboard Macro

    Chapter 10: Mobile KVM Client (MKC) Help Launch Keyboard Macro Pre-defined macros are always available in MKC. You must import user-defined macros using the desktop Access Client before they are Manage Mobile Client Keyboard Macros available on MKC. See page 371). SUN macros are available in MKC if you are connected to a target that has the SUN CIM.

  • Page 387: Absolute Mouse Mode

    Chapter 10: Mobile KVM Client (MKC) Help Absolute Mouse Mode In this mode, absolute coordinates are used to keep the client and target cursors in synch, even when the target mouse is set to a different acceleration or speed. This mode is supported on servers with USB ports and is the default mode for virtual media CIMs.

  • Page 388: Sync Mouse In Intelligent Or Standard Mouse Mode

    Chapter 10: Mobile KVM Client (MKC) Help Sync Mouse in Intelligent or Standard Mouse Mode In Intelligent or Standard mouse mode, the Sync Mouse command forces realignment of the target server mouse pointer with the MKC mouse pointer. To sync mouse: 1.

  • Page 389: View Mkc Help

    Chapter 10: Mobile KVM Client (MKC) Help View MKC Help Descriptions of the touchscreen techniques can be accessed in MKC. To view MKC help: • Touch the Help icon (?) icon in the toolbar. The help opens. Touch Mouse Functions (on page 367) to view this information.

  • Page 390: Chapter 11 Kx Iii Remote Console

    Chapter 11 KX III Remote Console In This Chapter Overview ....................376 Scanning Ports - Remote Console ............377 Changing a Password ................382 Managing Favorites ................... 383 Overview When you log in to the KX III via a network connection, you access the Remote Console.

  • Page 391: Scanning Ports - Remote Console

    Chapter 11: KX III Remote Console Scanning Ports - Remote Console Use the port scanning feature to search for selected targets and display them in individual thumbnails as part of a slide show. This feature allows you to monitor up to 32 targets at one time since you can view each target server individually as it is displayed during the slide show.

  • Page 392: Scanning Ports Slide Show - Remote Console

    Chapter 11: KX III Remote Console Scanning Ports Slide Show - Remote Console When you start a scan, the Port Scan window opens. As each target is found, it is displayed as a thumbnail in a slide show. The slide show scrolls through the target thumbnails based on the default interval of 10 seconds or according to the interval you specify.

  • Page 393: Target Status Indicators During Port Scanning - Remote Console

    Chapter 11: KX III Remote Console Target Status Indicators During Port Scanning - Remote Console The status of each target is indicated by green, yellow and red lights that are displayed below the target thumbnail. As the target is the focus of the rotation, the indicator is in the task bar also shows the status.

  • Page 394: Using Scan Port Options

    Chapter 11: KX III Remote Console Using Scan Port Options Following are options available to you while scanning targets. With the exception of the Expand/Collapse icon, all of these options are selected from the Options menu in the upper left of the Port Scan viewer. The options will return to their defaults when you close the window.

  • Page 395: Scan For Targets

    Chapter 11: KX III Remote Console Scan for Targets To scan for targets: 1. Click the Set Scan tab on the Port Access page. 2. Select the targets you want to include in the scan by selecting the checkbox to the left of each target, or select the checkbox at the top of the target column to select all targets.

  • Page 396: Changing A Password

    Chapter 11: KX III Remote Console Changing a Password To change your KX III password: 1. Choose User Management > Change Password. The Change Password page opens. 2. Type your current password in the Old Password field. 3. Type a new password in the New Password field. Retype the new password in the Confirm New Password field.

  • Page 397: Managing Favorites

    Chapter 11: KX III Remote Console Managing Favorites A Favorites feature is provided so you can organize and quickly access the devices you use frequently. The Favorite Devices section is located in the lower left sidebar of the Port Access page and provides the ability to: Create and manage a list of favorite devices •...

  • Page 398: Access And Display Favorites

    Chapter 11: KX III Remote Console Access and Display Favorites To access a favorite KX III devices: Click on a KX III listed beneath Favorite Devices in the left of the • Remote Console. To display favorite KX IIIs by name: •...

  • Page 399: Discovering Devices On The Kx Iii Subnet

    The KX III Remote Console automatically discovers the KX III devices, and any other Raritan device, in the subnet of the KX III. To discover devices on the device subnet: 1. Choose Manage > Discover Devices - KX III Subnet.
  • Page 400 Chapter 11: KX III Remote Console To access a discovered device: Click the device name or IP address for that device. A new browser • opens to that device.

  • Page 401: Chapter 12 Kx Iii Local Console

    Chapter 12 KX III Local Console In This Chapter Overview ....................387 Accessing a Target Server ................ 387 Local Console Video Resolution Behavior ..........388 Simultaneous Users.................. 388 Local Port Hot Keys and Connect Keys............ 388 Scanning Ports - Local Console ............... 391 Local Console Smart Card Access ............

  • Page 402: Local Console Video Resolution Behavior

    Chapter 12: KX III Local Console Local Console Video Resolution Behavior By default, monitors are typically set to the highest resolution they support. Once a monitor is connected to the KX III Local Console, KX III detects the monitor's native resolution. As long as the native resolution is supported by the Local Console, KX III uses that resolution.

  • Page 403: Return To The Local Console From A Target Device - Default Hot Key

    Chapter 12: KX III Local Console Return to the Local Console from a Target Device - Default Hot Key Press the Scroll Lock hot key twice rapidly • The video display switches from the target device interface to the KX III Local Console interface.

  • Page 404: Special Sun Key Combinations

    Chapter 12: KX III Local Console the local port GUI which you connected to target): Double Click Scroll Lock • Special Sun Key Combinations The following key combinations for Sun Microsystems server’s special ™ keys operate on the Local Console port. These special keys are available from the Keyboard menu when you connect to a Sun target device: Sun key Local port key combination...

  • Page 405: Scanning Ports - Local Console

    Chapter 12: KX III Local Console Scanning Ports - Local Console Use the port scanning feature to search for selected targets and display them in individual thumbnails as part of a slide show. This feature allows you to monitor up to 32 targets at one time since you can view each target server individually as it is displayed during the slide show.

  • Page 406: Scanning Port Slide Show - Local Console

    Chapter 12: KX III Local Console Scanning Port Slide Show - Local Console When you start a scan, the Port Scan window opens. As each target is found, it is displayed as a thumbnail in a slide show. The slide show scrolls through the target thumbnails based on the default interval of 10 seconds or according to the interval you specify.
  • Page 407 Chapter 12: KX III Local Console...

  • Page 408: Target Status Indicators During Port Scanning - Local Console

    Chapter 12: KX III Local Console Target Status Indicators During Port Scanning - Local Console In thumbnail view on the Local Console, the status of each target is indicated below the thumbnail on the page until it is the focus of the slide show view.

  • Page 409: Scan For Targets - Local Console

    Chapter 12: KX III Local Console Display Interval - changes the scan display interval.  Interval Between Ports - change interval between switching  different port during scan. Scan for Targets - Local Console To scan for targets: 1. Click the Set Scan tab on the Port Access page. 2.

  • Page 410: Local Console Smart Card Access

    Chapter 12: KX III Local Console Local Console Smart Card Access To use a smart card to access a server at the Local Console, plug a USB smart card reader into the KX III using one of the USB ports located on the KX III.

  • Page 411: Local Console Usb Profile Options

    Chapter 12: KX III Local Console To update the Card Readers Detected list: Click Refresh if a new smart card has been mounted. The Card • Readers Detected list will be refreshed to reflect the newly added smart card reader. Local Console USB Profile Options From the USB Profile Options section of the Tools page, you can choose from the available USB profiles.

  • Page 412: Kx Iii Local Console Factory Reset

    Chapter 12: KX III Local Console 3. Click OK. The USB profile will be applied to the local port and will appear in the Profile In Use field. KX III Local Console Factory Reset Note: It is recommended that you save the audit log prior to performing a factory reset.

  • Page 413: Resetting The Kx Iii Using The Reset Button On The Device

    Chapter 12: KX III Local Console 3. Click Reset to continue. You will be prompted to confirm the factory reset because all network settings will be permanently lost. 4. Click OK proceed. Upon completion of full factory reset, the KX III device is automatically restarted.

  • Page 414: Appendix A Connecting A Kx Iii And Cat5 Reach Dvi - Provide Extended Local Port Functionality

    An extended local port extends the reach of the local port beyond the rack the KX III is located, for example to another KVM switch. This can be achieved by configuring a KX III to work with a Raritan Cat5 Reach DVI transmitter and receiver, which are then connected to a remote console or other device.

  • Page 415: Connect Cat5 Reach Dvi And Cat5 Reach Dvi

    4. Connect the local console ports of the KVM switch to the transmitter. a. Plug one end of the Raritan-provided DVI cable into the DVI-I IN port on the transmitter, and the other end into the KVM switch's video port.
  • Page 416 Appendix A: Connecting a KX III and Cat5 Reach DVI - Provide Extended Local Port Functionality 5. Turn on the KVM switch. Tip: The local or remote console can be equipped with a KVM drawer instead of a set of keyboard, mouse and monitor. See the illustration below.
  • Page 417 Appendix A: Connecting a KX III and Cat5 Reach DVI - Provide Extended Local Port Functionality 5. Turn on both KVM switches. To increase the distance between any computer and a KVM switch: 1. Set up an optional local console with the transmitter. 2.

  • Page 418: Appendix B Accessing A Paragon Ii From The Kx

    Appendix B Accessing a Paragon II from the KX In This Chapter Overview ....................404 Supported Paragon II CIMS and Configurations ........405 Connecting the Paragon II to the KX III ............ 410 Overview Connect the Paragon II system to a KX III device that is managed by CC-SG so that Paragon II is accessible from CC-SG.

  • Page 419: Supported Paragon Ii Cims And Configurations

    Appendix B: Accessing a Paragon II from the KX III KX III When you access the Paragon II system from KX III or CC-SG (if the KX III is managed by CC-SG), the Paragon II OSUI login screen appears for you to log in.
  • Page 420 Appendix B: Accessing a Paragon II from the KX III Paragon CIM Supports Does not support Servers with USB- or • • Virtual media P2CIM-AUSBDUAL USB-type Smart cards ™ • keyboard and mouse • Absolute Mouse ports mode Automatic skew •...

  • Page 421: Kx Iii-To-Kx Iii Paragon Cim Guidelines

    Appendix B: Accessing a Paragon II from the KX III KX III-to-KX III Paragon CIM Guidelines The following system configuration guidelines should be followed when you are using Paragon CIMs in a KX III-to-KX III configuration: Concurrent Access Both KX III KVM switches should be configured with the same policy for concurrent access to targets - both PC-Share or both Private.

  • Page 422: Kx Iii-To-Paragon Ii Guidelines

    Appendix B: Accessing a Paragon II from the KX III If a connection to the target is in place from the other KX III, the availability is checked when a connection is attempted. Access is denied or allowed consistent with the PC-Share policy in place for the KX III. Until that time, the availability is not be updated on the other KX III.
  • Page 423 Appendix B: Accessing a Paragon II from the KX III Paragon II Mode description Supported? operation mode port can be selected and Timeout, which is configured controlled by more than on the Paragon II, is not one user, but only one supported.

  • Page 424: Supported Connection Distances Between Paragon Ii And Kx Iii

    Appendix B: Accessing a Paragon II from the KX III Supported Connection Distances Between Paragon II and KX III When using KX III as the front end of a Paragon II system, you should restrict the cable length (distance) for good video quality. Supported distance from the Paragon II user station to the target server is 500 cable feet (152 m).

  • Page 425: Appendix C Updating The Ldap Schema

    Appendix C Updating the LDAP Schema In This Chapter Returning User Group Information ............411 Setting the Registry to Permit Write Operations to the Schema ... 412 Creating a New Attribute ................412 Adding Attributes to the Class..............413 Updating the Schema Cache ..............415 Editing rciusergroup Attributes for User Members ........

  • Page 426: Setting The Registry To Permit Write Operations To The Schema

    Appendix C: Updating the LDAP Schema Setting the Registry to Permit Write Operations to the Schema To allow a domain controller to write to the schema, you must set a registry entry that permits schema updates. To permit write operations to the schema: 1.

  • Page 427: Adding Attributes To The Class

    Appendix C: Updating the LDAP Schema 3. Click New and then choose Attribute. When the warning message appears, click Continue and the Create New Attribute dialog appears. rciusergroup 4. Type in the Common Name field. rciusergroup 5. Type in the LDAP Display Name field. 1.3.6.1.4.1.13742.50 6.
  • Page 428 Appendix C: Updating the LDAP Schema 2. Scroll to the user class in the right pane and right-click it. 3. Choose Properties from the menu. The user Properties dialog appears. 4. Click the Attributes tab to open it. 5. Click Add.

  • Page 429: Updating The Schema Cache

    Appendix C: Updating the LDAP Schema 6. Choose rciusergroup from the Select Schema Object list. 7. Click OK in the Select Schema Object dialog. 8. Click OK in the User Properties dialog. Updating the Schema Cache To update the schema cache: 1.
  • Page 430 Appendix C: Updating the LDAP Schema 3. Go to the directory where the support tools were installed. Run adsiedit.msc. The ADSI Edit window opens. 4. Open the Domain. 5. In the left pane of the window, select the CN=Users folder.
  • Page 431 Appendix C: Updating the LDAP Schema 6. Locate the user name whose properties you want to adjust in the right pane. Right-click the user name and select Properties. 7. Click the Attribute Editor tab if it is not already open. Choose rciusergroup from the Attributes list.

  • Page 432: Appendix D Specifications

    Appendix D Specifications In This Chapter Hardware ....................418 Software ..................... 440 BSMI Certification ..................445 Hardware KX III Dimensions and Physical Specifications Dominion KX Description Power & Dimensions Weight Operating Humidity III model heat (WxDxH) temp dissipation  8 server DKX3-108 Dual Power 17.3"...
  • Page 433 Appendix D: Specifications Dominion KX Description Power & Dimensions Weight Operating Humidity III model heat (WxDxH) temp dissipation ports 50-60Hz 1.73''  2 remote 1.8A 60W 52 439x334x44 4.12kg 32º - 113º users KCAL  1 local port for use at the rack ...
  • Page 434 Appendix D: Specifications Dominion KX Description Power & Dimensions Weight Operating Humidity III model heat (WxDxH) temp dissipation the rack  8 server DKX3-808 Dual Power 17.3" x 9.96lbs 0º - 45º C 0-85 % RH ports 110V/240V, 13.15'' x 50-60Hz 1.73'' ...

  • Page 435: Kx Iii Supported Target Server Video Resolutions

    Appendix D: Specifications KX III Supported Target Server Video Resolutions When using digital CIMs, you set the target's video resolution to match your monitor's native display resolution. The native display resolution is Configure the CIM set when configuring ports for digital CIMs (see Target Settings (on page 105)).

  • Page 436: Kx Iii Supported Local Port Dvi Resolutions

    Appendix D: Specifications • 1152x864@85Hz 1152x870@75.1Hz • • 1280x720@60Hz 1280x960@60Hz • 1280x960@85Hz • 1280x1024@60Hz • • 1280x1024@75Hz 1280x1024@85Hz • 1360x768@60Hz • • 1366x768@60Hz 1368x768@60Hz • 1400x1050@60Hz • • 1440x900@60Hz 1600x1200@60Hz • 1680x1050@60Hz • • 1920x1080@60Hz 1920x1200@60Hz (Requires Reduced Blanking Time) •...

  • Page 437: Target Server Video Resolution Supported Connection Distances And Refresh Rates

    Note: Due to the multiplicity of server manufacturers and types, OS versions, video drivers, and so on, as well as the subjective nature of video quality, Raritan cannot guarantee performance across all distances in all environments. Supported Computer Interface Module (CIMs) Specifications Digital CIMs support Display Data Channels (DDC) and Enhanced Extended Display Identification Data (E-EDID).
  • Page 438 Appendix D: Specifications CIM model Description Dimensions Weight (WxDxH)  1.3" x 3.0" x 0.6"  0.20lb D2CIM-VUSB USB CIM for:  33 x 76 x 15mm  0.09kg  OS virtual media  Absolute Mouse Synchronization  1.7" x 3.5" x 0.8" ...
  • Page 439 Appendix D: Specifications CIM model Description Dimensions Weight (WxDxH)  1.7" x 3.5" x 0.8"  0.25lb D2CIM-DVUSB-HDM Digital CIM that provides digital-to-analog conversion and  43 x 90 x 19mm  0.11kg support for:  OS virtual media  Smartcard/CAC ...

  • Page 440: Supported Digital Video Cims For Mac

    Appendix D: Specifications CIM model Description Dimensions Weight (WxDxH)  1.3" x 3.0" x 0.6"  0.20lb DCIM-PS2 CIM for PS2  33 x 76 x 15mm  0.09kg  1.3" x 3.0" x 0.6"  0.20lb DCIM-USBG2 CIM for USB and Sun USB ...

  • Page 441: Digital Cim Timing Modes

    Appendix D: Specifications Digital CIM Timing Modes Following are the default timing modes that are used when the KX III communicates with a video source via a digital CIM. The timing mode that is used is dependent on the native resolution of the video source.

  • Page 442: Dvi Compatibility Mode

    Appendix D: Specifications Digital CIM Established Modes • 720x400@70Hz IBM, VGA 640x480@60Hz IBM, VGA • 640x480@67Hz Apple Mac • ® • 640x480@72Hz VESA 640x480@75Hz VESA • 800x600@56Hz VESA • 800x600@60Hz VESA • • 800x600@72Hz VESA 800x600@75Hz VESA • • 832x624@75Hz Apple Mac II 1024x768@60Hz VESA •...

  • Page 443: Supported Remote Connections

    Appendix D: Specifications Supported Remote Connections Remote connection Details Network 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, and 1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet Protocols TCP/IP, UDP, SNTP, HTTP, HTTPS, RADIUS, LDAP/LDAPS Network Speed Settings KX III network speed setting Network Auto 1000/Full 100/Full 100/Half 10/Full 10/Half switch port Highest 1000/Full KX III:...

  • Page 444: Dell Chassis Cable Lengths And Video Resolutions

    KX III and LAN Switch to Autodetect (recommended), or set both to a fixed speed/duplex such as 100MB/s/Full. Dell Chassis Cable Lengths and Video Resolutions In order to maintain video quality, Raritan recommends using the following cable lengths and video resolutions when you are connecting to Dell blade chassis from the KX III: ®...

  • Page 445: Smart Card Minimum System Requirements

    Raritan device. • CCID Requirements If the Raritan D2CIM-DVUSB VM/CCID is not recognized as a smart card reader by your Linux target, you may need to update the CCID driver version to 1.3.8 or above and update the driver configuration file (Info.plist).

  • Page 446: Supported Smart Card Readers

    ® to use smart card readers with the Raritan device. Note: User login to client, on smart card insertion, may take longer when 1 or more KVM sessions are actively in place to targets. As the login process to these targets is also under way.

  • Page 447: Unsupported Smart Card Readers

    SCM Microsystems firmware v5.25. Unsupported Smart Card Readers This table contains a list of readers that Raritan has tested and found not to work with the Raritan device, therefore they are unsupported. If a smart card reader does not appear in the supported smart card readers table or in the unsupported smart card readers table, Raritan cannot guarantee it will function with the device.

  • Page 448: Audio Playback And Capture Recommendations And Requirements

    Appendix D: Specifications Type Vendor Model Notes CCID-compliant) USB Token Aladdin eToken Proprietary ® implementation ™ Audio Playback and Capture Recommendations and Requirements Audio Level • Set the target audio level to a mid-range setting. For example, on a Windows client, set the audio to 50 or lower.
  • Page 449 Appendix D: Specifications Audio format Network bandwidth requirement 2.05 KHz, 16bit stereo 88.2 KB/s 22.05 KHz, 16bit mono 44.1 KB/s 11.025 KHz, 16bit stereo 44.1 KB/s 11.025 KHz, 16bit mono Audio 22.05 KB/s In practice, the bandwidth used when an audio device connects to a target is higher due to the keyboard and video data consumed when opening and using an audio application on the target.

  • Page 450: Number Of Supported Audio/Virtual Media And Smartcard Connections

    KX III Local Console functions. For more information about non-US keyboards, see (on page 446). Informational Notes Note: Raritan strongly recommends that you use system-config-keyboard to change languages if you are working in a Linux environment. Language Regions...

  • Page 451: Mac Mini Bios Keystroke Commands

    Appendix D: Specifications Language Regions Keyboard layout Traditional China (Taiwan) Chinese Mainland of the People’s Chinese Simplified Simplified Republic of China Korean South Korea Dubeolsik Hangul Japanese Japan JIS Keyboard French France French (AZERTY) layout keyboard. German Germany and Austria German keyboard (QWERTZ layout) French...
  • Page 452 Appendix D: Specifications Keystroke Description Virtual Media CIM Dual Virtual Mac Lion Server Media CIM HDMI CIM Press D during Start up in Apple startup Hardware Test (AHT) May need BIOS May need BIOS May need BIOS Mac profile for Mac profile for the Mac profile for the mouse to...

  • Page 453: Using A Windows Keyboard To Access Mac Targets

    Appendix D: Specifications Keystroke Description Virtual Media CIM Dual Virtual Mac Lion Server Media CIM HDMI CIM during startup Recovery1 Using a Windows Keyboard to Access Mac Targets A Windows keyboard can be used to access a Mac connected to a KX III. ®...

  • Page 454: Software

    Appendix D: Specifications Software Supported Operating Systems, Browsers and Java Versions Operating Systems Browsers Java Windows 10 Windows Edge Java 1.7 or later for VKC Internet Explorer ® Java 1.8.0_40 or Chrome 46 later for VKCs Firefox ® Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit Internet Explorer 10, 11...
  • Page 455 KX III. Certain versions of Safari block Java for security reasons. Since Java is ® required to use KX III, Raritan recommends you use Firefox instead. ® Additionally, you may be required to navigate through a number of...

  • Page 456: Virtual Kvm Client (Vkc), Vkcs, And Active Kvm Client (Akc) Requirements

    Appendix D: Specifications Virtual KVM Client (VKC), VKCS, and Active KVM Client (AKC) Requirements Microsoft .NET 4.0 (or later) is required to use KX III with the Microsoft ® Windows -based Active KVM Client (AKC). ® Java 1.7 or 1.8 is required to use the Java-based . Java 1.8.0_40 is ™...

  • Page 457: Multi-Language Keyboard Jre Requirement

    Appendix D: Specifications Note that a JRE plug-in is available for the Windows 32-bit and 64-bit ™ ® operating systems. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Notes (on page 446) for additional information. Multi-Language Keyboard JRE Requirement In order for multi-language keyboards to work in the KX III and Virtual KVM Client (VKC), install the multi-language version of JRE ™...

  • Page 458: Events Captured In The Audit Log And Syslog

    Appendix D: Specifications Events Captured in the Audit Log and Syslog Following is a list and description of the events that are captured by the KX III audit log and syslog: Access Login - A user has logged in to the KX III •...

  • Page 459: Bsmi Certification

    Appendix D: Specifications BSMI Certification...

  • Page 460: Appendix E Informational Notes

    Help link in the KX III Remote Console interface. Note: Some topics in this section reference other multiple Raritan appliances because various appliances are impacted by the information. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Notes...

  • Page 461: Java Not Loading Properly On Mac

    Appendix E: Informational Notes b. Click the View Applets button. The Java Applet Cache Viewer opens. c. Deselect the Enable Caching checkbox if it is already checked. d. Click OK. 4. To clear the Java cache: a. From the Temporary Files Settings dialog, click the Delete Files button.

  • Page 462: Ipv6 Support Notes

    Appendix E: Informational Notes IPv6 Support Notes Operating System IPv6 Support Notes Java Java 1.7 supports IPv6 for the following: ™ Solaris 10 (and later) • ™ Linux kernel 2.1.2 (and later)/RedHat 6.1 (and later) • ® • Solaris 10 (and later) Windows XP SP1 and Windows 2003 , Windows Vista...

  • Page 463: Dual Stack Login Performance Issues

    Appendix E: Informational Notes Dual Stack Login Performance Issues If you are using the KX III in a dual stack configuration, it is important you configured the domain system (DNS) correctly in the KX III in order to avoid delays when logging in. Tips for Adding a Web Browser Interface (on page 130) for information on configuring your DNS in KX III.

  • Page 464: Windows 2000 Composite Usb Device Behavior For Virtual Media

    As a result, the “Safely Remove Hardware” system tray icon does not appear for drives mapped by the D2CIM-VUSB and a warning message may appear when disconnecting the device. Raritan has not observed any problems or issues from this message, however.

  • Page 465: Target Video Picture Not Centered (Mouse Out Of Synch)

    Appendix E: Informational Notes Target Video Picture Not Centered (Mouse Out of Synch) At certain resolutions when using an HDMI or DVI CIM with the KX III: • The video display may not be centered properly - black rectangles can be seen at the edges of the screen •...
  • Page 466 Appendix E: Informational Notes Note: In Safari 10.0, "Run in safe mode" is now hidden as an option for Plugin-Settings. Hold the Mac Option/Alt key while clicking on the site to list the option. If running MacOS Sierra 10.12, Java version must be 1.8.0.121 or higher.

  • Page 467: Virtual Media Via Vkc And Akc In A Windows Environment

    Appendix E: Informational Notes Virtual Media via VKC and AKC in a Windows Environment Windows XP operating system administrator and standard user ® privileges vary from those of the Windows Vista operating system and ® the Windows 7 operating system. ®...

  • Page 468: Virtual Media Not Refreshed After Files Added

    Appendix E: Informational Notes Virtual Media Not Refreshed After Files Added After a virtual media drive has been mounted, 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. Virtual Media Linux Drive Listed Twice For KX III, users who are logged in to Linux clients as root users, the...

  • Page 469: Virtual Media Connection Failures Using High Speed For Virtual Media Connections

    Appendix E: Informational Notes Virtual Media Connection Failures Using High Speed for Virtual Media Connections Under certain circumstances it may be necessary to select the "Use Full Speed for Virtual Media CIM" when a target has problems with "High Speed USB" connections or when the target is experiencing USB protocol errors caused by signal degradation due to additional connectors and cables (for example, a connection to a blade server via a dongle).
  • Page 470 The USB Profile Menu selections are configurable via the Console Device Settings > Port Configuration page. Should none of the standard USB profiles provided by Raritan meet your target server requirements, Raritan Technical Support can work with you to arrive at a solution tailored for that target. Raritan recommends that you do the following: 1.

  • Page 471: Changing A Usb Profile When Using A Smart Card Reader

    Appendix E: Informational Notes Changing a USB Profile when Using a Smart Card Reader There may be certain circumstances under which you will need to change the USB profile for a target server. For example, you may need to change the connection speed to "Use Full Speed for Virtual Media CIM" when the target has problems with the "High Speed USB"...

  • Page 472: Black Stripe/Bar(S) Displayed On The Local Port

    2. If using a digital CIM, then change the Display Native Resolution on the Port Configuration page to another resolution, or 3. If using the HDMI CIM, use the DVI Compatibility Mode. Contact Raritan Technical Support for additional assistance. Sun Composite Synch Video composite synch video is not supported.

  • Page 473: Keyboard Notes

    Appendix E: Informational Notes Keyboard Notes French Keyboard Caret Symbol (Linux Clients Only) The Virtual KVM Client (VKC) do not process the key combination of Alt Gr + 9 as the caret symbol (^) when using French keyboards with Linux ®...

  • Page 474: Keyboard Language Preference (Fedora Linux Clients)

    Linux has problems generating the correct ™ ™ ® KeyEvents for foreign-language keyboards configured using System Preferences, Raritan recommends that you configure foreign keyboards using the methods described in the following table. Language Configuration method US Intl Default System Settings (Control Center)

  • Page 475: Macros Not Saving On Linux Targets

    Appendix E: Informational Notes Note: The Keyboard Indicator should be used on Linux systems using Gnome as a desktop environment. When using a Hungarian keyboard from a Linux client, the Latin letter U with Double Acute and the Latin letter O with Double Acute work only with JRE 1.6 (and later).

  • Page 476: Mac Keyboard Keys Not Supported For Remote Access

    Appendix E: Informational Notes Mac Keyboard Keys Not Supported for Remote Access When a Mac is used as the client, the following keys on the Mac ® ® keyboard are not captured by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE ™ ™ •...

  • Page 477: Audio

    Features that May Interrupt an Audio Connection If you use any of the following features while connected to an audio device, your audio connection may be interrupted. Raritan recommends you do not use these features if you are connected to an audio device: Video Auto-Sense •...

  • Page 478: Audio In A Windows Environment

    When the Virtual KVM Client (VKC) is launched from CommandCenter Secure Gateway (CC-SG) in proxy mode, the VKC version is unknown. In the About Raritan Virtual KVM Client dialog, the version is displayed as “Version Unknown”. Moving Between Ports on a Device If you move a between ports on the same Raritan device and resume management within one minute, CC-SG may display an error message.

  • Page 479: Appendix F Frequently Asked Questions

    Appendix F Frequently Asked Questions In This Chapter General FAQs .................... 465 Remote Access ..................468 Universal Virtual Media ................471 Bandwidth and KVM-over-IP Performance ..........473 IPv6 Networking ..................477 Servers ....................... 479 Blade Servers .................... 479 Installation ....................481 Local Port - KX IIII ..................
  • Page 480 OS-independent; users can troubleshoot and reconfigure servers even when servers are down. At the rack, Dominion KX III provides the same functionality, convenience, and space and cost savings as traditional analog KVM switches. However, Dominion KX III also integrates the industry’s highest performing KVM-over-IP...
  • Page 481 All KX III models feature a tiering port to connect multiple Dominion KX III switches together and access the attached servers. Up to 1024 servers can be accessed via a consolidated port list.

  • Page 482: Remote Access

    , Windows Terminal ® Services/Remote Desktop, VNC, etc. However, because Dominion KX III is not a software but a hardware solution, it’s much more powerful: Hardware- and OS-independent – Dominion KX III can be used to manage servers running many popular OSs, including Intel , Sun ®...
  • Page 483 Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer How many users can remotely Dominion KX III models offer remote access servers on each Dominion connections for up to eight users per user channel to simultaneously access and control KX III? a unique target server. For one-channel...
  • Page 484 Web-accessible, it doesn’t require customers software or network configuration to install proprietary software on clients used is required? for access. Dominion KX III can be accessed through major Web browsers, including: Internet Explorer ® and Firefox . Dominion KX III can be accessed ®...

  • Page 485: Universal Virtual Media

    (see " (VKC and VKCs) Help " on page 258) Do your KVM Clients have Yes. The Dominion KX III’s remote HTML User multi-language support? Interface and the KVM Clients support the Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese languages. This is available stand-alone as well as through CC-SG.
  • Page 486 Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer What is required for virtual media? A Dominion KX III virtual media CIM is required. There are two VGA-based CIMs: a D2CIM-VUSB or D2CIM-DVUSB. The D2CIM-VUSB has a single USB connector and is for customers who will use virtual media at the OS level.

  • Page 487: Bandwidth And Kvm-Over-Ip Performance

    Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer USB profiles are most often required at the Why would I use a USB profile? BIOS level where there may not be full support for the USB specification when accessing virtual media drives. However, profiles are sometimes used at the OS level, for example, for mouse synchronization for Mac and Linux servers.
  • Page 488 Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer How is bandwidth used in Dominion KX III offers totally new video KVM-over-IP systems? processing that provides flexible, high performance video, efficient use of bandwidth and anytime/anywhere access via LAN, WAN or Internet.
  • Page 489 Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer There are many factors that determine how What factors affect bandwidth? much bandwidth will be used. The primary factor, noted above, is the amount of change in the target server’s video display. This is dependent on the user’s task and actions.
  • Page 490 Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer How do I optimize performance KX III provides a variety of settings in our and bandwidth? remote clients for the user to optimize bandwidth and performance. The default settings will provide an at-the-rack level of performance in standard LAN/WAN environments with economical use of bandwidth.

  • Page 491: Ipv6 Networking

    Connection Properties settings to the performance? left for increased video performance. What is the maximum remote The Dominion KX III is the first and only (over IP) video resolution KVM-over-IP switch to support full high supported? definition (HD) remote video resolution –...
  • Page 492 Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer IPv6 is the acronym for Internet Protocol Version 6. What is IPv6? IPv6 is the "next generation" IP protocol which will replace the current IP Version 4 (IPv4) protocol. IPv6 addresses a number of problems in IPv4, such as the limited number of IPv4 addresses.

  • Page 493: Servers

    KVM infrastructure to always be available in any scenario whatsoever (as they will likely need to use the KVM infrastructure to fix problems), Dominion KX III is designed to be completely independent from any external server. What should I do to prepare a...
  • Page 494 Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer Can I connect blade servers to the Yes. Dominion KX III supports popular blade Dominion KX III? server models from the leading blade server manufacturers: HP , IBM , Dell and Cisco ®...

  • Page 495: Installation

    Synchronization is supported. Is blade access secure? Yes. Blade access uses all of the standard Dominion KX III security features such as 128-bit or 256-bit encryption. In addition, there are blade-specific security features such as per blade access permissions and hotkey-blocking that eliminates unauthorized access.
  • Page 496 Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer Besides the appliance itself, what Each server that connects to Dominion KX III do I need to order from Raritan to requires a Dominion or Paragon computer interface module (CIM), an adapter that...
  • Page 497 How many servers can be Dominion KX III models range from 8, 16 or 32 connected to each Dominion KX III server ports in a 1U chassis, to 64 server ports appliance? in a 2U chassis.

  • Page 498: Local Port - Kx Iiii

    Raritan’s Dominion SX line of secure console servers. Dominion SX offers more serial functionality at a better price point than Dominion KX III. This SX is easy to use, configure and manage, and can be completely integrated with a Dominion series deployment.

  • Page 499: Extended Local Port

    Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer When I am using the local port, do No. The Dominion KX III local port has a I prevent other users from completely independent access path to the servers. This means a user can access servers accessing servers remotely? locally at the rack –...

  • Page 500: Dual Power Supplies

    KX III will automatically switch to the other. Does the power supply used by Yes. Dominion KX III’s power supply can be used Dominion KX III automatically in AC voltage ranges from 100–240 volts, at detect voltage settings? 50–60 Hz.
  • Page 501 What type of remote power control Raritan’s intelligent PDUs can be connected to capabilities does Dominion KX III the Dominion KX III to provide power control of target servers and other equipment. For offer? servers, after a simple one-time configuration step, just click on the server name to power on, off or to recycle a hung server.

  • Page 502: Ethernet And Ip Networking

    Ethernet and IP Networking Question Answer What is the speed of Dominion KX Dominion KX III supports gigabit as well as III’s Ethernet interfaces? 10/100 Ethernet. KX III supports two 10/100/1000 speed Ethernet interfaces, with configurable speed and duplex settings (either auto detected or manually set).

  • Page 503: Local Port Consolidation, Tiering And Cascading

    (or the other appliance must be changed).  When changing the IP address of a Dominion KX III, or swapping in a new Dominion KX III, sufficient time must be allowed for its IP and addresses to be known throughout the ®...
  • Page 504 Question Answer How do I physically connect To physically connect multiple KX III appliances multiple Dominion KX III appliances together for consolidated local access, you can connect the Tiering ports of multiple "tiered" together into one solution? (or "cascaded") KX III switches to a "base" KX III using the Tiering port of the KX III.
  • Page 505 Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer Do I have to physically connect Multiple Dominion KX III appliances do not Dominion KX III appliances need to be physically connected together. Instead, each Dominion KX III appliance together? connects to the network, and they automatically work together as a single solution if deployed with Raritan’s...

  • Page 506: Computer Interface Modules (Cims)

    Can I connect an existing analog Yes. Analog KVM switches can be connected to KVM switch to Dominion KX III? one of Dominion KX III’s server ports. Simply use a USB computer interface module (CIM), and attach it to the user ports of the existing analog KVM switch.

  • Page 507: Security

    Dominion KX III. Also note that when connected to Dominion KX III, Paragon CIMs transmit video at a distance of up to 150 feet (46 m), the same as Dominion KX III CIMs – not at 1,000 feet (304 m), as they do when connected to Paragon.
  • Page 508 Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer Is the Dominion KX III FIPS 140-2 The Dominion KX III uses an embedded FIPS Certified? 140-2 validated cryptographic module running on a Linux platform per FIPS 140-2 implementation guidelines. This cryptographic module is used for encryption of KVM session traffic consisting of video, keyboard, mouse, virtual media and smart card data.

  • Page 509: Smart Cards And Cac Authentication

    Yes. Customers can upload self-signed or certificate to the Dominion KX IIKX certificate authority-provided digital IIII? certificates to the Dominion KX III for enhanced authentication and secure communication. Does the KX III support a Yes. For government, military and other...

  • Page 510: Manageability

    Yes. Smart card/CAC authentication works work on the local port and via on both the local port and via CommandCenter? CommandCenter. For the local port, connect a compatible smart card reader to the USB port of the Dominion KX III. Manageability...
  • Page 511 Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version installed. Besides the initial setting of Dominion KX III’s IP address, everything about the solution can be completely set up over the network. (In fact, using a crossover Ethernet cable and Dominion KX III’s default IP address, you can even...

  • Page 512: Documentation And Support

    DisplayPort video standards are supported with the digital video CIMs. How long is the hardware warranty The Dominion KX III comes with a standard for the KX III? two-year warranty, which can be extended to 5 years of warranty coverage.

  • Page 513: Miscellaneous

    The Dominion KX III’s default username and username and password? password are admin/raritan. However, for the highest level of security, the Dominion KX III forces the administrator to change the Dominion KX III default administrative username and password when the appliance is first booted up.

  • Page 515: Index

    Index AKC Download Server Certification Validation IPv6 Support Notes • 448 AKC Supported Browsers • 304 AKC Supported Microsoft .NET Framework • AC Power • 38 About the Cat5 Reach DVI • 400 AKC Supported Operating Systems • 304 Absolute Mouse Mode • 372, 373 Allow Cookies •...
  • Page 516 Index Black Stripe/Bar(s) Displayed on the Local Collecting a Diagnostic Snapshot of the Target Port • 458 • 286 Blade Chassis - Port Access Page • 22 Color Accuracy • 263, 310 Blade Chassis Configuration Options • 117 Color Calibration • 327 Command Line Interface (CLI) •...
  • Page 517 Index Configuring Event Management - Settings • Connect to DSAM Serial Targets with KX3 GUI • 350 Configuring IP Access Control • 200 Connect to Virtual Media • 290 Configuring KVM Switches • 102, 147 Connecting a KX III and Cat5 Reach DVI - Provide Extended Local Port Functionality •...
  • Page 518 Entering the Discovery Port • 146 Documentation and Support • 498 Ethernet and IP Networking • 488 Dominion KX III User Station • 8, 19, 49, 362 Event Management • 168 Dominion KX3-832 • 5 Events Captured in the Audit Log and Syslog •...
  • Page 519 Index FIPS 140-2 Support Requirements • 199 Importing and Exporting Macros • 270 Firmware Upgrade • 215 Importing and Exporting Scripts • 181, 184 Forward Mount • 32 Include KX III IP Address in 'Trusted Sites French Keyboard • 459 Zone' •...
  • Page 520 Index KX III KVM Client Applications • 8 Logging In • 228, 229 KX III KVM Client Launching • 18, 49, 257, 307 Logging In to KX III • 18, 364, 376 KX III KVM Clients • 18, 49, 257 Logging Users Off the KX III (Force Logoff) •...
  • Page 521 RADIUS Using RSA SecurID Hardware Tokens Operating the User Station • 364 • 86 Optimize for Raritan Client Navigation when Using Dual Selections • 263 Video Port Groups • 243 Overview • 1, 19, 31, 53, 55, 228, 245, 258, 303, Rear Mount •...
  • Page 522 Index Remote Linux Client Requirements • 432 Security Settings • 72, 189 Remote PC VM Prerequisites • 246 Security Warnings and Validation Messages • Remotely Access Targets Using a Mobile 11, 12, 18 Device • 366 Select the Local Console Keyboard Type • 142, Remove a Power Association •...
  • Page 523 Index Smart Card Reader Detected • 292 Supported Computer Interface Module (CIMs) Smart Cards • 291 Specifications • 36, 56, 237, 291, 423 Smart Cards and CAC Authentication • 495 Supported Connection Distances Between Software • 3, 440 Paragon II and KX III • 410 Supported Digital Video CIMs for Mac •...
  • Page 524 Index Text Readability • 263, 310 Video Menu • 325 Tiered Devices - Port Access Page • 21 Video Mode • 264, 311 Tiered KX III Connection Example • 148 Video Mode and Resolution Notes • 388, 457 Tilde Symbol • 460 Video Properties •...
  • Page 525 Index Welcome • iii Windows 2000 Composite USB Device Behavior for Virtual Media • 450 Windows 2000 Mouse Settings • 36 Windows 3-Button Mouse on Linux Targets • Windows 7 and Windows Vista Mouse Settings • 35 Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2008 Mouse Settings •...

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