Raritan dominion ksx Quick Installation Manual

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Rev.E August 2003 255-80-5010
I. Prepare Devices and Network for Remote Operation
Congratulations on your purchase of Dominion KSX, the complete solution for remote office administration. Before installing Dominion KSX,
first configure each device which you intend to access remotely with the following parameters. This very important installation procedure
ensures optimal performance and responsiveness.
All Servers HTTP) for additional convenience; because
Dominion KSX will forward all HTTP requests to
A. For optimal bandwidth efficiency and video per-
HTTPS, allowing the initial HTTP requests on TCP
formance, set the OS desktop background to a
Port 80 usually reduces complication for end users
predominantly solid, plain, light-colored graphic.
(users may securely use either "http" or "https" as
a URL.
B. Ensure that the server's video resolution and
refresh rate are supported by Dominion KSX, and
the signal is non-interlaced: Windows XP / Windows 2003
Disable "Enhanced pointer precision", and set the
Text Mode 1024x768 @ 60Hz
mouse motion speed exactly to the middle speed
640x480 @ 60Hz 1024x768 @ 70Hz
setting;. These options are located in Control
640x480 @ 72Hz 1024x768 @ 75Hz
Panel > Mouse > Mouse Pointers.
640x480 @ 75Hz 1024x768 @ 85Hz
Disable transition effects in Control Panel >
640x480 @ 85Hz 1152x864 @ 60Hz
Display > Appearance > Settings.
800x600 @ 60Hz 1152x864 @ 75Hz
800x600 @ 72Hz 1280x1024 @ 60Hz
Windows 2000 / ME
800x600 @ 75Hz
800x600 @ 85Hz
Set mouse pointer acceleration to "None", and the
mouse motion speed exactly to the middle speed
Network / Firewall
setting.
Disable transition effects in Control Panel >
In order to enable access to Dominion KSX, your
Display > Effects.
network and firewall must allow communication on
TCP Port 5000. Alternatively, Dominion KSX can
be configured to use a different TCP port of your
Windows 95 / 98 / NT
own designation (in step II-6 below).
Set mouse motion speed to the slowest
O O p p t t i i o o n n a a l l : If you wish to access Dominion KSX via
setting in Control Panel > Mouse > Motion. Disable
web browser, your firewall must also allow access window, menu, and list animation in Control Panel
to TCP Port 443 (Standard HTTPS). You may also
> Display > Effects.
wish to allow access to TCP Port 80 (Standard
II. Attach Local Console for Initial Configuration
1 2
Local Admin Console
Keyboard and monitor used to perform
inital configuration
To AC Power Outlet
1. Attach the included AC power cord to the 5. On the Key Configuration Screen, enter the
Dominion KSX unit, and into an AC power outlet. 16-digit user license key located on the software
certificate included with your Dominion KSX unit.
2. Attach a PS/2 keyboard and multisync monitor
Press <C C t t r r l l + + S S > to save.
to the corresponding ports in the back of Dominion
KSX marked "Admin Console." 6. On the Network Configuration Screen, assign
a unique name (e.g., "Atlanta Office") and IP
3. Power ON Dominion KSX.
Address parameters for this Dominion KSX unit.
4. After booting, Dominion KSX will display the
7. The Main Menu appears. Browse through the
Setup Wizard on the Admin Console screen. Press
Admin Console options to configure Dominion KSX
'B' on the Admin Console keyboard to begin con-
as appropriate to your environment. Refer to the
figuring Dominion KSX.
Linux (with Graphical Desktop)
Set mouse acceleration to exactly 1, and threshold
to exactly 1.
Sun Solaris (with Graphical Desktop)
Set mouse acceleration to exactly 1.0. Also, be
sure that your video card is set to a supported res-
olution and is outputting VGA (H-and-V Sync, not
composite sync). This non-default configuration
can be set in the bootprom mode by issuing the
command:
setenv output-device screen:r1024x768x70
Then issue the "boot" command to reboot.
Macintosh
While no specific mouse setting is required, when
using Dominion KSX to access and control a
Macintosh system, you must set the Raritan
Remote Client to "single cursor" mode. See the
Dominion KSX User Manual for more details.
Serial Consoles
Make note of your serial console communication
settings. Dominion KSX's serial ports default to
9600 baud, no parity bit, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit
(9600-N-8-1). Ensure that your serial console sup-
ports VT100 emulation.
User Manual found on the enclosed CD-ROM for
detailed descriptions of administrative parameters.
8. When satisfied with your Dominion KSX
configuration, return to the main menu of the
Admin Console, and press 'R' to "Restart or shut-
Dominion KSX
down". Press 'S' to shutdown, and power OFF
Dominion KSX.
9. At this time, you may detach the PS/2 key-
board and multisync monitor from the Admin
Console ports, or leave them attached for future
monitoring or further configuration.
ALTERNATIVE: As an alternative method of
performing initial configuration, you may connect
to Dominion KSX via a web browser on a Windows
computer, instead of directly via a keyboard and
monitor as described above.
To do so, simply attach a crossover Ethernet cable
between the network ports of Dominion KSX and
your computer; enter Dominion KSX's default IP
address into Internet Explorer (192.168.0.192) and
login with the default username / password
("admin" / "raritan").
After authenticating, you will be directly connected
to your Dominion KSX unit. On the left-hand side of
the window, double-click on the "Admin Console"
port to commence remote administration of your
Dominion KSX unit.