Raritan Engineering KX II - Manual (Page 7)

Dominion KX II - FAQ
© 2010 Raritan Inc. Page 7 of 20 V1098 R2 January 2010
Question Answer
How can I reduce
bandwidth? KX II provides a variety of settings in our remote clients for the user to
optimize bandwidth and performance. The default settings will provide
an at-the-rack level of performance in standard LAN/WAN environments
with economical use of bandwidth.
Bandwidth management settings include the connection speed and
color depth. To reduce bandwidth:
Connection speed. Reducing the connection speed can significantly
reduce the bandwidth used. In a standard LAN/WAN environment,
setting the connection speed to 1.5 or 1 Mb per second will reduce
bandwidth while maintaining good performance. Settings below this will
further reduce bandwidth and are appropriate for slow bandwidth links.
Color depth. Reducing the color depth will also significantly decrease
bandwidth and increase performance, but fewer colors will be used,
resulting in video degradation. This may be acceptable for certain
system administration tasks.
For slow Internet connections, use of 8-bit color or lower bit depths can
reduce bandwidth and improve performance.
Other tips to decrease bandwidth include:
 Use a solid desktop background instead of a complex image
 Disable screen savers
 Use a lower resolution on the target server
 Uncheck the “Show window contents while dragging” option in
Windows
 Use simple images, themes and desktops (e.g., Windows
Classic)
What should I do on slower
bandwidth links? The connection speed and color depth settings can be tweaked to
optimize performance for slower bandwidth links.
For example, in the Multiplatform Client or the Virtual KVM Client, set
the connection speed to 1.5 Mb or 1 Mb; and the color depth to 8 bit.
Even lower connection speeds and color depths can be used for very
low bandwidth situations.
For modem connections, the KX II will automatically default to a very
low connection speed and reduced color depth to optimize performance.
I want to connect over the
Internet. What type of
performance should I
expect? It depends on the bandwidth and latency of the Internet connection
between your remote client and the KX II. With a cable modem or high
speed DSL connection, your performance can be very similar to a
LAN/WAN connection. For lower speed links, use the suggestions
above to improve performance.