User guide

Appendix D: FAQs
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The connection speed and color depth settings can be tweaked to
optimize performance for slower bandwidth links. For example, in the
Multi-Platform Client or the Virtual KVM Client, set the connection speed
to 1.5Mb or 1Mb and the color depth to 8 bit. Even lower connection
speeds and color depths can be used for very low bandwidth situations.
I want to connect over the Internet. What type of performance
should I expect?
It depends on the bandwidth and latency of the Internet connection
between your remote client and the Dominion KX II. With a cable
modem or high speed DSL connection, your performance can be very
similar to a LAN/WAN connection. For lower speed links, use the
suggestions above to improve performance.
I have a high bandwidth environment. How can I optimize
performance?
The default settings will provide strong performance in a high bandwidth
environment. Ensure that the connection speed is set to 100Mb or 1Gb
and the color depth is set to15 bit RGB Color.
What is the maximum remote (over IP) video resolution supported?
The Dominion KX II is the first and only KVM-over-IP switch to support
full High Definition (HD) remote video resolution – 1920x1080.
In addition, popular widescreen formats are supported, including
1600x1200, 1680x1050 and 1440x900, so remote users can work with
today‟s higher resolution monitors.
What about servers with DVI ports?
Servers with DVI ports that support DVI-A (analog) and DVI-I (integrated
analog and digital) can use a simple, passive adapter such as the
ADVI-VGA to convert the DVI port to a VGA plug that can be connected
to a Dominion KX II CIM‟s VGA plug.
Servers with DVI ports that only support DVI-D (digital) would need a
more expensive adapter, but customers should check to see if the
server‟s video card can be configured to support DVI-I or DVI-A.