User guide

8 DOMINION KX USER GUIDE

Apple Macintosh Settings

For target servers running an Apple Macintosh operating system, no specific mouse setting is required.

However, when using Dominion KX to access and control your target server, you must set the Dominion

KX client (Raritan Remote Client) to “single cursor” mode (see Chapter 3: Raritan Remote Client,

Remote KVM Console Control, Single Mouse Mode).

Dual cursor mode is not supported for Macintosh target servers; the two mouse pointers will not appear in

sync if you attempt to control a Macintosh server via Dominion KX in dual cursor mode.

Configuring Network Firewall Settings

If you wish to access Dominion KX through a network firewall, your firewall must allow communication

on TCP Port 5000. Dominion KX can also be configured to use a different TCP port of your designation

(see Chapter 4: Administrative Functions, Network Configuration).

Optional: To take advantage of Dominion KX’s web-access capabilities, the firewall must also allow

inbound communication on TCP Port 443 – the standard TCP port for HTTPS communication. To take

advantage of Dominion KX’s automatic redirection of HTTP requests to HTTPS (i.e., so users may type

the more common, “http://xxx.xxx.xxxx” instead of “https://xxx.xxx.xxxx”), then the firewall must also

allow inbound communication on TCP Port 80 – the standard TCP port for HTTP communication.

Physical Connections

Figure 6 Back Panel of Dominion KX

1. AC Power Line

Attach the included AC power cord to Dominion KX and plug into an AC Power Outlet.

2. Modem Port (optional)

Dominion KX features a dedicated modem port for remote access even when the LAN/WAN is unavailable.

Using a straight-through serial (RS-232) cable, connect an external serial modem to the port labeled

MODEM on the back of Dominion KX (please see Appendix A: Specifications for a list of certified

modems).

Note: Raritan recommends configuring the modem by enabling the CD (carrier detect) setting.

3. Network Ports

Dominion KX provides two Ethernet ports for failover purposes (not for load-balancing). By default, only

LAN1 is active and automatic failover is disabled. In the case that the Dominion KX internal network

interface or the network switch to which it is connected becomes unavailable, the port labeled LAN2 will

become enabled, using the same IP address.

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