Installing the USB-to-Serial Driver (Optional)

The PXE can emulate a USB-to-serial converter over a USB connection. A USB-to-serial driver named "Dominion PX2 Serial Console" is required for Microsoft® Windows® operating systems. Download the USB Driver file, which contains dominion-serial.inf, dominion-serial.cat and dominion-serial-setup-<n>.exe files, from Raritan website's PX2 Support Files page.

Note: <n> in the filename of "dominion-serial-setup-<n>.exe" represents the file's version number.

There are two ways to install this driver: automatic and manual installation. Automatic driver installation is highly recommended.

  1. Make sure the PXE is NOT connected to the computer via a USB cable.
  2. Run dominion-serial-setup-<n>.exe on the computer and follow online instructions to install the driver.

    Note: If any Windows security warning appears, accept it to continue the installation.

  3. Connect the PXE to the computer via a USB cable. The driver is automatically installed.
  1. Make sure the PXE has been connected to the computer via a USB cable.
  2. The computer detects the new device and the "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog appears. If this dialog does not appear, choose Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager, right-click the Dominion PX2 Serial Console, and choose Update Driver.
  3. Select the option of driver installation from a specific location, and then specify the location where both dominion‑serial.inf and dominion‑serial.cat are stored.

    Note: If any Windows security warning appears, accept it to continue the installation.

  4. Wait until the installation is complete.

Note: If the PXE enters the disaster recovery mode when the USB serial driver is not installed yet, it may be shown as a 'GPS camera' in the Device Manager on the computer connected to it.

No additional drivers are required, but you must provide the name of the tty device, which can be found in the output of the "dmesg" after connecting the PXE to the computer. Usually the tty device is "/dev/ttyACM#" or "/dev/ttyUSB#," where # is an integer number.

For example, if you are using the kermit terminal program, and the tty device is "/dev/ttyACM0," perform the following commands:

> set line /dev/ttyACM0

> connect

See Also

Configuring the PXE

Connecting the PXE to a Computer

Connecting the PXE to Your Network

Initial Network Configuration via CLI