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Paragon II User Guide Release 4.4 Copyright © 2008 Raritan, Inc. PII ‐ 0Q ‐ E March 2008 255 ‐ 30 ‐ 6000 ‐ 00 ...
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This document contains proprietary in formation that is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated into another language without express prior written co ...
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Power Safety Guidelines To avoid potentially fatal shock hazard and possible damage to Raritan equipment: • Do not use a 2 ‐ wire power cord in any produc t configuration. • Test AC outlets at your co mputer and monitor ...
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iv Contents What's New in the Paragon II User Guide ix How-To: Paragon Essentials x Case 1. Setting the Network Configuration ........................................................................................... x Case 2. Multi ple Write Access to the Same Server ....................... ...
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Contents v Installing the Par agon P2 ‐ UMT1664S Stacking Unit ............................................................... 35 Important Note about Pow ering Off the Stacking Unit .......................................................... 36 Installing a H ubPac .......................... ...
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Contents vi User Configuration.................................................................................................................. ................ 95 Channel Configuration .................................................................................................................. ......... 97 Video Display Adjus ...
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Contents vii Non ‐ Standard Tiered Config urations................................................................................................. 143 Guidelines fo r Existing Firmware Versi ons............................................................................ 143 Loop ‐ Back Config uration ............... ...
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Contents viii Troubleshooting AUATC .......................................................................................................... 198 Appendix F Extra Keyboard/Mous e Information and Settings 200 Emulating Sun Keys with a PS/2 Keybo ard ........................................................................ ...
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ix The following sections have changed or information has been added to the Paragon II User Guide based on enhancements an d changes to the equipment and/or user doc umentation. • Paragon II Overvi ew (on page 1) • ...
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x This chapter includes 10 of the most common use cases to help familiar ize users quickly with practical util ization of the Paragon system. Please note that this section provides common exam ples, which coul d vary a ...
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How-To: Paragon Essentia ls xi Case 2. Multiple Write Ac cess to the Same Server Purpose: To enable various users to view the sa me server simult aneously and to gr ant them equal opportunity to compete for the control/operatio n of the server when ? ...
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Case 4. Local Video Redirection (Forced Vid eo) xii a. Press F5 Æ se lect Channel Configuratio n . b. Highlight the channel of the power strip. For example, highlight the channel No. 25 if the power strip is connected to that channel. ? ...
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How-To: Paragon Essentia ls xiii default name: admin default password: raritan 2. Press arrow keys ( Ï , Ð ) to highlight the channel of the server whose data you want to direct. 3. Press Tab and the messag e ʺ Force switch to ? ...
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Case 6. Restoring Settings to Factory Defaults xiv See Paragon Mana ger User Guide on the manual CD and/or Channel Association for Mul tiple Video (on pa ge 94) in thi s document for details. 3. Any user wh o wants to perform the ...
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How-To: Paragon Essentia ls xv Field Settings returning to factory defaults User Profiles All settings of the following submenus or settings: User Configuration User Station Prof ile User Profile settings that are disp layed when pressing F4 Syst ...
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Case 8. Crea ting Multiple Path s to the Sa me Server(s) xvi 6. When you complete your work, press the hot key (default: Scroll Lock) twice quickl y to trigger the On ‐ Screen User Interface (OSUI). See Using the OSUI for Initial Configura ...
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How-To: Paragon Essentia ls xvii 2(A) ~ 2(B) Second ‐ tier Paragon switches 3(A) Third ‐ tier Paragon switch See Tiered Configurat ions (on page 136) for det ails. 4. Connect servers to the “3rd Tier” Parag on switch with the Cat ...
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Case 9. Upgrad ing the Firmware of Pa ragon Switches xviii 7. Now four different path s (blue solid lines as illustrat ed below) are availabl e for users to access any servers connected to the “3 rd Tier.” See Configurations (on page ...
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How-To: Paragon Essentia ls xix See General Update Proce dure (on page 15 3) for details. 3. Download the firmware from the Firmware Upgrades webpage ( http://www.rarita n.com/support/fir mw areupgrades) on the Raritan website. 4. Unzip the downloaded ? ...
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Case 10. Upgrad ing the Firmware of User Stations xx 3. Unzip the downloaded file. There are a f ile named ParagonUpdate_xxx.exe (xxx represent s the version) and a firmware file for the user stat ion. If using the P2 ‐ EUST, the firmware ? ...
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1 Thank you for purchasing Raritan ʹ s Paragon II. The Paragon family is about breaking away from the t raditional, expensive model of server management—one server, one dedicated monitor, one dedicated keyboard. Paragon enables ...
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Paragon II Overview 2 • Stacking Units connect to Main Units and enab le you to expand your system in a space ‐ saving manner without sacrificing chann els. • Computer ‐ In terface Modules (CIMs) are connected to each server. • ...
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Chapter 1: Introduction 3 Works with P2 ‐ HubPac in PC, MAC, and Sun USB configuration s. • ZCIM ‐ PS2 supports servers with IBM PS/2 type keyboard and mouse ports, and has an extra RJ45 port to support a “local se ...
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Paragon II Overview 4 User Stations One universal user station supports PS/2, Sun, or USB keyboards and mice. If you want to connect one user station to one server across a long stretch of Cat 5 or higher cable, you ? ...
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Chapter 1: Introduction 5 1 128 servers 2 Single base plus stacking unit A: Parago n II Stacking cable(s) B: Standard Cat 5 UTP cable C: Computer Interface Mo dule (CIM) 3 IP ‐ enabled user stat ion 4 Remote ...
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Product Photos 6 Product Photos Paragon II Main Units: P2-UMT242, P2-UMT442, P2-UMT832M and P2-UMT1664M Paragon II Main Unit, User Station and CIM 1 P2 ‐ UMT832M 2 P2 ‐ EUST 3 P2CIM ‐ APS2 ...
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Chapter 1: Introduction 7 P2-EUST/C (Front and Rear Sides) ...
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Product Features 8 Product Features • 2U design supports 16 users, 64 servers (model: P2 ‐ UMT1664M) 1U design supports 8 users, 32 servers (model: P2 ‐ UMT832M) 1U design supports 4 users, 42 servers (model: P2 ‐ UMT442) 1U desig ...
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Chapter 1: Introduction 9 • Network admin port • Set power control permissions on a per ‐ outlet basis • Supports the use of Pinnacle FastAction keyboard (when used with P2CIM ‐ APS2 or P2CIM ‐ APS2D UAL) • Supports 10 ‐ BaseT, ha ...
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Product Features 10 Remote control by the adm inistrator and authorized users through Paragon Ma nager • Supports authentication with an appropriate smart card when using the following Paragon II components: P2 ‐ EUST/C P2CIM ‐ ...
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Chapter 1: Introduction 11 Package Contents Each Paragon Main Unit (P2 ‐ UMT242, P2 ‐ UMT442, P2 ‐ UMT832M, or P2 ‐ UMT1664M) ships with: • One Main Unit • Two 20 ‐ ft. (6.1 ‐ m) Ca t 5 test cables • One Pair of Rackmount brackets ? ...
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12 The Parag on and all devices you want to attach to it must be unplugged and powered OFF pr ior to installation. In This Chapter Basic Installat ion .............................................................................................. 12 Paragon I ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 13 Note: The above images ar e for illustration only and may not be the exact representation of the Paragon components you purchased. The steps below correspond to the numbers in the above diagram. ...
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Basic Installation 14 6. Connect a PS/2 or USB keyboard, mouse, and a VGA monitor to the user station. Power on the monitor. Warning! The user st ation does not support the use of a VGA to DVI converter. Do NOT ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 15 Note: The factory ‐ default user names for regular users are user 01 through up to user15 (depending on the model of your Main Unit), and for the administrator is admin . User names are not cas ...
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Paragon II Front Panel Disp lay and Controls 16 Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls The control buttons and LCD display on the Paragon switch provide system m anagement an d t echnical supp ort funct ions. For most situ ations, there is no need t ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 17 • Line 2: User port status message: ʺ A/N User (1, 2, 3 ...) ‐ > None ʺ User port status displays a scrolling status of all user ports, one user port per second. The User ʹ s act ive c ...
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Paragon II Front Panel Disp lay and Controls 18 Stacking Support Set LCD Contrast Re ‐ Configure Set IP Address Reset Unit Selecting a Function Press the FUNC button on the front panel of the Parago n switch to enter the Function Menu m ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 19 Test Chan. UKVM (CIM UKVM): Used by an administrator to check if a CIM is functioning properly. Press the or button to change channel number. Display wi ll read ʺ OK ʺ , ʺ None ʺ , or ʺ Failed. ʺ Press ? ...
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Paragon II Front Panel Disp lay and Controls 20 Note: LCD contrast can also be adjusted by holding the button and pressing the or button at any time. Re-Configure: Paragon II will automatically configure the system as computers ? ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 21 When ʺ Clear Database Hit Ent/ESC? ʺ appears on the LCD, press the ESC button if you want to exit the scree n without clear ing the database. To clear the database, press the ENT button; ʺ Clea r ...
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Initial Configuration 22 Using the OSUI for Initial Configuration You will use the Parag on II On ‐ Screen User Interface (OSUI) after you install the Paragon system, so here are some basics of OSUI to famil iarize yourself before starting ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 23 4 Status line, displays: a. the current OSUI hot key activator (in the il lustration, the Scroll Lock key) b. Scan/Skip function statu s (if yellow, the function is ON; if white, the function is OFF) ...
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Initial Configuration 24 Key Action F11 View the Unit Status Men u for connected Raritan Remote Power Control unit (available only from Power Control Menu) F12 Toggle the Selection Menu ʹ s sorting way: numerically by port number ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 25 3. Perform in itial configuration of the user station . a. The Login screen sho uld appear on the user station’s attached monitor. If the Scroll Lock LED on the user station’s attached keyboard is bl ...
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Initial Configuration 26 P2CIM ‐ APS2 (IBM PS/2 compatible servers) or P2CIM ‐ APS2 ‐ B (IBM Blade Center Management Module with PS/2 ports): Plug the HD15 strand into the server’s HD15 VGA video port. Plug the pur ple 6 ‐ p ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 27 a. The monitor attached to the user station will display the Selection Menu; with the server you just connected displayed in green. Use the Ï and Ð keys to move the high light to that entry ...
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Initial Configuration 28 7. The Channel Configuratio n submenu appears. Use the Ï and Ð keys or Tab to move the yellow highlight to the Name field for the channel port number where you in stalled the server and press ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 29 Installing a Cascaded Paragon System Paragon II ʹ s channel port capaci ty can be expanded by installin g a cascade of Paragon matrix switches (Main Units). In a ʺ two ‐ tiered ʺ cascaded sy stem, one or more subsid ...
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Installing a Cascaded Paragon System 30 4. For each subsidia ry Paragon switch you want to attach directly to the Base Unit, connect Cat 5 UTP cab les from consecutive channel ports on the Base Unit to the subsidiary Paragon s ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 31 a. At the Login screen, type admin in the User Name field and press the Enter key. In the Password field, type the default password raritan (all lo wercase) and press the Enter key. b. The monitor ? ...
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Installing a Cascaded Paragon System 32 d. The Channel Configuratio n menu appears. Use the Ï and Ð keys and Page Up and Page Do wn keys to approach channel ports to which subsidia ry Parago n switches are connected. Th e ? ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 33 f. Type the name you want to as sign to the subsidiary Paragon switch on this channel port (the highlight should turn green when you start typing). Press Enter when fin ished an d then press S ? ...
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Installing a Cascaded Paragon System 34 l. Press S to sav e the configuration. Pre ss F2 to acti vate the Selection menu and verify that the second ‐ tier Paragon switch is properly configured: Select a channel port for the second ? ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 35 3. Finally power on the Paragon II base tier. 4. Perform a partial reset of the database on the impacted switches. For example, if you swap the switches connected to the base tier, perform the ? ...
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Installing a Cascaded Paragon System 36 a. Connect one end of a stacking cable to ʺ Expansion Port Out A ʺ on the back of the Stacking Unit. Connect the other end of the cable to the lower ʺ Expansion Port In ʺ on the ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 37 Installing a HubPac P2 ‐ HubPac is availab le for use with Paragon II. HubPac units allow users of different Paragon switches to access the same server(s). Each five ‐ port cluster on a HubPac is capable ...
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Instal ling a HubP ac 38 1 HubPac 2 Server 3 CIM 4 Cat 5 cable 5 Paragon switch (t he model illustrated is P2 ‐ UMT1664M) 6 User station 7 Monitor, keyboard and mouse connected to the user station 1. Power OFF ? ...
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Chapter 2: Installation 39 a. Connect a CIM to a server —see Speci ficati ons (on page 172) for specific instr uctions on connecting different CIM types to a server. b. Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 ? ...
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Instal ling a HubP ac 40 A HubPac can connect to 8 servers, and allows each server to be connected to 4 different Paragon switch es at once. Follow the ab ove steps for each additional HubPac to be added. Channel Configura ...
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41 User functions for conf iguration and operation of your Paragon II system are processed through the On ‐ Screen User Interface (OSUI). To activa te the OSUI at any time, press the hot key (default: Scro ll Lock ) ...
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Login 42 Login Log in to Paragon II so you can access servers and other devic es connected to the Paragon II system. The Login screen is automatically displayed on every user ‐ st ation monitor after the singl e Parag on ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 43 ¾ To log in at the Login screen and start operating the system 1. Type the user name assign ed to you by the system administrator. (I f user names have not been assigned, use default names: user01 through user15 , ? ...
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Video Gain and Skew Compensation 44 Key Action F4 Go to the User Profile Menu for users to customize their settings F5 Administrator only: Go to the Administration Menu for the administrato r to manage the system settings F6 Admin ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 45 Video Gain Adjustment and Skew Compensation in P2-EUST Note that “Automat ic” skew compensation is only available when you use P2 ‐ EUST (or P2 ‐ EUST/C) and one of these CIMs: P2CIM ‐ APS2, P2CIM ‐ AUSB, P2CIM ? ...
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Video Gain and Skew Compensation 46 Video Gain Adjustment in P2-UST A video ‐ gain adjustment is av ailable to focus the video image, which can be especially usefu l if you are using an LCD fl at ‐ panel monitor. To make this adjustment , ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 47 Selecting a Server Immediately following user login, the Selection Menu appears. Users who are already switched to a server can activate the Selection Men u by pressing the hot key (defa ult: Scroll ? ...
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Selecting a Server 48 Selection Menu Sorted by Channel Name The Selection Menu disp lays up to eight channel ports per page; total number of pages appears in the upper right ‐ hand corner, for exam ple “ Page 2/5 ” indicate s that y ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 49 3. Use the Ï an d Ð keys (and, for switching between pages, the Page Up and Page Down keys) to move the highlight bar to the channel port you want to select, and then press ? ...
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Selecting a Server 50 Yellow Channel port is unav ailable for control (being controlled by another user), but video can be viewed. (This happens only when the Parag on system is in Public View Mode. See the paragraphs belo ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 51 For additional informat ion about Private Mode, Public View Mode, and PC Share Mo de, see the bulleted item Operation Mode under System Configuration (on page 86). When the sy stem is set ...
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Selecting a Server 52 The identification of bloc ked channels is fully supported whether in a single ‐ base or multiple ‐ base regular Paragon configuration with some limitations as below. • Blocked channel/switch identificati on only funct ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 53 3. Press Enter . Both of the chosen path infor mation and the channel list of the selected tiered device are displayed on the screen. The path information incl udes “name of the base/tie ...
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Selecting a Server 54 Note: Manual Path Selection is automatically disabled and replaced by Automatic Path Selection when one of the following occurs: ¾ The desired server is accessed while the Selection Menu is sorte d by ? ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 55 Blue solid line: indicates the “A” user ʹ s path Black dotted lin e: indicates the “B ” user ʹ s path Instance 1: “B” user overlaps the path with “A” user ʹ s in the segment ...
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Selecting a Server 56 Instance 2: “B” user overlaps the path with “A” user ʹ s in the segment between UMT ‐ 1 and UMT ‐ 2; therefore, all servers connected to UMT ‐ 3 become inaccessib le to the “B” user. ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 57 Instance 3: “B” user overlaps the path with “A” user ʹ s in the segment between UMT ‐ 2 and UMT ‐ 3; therefore, only the server 3 ‐ 2 connect ed to UMT ‐ 3 is acc essible to the ? ...
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Switching between Previous and Next Channels 58 Instance 4: “B” user completely overlap s the path wi th “A” user ʹ s; therefore, only the server 3 ‐ 2 connected to UMT ‐ 3 is accessible to the “B” user. Switching between Previou ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 59 • The Paragon switch to which your user station connects must be with the firmware version 3EB or later. Note: If your Paragon switch or P2 ‐ EUST (or P2 ‐ EUST/C) is imple mented with ? ...
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Switching between Previous and Next Channels 60 2. Press F4 to access the User Profile menu. 3. Press Tab until the Up DnChnl field is highlighted. 4. Press Enter and the highlight turns green. 5. Press the arrow keys ( Ï , Ð , ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 61 For example, if you have assigned the LEFT Shift key as the Up/Down Channel key in the User Profile menu, press the LEFT Shift key twice and then press Ï or Ð . The video ...
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User Profile Cu stomization 62 User Profile Customization Users can change their own profiles an d adm inistrators can set blank user profiles or change an indiv idual user profile on the User Profile screen. To access this menu, press ? ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 63 3. To change any of the other fields, use your keyboard keys to select the field you want to ed it: Press Tab to move forward through the editable fie lds, Shift + Tab to move backward ...
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User Profile Cu stomization 64 • Global Scan Rate: If Scan Mode is set to “ Global ,” this pa ramet er determines the length of time that the system pauses at eac h channel port while scannin g. Using lead ing zeroes if ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 65 • Hotkey: The keyboard key that, when pressed twice quickly, activates the OSUI. The alterna tives are Scroll Lock (the default), Caps Lock , Num Lock , the LEFT ALT ke y, and the LEFT S ...
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Help M enu 66 ¾ To change or delete your password You can delete a password (if ʺ Re quire Password” is set to “No”), or change it while the User Pr ofile Menu is onscreen by pressin g P . Type your old password at the ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 67 Press... When you want to… F3 Access Power Control Menu for associated channel F4 Access the User Profile Menu in order to view and change user ‐ specif ic operating parameters F5 Administrator only: ...
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Information Menu 68 Information Menu When the OSUI is onscreen, activate the Information Menu by pre ssing F8 . This menu displa ys the “vital statist ics” of the user station that you are using, inc luding its firm ware, hardware ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 69 Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs You can access one sing le channel and thus activate the video outputs of another or several channels at the same time. That is, when a channel is selected in ...
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Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs 70 The user stations that receive the Multip le Video outputs Note: Depending on your purpose, the associated channels can also be connected to different servers and output the video data accordin ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 71 Note: This CIM must be set as the ACTIVATO R channel so please note down its channel number. 2. Connect other P2CIM ‐ AUSB to the remaining video and USB port s of the server. Make s ...
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Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs 72 • Directly power cycle the desired user station(s), be it an ACTIVAT OR or FOLLOWER user stat ion. Note: If the user station is P2 ‐ USTIP, it automaticall y enters the remote mode when quittin ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 73 The failure of data output can be cau sed by one of the following reasons: • Blockage to the FOLLOWER channel port(s). For example, other user(s) may be accessing one or more of the ...
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Authentication wit h a Smart Card 74 Using P2-USTIP for Multiple Video Outputs P2 ‐ USTIP has two operation modes: remote and local modes. Only loca l mode supports the Multiple Video function. In the remote mode (no OSUI displayed): P2 ‐ USTIP CANNOT functi on as ? ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 75 d. Right ‐ click Smart card readers on the right pane, and then choose Scan for hardware changes from the shortcut menu. 3. Select ʺ Yes, this time only ʺ and click Next . 4. Select “Insta ...
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Authentication wit h a Smart Card 76 5. (Optional) If this dia log appears, select ʺ Yes, connect and search for the software on the Internet ʺ and click Next . 6. Click Finish when the in stallation is complete. ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 77 Note: If one of the following scenarios oc curs, you can obtain the Windows driver by downloading the P2 ‐ EUST/C update from Raritan ʹ s Firmware Upgrades we bpage ( http://www.raritan.co m/support/firmw areu ...
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Authentication wit h a Smart Card 78 Requisites for Card Reader Functionality In order to enable the card reader functionality, the following Paragon II components must be included in the path you choose to access a specific server. • Reader ? ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 79 4 Paragon II switch (firmware version 4.3 or later) 5 P2 ‐ EUST/C Warning!! The maximum cable length between the reader ‐ en abled CIM and the Paragon swit ch to which it is directly co nn ...
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Authentication wit h a Smart Card 80 Components / Functions P2-EUST/C P2-EUST Internal Card Reader 1 LED 2 Card reade r slot LED Status LED Color Status Blue (Solid) The user station is powered on without any card insert ed Blue (Blin k) ? ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 81 Note: An external USB card reader is not supported at this time. Features of P2CIM-AUSB-C This device is a USB CIM and is required when usin g a smart card. Its functions are similar to ? ...
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Authentication wit h a Smart Card 82 3. After logging int o the system, the Selection Menu app ears on the screen. 4. Press Ï , Ð , Í or Î to move the highlight to the desired server which is connected to the reade r ‐ e ...
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Chapter 3: Operation - U ser Functions 83 10. When finishing your server task, press the hot key (default: Scroll Lock ) twice quickl y to trigger the OSUI. 11. Depending on what yo u wan t to do next, either keep the card inserte ...
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84 In This Chapter The Administration Menu .............................................................................. 84 Guidelines fo r System Config uration ........................................................... 85 System Con figuration ...................................................................... ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 85 2. Press F5 . The Administration Menu ap pears. 3. Press any keyboard number from 1 through 7, or use the Ï and Ð keys to move the highlight to your desir ed option (submenu), ? ...
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System Configuration 86 For configurations where switches are added, replaced, or swapped (in order), follow the sequence below: 1. First power on the third ‐ tier switches (if a third tier exists). 2. Then power on the seco ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 87 Device ID: Type the desired name for the sin gle Paragon switch or Base Unit. It is importan t for Parago n switches in a “ca scaded system with multiple matrix switches” to ha ...
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System Configuration 88 Public View (P ‐ View): Wh ile one user is accessin g a server or other device on a specific c hannel port, other users can select that channel port and view the video output from that device, ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 89 Ghosting Mode: In a Paragon system, when a CIM (attached to a server) or tiered device is removed from the system or powered off (manually or accidentally), a record of the ...
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System Configuration 90 Require Password: Determines whether a user can specify a blank password, that is, delete any existing password and have no password at all. Use the Ï and Ð keys to toggle between “ No ” ? ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 91 Video Redirection (Forced Video) You can have any server se nd its video/keyboard/mouse data to any user station other than yours. Th is function is called “Fo rced Video” and it can be perfor ...
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Video Redirection (Forced Video) 92 • Data transmitted from one of the upper ‐ tier servers (from 2 ‐ 1 to 2 ‐ 3) TO one of the user stations connected to UMT ‐ 1 (B to D) The user station you operate to iss ue ? ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 93 3. Type the two ‐ digit number of the user port to which the data output is redire cted. 4. Press Enter to have the dat a output to the assigned user port or press Esc to can ...
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Channel Association fo r Multiple Video 94 User Station Receiving Forced Video When the Forced Video command is issued, a message similar to the following appe ars on the user station which rece ives the forced video output. ¾ To exit the Forced Vid ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 95 Channel Associati on Guidelines This section descr ibes the general concept for associating chann els. • This function applies to both Paragon II Main and Stacking Units. • Channel ports of the same ? ...
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User Configuration 96 This menu displa ys one user ʹ s information in each row. There are two panels of this menu—left and right panels, as indicate d by the right ‐ pointing arrow ( ) at the top of the menu. The ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 97 You can also perform three other functions at this menu: • Add a new user by pressing the Insert key. A new default user name will be added in the end of the existing ...
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Channel Configuration 98 This menu displa ys one channel port ʹ s information in each row. If the Paragon system detects a powered device on that channel port, it will display the text in that row in green; otherwise, ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 99 Video Display Adjustment for P2-EUST The P2 ‐ EUST and P2 ‐ EUST/C have additional capabilities for allowing adjustment of your video display. Specify skew levels for Automatic Gain Control (AG C), Red (R ...
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User St ation Pro file 100 User Station Profile To activate the User Station Profile and set the global keyboard type and video delay, select option 4, User Station Profile, from the Administration Menu. Keyboard Type The OSUI supports ? ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 101 Video Delay If channel switching or aut oscanning takes too long to sync up on Paragon II, especially when your server s are set with different resolutions, it may create a displaying iss ...
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Group Settings (Access Rights) 102 User Port Timeout Similar to the Logoff Timeout field in the System Configur ation submenu (see System Con figuration (on page 86) for more details), thi s field also sets up the amount of time in ? ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 103 User groups: Computer groups: Available Group IDs for Assignment 00 ‐‐ 99 00 ‐ ‐ 99 Maximum Number of Group IDs avail able 5 8 Users and computers com municate according to the following ...
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Group Settings (Access Rights) 104 These user groups... ...can access these channel port groups: 00 00 through 99 (all servers) 0x (01 through 09) 00, 0x, and x0 through x9 For example: 01 can access 00, 01, and 10 through 19 02 can access 00, 02, and 20 through 29 xy ? ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 105 Recommendations Systems Requiring High Security: We recommend assigning IDs of 10 through 99 to computers requiring high protection. This will make them le ss accessible than computers with IDs of 00 ...
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System Reboot and System Reset 106 System Reboot To reboot your Paragon II from the OSUI, select optio n 5, System Reboo t , from the Administrati on Menu, and pr ess Enter . A message in the message bar asks you to confirm th ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 107 System Reset To reset the Device Name, Network Settings, User Pr ofiles, System Configuratio n, and Channel Configuration, returning them to the original facto ry default values, without having to ph ...
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Networ k Settings 108 Network Settings To configure Par agon II ʹ s network settings from the OSUI, select op tion 7, Network Settings, from the Administration Menu. • Current IP: This field allo ws administrators to configure the Para ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 109 • Keys (16 ‐ field encryption key) : These fields are desig ned to contain the hexadecimal encryption key used in encrypting network traffic. Only a valid hexadecimal number will be accepted ...
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Autoscan and Autoskip 110 Autoscan and Autoskip As an administrator, you can press F6 to turn autoscanning on and off. When autoscannin g is turned on and you press Esc to leave the OSUI screen, Paragon sequentially and automatica ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 111 Product family Number of outlets Rack space Corresponding device option in the OSUI PCR8/8A series 8 1U rac k mount PCR8 PCS12/12A series 12 0U vertical mount PCS12 PCS20/20A series 20 0U vertical mount PCS20 PCR20/ ...
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Power Management 112 3. Highlight the connected Power Strip and press G to enter the “Out let Configuratio n” Menu. The physical outlet number corresponds to the number in the “Ch. ID” column. 4. In the “Type” column, ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 113 Controlling Power to an Outlet The addition of a Power Strip to the Para gon II system allows administrato rs to control the power to devices in two ways: Control Power from the Channel/Server Selection Menu Nor ...
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Power Management 114 Control Power from the Outlet Selection Menu A connected Power Strip is treated as a tiered device. The Power Strip, therefore, has its own device menu cons isting of “ports” for each power outlet with which power ...
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Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions 115 Paragon II Network Port Paragon II has a network port and is designed as a network ‐ awar e device. This network port is used to communicate with Para gon Manager administrativ e software, packag e ...
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116 In This Chapter Introduction .................................................................................................... 116 Paragon II an d P2ZCIMs .............................................................................. 118 Paragon II an d Z ‐ CIMs .............................................. ...
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Chapter 5: Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z-CIMs 117 P2ZCIMs • For use with the Pa ragon II switch • Can be used on Paragon I unit whose h ardware version is HW3 (running Paragon II code) • Support PS2 (P2ZCIM ‐ PS2), USB (P2ZCIM ‐ USB) ...
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Paragon II and P2ZCIMs 118 Paragon II and P2ZCIMs P2ZCIM in stallation requires that each server be assig ned a channel name as it is added to the P2ZCI M chain. Server channels are organized alphanumer ically by the assigned names or ...
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Chapter 5: Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z-CIMs 119 4 Paragon switch (t he model shown in the illustrat ion is P2 ‐ UMT832M) 5 P2ZCIM terminator (required for the last P2ZCIM in the chain) 6 “The last” P2ZCIM in the chain A ...
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Paragon II and P2ZCIMs 120 b. Use the Ï and Ð key s to chan ge device type to P2 ‐ ZCIM and press Enter —the light blue highlight will return to yellow. c. Press S to save the chan ge, or press Esc to exit withou ...
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Chapter 5: Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z-CIMs 121 ¾ To resize the P2ZCIM Chain The size limit for a P2ZCIM chain is 42 units. If you never resize the chain, it displays 42 channels (that is, 6 pages) no matter how many P2ZCIMs are act ...
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Paragon II and P2ZCIMs 122 ¾ To refresh a P2ZCIM chain The Refresh command resets the Communication Addresse s of each P2ZCIM by reassi gning al l Communication Addresses sequentially. All active P2ZCIM chann els will be rearranged so they are p ...
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Chapter 5: Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z-CIMs 123 individual P2ZCIM units at least one P2ZCIM must be powered ON; in P2ZCIM chains from 21 to 42 P2ZCI M units, at l east 15 P2ZCIM s must be power ed ON. P2ZCIM LED Status The LED on ...
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Paragon II and Z-CIM s 124 Connecting Z-CIMs as Tiers The following diagram shows setup guidelines for connecting Z ‐ Series Z4200U Z ‐ CIMs (UKVMSPD or UKVMSC). Up to 42 Z ‐ CIMs can be connected in one single chain. 1 Cat 5 ca ...
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Chapter 5: Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z-CIMs 125 All Paragon II components must be powered ON prior to Z ‐ CIM tier installation. All serve rs and components in the Z ‐ CIM chain must be powered OFF prior to installation. When followi ...
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Paragon II and Z-CIM s 126 a. Hold the Shift key and press Tab to go back to the Name field, and then press Enter —the highlight will turn light blue. b. Edit the default name and press Enter —the highlight will turn ? ...
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Chapter 5: Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z-CIMs 127 5. Power ON the server. 6. (Optional) Connect a loca l user console to the UKVMSC Z ‐ CIM. 7. Name the newly added server by repeating the steps described in the previous section— To name ? ...
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Paragon II and Z-CIM s 128 5. Plug the UKVMSPD HD15 strand into the HD15 VGA video port of the server you want to access. Plug the purple 6 ‐ pin mini ‐ DIN keyboard strand int o the server’s 6 ‐ pin mini ‐ DIN keyboard ...
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Chapter 5: Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z-CIMs 129 Once Local PC Mode is turned on, you can access the dedicated local PC server from this user station by pressing the Home key twice rapidly while viewin g the OSUI. The user sta ...
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130 Paragon II provides access to the blade servers installed in one IBM BladeCenter ® chassis via a single CIM plugged into the chassis ʹ Management Module (MM ) or Advanced Management Module (AMM). The CIM specific ...
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Chapter 6: Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers 131 Refreshing Channel Status 1. Log in to the Paragon system as an administrator. Type admin in the User Name fi eld, press Enter , and type the password (default: raritan , all lowercase) in the P ...
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Renaming a BladeCenter Chassis 132 9. Press F2 to go to the Selecti on Menu and verify that blade server status has been updated. Green channels indicate that there is a blade server installed an d it is powered on; black ...
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Chapter 6: Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers 133 3. Select the IBM BladeCenter ʹ s channel and press Enter . The highlight turns light blue. 4. Type the desired server name—the highlight will turn green as you begin to type. 5. Press ? ...
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Renaming a Blade Server 134 5. Use the Ï an d Ð keys to highlight the Name field of any serve r whose name you wan t to edit. 6. Press Enter —the high light will turn light blue. 7. Type the desired server name—the ? ...
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135 The aim of the Main Units (such as P2 ‐ UMT1664“ M ”) and Stacking Units (such as P2 ‐ UMT1664“ S ”) is to a llow users to build the Paragon system to include additional channel ports an d the tiers up ...
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Tiered Configurations 136 Tiered Configurations Standard Tiered Configurations Common Guidelines for Tiering Configuration • Only Paragon I with h ardware version HW3 (running Paragon II code) or Paragon II Ma in Unit can serve as Base Units (first tier). ...
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Chapter 7: Configuration s 137 The operation is the same for tiered devices tha t are not Paragon switches. A Tiered devices that are not Par agon switches B Paragon switches (UMT ‐ x) C User stations Guidelines for Multiple Base Co ...
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Tiered Configurations 138 2. Recycle the power of all impacted devices. This is recommended to build a clean datab ase for Paragon swit ches. Sequence of recyc ling power is from the HIGHEST tier (thi rd tier) to the Base ...
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Chapter 7: Configuration s 139 Stacked Configurations Definition of Stacked Configuration: • The Paragon II Stacking Unit expands the number of available channel ports in a sing le switching unit . It does not add user ports. P2 ‐ UMT1664S has ? ...
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Stacked Configurations 140 • Up to three P2 ‐ UMT832S units (Sta cking Units) can be connected to one P2 ‐ UMT832M unit (Ma in Unit). • Only one P2 ‐ UMT1664S unit (Stacki ng Unit) can be connected to one P2 ‐ 1664M unit ( ...
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Chapter 7: Configuration s 141 Example B: Non ‐ blocked System—P2 ‐ UMT832M Standard configur ation — any user can access any channel port in the system. Example C: P2 ‐ UMT1664M—Stacked and Tiered Standard configur ation — any user can ...
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Stacked Configurations 142 Example E: Illegal Configuration Illegal configurat ions are those that are not currently supported by Paragon II. Example F: Illegal Configuration Example G: Illegal Configuration Example H: Illegal Con ...
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Chapter 7: Configuration s 143 Non-Standard Tiered Configurations Guidelines for Existin g Firmware Versions Non ‐ Standard tiered configurations are those configurations supported by Paragon II, but re quire special procedure in order to function properly. These incl ...
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Non-Standard Tiered Configurations 144 Diamond Configurations Single diamond configura tion: A user configured on the second tier and connected to UMT ‐ 2A has access only to UMT ‐ 3A, while a user connected to UMT ‐ 2B can access ? ...
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Chapter 7: Configuration s 145 Double diamond co nfiguration Officially, the Double Diamond conf iguration is NOT a Rar itan ‐ approved solution if Stacking Units or P2 ‐ HubPac is included in the configuration. Therefore, it is highly re ...
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Non-Standard Tiered Configurations 146 Whenever a base ‐ tier Paragon switch (Base Un it) is replaced, on ly the new Paragon switch should undergo a FUNC reset. ...
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Chapter 7: Configuration s 147 In order to make a redundant configu ration system operate more efficiently, the following connection scheme between tie rs is recommended: • Assume there are two Paragon Bas e Units: UMT ‐ 1A and UMT ? ...
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Loop-Back Configuration 148 Loop-Back Configuration This dead ‐ loop setup will ca use server data base conf lict and should therefore never be used. ...
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Chapter 7: Configuration s 149 P2-HubPac Configurati on and Multiple Video Read this section if performing the Multiple Video function in a Paragon II system in which the P2 ‐ HubPac is installed. Configuration for Multiple Video In order to perform th ...
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P2-HubPac Configurat ion and Multiple Video 150 In the following illu strations, the Paragon Base Units are UMT ‐ 1A , UMT ‐ 1B , UMT ‐ 1C and UMT ‐ 1D . You can connect the HubPac ʹ s switch ports either to the Base Units or to ...
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Chapter 7: Configuration s 151 —OR— You may connect the switch ports to the tiered Parago n switches of different Base Units. The Multip le Video function remains workable in this configuration . ...
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P2-HubPac Configurat ion and Multiple Video 152 The following diagram illustrates a P2 ‐ HubPac configuration in which regular channel access will work properly but the Multiple Video function will fail . To use the Multip le Video featu re ...
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153 To incorporate the newest Paragon II features, you can upgrade Paragon II Main Units, Stacking Units, user stations and P2 ‐ HubPac with the lat est firmware on Rarit an’s website. Upgrades can be done via the ...
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General Update Procedure 154 7. (Optional) For some versions, such as version 4.2, the associ ated release notes are not cove red in the downloaded firmware file, so locate the release notes and download it by repeating the ab ...
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Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade 155 ¾ STEP 3: (Optional) Veri fy the sta cking-related configuration This step is necessar y when any Stacking Unit is connected to the Main Unit and the firmware upgrade of Stac king Units is also desired. Fo r regular ? ...
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Failsafe Upgrade Feature 156 5. Click Send To Parago n . 6. Click Yes . Then the uti lity starts to upgrade the selected device. If the device is a Main Unit, the Main Unit an d every Stacking Unit (if any) connected to ? ...
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Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade 157 Main Units ¾ To update Main Units for Failsafe Upgrade feature To obtain the failsafe capability for your Paragon II Main Unit, you must follow three major steps. STEP 1: Remo ve all Stacking Units STEP 2: Upgra de ? ...
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Failsafe Upgrade Feature 158 4. When the update completes, a message “Device Upd ate Successful” appears on the PC ʹ s monitor. The Main Unit ʹ s LCD pane l displays the following message, which indic ates the boot loader is upg ...
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Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade 159 Stacking Units ¾ To update Stacking Units for Failsafe Upgrade feature If the boot loader version of your Stack ing Unit is earlier than 0C 5, it does not have the failsafe capability, and you must upg rade it if ...
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Failsafe Upgrade Feature 160 STEP 1: Update the Main Unit's boot loader to 0C4 and firmware to 3E5 or later There are two types of scenarios: • The boot loader version of the Mai n Unit is earlie r than 0C4—you must upgrade it s boot loader to 0 ...
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Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade 161 Important: Do NOT interrupt the upgrade pr ocess. Otherwise it results in per manent damages. 3. Stacking Unit automatically restarts itself aft er the update completes. ¾ To verify the firmware version Use the Function ? ...
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Failsafe Upgrade Feature 162 User Stations The failsaf e capabili ty is a standard feature of P2 ‐ EUST an d P2 ‐ EUST/C. P2 ‐ UST with firmw are version e arlier than 1F9 does not have this feature. For an older P2 ‐ UST , you ca ...
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Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade 163 P2-HubPac Upgra de Operation In order to upgrade your P2 ‐ Hub Pac, it must be running at version 0C6 or later. To upgrade it, you must obtain a USB ‐ to ‐ RS485 cable (model: P2 ‐ IAPCIM) from Raritan. ...
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P2-HubPac Upgrade Operation 164 3. Obtain the USB ‐ to ‐ RS485 driver from Raritan Technical Support. ¾ STEP 2: Connect one cluster of the HubPac to the PC Now yo u can connect the HubPac, through the USB ‐ to ‐ RS485 cable, to the PC that is used ? ...
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Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade 165 3. Connect the other end of the same CAT5 UTP cabl e to the server connection port of one cluster on the HubP ac. The server connection port is the leftmost port on a cluster, and it ...
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P2-HubPac Upgrade Operation 166 ¾ STEP 3: Install the USB-to-RS485 driver on the PC The USB ‐ to ‐ RS485 cable connects the HubP ac and the PC that is used to upgrade the HubPac. Prio r to the upgrade, install the USB ‐ to ‐ RS485 driver obtaine ...
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Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade 167 2. Select ʺ Install from a list of specific locati on (Advanced) ʺ and clic k Next . 3. Select ʺ Search for the best drive r in their locations. ʺ 4. Select ʺ Include this location in the search ʺ and ? ...
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P2-HubPac Upgrade Operation 168 5. Click Next . 6. If a Hardware Ins tallation dialog appears, click Con tinue Anyway to continue the driver installation. 7. Click Finish to complete the driver insta llation. Checking the COM port number After connecting ...
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Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade 169 3. Click Device Manager . The Device Manager windo w appears. 4. Click the plus (+) symbol beside Ports (COM & LPT) to expand the item. 5. Locate “USB to Serial Bridge (COMx),” where x i ...
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P2-HubPac Upgrade Operation 170 ¾ STEP 4: Launch the Paragon U pdate utility (version 2.4.4 or later) After the hardware connection is completed, you can execute the Paragon Update utility to upgrade the firmware. Note that Paragon Update version 2.4.4 or ? ...
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Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade 171 Keep the Paragon Update window open if other clusters of the same HubPac are not upgraded yet. See the subsequent section for more information. For more details of the Paragon Update utilit y, ? ...
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172 In This Chapter Specifications of Par agon II Compon ents................................................... 172 Cat 5 Ca ble Guidelines .................................................................................. 176 Specifications of Paragon II Components Paragon II switch Description Dimensions Weigh ...
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Appendix A: Specifications 173 Paragon II Stacking Unit Description Dimensions Weight Power P2 ‐ UMT1664S 64 expansion server ports for stacking with P2 ‐ UMT1664M 17.32 ʺ (W) x 11.41 ʺ (D) x 3.5 ʺ (H) 440mm (W) x 290mm (D) x 89mm (H) 11.99 ? ...
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Specifications of Pa ragon II Components 174 Paragon II user station Description Dimensions Weight Power P2 ‐ USTIP1 Remote digital access point for one KVM/IP user 17.2” (W) x 11.46” (D) x 1.72” (H) 440mm (W) x 291mm (D) x 44 mm (H) 8.05 ...
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Appendix A: Specifications 175 Paragon II CIMS Description Dimensions Weight P2CIM ‐ AUSB CIM for USB, provides automatic skew compensation with P2 ‐ EUST or P2 ‐ EUST/C 1.3” (W) x 3.0” (D) x 0.6” (H) 32mm (W) x 77.4mm (D) x 15.6mm ? ...
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Cat 5 Cable Guidelines 176 Paragon II CIMS Description Dimensions Weight P2CIM ‐ AUSBDUAL Doubles the number of users that may access a specific PC or server, and provides automatic skew compensation with P2 ‐ EUST or P2 ‐ EUST/C 1.42” (W ) x ...
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Appendix A: Specifications 177 Pin Color Function Pair 5 White/Blue TX Pair 1 6 Green/White RX Pair 3 7 White/Brown TX Pair 4 8 Brown/White RX Pair 4 Component Color A Cat 5 cable W White B RJ45 connector G Green C ...
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178 A Parago n user station set to Direct Mode can be directly connected to a Paragon CIM, either temporarily for emergency “crash cart” access or permanently for non ‐ switched extensio n purposes, without having to ...
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Appendix B: User Sta tion Direct Mode 179 ¾ To return to normal operation from “Direct Mode” 1. Power OFF the user station. 2. Disconnect the opposite end of the Cat 5 cabling from the CIM. 3. Connect the opposite end of the Cat 5 cabling to ...
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180 In This Chapter Tiering Matrix ................................................................................................ 180 Compatibility M atrix ..................................................................................... 182 Double Dia mond Configuration ................................................ ...
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Appendix C: Tiering and Compatibility 181 BASE TIER UMT x HW2 UMT x HW3 with 3A3 Firmware UMT x HW3 with 3.2 Firmware 2 P2 ‐ UMT1664M/ 832M/442/242 AUATC IBMX ‐ 330 HubPac P2 ‐ Hubpac ? ...
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Compatibil ity Matrix 182 Compatibility Matrix Paragon I Paragon II Feature/ Component HW2/2Z HW3 (3A3 Firmware) HW3 ( P2 Firmware) HW4M or above Y ‐ CIMs Yes Yes Yes Yes C, P, PD CIMs Yes Yes Yes Yes UKVMSPD Z ‐ CIMs Yes Yes Yes Yes P2ZC ...
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Appendix C: Tiering and Compatibility 183 Paragon I Paragon II Feature/ Component HW2/2Z HW3 (3A3 Firmware) HW3 ( P2 Firmware) HW4M or above Maximum Servers ‐ 832 1,800 1,80 0 1,800 10000 with optional memory card ...
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Double Diamond Configuration 184 Double Diamond C onfiguration Officially, the Double Diamond conf iguration is NOT a Rar itan ‐ approved solution if Stacking Units or P2 ‐ HubPac is included in the configuration. Therefore, it is highly recommended ...
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185 Paragon II user stat ions and most matrix switches can be mounted in 1U (1.75 ʺ , 4.4 cm) of vertical sp ace in a stand ard 19 ʺ equipment rack, ex cept that P2 ‐ UMT1664M switch shall be mounted in 2U (3.5 ...
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Rear Mount 186 Front rackmount of a Paragon switch Front rackmount of a Paragon user station Rear Mount The steps correspond to the numbers in the following diagrams. 1. Secure the cable ‐ support bar to the front end of the side brackets, near ...
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Appendix D: Paragon II Rack Mount 187 4. Mount the entire assemb ly in your rack and secure the side brackets ʹ ears to the rack ʹ s front rails with your own screws, bol ts, cage nuts, and so on. 5. When you at tach cables ? ...
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188 In This Chapter Introduction to Serial CIMs .......................................................................... 188 Installing a Seria l CIM................................................................................... 189 Operating a Seria l CIM ........................................... ...
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Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System 189 Installing a Serial CIM Take these steps to attach a serial CIM to the serial por t of a serial device or server and to your Paragon II system. Installing P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SE R-EU The i ...
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Instal ling a Se rial CIM 190 To set up a “local user st ation,” plug a PS/2 keyboard into AUATC ʹ s 6 ‐ pin mini ‐ DIN connector, or a Sun keyboard into its 8 ‐ pin mini ‐ DIN connector. Then plug a VGA monitor into ...
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Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System 191 Operating a Serial CIM P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SER-EU These CIMs provide different communication modes for you to operate the ASCII serial device. • On Line —Communicating with an ASCII device. The termin ...
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Operat ing a Se rial CIM 192 AUATC Screen Layout AUATC produces eight ‐ color video at 800 x 600 resolution, which can accommodate 32 line s of 80 text characters each. A typical ASCII terminal uses 24 lines, so AUATC uses the e ...
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Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System 193 5 Access indicator. It indicat es one of the following: LOC —Local port is active, either PS/2 keyboard or Sun keyboard RMT —Remote port (RJ 45) is active. NO —No port is ac ...
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Operat ing a Se rial CIM 194 On Line Mode When you operate AUATC in On Line Mode, the main scr een area displays your inter actions with the ASCII device, as if it were the screen of an ASCII terminal. Simultaneously, the ...
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Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System 195 Conveniently, you may program any of the PC keyboard ʹ s twelve function keys to trigger your most ‐ often ‐ used data ‐ stream commands. Pressing any key set this way cau ses Para ...
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Operat ing a Se rial CIM 196 Help Mode Buffer Edit Mode AUATC stores the most recent eight pages of data from the attached ASCII device in a circular buffer. After swit ching the AUATC from On Line Mode to Buffer Ed it Mode by ...
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Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System 197 Configuring AUATC Press Alt + F2 to activate the Setup Screen, where you can select your desired serial ‐ communication parameters (such as baud rate.) and local/remote output. The in i ...
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Operat ing a Se rial CIM 198 To program any of your keyboard ʹ s twelve function keys with commands or data items you frequent ly have to send the device, activate the Set Up Programmable Keys screen by pressing Alt + F3 ...
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Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System 199 2. Make sure that your monitor can handl e 800 x 600 video resolution at a refresh rate of 60 Hz. 3. If you are at a remote user station ʹ s monitor, make sure that ? ...
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200 In This Chapter Emulating Sun Keys with a PS/2 Keybo ard ............................................... 200 Changing the Keyboard Lay out Settings.................................................... 201 Kensington Mouse Type Settings ................................................... ...
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Appendix F: Extra Keyboard/Mouse Inform ation and Settings 201 While pressing a character hotkey, press this PS/2 keyboard key... ...to generate this Sun keyboard keystroke: * on the keypad Compose + on the keypad Vol + ‐ on the keypad Vol ‐ The one exception to th ...
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Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings 202 For P2CIM ‐ AUSB: For P2CIM ‐ AUSB ‐ B or P2ZC IM ‐ USB: A Frequently ‐ used keyboard layou t codes B Current keyboard layout is US English (code 33) 4. Press the appropriate keyb oa ...
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Appendix F: Extra Keyboard/Mouse Inform ation and Settings 203 Generic Keyboard Layout Code Language Layout code Language Layout code Arabic 01 Netherlands 18 Belgian 02 Norwegian 19 Canadian ‐ Bilingual 03 Persian 20 Canadian ‐ Fr ench 04 Poland 21 Czech Republic 05 Po ...
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Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings 204 3. Press Left Ctrl + Delete to enter the setting mode. A message similar to the following appea rs in the text editor. The text inside the red rectangle indicates the current keybo ard ...
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Appendix F: Extra Keyboard/Mouse Inform ation and Settings 205 Sun Keyboard Layout Settings (P2ZCIM-SUN) When you connect a Sun keyboard to the user station to access a Sun server which is attached with P2ZCIM ‐ SUN, you may need to chan ge the ...
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Kensington Mouse Type Settings 206 3. Press Left Ctrl + Delete to enter the setting mode. The following message app ears in the text editor, indicating that you can change the keyboard setting now. The text “ -now keyboard type-101k ...
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Appendix F: Extra Keyboard/Mouse Inform ation and Settings 207 3. Press Left Ctrl + NumLock to enter the setting mode. A message similar to the following appe ars in the text editor. A Available mouse setting codes B Current mouse ...
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Macintosh Key Mapping 208 Macintosh Key Mapping If you use a Macintosh keyboard, yo u may wan t to know which keys are supported or recognized by Paragon II system. This is especially important when you want to use the Command ...
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209 In This Chapter Deployment Recommend ations .................................................................. 209 Supported Re solutions on P2 ‐ EUST and P2 ‐ EUST/C ............................... 210 Deployment Recommendations In the Paragon II system, video qualit y is usua ...
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Supported Resolution s on P2-EUST and P2 -EUST/C 210 Supported Resolutions on P2-EUST and P2-EUST/C Cable length (feet) Resolution Video refresh rate (Hz) 0 ~ 700 Up to 1600x1200 60, 75, 85 0 ~ 1000 Up to 1280x1024 60, 75, 85 0 ~ 1000 Up to 1920x1440** 6 ...
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211 In This Chapter Paragon Manager Overview ........................................................................ 211 PCCI Integrat ion ............................................................................................ 212 Paragon Manager Overview Paragon Manager, Raritan ʹ s appliance management ? ...
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PCCI Integration 212 When installat ion is complete, a shortcut to the application has been added to your Start menu. PCCI Integration In the PCCI (Paragon CommandCenter Integrati on) envir onment, Paragon II works wi thin the P2SC se ...
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213 In This Chapter Symptoms and Probable C auses ................................................................. 213 Powering ‐ On Se quenc e of Multi ‐ Tier Co nfiguration ............................... 214 Paragon II FA Qs Online............................................................... ...
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Powering-On Se quence of Multi-Tier Conf iguration 214 Keyboard suddenly locks ‐ up when a particular computer is selected, but operates normally when other computers are selected. • Loose keyboard cable connection. • Voltage spike (increase) or ? ...
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Appendix I: Trouble shooting 215 For configurations where Parag on switches are added, rep laced, or swapped (in order), we recommend: 1. Power ON the third ti er (if a third tier exists). 2. Power ON the second tier. 3. Power ...
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217 A Associating a Device with a Power Outlet • xii, 111 AUATC • 192 Authentication with a Smart Card • 74 Autoscan an d Autoskip • 110 B Basic Installation • ix, xv ii, 12, 21, 79 , 81 C Case 1. ...
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Index 218 Paragon Essentials • x I Important Note about Pow ering Off the Stacking Unit • 36, 140 Information Menu • 68 Initial Administr ative Verification • 14 Initial Configurat ion • 21 Installation • 12, 12 7 Installing ? ...
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Index 219 Product Features • ix, 8 Product Photos • 6 R Rear Mount • 186 Recommendation for Better Video Quality • 209 Recommendations • 105 Refreshing Channel St atus • 131 Renaming a Blade Server • 133 ...
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