4.Introduction (continued)
4.2System Requirements
4.2.1External Console
•A VGA, SVGA or MultiSync monitor capable of displaying the highest resolution provided by any computer in the installation.
•PS/2 or USB keyboard and mouse.
4.2.2Computers
The following equipment must be installed on each computer:
•A VGA, SVGA or MultiSync video graphics card with an HD15 port.
Either:
•PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports
•USB port.
4.2.3Remote Console
•For best results, computers that remotely access the KVM switch should have at least a Pentium III 1 GHz processor.
•Users who want to access the KVM switch with the Windows client must have DirectX 8.0 or higher installed. DirectX
is available for free download from Microsoft’s Website: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads.
•Users who want to access the KVM switch with the Java client must have Sun’s Java 6 (update 3 or higher) runtime environment installed. Java is available for free download from the Sun Java Website: http://java.com.
•For best results, a network transfer speed of at least 128 Kbps is recommended.
•Browsers must support
•To run the Log Server, you must have the Microsoft Jet 0LED8 4.0
(or higher) driver installed.
4.2.4 Supported Browsers
Browser | Versions Supported |
Internet Explorer | 6 and higher |
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Firefox | 1.5 and higher |
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Mozilla | 1.7 and higher |
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Safari | 4.0 and higher |
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Opera | 9.0 and higher |
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Netscape | 8.1 and higher |
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4.2.5 Custom KVM Cable Kits
The
4.2.6 Operating Systems
Supported operating systems are shown in the table, below:
Operating System | Versions Supported |
Windows | 2000 and higher |
Linux RedHat | 7.1 and higher |
Linux Fedora | Core 5 and higher |
Linux SuSE | 9.0 and higher |
Linux Mandriva (Mandrake) | 9.0 and higher |
UNIX AIX | 3.51 and higher |
Operating System | Versions Supported |
UNIX Free BSD | 3.51 and higher |
UNIX Sun | Solaris 8 and higher |
Novell Netware | 5.0 and higher |
Mac | OS 9 and higher |
DOS | 6.2 and higher |
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