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KX3UST-0B-v1.0.1-E

March 2016

255-62-0011-00

Dominion KX III User Station

User Guide

Release 1.0.1

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This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated into another language without express prior written consent of raritan, inc. © copyright 2016 raritan, inc. All third-party softw...
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Iii contents what's new in the dominion user station user guide for release 1.0.1 vii chapter 1 introduction 1 overview ........................................................................................................................................ 1 package contents............................
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Contents iv adding kvm switches ................................................................................................................. 30 editing kvm switches.................................................................................................................. 32 deleting kvm ...
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Contents v keyboard macro example ................................................................................................. 81 audio settings.............................................................................................................................. 82 kvm client settings ....
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Contents vi screen and keyboard settings in the login screen..................................................................136 appendix a specification 138 appendix b authentication of user stations and kvm switches 139 appendix c available key sets 141 appendix d hot keys for controlling user st...
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Vii the following sections have changed or information has been added to the dominion user station user guide based on enhancements and changes to the equipment and/or user documentation. Step 2: log in to the dominion user station (on page 12) connection error message (on page 21) password change r...
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1 this chapter introduces the dominion kx iii user station. In this chapter overview....................................................................................................1 package contents .....................................................................................2 product ph...
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Chapter 1: introduction 2 a a usb keyboard, usb mouse, and one or two hdmi- or displayport-interfaced monitors b analog or digital audio appliances c external drives as virtual media, such as cd-rom d usb drives for virtual media or user station software update package contents the dominion user sta...
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Chapter 1: introduction 3 product photos dominion user station power adapter and cord.
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Chapter 1: introduction 4 vesa mount kit introduction to the user station front view 1. Microphone input 5. Power button 2. Audio output 6. Sd card reader 3. Power led 7. Usb 2.0 ports 4. Hard disk led.
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Chapter 1: introduction 5 rear view 1. Rs232/rs422/rs485 7. Usb 2.0 ports 2. Rs232 8. Displayport (dp) video 1 3. Ventilation 9. Displayport (dp) video 2 4. Dc power input 10. Hdmi video 5. Gigabit lan ports 6. Usb 3.0 ports 11. Connector for external power button note: both rs232 ports are reserved...
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Chapter 1: introduction 6 introduction to the software after powering on the user station, the login screen is shown. After successfully logging in to the user station, the main screen displays. Login screen the following diagram illustrates the login screen. 1. Text box for entering user credential...
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Chapter 1: introduction 7 click the desired icon to configure its settings. These settings apply to the login screen only. They do not impact the main screen, which is shown after login. Icons description turn on or off any of the following functions:  high contrast  zoom  large text  screen key...
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Chapter 1: introduction 8 main screen and main toolbar the screen displayed after login is the main screen. The main toolbar is located at the bottom of this screen. This toolbar shows the main menu, shortcut icons and lists any open user station and kvm client windows. 1. Main menu: this menu conta...
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Chapter 1: introduction 9 command description maximize maximize the window. After a window is maximized, the maximize command will be replaced by the unmaximize command. Select unmaximize to restore the window. Move after selecting this command, move your mouse to move the window. Resize after selec...
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Chapter 1: introduction 10 online help and hot keys help both online help for using the dominion user station and information on pre-programmed hot keys are available in the main menu. Online help: choose main menu > help > user manual. As long as the user station is connected to the internet, the u...
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11 this chapter introduces the basic installation and configuration. In this chapter installation and configuration ..................................................................11 basic network settings............................................................................21 logout or shut...
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Chapter 2: getting started 12 note 1: displayport and hdmi transmit both video and audio signals. Your monitor(s) must support the audio transmission if audio is intended. Note 2: only one or two monitors can be connected to the user station. 6. Power on all devices. Step 2: log in to the dominion u...
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Chapter 2: getting started 13 2. Type the password: raritan. Note: it is strongly recommended to change the factory default password. See password change (on page 84). A reminder message displays in the user station configuration window if you have not changed your default password yet. See password...
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Chapter 2: getting started 14 2. Click . 3. Enter the data for the kx iii kvm switch. Type the kvm switch's ip address or hostname in this field. User credentials on the kvm switch are required for querying this kvm switch's port information. The user credentials may or may not be the same as your u...
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Chapter 2: getting started 15 step 4: access kvm switches and kvm ports you access the computer devices connected to a kvm switch's ports through the port navigator window, which contains 3 panels: favorite ports shows the favorite ports you have configured. See configuring kvm ports (on page 33). D...
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Chapter 2: getting started 16 note: to show kvm ports whose status is down, see using filters (on page 45). 3. Click the desired kvm port's icon , and select one option below.  open in new kvm client: a new kvm client window is opened.  open in current kvm client: the port is launched into the cur...
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Chapter 2: getting started 17 to directly access a kvm port: 1. Click the ports panel, and all "up" kvm ports are displayed by default. 2. Click the desired port's name, or click its icon ..
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Chapter 2: getting started 18 step 5: use the kvm client the user station's kvm client window opens after accessing a kvm port. The video of the target server that is connected to the kvm port is displayed in the kvm client. You can use the attached keyboard and mouse to control the target server. A...
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Chapter 2: getting started 19 the toolbar is split into two groups with a vertical divider line. The left group comprises the following buttons that you can use to change settings and properties. Button function connection properties: this button manages streaming video performance over your connect...
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Chapter 2: getting started 20 button function view: this button shows several display options, such as scale video and full-screen mode. The right group comprises the following shortcut buttons for frequently-used functions. These functions are also available in the left group, but the shortcut butt...
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Chapter 2: getting started 21 connection error message if there are problems accessing a kvm port/target server, such as a network connectivity issue, an error message appears while the kvm client opens. To close the error message only, click ok. The kvm client continues to display, with "disconnect...
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Chapter 2: getting started 22 select the desired one and click edit..
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Chapter 2: getting started 23 3. Click the ipv4 settings tab. 4. In the method field, select one of the following options:  automatic (dhcp): the dhcp server automatically assigns an ipv4 address. This is the default.  manual: this option configures static addressing. Click add to specify at least...
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Chapter 2: getting started 24 logout or shutdown both logout and shutdown commands are available under leave in the main menu. Log out: logs the user out of the user station. Shut down: provides the following options. Click the one you prefer, or the user station will automatically shut down in one ...
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Chapter 2: getting started 25 2. Attach the vesa mount securely to the back of your monitor using four appropriate screws. 3. Align two screw holes on each side of the user station with those on the vesa mount. 4. Tighten two sides securely using four appropriate screws..
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Chapter 2: getting started 26 5. The dominion user station is now securely attached to the monitor. Rackmount using l-type brackets (optional) to mount the user station in a 19-inch data center rack, you must purchase the l-type rackmount kit from raritan. One rackmount kit contains two l-type brack...
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Chapter 2: getting started 27 2. Secure the cable-support bar to the back end of the l-type brackets, using two of the included screws. Letter item a cable-support bar b front arms of the l-type brackets 3. Attach the l-type brackets to the rack through the screw holes on the front arms, using your ...
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28 kvm switches and their kvm ports are added, configured and deleted in the user station configuration window. In this chapter user station configuration ......................................................................28 adding kvm switches .......................................................
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Chapter 3: managing kvm switches and ports 29 the user station configuration window opens. 1. Three configuration tabs:  port configuration: manage kvm switches and kvm ports. See the other sections in this chapter.  preferences: set personal preferences, such as audio settings. See setting user p...
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Chapter 3: managing kvm switches and ports 30 password change reminder if a user has never changed his or her initial or default password, a password change reminder message as shown below is displayed across various pages in the user station configuration window. Adding kvm switches all kx iii kvm ...
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Chapter 3: managing kvm switches and ports 31 2. The following page opens, and the user must enter the required information. See step 3: add kx iii kvm switches (on page 13). 3. After clicking to save the data, the new kvm switch's content is shown. Click one of these buttons according to your needs...
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Chapter 3: managing kvm switches and ports 32 editing kvm switches added kvm switches are listed in the user station configuration window. Each kvm switch has one to three icons in the actions column, depending on your privileges on the user station. Two of the buttons in the actions column are used...
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Chapter 3: managing kvm switches and ports 33 deleting kvm switches the final button in the actions column is used to delete this kvm switch. To delete a kvm switch: 1. Click the desired kvm switch's button. 2. Click ok on the confirmation message. Configuring kvm ports a kvm switch's ports are show...
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Chapter 3: managing kvm switches and ports 34 note: the icon shown in the top-right corner of the "ports" section indicates the kvm port information retrieval status. See port data retrieval status (on page 36). 2. Click in the action column of the kvm port that you want to configure. A page similar...
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Chapter 3: managing kvm switches and ports 35 checkbox function enabled assign a hot key combination for quickly accessing this kvm port. Available options include:  ctrl + shift +  ctrl + alt +  shift + alt +  ctrl + shift + alt + is an alphanumeric character or function key. Some hot key combi...
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Chapter 3: managing kvm switches and ports 36 unavailable hot keys notes ctrl + alt + c ctrl + alt + f ctrl + alt + m ctrl + alt + n conflict with the pre-programmed hot keys of the user station port data retrieval status an icon is displayed in the top-right corner of the "ports" section in the use...
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Chapter 3: managing kvm switches and ports 37 you can click this icon to view additional information. The icon changes depending on the current retrieval status of kvm port information. Icon port data retrieval state port information on the selected kvm switch is accessible. Port information on the ...
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38 in this chapter overview..................................................................................................39 port navigator..........................................................................................40 identifying states of kvm switches and ports .......................
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Chapter 4: navigation and access to kvm ports 39 overview port access is performed in the port navigator window, which contains three panels for accessing kvm ports: favorite ports, devices and ports. By default, the devices panel has been opened. To access a kvm port: 1. Click a panel. Once opened,...
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Chapter 4: navigation and access to kvm ports 40 for details, see step 4: access kvm switches and kvm ports (on page 15). Note: the user station cannot access a kvm port that is connected to a tiered kvm switch or a blade chassis server. Therefore, such kvm ports are not shown in the port navigator ...
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Chapter 4: navigation and access to kvm ports 41 1. Search: searches for kvm ports or switches containing the search word(s). See using search (on page 44). 2. Additional filters: determines which kvm switches and ports are displayed in this window based on kvm switch and port states. See using filt...
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Chapter 4: navigation and access to kvm ports 42 identifying states of kvm switches and ports in the port navigator window, different icons and colors are applied to indicate current states of the added kvm switches and ports. The same information is available by clicking . Port icons: icon port sta...
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Chapter 4: navigation and access to kvm ports 43 color port state accessible busy error while getting port status down status unknown status being updated kvm switch's icon and colors: icon in color kvm switch state normal (accessible)  error while communicating with the kvm switch - or -  single ...
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Chapter 4: navigation and access to kvm ports 44 icon in color port state down, but there are network connectivity issues up, accessible, but single login limitation has been enabled on the kvm switch and the user station's port status retrieval program has consumed the single login note: the kvm po...
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Chapter 4: navigation and access to kvm ports 45 using filters per default, the port navigator window only shows kvm switches that can be communicated properly, and the kvm ports that are up. You can change the display criteria by using filters. To change the filter: 1. Click additional filters, and...
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Chapter 4: navigation and access to kvm ports 46 checkbox kvm port's state up and idle the port is up, accessible and no kvm sessions are active. Up and connected the port is up, and at least one kvm session is active. Up and busy the port is up, but busy because an exclusive kvm session is active. ...
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47 a kvm client window opens after accessing a kx iii kvm port where a server is physically connected. The server connected to a kvm port is called the target server. The dominion user station's kvm client settings are configured through the toolbar only. No menu bar is available. In this chapter co...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 48 connection properties connection properties manage streaming video performance over connections to target servers. The properties are applied only to your connection, not the connection of other users accessing the same target server. To configure connection proper...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 49 setting description video mode this slider controls the video quality as well as the bandwidth.  left: higher quality with higher bandwidth consumed.  right: lower quality with less bandwidth consumed. This is useful for low-bandwidth connections. See video mode ...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 50 item description device name the kvm switch's name. Host / port the kvm switch's ip address, and the tcp/ip port used to access the kvm switch. Target name the accessed kvm port's name. Data in / out rate of data received and sent out to the kvm switch in bytes per...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 51 text readability text readability is designed to provide video modes with lower color depth but text remains readable. Greyscale modes are even available when applying lower bandwidth settings. This setting is ideal when working with computer guis, such as server a...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 52 noise filter unless there is a specific need to do so, do not change the noise filter setting. The default setting is designed to work well in most situations. The noise filter controls how much interframe noise is absorbed by the dominion user station. Moving the ...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 53 mouse settings you can operate in either single mouse mode or dual mouse mode. Single mouse mode displays only one mouse pointer while dual mouse mode displays two. In any mouse mode, when the mouse pointer lies within the kvm client's target server window, mouse m...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 54 synchronize mouse in the dual mouse mode, the synchronize mouse command forces realignment of the target server's mouse cursor with the user station's. See dual mouse modes (on page 55). To synchronize the mouse cursors: click > synchronize mouse. Or click . Note: ...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 55 dual mouse modes in the dual mouse modes, two cursors appear onscreen. They are: the mouse cursor of the user station. The mouse cursor of the target server connected to the kvm port you are accessing. Two mouse cursors align if properly configured. While in motion...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 56 automatic mouse mode in this mode, the user station can detect the target server's mouse settings and synchronize the mouse cursors accordingly, allowing mouse acceleration on the target server. This mode is the default for non-vm target servers. Note: a non-vm tar...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 57 if automatic mouse synchronization fails, this mode will revert to standard mouse synchronization behavior. See standard mouse mode (on page 57). Note that mouse configurations will vary on different target servers' operating systems. Consult your os guidelines for...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 58 video settings click to open the video settings dialog. Video sensing settings: setting description auto sense video settings this command automatically detects the target server's video settings (resolution, refresh rate) and redraws the video screen. Clicking in ...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 59 setting description best possible video mode the user station will perform the full auto sense process when switching target servers or target resolutions. Selecting this option calibrates the video for the best image quality. Quick sense video mode the user statio...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 60 reset settings: the clear video settings cache button resets the cache where video settings are stored, which is useful when old video settings no longer apply, such as when a target server is replaced. After calibrating the colors for a target server, color values...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 61 click or , drag sliders, or type a new numeric value in the text box to adjust corresponding settings. Setting description clock controls how quickly video pixels are displayed across the video screen. Changes made to clock settings cause the video image to stretch...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 62 advanced color settings in the video settings dialog, click advanced settings in the color section to show additional color settings. Click or , drag sliders, or type a new numeric value in the text box to adjust corresponding settings. Setting description brightne...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 63 setting description contrast green controls the green signal contrast. Contrast blue controls the blue signal contrast. Peripheral devices and usb settings click to open the "connect audio and mass storage devices" dialog. Section description to virtually connect a...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 64 note: for detailed information of each usb profile, see the section titled "available usb profiles" in the user documentation of the kx iii kvm switch, which is accessible from the kvm switch application or the raritan website's support page ( http://www.Raritan.Co...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 65 2. Click the "audio device ..." button. The connect audio device dialog appears.  connect playback device: this option connects an available audio playback device, such as a speaker or headphones, to the target server.  connect capture device: this option connect...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 66 fail. For the vm types supported by the dominion user station, see supported virtual media types (on page 66). Prerequisites for using virtual media kvm switch requirements: if you want to access virtual media, your "kvm switch" permissions must be set to allow acc...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 67 mounting local drives this option mounts an entire disk drive virtually onto the target server. Use this option for external drives only. It does not include network drives, cd-rom, or dvd-rom drives. To mount a local drive: 1. Click to open the "connect audio and ...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 68 scenarios when read/write is unavailable virtual media read/write is not available in the following situations: the drive is write-protected. The user credentials you entered for the kvm switch does not have read/write permission on the kvm port you are accessing. ...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 69 2. Click the "cd-rom device / iso file ..." button. The connect cd-rom drive / iso image dialog appears. 3. For usb cd-rom/dvd-rom drives: a. Select the local cd-rom drive option. B. Choose the drive from the local cd-rom drive drop-down list, which shows all avail...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 70 the hostnames (file servers) and image paths available in the list are those that you configured using the kx iii kvm switch's file server setup page. See the kvm switch's user documentation for further information. C. File server username - user name required for ...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 71 existing virtual media devices are listed at the bottom of the dialog. 2. Click the disconnect button for the one you want to disconnect. 3. Click yes on the confirmation message. Virtual media cims it requires the use of the following virtual media (vm) cims on th...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 72 number of supported virtual media drives with the virtual media feature, you can mount up to two drives (of different types) that are supported by the usb profile currently applied to the target server. These drives are accessible for the duration of the kvm sessio...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 73 2. Click usb profiles to expand it. 3. Select the desired usb profile from the active usb profile drop-down list, and click apply.  if intended, click the help button to view information similar to usb profile overview (on page 74)..
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 74 usb profile overview audio and mass storage devices are connected to the target server via usb ports of the cim. Most of the time, this works without any problems. However, if you encounter any compatibility issues, you may have to change the usb configuration of t...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 75 power control you can power on, power off, and power cycle a target server through the outlet(s) it is connected to. This power control button is enabled only when the power control requirements are met. Power control requirements: on the kx iii kvm switch, a pdu's...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 76 view settings click to show available view options. Fit window to target the "fit window to target" command enlarges or shrinks the size of the kvm client window to the target server's video resolution. The kvm client's scroll bars may or may not appear, depending ...
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Chapter 5: using the kvm client 77 show window decorations you can use the kvm client with or without the window decorations, including the window title and scroll bars. Tip: you can have this display option automatically enabled or disabled by setting your preferences on the kvm client settings pag...
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78 in the user station configuration window, click preferences to customize the following user settings. In this chapter keyboard macros ....................................................................................78 audio settings ................................................................
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Chapter 6: setting user preferences 79 2. Click preferences > keyboard macros > . The new keyboard macro page opens. 3. Enter information for the new keyboard macro. The fields marked with the symbol * are mandatory. Field/option description enabled select this checkbox so that the new macro can app...
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Chapter 6: setting user preferences 80 field/option description keys select each desired key from the list and click to add it to the right box.  select the keys in the order by which they are to be pressed.  a release key command is automatically added for each key added to the right box. See key...
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Chapter 6: setting user preferences 81 editing or deleting macros to view all manually-created keyboard macros in the user station configuration window, click preferences > keyboard macros. An enabled macro shows in the enabled column. A disabled macro shows in the enabled column. To edit a keyboard...
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Chapter 6: setting user preferences 82 audio settings the default audio playback/capture devices used by the user station are the front-panel analog speakers and microphone. You can change this by setting other audio devices you prefer as the audio playback and/or capture devices. Note: to change ad...
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Chapter 6: setting user preferences 83 kvm client settings you can configure the preferred positioning and display settings that always apply to the kvm client window when it opens. To determine your kvm client preferences: 1. If not displayed, launch the user station configuration window. See user ...
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Chapter 6: setting user preferences 84 5. Determine the display settings that automatically apply to the kvm client. Checkbox description scale video enable or disable the scale video function. For details on scale video, see scale video (on page 76). Window decorations show or hide the window decor...
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85 in the user station configuration window, click administration to perform the following user station administration tasks. In this chapter users .......................................................................................................86 user groups .....................................
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Chapter 7: administration features 86 users the dominion user station provides a built-in administrator account, which is ideal for initial login and system administration. User name privileges admin  system administration.  device administration.  device access. See privileges (on page 91). You ...
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Chapter 7: administration features 87 2. Click administration > users > . The new user page opens. 3. Enter information for the new user. The fields marked with * are mandatory. Field description login user name for logging in to the user station. Name real name or nickname of the user. Email the em...
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Chapter 7: administration features 88 field description selected user groups assigning user groups determines the permissions granted to this user. See user groups (on page 89).  to select all available user groups, click .  to select one user group, select it in the available user groups box, and...
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Chapter 7: administration features 89 the privileges column indicates the permissions granted to each user. Privileges are determined based on the user groups assigned to each user. See user groups (on page 89). Each user profile shows a maximum of five user groups. If there are more than five user ...
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Chapter 7: administration features 90 you can create a new user group if the default user groups do not satisfy your needs. To create a new user group: 1. If not displayed, launch the user station configuration window. See user station configuration (on page 28). 2. Click administration > user group...
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Chapter 7: administration features 91 privileges privilege operations permitted system administration all operations on the user station are permitted. Device administration  log in to the user station.  modify personal settings.  access a kvm port.  add, delete and modify the data of kx iii kvm...
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Chapter 7: administration features 92 the users column lists the names of all users who belong to this user group. The priority is to show the real names of these users. If the real name is not available in the user profile, the user's login name is shown. See users (on page 86). Each user group sho...
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Chapter 7: administration features 93 backup and restore the user station allows you to easily back up the latest settings and data with only one click. By default, the backup files are stored in the user station's hard disk drive. In case you have to restore to the previous settings and data, selec...
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Chapter 7: administration features 94 to restore to the previous settings and data: 1. If there are any existing backup files, the backup archives page lists all of them. 2. Select the desired file, and click its button. Note: the other button is used to delete the backup file. See deleting backup f...
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Chapter 7: administration features 95 2. Click administration > backup & restore. The backup archives page opens. When the user station detects the connected usb drive, the export button appears in the actions column. 3. Click the button of the desired backup file. The selected file is exported to t...
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Chapter 7: administration features 96 its software version is 1.0.0.5.284, so its date is 20151014, which is october 14, 2015. To remove a backup file: 1. To show existing backup files, click administration > backup & restore. 2. Click the button of the desired file. 3. Click ok on the confirmation ...
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Chapter 7: administration features 97 2. Click administration > factory reset. The factory reset page opens. Read this page before proceeding to the next step. 3. Click . 4. Click ok to confirm the operation or cancel to abort it..
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Chapter 7: administration features 98 software update the software update feature only permits software upgrade, not downgrade. Note: to perform software downgrade, contact raritan technical support for help. To perform the software update, you must meet the following requirements: your user station...
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Chapter 7: administration features 99 note: if desired software files are not detected, click rescan usb to re-scan all connected usb drives. 7. Click the desired file, and it will be analyzed. View the details carefully, including the minimum required version and validity check results. 8. Click to...
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Chapter 7: administration features 100 support login the support login feature allows remote access from raritan technical support. By default, this feature is disabled for security. You must not enable this feature unless you are instructed by raritan technical support to do so. To permit remote ac...
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Chapter 7: administration features 101 diagnostic log file when the user station does not work properly, you can export the user station's diagnostic log file to a connected usb flash drive, and send the file to the raritan technical support for troubleshooting. You must have the system administrati...
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Chapter 7: administration features 102 6. Wait until the user station finishes the export, displaying the "successfully finished" message as well as the filename of the diagnostic log. 7. Remove the usb drive to copy and send the file to raritan technical support. About this device the "about this d...
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Chapter 7: administration features 103 2. Click administration > about this device. The version information page opens. To show the version via the main menu: choose main menu > help > about this device..
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104 most of the system settings are available under system settings in the main menu. In this chapter date/time ..............................................................................................105 keyboard ....................................................................................
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Chapter 8: system settings 105 date/time 1. Choose main menu > system settings > date/time. The date/time dialog appears. 2. Click the desired tab to configure date/time settings for the user station.  configure the date and time using the tab labeled date and time (on page 106).  if the date and ...
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Chapter 8: system settings 106 date and time follow one of the following procedures to set the date and time. To manually customize the date and time: 1. Select the date and time tab, if not yet. 2. Deselect the time synchronization checkbox. 3. Click a date in the calendar.  you can click the arro...
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Chapter 8: system settings 107 select this only when you use a radio-controlled clock device to synchronize the user station's clock with an authoritative time source. Time zone the time zone setting is important for both customized and ntp-synchronized time. If it is correct, do not change it unles...
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Chapter 8: system settings 108 3. Select your city's name in the list below the map. 4. To make the system time automatically switch between normal and day light savings time, select the "system clock uses utc" checkbox. Keyboard 1. Choose main menu > system settings > keyboard. The keyboard prefere...
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Chapter 8: system settings 109 4. In the "type to test settings" field, type anything to verify the current keyboard settings. General repeat keys: 1. Select this checkbox if you want the keys to repeat when you press and hold a key. 2. Adjust the delay slider bar to determine the length of time bet...
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Chapter 8: system settings 110 layouts in the layouts tab, available keyboard layouts are all shown. The same keyboard layout list is also available when working with the keyboard icon in the main toolbar. Any changes made to the dialog's keyboard layout list also change the keyboard layout list ava...
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Chapter 8: system settings 111 to determine the keyboard model: click the button in the keyboard model field. Then select the vendor and model of your keyboard. Reset to defaults: click this button to reset all keyboard settings to the defaults. To determine keyboard behaviors: usually it is not nec...
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Chapter 8: system settings 112 option description maintain key compatibility with old solaris keycodes only sun key compatibility is available for this option. Miscellaneous compatibility options miscellaneous keyboard behaviors are under this option. For example, you can make the shift key function...
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Chapter 8: system settings 113 bounce keys: ignore fast duplicate keypresses: activate this function to ignore those key presses that are rapidly repeated. When activated, drag the slider bar to determine the delay. Left side is shorter and right side is longer. Audio feedback: general: option funct...
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Chapter 8: system settings 114 bounce keys: option function beep when a key is rejected in the bounce keys mode, the user station sounds when rejecting any key pressed. Mouse keys when you want to use the numeric keypad to control the mouse pointer/cursor, select the checkbox labeled "pointer can be...
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Chapter 8: system settings 115 acceleration: use the slider bar to adjust the pointer acceleration rate. Left side is faster and right side is slower. Speed: use the slider bar to adjust the pointer speed. Left side is slower and right side is faster. Delay: use the slider bar to adjust the delay pr...
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Chapter 8: system settings 116 setting/button function on/off turn on or off this monitor, if there are two monitors connected to the user station. This setting is disabled when only one monitor is connected. Resolution determine the video resolution applied to this monitor. Refresh rate determine t...
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Chapter 8: system settings 117 network connections you can connect the two lan ports of the user station to the same or diverse subnets. If you have connected both lan ports to the network(s) when turning on or restarting the user station, the user station randomly selects one of the network connect...
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Chapter 8: system settings 118 2. Select the desired connection, and click edit. A dialog similar to the following appears. 3. If intended, type a new name for identifying this connection in the "connection name" field. 4. Click the ipv4 settings and/or ipv6 settings tab to configure network setting...
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Chapter 8: system settings 119  ipv6 settings: setting description method select one of the following as the connection method:  automatic  automatic, addresses only  automatic, dhcp only  manual  link-local only  ignore see ipv6 settings (on page 123). 5. Click ok. The new network settings a...
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Chapter 8: system settings 120 note: the option "shared to other computers" is not supported. Automatic (dhcp): the dhcp server in the network automatically assigns an ipv4 address to the user station as well as dns server(s) and domain(s). The following settings are configurable for this method. Se...
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Chapter 8: system settings 121 setting description routes optional. Configure the ipv4 routing for this user station.  click add to add one or multiple routing addresses for the user station to reach in the network.  to remove any existing routes, select it and click delete.  ignore automatically...
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Chapter 8: system settings 122 manual: select this method when intending to manually assign a static ip address to the user station. In the addresses section, click add and then type the user station's ipv4 address, netmask and gateway in this section. At least one ipv4 address, netmask and gateway ...
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Chapter 8: system settings 123 ipv6 settings automatic: ipv6 autoconfiguration automatically assigns an ipv6 address to the user station, and retrieves the information of dns server(s) and domain(s) from the dhcp server. The following settings are configurable for this method. Setting description ad...
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Chapter 8: system settings 124 setting description ipv6 privacy extensions determine whether and how privacy extensions apply to the ipv6 addressing.  disabled: disables privacy extensions.  enabled (prefer public address): enables privacy extensions and a public address is preferred.  enabled (p...
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Chapter 8: system settings 125 setting description dns servers specify ip addresses of one or multiple dns servers. Use commas to separate multiple servers. Search domains specify ip addresses of one or multiple domains for resolving host names. Use commas to separate multiple servers. Ipv6 privacy ...
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Chapter 8: system settings 126  require ipv6 addressing for this connection to complete  routes link-local only: with this method selected, a link-local ipv6 address is automatically assigned to the user station when there is no dhcpv6 available in the network. Only the following option is availab...
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Chapter 8: system settings 127 input (on page 128) output (on page 128) note: the sound effects and applications tabs are not supported. Hardware the user station has two types of built-in audio channels: audio channels for microphone and audio output ports. See front view (on page 4). Audio channel...
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Chapter 8: system settings 128 3. If the profile you selected is related to the audio output, a test speakers button is shown for your to test each audio channel's output.  make sure a speaker or headphones have been connected when testing the audio output. Input the audio input setting is not conf...
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Chapter 8: system settings 129 keyboard layout icon clicking the icon: the keyboard layout switches among available languages. By default, the following languages are available. En - english (us) es - spanish fr - french de - german right-clicking the icon: a shortcut menu with these commands displa...
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Chapter 8: system settings 130 clicking the icon: a list of available ethernet networks and connections displays.  only one network connection is shown if only one lan port is connected to the network.  two network connections are listed if both lan ports are connected to the network.  by default...
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Chapter 8: system settings 131 right-clicking the icon: a shortcut menu with these commands displays. Enable networking: enables or disables the networking capability. The default is to enable it. Connection information: this command shows the networking information of the user station, including ip...
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Chapter 8: system settings 132 clicking the icon: a calendar displays, as well as the locations section. You can click "locations" to: determine the location of the user station. Change the time format of the clock shown in the main toolbar. For details, see location and clock time format (on page 1...
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Chapter 8: system settings 133 location and clock time format after expanding the locations section, click edit..
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Chapter 8: system settings 134 the clock preferences dialog appears. Click the desired tab or button to configure settings. Help: you can click the help button in this dialog for detailed information about the dialog. Time settings: see date/time (on page 105). Locations: click add to specify your c...
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Chapter 8: system settings 135 to modify or delete any existing location in the locations tab, select it and click edit or remove. General: clock format: select the desired clock format to be shown in the main toolbar - 12 or 24 hour format. Panel display: select the information that is shown or ava...
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Chapter 8: system settings 136 screen and keyboard settings in the login screen the following settings are available in the login screen, and their changes only impact the login screen (on page 6). To turn any item on or off, just click it. Note: screen reader is not supported. Setting description h...
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Chapter 8: system settings 137 setting description mouse keys see mouse keys (on page 114)..
Page 145: Appendix A Specification
138 chassis design slim 1.3 litre metal chassis, black dimension (lxwxh) 190 x 165 x 43 mm operating temperature 0 to 40 degrees celsius humidity non-condensing: 10~90% vesa mount  75 x 75 mm  100 x 100 mm video  1 x hdmi  2 x displayport  support video resolutions up to 3840 x 2560 i/o ports ...
Page 146: Kvm Switches
139 user credentials you use to log in to the dominion user station can be different or identical to the user credentials you enter for accessing the port information of any kx iii kvm switch. User station's user credentials: user credentials for logging in to the user station determine the tasks/pe...
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Appendix b: authentication of user stations and kvm switches 140 user account for the user station tasks you can do on the user station user account for the kvm switch tasks you can do on a kvm port/target server admin you can do anything, including:  system administration, such as backup or softwa...
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141 the following table shows available key sets for keyboard macros (on page 78). Note that a few keys may belong to more than one ket set. Key set keys contained letters a to z numbers 0 to 9 non-graphic keys  left windows key  right windows key  menu key  print screen/sysrq  pause  esc  en...
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Appendix c: available key sets 142 key set keys contained symbols  - (minus)  = (equals)  [ (left bracket)  ] (right bracket)  \ (back slash)  ; (semi-colon)  ' (apostrophe)  ` (grave)  , (comma)  . (period) direction keys  tab  backspace  home  end  page up  page down  right arrow ...
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Appendix c: available key sets 143 key set keys contained japanese keys  japan kana  japan convert  japan no convert  japan yen  japan circumflex  japan @  japan :  japan kanji  japan ro korean keys  korea hanja  korea hanjul sun keys specials keys on the sun keyboard, including:  stop ...
Page 151: Station Windows
144 you can use pre-programmed hot keys to move or resize any active window on the user station, such as the port navigator window or a kvm client window. Hot key function ctrl + alt + shift + ctrl + alt + shift + when there are two monitors connected, move the window to the other monitor. Ctrl + al...
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Appendix d: hot keys for controlling user station windows 145 hot key function alt + windows + alt + windows + note: if no nearest edges are found in the specified direction, the window size is halved instead. Alt + left mouse button while pressing alt, press and "hold down" the left mouse button to...
Page 153: Index
147 a about this device • 98, 102 absolute mouse mode • 54, 55, 57 accessibility • 108, 112, 136 adding kvm switches • 29, 30 administration features • 29, 85 advanced color settings • 59, 62 advanced video settings • 59, 60 audio device • 35, 63, 64, 66 audio settings • 64, 82 authentication of use...
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Index 148 login screen • 6, 136 logout or shutdown • 24 m main screen and main toolbar • 8, 13, 110, 112, 116, 128 managing kvm switches and ports • 28 monitors • 9, 57, 115 mounting cd-rom/dvd-rom/iso images • vii, 68 mounting local drives • vii, 67 mouse keys • 108, 114, 137 mouse settings • 53 mo...
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Index 149 using the kvm client • 20, 47, 80 v vesa mount (optional) • 24 video mode • 49, 51 video settings • 58 view settings • 76 virtual media • 2, 63, 65 virtual media cims • 55, 66, 71 volume icon • 9, 129 w what's new in the dominion user station user guide for release 1.0.1 • vii.
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