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Dominion KX II Version 2.5 Release Notes 2
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Release Notes for Dominion® KX II Software Version 2.5
Version: DKX II 2.5 Release Notes, Revision 1.3
Date: June 8, 2012
Effective: Release 2.5 Firmware available immediately.
Digital CIMs available in June, 2012.
Applicability:
Dominion KX II models:
DKX2-108, DKX2-116, DKX2-132, DKX2-216, DKX2-232, DKX2-416, DKX2-432, DKX2-464, DKX2-808,
DKX2-832, DKX-864
Release Status : General Availability.
Dominion KX II Overview:
Dominion KX II is Raritan’s next-generation, KVM-over-IP switches with dual power supplies and dual gigabit Ethernet ports. KX II
has a new user interface supporting advanced features such as virtual media, absolute mouse synchronization, blade servers, smart
cards, audio, iPhone/iPad interface, tiering and 1920x1080 remote video resolution. The Dominion KX II supports both analog and
digital video (DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort) through a single KVM-over-IP switch without adapters.
Release 2.5 Overview:
Release 2.5 is a firmware release, based on Release 2.4, with enhancements and improvements. The Release is required to use
the new Digital CIMs, available in June 2012, that support DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort video.
Dominion KX Release 2.5 Enhancements:
1. Support for New Digital Video CIMs. Servers with DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort video are supported via the new
D2CIM-DVUSB-DVI, D2CIM-DVUSB-HDMI & D2CIM-DVUSB-DP CIMs available in June 2012.
2. Dual Video Support. Servers with dual video outputs are now supported. Connect a CIM to each video output, create a port
group, configure and remotely access both video ports in an extended desktop.
3. SNMPv3. This more secure version of SNMP is now supported.
4. Display and Logoff Users by Port. Users can view a list of connected users by port, and Administrators can logoff users by
port or completely. Supports locally and remotely (LDAP, Radius, etc.) authenticated users.
5. Audio Enhancements. Enhancements to the digital audio feature, including support for PC Share and higher fidelity recording.
6. Apple MAC Snow Leopard and Lion Server BIOS startup and function keys. Support for various (Option, Command and
other) keystrokes used during BIOS startup.
7. Vulnerability scanning and security updates.
8. KX II User Guide and Client Guide updates. The Release 2.5 version of the User Guide is available from the “Help – Online
Help” link in the left panel of the KX II web based user interface and on raritan.com.
Dominion KX II Documentation:
The following user documentation is available for the Dominion KX II:
Dominion KX II User Guide – user guide to the KX II’s local and remote browser based user interfaces and general KX II
usage.
Dominion KX II Quick Setup Guide –for the initial setup of the KX II.