Installation - Raritan dominion kx III Administrator's Manual

Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions
Question
Is Absolute Mouse
Synchronization supported?
Is blade access secure?
Does the Dominion KSX II or the
KX III-101 support blade servers?

Installation

Question
Besides the appliance itself, what
do I need to order from Raritan to
install Dominion KX III?
Which kind of Cat5 cabling should
be used in my installation?
Which types of servers and PCs
can be connected to Dominion KX
III?
How do I connect servers to
Dominion KX III?
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Answer
Servers with internal KVM switches inside the
blade chassis typically do not support absolute
mouse technology. For HP blade and some
Dell blade servers, a CIM can be connected to
each blade, so Absolute Mouse
Synchronization is supported.
Yes. Blade access uses all of the standard
Dominion KX III security features such as
128-bit or 256-bit encryption. In addition, there
are blade-specific security features such as per
blade access permissions and hotkey-blocking
that eliminates unauthorized access.
At this time, these products do not support
blade servers.
Answer
Each server that connects to Dominion KX III
requires a Dominion or Paragon computer
interface module (CIM), an adapter that
connects directly to the keyboard, video and
mouse ports of the server.
Dominion KX III can use any standard UTP
(unshielded twisted pair) cabling, whether
Cat5, Cat5e or Cat6. Often in our manuals and
marketing literature, Raritan will simply say
"Cat5" cabling for short. In actuality, any brand
UTP cable will suffice for Dominion KX III.
Dominion KX III is completely vendor
independent. Any server with
standards-compliant keyboard, video and
mouse ports can be connected. In addition,
servers with serial ports can be controlled
using the P2CIM-SER CIM.
Servers that connect to the Dominion KX III
require a Dominion or Paragon CIM, which
connects directly to the keyboard, video and
mouse ports of the server. Then, connect each
CIM to Dominion KX III using standard UTP
(unshielded twisted pair) cable such as Cat5,
Cat5e or Cat6.