Page 3 - System Requirements; CPU: 750 MHz Pentium III processor
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Page 5 - Contents
C ONTENTS i Contents Chapter 1: Introduction .................................................................. 1 Paragon Manager Overview ......................................................................................................1 Installing Paragon Manager .................................
Page 6 - ii; Figures
ii F IGURES Figures Figure 1 Session Menu - Connect............................................................................................................... 3 Figure 2 Paragon Manager Login Dialog - Connect ..................................................................................... 3...
Page 7 - Chapter 1: Introduction; Paragon Manager Overview; Firmware Request
C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION 1 Chapter 1: Introduction Paragon Manager Overview Paragon Manager is Raritan’s appliance management and configuration application, offering one coordinated graphical user interface that displays Device, User, Log, and Outlet information for your Paragon system. Paragon Man...
Page 9 - Chapter 2: Operation; Connection and Login; Establishing a Connection; Paragon Manager; Paragon Manager Login; UMT Profile
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 3 Chapter 2: Operation Connection and Login Only three types of users have permissions to log in to Paragon Manager: • Administrators (the “Admin” account) • Users with administrator privileges • Users with Forced Video privileges Administrators and users with administrator pr...
Page 10 - Update Progress
4 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Figure 3 UMT Profile Dialog b) Click New . c) Type the name of the device in the UMT field. d) Select the TCP/IP option. • Type the IP address of the Paragon switch in the IP Address field. • Type the Port number of the Paragon switch in the Port field. • Type the ap...
Page 11 - Paragon Manager Window Components; The User panel displays all users in your Paragon system.
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 5 7. When connected, the Paragon Manager window appears. Figure 5 Paragon Manager Window Note: See Disconnection for information on disconnecting the existing connection session, or see Closing Paragon Manager for information on closing the application. Paragon Manager Window ...
Page 13 - Toolbar; UTTON; Edit Log Setting
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 7 Customize your view by resizing panels or by displaying or hiding any of these components, except for the Device panel. Select options on the View menu; click the desired panels in the menu to display or to hide them. A check mark before the menu item indicates that it is di...
Page 14 - Device Panel; CON
8 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Device Panel The Device panel displays all devices connected to the Paragon switch to which you are connected. To make control easier, view devices either by Channel or by Type using the two tabs at the base of the Device panel (please see next section for additional...
Page 15 - Device View; View by Channel; Click the; View By Channel; icon at the top of the tree is the connected Paragon switch.; table on the previous page for more
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 9 Device View View by Channel Click the View By Channel tab to display devices in a hierarchical tree by channel number. The icon at the top of the tree is the connected Paragon switch. Click the + symbol next to the Paragon switch to expand the tree and display all devices co...
Page 16 - View by Type
10 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE View by Type Click the View By Type tab to display devices in a hierarchical tree by device type. Target Systems, Switches, and Power Strips are represented in this view. • Switches are represented by a grey node. • Target Systems are represented by a grey computer ...
Page 17 - Ghosting; When an active CIM is removed from one; View
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 11 Ghosting In a Paragon system, when a CIM or tier device is removed from the system or powered off (manually or accidentally), a record of the CIM or CIMs connected to that tier device is reserved in the Paragon system. The target (or port) name will continue to appear in bl...
Page 18 - System Setting
12 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE System Setting Users of Paragon Manager for standalone Paragon product must set up their Paragon system configuration. Use the System Setting shortcut on the toolbar, or click System Setting on the Setup menu. 1. Choose Setup > System Setting. The System Setting ...
Page 20 - User Panel; User Information; Creating a User; Users; Add User; User Name
14 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE User Panel The User panel displays users stored on the connected Paragon system and displays each user’s profile. Double-click a user to display the User Information dialog. As an Administrator, you can change account properties for users selected in this dialog. I ...
Page 21 - Change Password; used
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 15 3. Click Change and the Change Password dialog appears. Type a new password in the Enter New Password field, and re-type the password in the Repeat Password field. Click OK when finished. Figure 13 Change Password Dialog 4. The Security Groups field is automatically populat...
Page 22 - Deleting a User; Confirm User Delete; Viewing User Properties
16 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Deleting a User Deleting a user in the Paragon Manager window deletes the user account from both the Paragon Manager screen and also from the currently connected Paragon system. 1. In the User panel, click the user you want to delete. 2. Choose Users > Delete . T...
Page 23 - User information; Saving User Profiles; Select destination path
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 17 Not all of the Administrator User’s (Admin) properties can be changed. If you select the Admin icon in the User panel and activate the Admin’s User information dialog, those properties are grayed out, as illustrated below. Properties that cannot be changed include User Name...
Page 24 - Loading a User Profile; Choose; The; Click; Yes; to load existing user profiles, or click
18 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Loading a User Profile Use the Load Profiles command to restore previously backed-up Paragon Manager files. 1. Choose Users > Load Profiles. The Confirm Load User Profile dialog appears. Figure 17 Confirm Load User Profile Dialog 2. Click Yes to load existing use...
Page 25 - Log Panel; Editing Event Log Settings
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 19 Log Panel Editing Event Log Settings The Log panel located at the base of the Paragon Manager window displays events that occur in your Paragon system(s). As the Administrator, you can record and configure standard events and message filters, and set severity levels for eve...
Page 26 - Power Strip View Panel; Editing Power Strip Data; Outlet Information; Power Strip Name
20 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Power Strip View Panel The Power Strip View panel is a mobile display of Raritan Remote Power Control Strips connected to your Paragon switch. Each node in the Power Strip tree represents a power strip, and you can click the + and – signs to expand and collapse the ...
Page 27 - Power Strip Outlet Associations; Channel Information Editor
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 21 6. Type the Security Group in the Security Group field. 7. Click OK to save the changes, or click Cancel to close the window without saving any changes. Note: Because the Power Strip cannot detect what device type is associated with a specific outlet through the power cable...
Page 28 - local Paragon access from outside of CommandCenter); Remove
22 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE - Security Group: The security groups the target device belongs to (This only affects local Paragon access from outside of CommandCenter) . - Associated Outlets: Lists any power outlets associated with this target device. Select an outlet and click Remove to break a...
Page 30 - Setting Up Multiple Video Function; Adding an Association Group; Add Multiple Port Association
24 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Setting Up Multiple Video Function Multiple Video allows users to leverage a server’s numerous video ports, providing enhanced flexibility in video access and port operations. Multiple Video, also known as “Port Following Switch,” enables multiple user stations (2 o...
Page 31 - Editing an Association Group; Deleting an Association Group
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 25 6. Click the First Channel drop-down arrow and select the channel number that will be able to activate video outputs of other channels when it is accessed. 7. Click the Second Channel drop-down arrow and select the channel number whose video output will be activated when th...
Page 32 - Force Video; Refreshing IBM Blade Channel Status; Paragon II User Guide
26 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE 2. Click the association group that you want to delete from the list on the lower part of the dialog. 3. Click Delete . 4. Click Y to delete the group, or N to abort the deletion. Video Redirection (Forced Video) You can direct a channel output its video/keyboard/mo...
Page 33 - Setting Up NV5128 Router Association; Overview of the Router Menu; Configure Routers
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 27 Setting Up NV5128 Router Association Paragon version 4.6 or later supports audio/video routing when working with the NVISION® NV5128 multi-format router and Paragon Manager 2.0.3 or later. To activate this function, the router association data is required. With the router a...
Page 34 - not; change the TCP port number, or Paragon Manager cannot; Editing NV5128 Router Settings
28 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Figure 28 Configure Routers Dialog 2. Click New to start adding a router. 3. Type the NV5128 router’s IP address in the IP Address field. 4. Ensure the TCP Port Number field displays 5194. Important: Do not change the TCP port number, or Paragon Manager cannot contr...
Page 35 - Configure Servers; Adding Source Association Data; left
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 29 Removing NV5128 Routers You can delete any existing NV5128 routers from Paragon Manager so that Paragon Manager can no longer control it. When you delete the router, all association data relevant with the router is removed, either. 1. Choose Router > Configure Routers . ...
Page 36 - Editing Source Association Data; Removing Source Association Data
30 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE a. Click the Source Port drop-down arrow and select the source port to associate with. b. Click Audio if the selected source port is an audio connector, or Video if it is a video connector. The default is Audio . 7. If you associate the ports at a random sequence in...
Page 37 - Note about “Reset to Defaults”; Configure User Stations; Adding Destination Association Data
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 31 6. Click Close to quit the dialog. Note about “Reset to Defaults” You can click Reset to Defaults to save time configuring the source association data when the Paragon channel ports and the router’s source ports are associated with each other based on the same port numbers....
Page 38 - Editing Destination Association Data; Removing Destination Association Data
32 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE b. A confirmation message appears. Click Yes to reset. Then each user port is associated with a destination port if they share the same port numbers. Note that port type of all destination association data is set to Audio by default. • To associate the ports at a ra...
Page 39 - Exporting Router Configuration; Checking Audio/Video Routing Results
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 33 Note about “Reset to Defaults” You can click Reset to Defaults to save time configuring the destination association data when the Paragon user ports and the router’s destination ports are associated with each other based on the same port numbers. The command has these chara...
Page 40 - Saving the Paragon Switch’s Database; Updating Firmware; Paragon Update; To locate the firmware file:
34 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE There are two types of routing records as explained in the table. Type 1 This message indicates that Paragon Manager fails to connect to the NV5128 router with the IP address 192.168.84.222. Check the router network settings and cabling when the connection error occ...
Page 41 - New; IELD
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 35 3. The Paragon Update dialog appears. Figure 34 Paragon Update Dialog 4. If the device(s) intended to upgrade are listed in the dialog, go to Step 5. If not, click New to add the device(s) and click each field to enter or select the appropriate data, which is explained belo...
Page 43 - Reorganizing the Update List; Paragon; Disconnection
C HAPTER 2: O PERATION 37 Figure 37 Wrong Firmware Warning Message 9. Click Send To Paragon to perform the upgrade. A progress indicator is displayed on the bottom of the dialog to indicate the upgrade status. This may last for several minutes depending on your network speed. Figure 38 Paragon Updat...
Page 44 - Closing Paragon Manager; Paragon Manager Help
38 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Figure 40 Session Menu - Disconnect 2. Click Yes when a message asks you to confirm the disconnection. Closing Paragon Manager Choose Session > Exit to close Paragon Manager. The existing connection session is also disconnected at the same time. Synchronizing Dat...
Page 45 - II; Paragon II System; , looks similar to Paragon Manager. Both software utilities; Paragon II System Controller (P2SC) User Guide; , which can be downloaded; Comparison of Menu Commands; Legend
A PPENDIX A: C LIENT S OFTWARE FOR P ARAGON II S YSTEM C ONTROLLER 39 Appendix A: Client Software for Paragon II System Controller This appendix is only for Administrators who use Paragon II System Controller (P2SC). The client software for Paragon II System Controller (P2SC), which is called Parago...
Page 46 - Some Differences in the Shared Commands; Admin
40 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE For most of the shared commands, the operation and functions are the same as those in Paragon Manager and you can refer to previous chapters for these functions. As for the commands specific to P2SC Admin, they described in the following sections. For more informati...
Page 47 - Exclusive Features in P2SC; Firmware and Documentation; Select RFP File; Open
A PPENDIX A: C LIENT S OFTWARE FOR P ARAGON II S YSTEM C ONTROLLER 41 Create and Property (Users Menu) The functions of the “Create” and “Property” commands are similar to those of Paragon Manager. Only two points are different: • P2SC does not support the Forced Video function so the configuration ...
Page 48 - Adding Paragon Switches in P2SC; Removing Paragon Switches from P2SC; Paragon System Configuration; About Paragon II System Controller Admin
42 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Adding Paragon Switches in P2SC 1. Select Base UMT’s from the Setup drop-down menu. The Paragon System Configuration dialog appears. Figure 44 P2SC – Paragon System Configuration Dialog (No Data) 2. Click New to add new Paragon switches’ data. 3. Click each field an...
