Digital Audio - Raritan Dominion KX II User Manual

Chapter 3: Working with Target Servers
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Digital Audio

The KX II supports end-to-end bidirectional digital audio connections for
digital audio playback and capture devices from a remote client to a
target server. The audio devices are accessed over a USB connection. A
D2CIM-DVUSB and the current device firmware are required.
Windows ® , Linux ® and Mac
Virtual KVM Client (VKC), Active KVM Client (AKC) and Multi-Platform
Client (MPC) support connections to audio devices.
Note: Audio CDs are not supported by virtual media so will not work with
the audio feature.
Before you begin using the audio feature, Raritan recommends you
review the audio related information documented in the following
sections of Help:

Supported Audio Device Formats

Audio Recommendations and Requirements

Informational Notes
Supported Audio Device Formats
The KX II supports one playback device and one record device on a
target at a time. The following audio device formats are supported:

Stereo, 16 bit, 44.1K (Playback only)

Mono, 16 bit, 44.1K (Playback only)

Stereo, 16 bit, 22.05K (Playback only)

Mono, 16 bit, 22.05K (Playback only)

Stereo, 16 bit, 11.025K (Playback and Capture)

Mono, 16 bit, 11.025K (Playback and Capture)
Audio Recommendations and Requirements
Set the target audio level to a mid-range setting. For example, on a
®
Windows client, set the audio to 50 or lower. This setting must be
configured through the playback or capture audio device, not from the
client audio device control.
Connecting and Disconnecting a Digital Audio Device
To connect to an audio device from the Virtual KVM Client
(VKC) or Active KVM Client (AKC):
1. Connect the audio device to the remote client PC prior to launching
the browser connection to the KX II.
® operating systems are supported. The
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