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Questions Answers
Can Dominion KX II be
rack mounted?
Yes, The Dominion KX II ships standard with 19” rack mount brackets.
It can also be reverse rack mounted so the server ports face forward.
How large is Dominion KX II? Dominion KX II is only 1U in height (except KX464 is a 2U), fits in
a standard 19” rack mount, and occupies only 29 cm in depth.
Remote Access
How many users can remotely
access servers on each
Dominion KX II?
Dominion KX II models offer remote connections for up to eight users
per user channel to simultaneously access and control a unique target
server. For one-channel devices like the DKX2-116, up to eight remote
users can access and control a single target server. For two-channel
devices, like the DKX2-216, up to eight users can access and control the
server on channel one and up to another eight users on channel two.
For four-channel devices, up to eight users per channel, for a total of
32 (8 x 4) users, can access and control four servers in a similar fashion.
Can two people look at the same
server at the same time?
Yes, actually up to eight people can access and control any single server
at the same time.
Can two people access the same
server, one remotely and one from the
local port?
Yes, the local port is completely independent of the remote “ports.” The
local port can access the same server using the PC-Share feature.
In order to access Dominion KX II
from a client, what hardware,
software or network configuration
is required?
Because Dominion KX II is completely Web-accessible, it doesn’t require
customers to install proprietary software on clients used for access. (An
optional installed client is available on Raritan.info
for the purposes of
accessing Dominion KX II via modem).
Dominion KX II can be accessed through major Web browsers including:
Internet Explorer, MozillaTM and Firefox. Dominion KX II can now be
accessed on Windows, Linux, Sun Solaris and Macintosh® desktops,
via Raritan’s Java-based Multiplatform Client (MPC) and the new Virtual
KVM Client™.
Dominion KX II administrators can also perform remote management (set
passwords and security, rename servers, change IP address, etc.) using
a convenient browser-based interface.
What is the file size of the applet that’s
used to access Dominion KX II? How
long does it take to retrieve?
The Virtual KVM Client applet used to access Dominion KX II is
approximately 500KB in size. The following chart describes the time
required to retrieve Dominion KX II’s applet at different network speeds:
100Mbps
Theoretical 100Mbit
network speed
0.05
seconds
60Mbps
Likely practical 100Mbit
network speed
0.08
seconds
10Mbps
Theoretical 10Mbit
network speed
.4 seconds
6Mbps
Likely practical 10Mbit
network speed
.8 seconds
512Kbps
Cable modem download
speed (typical)
8 seconds
How do I access servers connected
to Dominion KX II if the network ever
becomes unavailable?
Dominion KX II offers a dedicated modem port for attaching an external
modem. With an externally-connected modem, servers can still be
remotely accessed in the event of a network emergency. Furthermore,
Dominion KX II’s local ports always allow access to servers from the
rack, no matter the network condition.