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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – This page intentionally left blank.
  • Page 3 – regional Raritan office contact information.
  • Page 4 – Power Safety Guidelines; Do not use a 2-wire power cord in any product configuration.; Rack Mount Safety Guidelines; Ensure sufficient airflow through the rack environment.
  • Page 5 – Contents
  • Page 6 – ii
  • Page 7 – iii; Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System.. 137
  • Page 8 – iv; Figures
  • Page 10 – vi
  • Page 11 – Case 1. Setting the Network Configuration
  • Page 12 – II; Case 3. Controlling a Device’s Power; ESIRED
  • Page 13 – Case 5. Using Multiple Video Ports
  • Page 14 – Case 6. Restoring Settings to Factory Defaults; IELD; Case 7. Using the Integrated Card Reader
  • Page 15 – Scroll Lock; A Base Unit is a “first-tier” Paragon switch.; Tiered Configurations; Channel ports
  • Page 16 – Connect user stations to Base Units; Basic Installation; section in Chapter 2 for details.; Chapter 7: Configurations; Servers
  • Page 17 – Case 9. Upgrading the Firmware of Paragon Switches; Case 10. Upgrading the Firmware of User Stations; Firmware Upgrades
  • Page 19 – Chapter 1: Introduction; Paragon II Overview
  • Page 20 – AUATC
  • Page 21 – Single base plus stacking unit
  • Page 22 – Product Photos
  • Page 23 – Product Features; Paragon Manager User Guide
  • Page 24 – Local control by the administrator
  • Page 25 – Package Contents
  • Page 27 – Chapter 2: Installation; Main Unit; Paragon components you purchased.
  • Page 28 – Initial Administrative Verification; The factory-default user names for regular users are
  • Page 29 – OSUI; Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls
  • Page 32 – LCD contrast can also be adjusted by holding the
  • Page 34 – Initial Configuration; Using the OSUI for Initial Configuration; The current OSUI hotkey; Num Lock; ” for low or “; Menu name
  • Page 35 – The current OSUI hot key activator (in this case, the; Scroll; EY; Esc
  • Page 36 – Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch
  • Page 37 – Type A; Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System
  • Page 38 – TAB; Enter
  • Page 39 – Installing a Cascaded Paragon System
  • Page 40 – THIRD
  • Page 42 – Repeat step
  • Page 43 – Rules of Powering On a Cascaded System
  • Page 44 – Important Note about Powering Off the Stacking Unit
  • Page 45 – Installing a HubPac; Appendix A: Specifications
  • Page 47 – Chapter 3: Operation – User Functions; Login; of
  • Page 48 – To log out of the Paragon II system, press
  • Page 49 – Video Gain and Skew Compensation; Video Gain Adjustment and Skew Compensation in P2-EUST; Video Display Adjustment for P2-EUST
  • Page 50 – Video Gain Adjustment in P2-UST; ) twice QUICKLY, if you have not done so already
  • Page 51 – Selecting a Server; . Default sorting is by channel number, but unless the system is; Scn; indicates that you are on the second of five; Page Up; and; Page Down; keys on your keyboard to move between the pages.
  • Page 52 – Yes; Note
  • Page 54 – Blocked Channels/Switch Identification; Manually Selecting the Access Path; channel number view
  • Page 55 – Press; Repeat steps 2 to 3 if you want to access the third tier device.
  • Page 56 – in one of the three situations:; for more information.; for more information.; Path Overlapping Constraint; Background; “A” user’s path
  • Page 58 – Switching between Previous and Next Channels; or later; Definition of the Previous and Next Channels; The channel is active
  • Page 59 – Performing the Up/Down Channel Function; Left
  • Page 60 – Shift; Shift; User Profile Customization; User Profile
  • Page 61 – not; User Profile Parameters and How to Change Settings
  • Page 63 – Help Menu
  • Page 64 – Keyboard-Controlled OSUI Functions; RESS; View the Help Menu
  • Page 65 – Information Menu; When the OSUI is open, activate the Information Menu by pressing
  • Page 66 – Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs; Illustration Example:; servers and output the video data accordingly.; The user station you are operating
  • Page 67 – Naming Convention for Multiple Video; AME; ACTIVATOR channel; “first”; channel of a channel association group.; Connecting CIMs to a Multi-Channel Video Server; Operation Rules; Activation; Only access to the ACTIVATOR channel can trigger the function.
  • Page 68 – Exit the Multiple Video Mode; Limitation; Messages on the ACTIVATOR User Station; FOLLOWER channel successfully outputs its data; FOLLOWER channel CANNOT successfully output its data
  • Page 69 – The FOLLOWER user station is set to Local PC mode.; Messages on the FOLLOWER User Stations; Using P2-USTIP for Multiple Video Outputs; . Then P2-USTIP can act as either the ACTIVATOR or FOLLOWER user
  • Page 70 – Authentication with a Smart Card; Requisites for Card Reader Functionality
  • Page 71 – Basic; Server; User Station Direct Mode
  • Page 72 – OMPONENTS; LED; OLOR; An external USB card reader is not supported at this time.
  • Page 73 – Using the Card Reader
  • Page 75 – Chapter 4: Operation – Administrator Functions; The Administration Menu; admin
  • Page 76 – Guidelines for System Configuration; THIRD TIER; System Configuration
  • Page 77 – increase and decrease
  • Page 79 – Operating Forced Video Using OSUI; Tab
  • Page 80 – Operating Forced Video Using Paragon Manager
  • Page 81 – Channel Association for Multiple Video; Paragon Manager; Channel Association Guidelines; Paragon II
  • Page 82 – User Configuration
  • Page 83 – Insert
  • Page 84 – Channel Configuration
  • Page 85 – While the cursor is in the Device column, press; or
  • Page 86 – of the name of the server you are accessing. Press the; Video Gain Adjustment and Skew; in Chapter 3 for additional information.; Use the numeric keypad for the following operations:
  • Page 87 – User Station Profile; Keyboard Type
  • Page 88 – User Port Timeout
  • Page 89 – Cascade channel ports cannot be assigned to groups.
  • Page 90 – HESE USER GROUPS; Recommendations; Systems Requiring High Security:
  • Page 91 – System Reboot and System Reset; To reboot your Paragon II from the OSUI, select option 5,; System Reboot; Administration Menu, and press; to confirm, or press; to cancel. A “Reset”
  • Page 92 – System Reset
  • Page 93 – Network Settings; from the Administration Menu.; The net mask for the Paragon switch is set at a default value of; Port No; These fields are designed to contain the hexadecimal
  • Page 94 – Autoscan and Autoskip
  • Page 95 – Configuring and Naming the Power Strip
  • Page 96 – list of channels when the OSUI is in the “channel name” view.; Paragon II Network Port
  • Page 99 – Introduction; P2ZCIMs
  • Page 100 – Paragon II and P2ZCIMs; Connecting P2ZCIMs as Tiers; key on your keyboard and
  • Page 103 – P2ZCIM LED Status
  • Page 104 – Paragon II and Z-CIMs; Connecting Z-CIMs as Tiers
  • Page 105 – channel number
  • Page 106 – Attach a New Z-CIM to the Existing Z-CIM Chain; chain to be recognized by the Paragon switch.; Using a UKVMSPD Z-CIM with a Local PC; Installation
  • Page 109 – IBM; Chapter 6: Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers; Refreshing Channel Status
  • Page 110 – Renaming a BladeCenter Chassis
  • Page 111 – Renaming a Blade Server
  • Page 113 – The aim of the Main Units (such as P2-UMT1664“; Principles of Re-Connection; all; devices
  • Page 114 – Standard Tiering Configurations; Common Guidelines for Tiering Configuration; Initialization; After initialization, each tier device has an updated database.
  • Page 115 – Tier device that is not a Paragon switch
  • Page 116 – Guidelines for Multiple Base Configuration; Guidelines for changing connections of tier devices:; Example A; Blue color; Example B
  • Page 117 – Stacked Configurations; Definition of stacking configuration:; The Main Unit can be a Base Unit or a second-tier or third-tier unit.
  • Page 118 – Standard Stacking Configurations; Input
  • Page 120 – Example E: ILLEGAL Configuration
  • Page 121 – Example F: ILLEGAL Configuration
  • Page 122 – Non-Standard Tier Configurations; Guidelines for Existing Firmware Versions; Triangle Configuration
  • Page 123 – Diamond Configurations
  • Page 124 – Redundant Configuration
  • Page 125 – Channel connection of UMT-1A; Loop-Back Configuration
  • Page 127 – General Update Procedure; Update; STEP 1: Download the Latest Firmware and Release Notes
  • Page 128 – Stacking; Failsafe Upgrade Feature; EVICE
  • Page 129 – Main Units; Updating Main Units for Failsafe Upgrade Feature
  • Page 130 – Recovering Main Units after Upgrade Failure
  • Page 131 – Stacking Units; Updating Stacking Units for Failsafe Upgrade Feature; IRMWARE
  • Page 132 – Recovering Stacking Units after Upgrade Failure; User Stations; Updating User Stations for Failsafe Upgrade Feature (P2-UST Only)
  • Page 133 – Recovering User Stations after Upgrade Failure
  • Page 136 – CIMS; ESCRIPTION
  • Page 137 – CAT5 Cable Guidelines; Pin Color; Part; Use the configuration for the T568A
  • Page 139 – Appendix B: User Station Direct Mode; To create a “Direct Mode” connection:; To return to normal operation from “Direct Mode”:
  • Page 141 – Appendix C: Tiering and Compatibility; Tiering Matrix; BASE TIER
  • Page 142 – Compatibility Matrix; Only one Stacking Unit can be connected per Paragon I HW3 switch.
  • Page 143 – Double Diamond Configuration:
  • Page 145 – Appendix D: Paragon II Rack Mount; Forward Mount
  • Page 146 – Rear Mount
  • Page 147 – Introduction to Serial CIMs; ODEL; Installing a Serial CIM; Paragon and Dominion KX Serial Device; . This user guide can be downloaded from Raritan’s Website:
  • Page 148 – Installing AUATC; Operating a Serial CIM; interactions with the ASCII device.; Paragon and Dominion KX Serial Device CIM User Guide; for additional
  • Page 149 – Screen Layout
  • Page 150 – On Line Mode
  • Page 151 – Buffer Edit Mode
  • Page 152 – Configuring AUATC; Alt
  • Page 154 – Troubleshooting AUATC; On Line; to return to On Line Mode.; to check AUATC’s settings in its Setup Screen.
  • Page 156 – Frequently-used keyboard layout codes; Either press; to exit the setting mode or close the text editor.
  • Page 157 – Generic Keyboard Layout Code; Activate a text editor on the server.; Sun Keyboard Layout Code
  • Page 159 – now keyboard type-102key; Kensington Mouse Type Settings
  • Page 160 – Available mouse setting codes; Macintosh Key Mapping; Mapped PC Keys for Macintosh Keys; ACINTOSH; PC
  • Page 163 – Deployment Recommendations; UTP cable length between the user station and the CIM (server)
  • Page 165 – Paragon Manager Overview; Installing Paragon Manager
  • Page 166 – PCCI Integration; Support
  • Page 167 – Appendix I: Troubleshooting; Symptoms and Probable Causes; YMPTOM; Num
  • Page 168 – Activate OSUI (by hitting the; key twice; Powering-On Sequence of Multi-Tier Configuration; Power ON the second tier.; Paragon II FAQs Online
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