Paragon II
User Guide
Release 4.4
Copyright © 2008 Raritan, Inc.
PII‐0Q‐E
March 2008
255‐30‐6000‐00
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Power Safety Guidelines
To avoid potentially fatal shock hazard and possible damage to Raritan equipment:
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Do not use a 2‐wire power cord in any product configuration.
Test AC outlets at your computer and monitor for proper polarity and grounding.
Use only with grounded outlets at both the computer and monitor. When using a backup UPS,
power the computer, monitor and appliance off the supply.
Rack Mount Safety Guidelines
In Raritan products which require Rack Mounting, please follow these precautions:
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Operation temperature in a closed rack environment may be greater than room temperature. Do
not exceed the rated maximum ambient temperature of the appliances.
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Ensure sufficient airflow through the rack environment.
Mount equipment in the rack carefully to avoid uneven mechanical loading.
Connect equipment to the supply circuit carefully to avoid overloading circuits.
Ground all equipment properly, especially supply connections, such as power strips (other than
direct connections), to the branch circuit.
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Contents
What's New in the Paragon II User Guide
How-To: Paragon Essentials
Case 1. Setting the Network Configuration...........................................................................................x
Case 2. Multiple Write Access to the Same Server...............................................................................xi
Case 3. Controlling a Deviceʹs Power ....................................................................................................xi
Case 4. Local Video Redirection (Forced Video).................................................................................xii
Case 5. Using Multiple Video Ports.....................................................................................................xiii
Case 6. Restoring Settings to Factory Defaults...................................................................................xiv
Case 7. Using the Integrated Card Reader...........................................................................................xv
Case 8. Creating Multiple Paths to the Same Server(s) .....................................................................xvi
Case 9. Upgrading the Firmware of Paragon Switches.................................................................. xviii
Case 10. Upgrading the Firmware of User Stations...........................................................................xix
Chapter 1 Introduction
Paragon II Overview................................................................................................................................. 1
Product Photos........................................................................................................................................... 6
Product Features........................................................................................................................................ 8
Package Contents .................................................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 2 Installation
Basic Installation...................................................................................................................................... 12
Initial Administrative Verification............................................................................................. 14
Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls...................................................................................... 16
Start‐Up Display........................................................................................................................... 16
Normal Display ............................................................................................................................ 16
Power Up Option ......................................................................................................................... 17
Function Selection Screen............................................................................................................ 17
Selecting a Function..................................................................................................................... 18
Initial Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 21
Using the OSUI for Initial Configuration.................................................................................. 22
Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch...................................................... 24
Installing a Cascaded Paragon System................................................................................................. 29
Rules of Powering On a Cascaded System ............................................................................... 34
Installing the Paragon P2‐UMT832S Stacking Unit................................................................. 35
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Installing the Paragon P2‐UMT1664S Stacking Unit............................................................... 35
Important Note about Powering Off the Stacking Unit.......................................................... 36
Installing a HubPac................................................................................................................................. 37
Installing a HubPac...................................................................................................................... 37
Chapter 3 Operation - User Functions
Login ......................................................................................................................................................... 42
Video Gain and Skew Compensation................................................................................................... 44
Video Gain Adjustment and Skew Compensation in P2‐EUST............................................. 45
Video Gain Adjustment in P2‐UST............................................................................................ 46
Selecting a Server..................................................................................................................................... 47
Manually Selecting the Access Path .......................................................................................... 52
Path Overlapping Constraint ..................................................................................................... 54
Switching between Previous and Next Channels............................................................................... 58
Definition of the Previous and Next Channels ........................................................................ 59
Performing the Up/Down Channel Function........................................................................... 59
User Profile Customization.................................................................................................................... 62
User Profile Parameters and How to Change Settings ........................................................... 63
Help Menu................................................................................................................................................ 66
Keyboard‐Controlled OSUI Functions ................................................................................................. 66
Information Menu ................................................................................................................................... 68
Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs .................................................................................................... 69
Naming Convention for Multiple Video................................................................................... 70
Connecting CIMs to a Multi‐Channel Video Server................................................................ 70
Operation Rules............................................................................................................................ 71
Messages on the ACTIVATOR User Station ............................................................................ 72
Messages on the FOLLOWER User Stations ............................................................................ 73
Using P2‐USTIP for Multiple Video Outputs........................................................................... 74
Authentication with a Smart Card........................................................................................................ 74
Installing the P2CIM‐AUSB‐C Driver in Windows................................................................. 74
Requisites for Card Reader Functionality................................................................................. 78
Using the Card Reader ................................................................................................................ 81
Chapter 4 Operation - Administrator Functions
The Administration Menu...................................................................................................................... 84
Guidelines for System Configuration................................................................................................... 85
System Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 86
Video Redirection (Forced Video)......................................................................................................... 91
Operating Forced Video Using OSUI........................................................................................ 92
Operating Forced Video Using Paragon Manager .................................................................. 93
User Station Receiving Forced Video........................................................................................ 94
Channel Association for Multiple Video.............................................................................................. 94
Channel Association Guidelines ................................................................................................ 95
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User Configuration.................................................................................................................................. 95
Channel Configuration........................................................................................................................... 97
Video Display Adjustment for P2‐EUST................................................................................... 99
User Station Profile................................................................................................................................ 100
Keyboard Type ........................................................................................................................... 100
Video Delay................................................................................................................................. 101
User Port Timeout...................................................................................................................... 102
Group Settings (Access Rights) ........................................................................................................... 102
Recommendations................................................................................................................................. 105
System Reboot and System Reset........................................................................................................ 105
System Reboot ............................................................................................................................ 106
System Reset ............................................................................................................................... 107
Network Settings................................................................................................................................... 108
Autoscan and Autoskip........................................................................................................................ 110
Power Management .............................................................................................................................. 110
Configuring and Naming the Power Strip ............................................................................. 111
Associating a Device with a Power Outlet ............................................................................. 111
Controlling Power to an Outlet................................................................................................ 113
Paragon II Network Port ...................................................................................................................... 115
Chapter 5 Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z-CIMs
Introduction............................................................................................................................................ 116
P2ZCIMs...................................................................................................................................... 117
Z‐CIMs (UKVMSPD and UKVMSC)....................................................................................... 117
Paragon II and P2ZCIMs...................................................................................................................... 118
Connecting P2ZCIMs as Tiers .................................................................................................. 118
P2ZCIM LED Status................................................................................................................... 123
Paragon II and Z‐CIMs ......................................................................................................................... 123
Connecting Z‐CIMs as Tiers ..................................................................................................... 124
Using a UKVMSPD Z‐CIM with a Local PC .......................................................................... 127
Chapter 6 Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers
Refreshing Channel Status ................................................................................................................... 131
Renaming a BladeCenter Chassis........................................................................................................ 132
Renaming a Blade Server...................................................................................................................... 133
Chapter 7 Configurations
Principles of Re‐Connection................................................................................................................. 135
Tiered Configurations........................................................................................................................... 136
Standard Tiered Configurations .............................................................................................. 136
Stacked Configurations......................................................................................................................... 139
Standard Stacked Configurations ............................................................................................ 140
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Non‐Standard Tiered Configurations................................................................................................. 143
Guidelines for Existing Firmware Versions............................................................................ 143
Loop‐Back Configuration..................................................................................................................... 148
P2‐HubPac Configuration and Multiple Video................................................................................. 149
Configuration for Multiple Video............................................................................................ 149
Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade
General Update Procedure................................................................................................................... 153
Failsafe Upgrade Feature...................................................................................................................... 156
Main Units................................................................................................................................... 157
Stacking Units............................................................................................................................. 159
User Stations ............................................................................................................................... 162
P2‐HubPac Upgrade Operation........................................................................................................... 163
Appendix A Specifications
Specifications of Paragon II Components .......................................................................................... 172
Cat 5 Cable Guidelines ......................................................................................................................... 176
Appendix B User Station Direct Mode
Appendix C Tiering and Compatibility
Tiering Matrix ........................................................................................................................................ 180
Compatibility Matrix ............................................................................................................................ 182
Double Diamond Configuration ......................................................................................................... 184
Appendix D Paragon II Rack Mount
Forward Mount...................................................................................................................................... 185
Rear Mount............................................................................................................................................. 186
Appendix E Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System
Introduction to Serial CIMs.................................................................................................................. 188
Installing a Serial CIM .......................................................................................................................... 189
Installing P2CIM‐SER or P2CIM‐SER‐EU............................................................................... 189
Installing AUATC ...................................................................................................................... 189
Operating a Serial CIM......................................................................................................................... 191
P2CIM‐SER or P2CIM‐SER‐EU ................................................................................................ 191
AUATC........................................................................................................................................ 192
Configuring AUATC ................................................................................................................. 197
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Troubleshooting AUATC.......................................................................................................... 198
Appendix F Extra Keyboard/Mouse Information and Settings
Emulating Sun Keys with a PS/2 Keyboard....................................................................................... 200
Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings ........................................................................................... 201
Sun Keyboard Layout Settings (P2ZCIM‐SUN)..................................................................... 205
Switching between 101 and 102 keys (P2CIM‐APS2)............................................................ 205
Kensington Mouse Type Settings........................................................................................................ 206
Macintosh Key Mapping...................................................................................................................... 208
Appendix G Recommendation for Better Video Quality
Deployment Recommendations.......................................................................................................... 209
Supported Resolutions on P2‐EUST and P2‐EUST/C....................................................................... 210
Appendix H Other Components Working with Paragon II
Paragon Manager Overview................................................................................................................ 211
Installing Paragon Manager...................................................................................................... 211
PCCI Integration.................................................................................................................................... 212
Appendix I Troubleshooting
Symptoms and Probable Causes ......................................................................................................... 213
Powering‐On Sequence of Multi‐Tier Configuration....................................................................... 214
Paragon II FAQs Online ....................................................................................................................... 215
Index
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What's New in the Paragon II
User Guide
The following sections have changed or information has been added to
the Paragon II User Guide based on enhancements and changes to the
equipment and/or user documentation.
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Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch (on page
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Please see the Release Notes for a more detailed explanation of the
changes applied to this version of Paragon II.
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How-To: Paragon Essentials
This chapter includes 10 of the most common use cases to help familiarize
users quickly with practical utilization of the Paragon system. Please note
that this section provides common examples, which could vary according
to your actual configuration and operations.
Case 1. Setting the Network Configuration
Purpose: To set the network configuration of the Paragon switch, such as
an IP address, so it can be accessed or upgraded through the network.
1. Log into the system with the administrator user name and password.
The password is case‐sensitive.
default name: admin
default password: raritan
2. Press F5 Æ select Network Setting.
3. Configure the Current IP field. For example, if you want to assign
90.180.52.157 as the IP address, you do this:
a. Highlight the first number in the IP field.
b. Press Enter to turn the highlight color to green.
c. Type 090and press Enter. (Note that Paragon does not support
the use of the keypad.)
d. Repeat similar steps to modify remaining numbers in this field.
4. Configure remaining fields respectively, including Net Mask,
Gateway IP and Port No.
5. (Optional) By default, Encryption is set to “Off.” To change this
setting:
a. Press Enter to turn the highlight color to green.
b. Press the arrow keys (Ï, Ð, Í, Î) to switch between options
and press Enter.
6. (Optional) Configure the Keys field if you select “On” in the
Encryption field.
7. Press S to save the changes. The system restarts itself.
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Case 2. Multiple Write Access to the Same Server
Purpose: To enable various users to view the same server simultaneously
and to grant them equal opportunity to compete for the control/operation
of the server when the keyboard/mouse activity in the server has become
inactive for a preset period of time (1 second by default unless it is
customized). Only one person is allowed to control/operate the server at
one time.
1. Log into the system with the administrator user name and password.
The password is case‐sensitive.
default name: admin
default password: raritan
2. Press F5 Æ select System Configuration.
3. Press the arrow keys (Ï, Ð, Í, Î) to highlight the Operation Mode
field.
4. Press Enter to turn the highlight color to green.
5. Press the arrow keys (Ï, Ð, Í, Î) to select the option ʺPC Shareʺ
and press Enter.
6. Press S to save the changes.
Now every user can access the same server simultaneously.
Case 3. Controlling a Device's Power
Purpose: To control the power supply of specific servers, devices or even
Paragon switches as long as they are connected to any power strip in the
Paragon system. These devices can be turned on, turned off or power
cycled as you wish.
1. Log into the system with the administrator user name and password.
The password is case‐sensitive.
default name: admin
default password: raritan
2. Associate the power outlets of the power strip with the connected
devices. For example, if a router receives power from outlet No. 1 of
the power strip, and both of the power strip and router are connected
to the same Paragon switch. The router is named “Router‐Win” in the
system. Do the following to associate them.
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Case 4. Local Video Redirection (Forced Video)
a. Press F5 Æ select Channel Configuration.
b. Highlight the channel of the power strip. For example, highlight
the channel No. 25 if the power strip is connected to that channel.
c. Press G to enter the Outlet Configuration screen of the power
strip.
d. Change the type of outlet No. 1: press Enter Æ press the arrow
key to select “CPU” Æ press Enter.
e. Associate the outlet No. 1 with the router: press the right arrow
key to move the highlight Æ press Enter Æ highlight the router
name “Router‐Win” Æ press Enter.
details.
f. Press S to save the power association.
3. Now you can control the power supply to “Router‐Win” by doing
this:
a. Press F2 to return to the Selection Menu screen.
b. Highlight the channel associated with the power strip. For
example, highlight the channel No. 33 if the router “Router‐Win”
is connected to that channel.
c. Press F3 to view the associated power outlet screen.
d. Highlight one or more power outlets, and choose the action you
want to carry out:
Desired result
Do this
Power off the outlet(s)
Press X Æ type yes
Power on the outlet(s)
Press O (alphabetical character)
Power cycle the outlet(s)
Press R Æ type yes
Case 4. Local Video Redirection (Forced Video)
Purpose: To locally direct a server to output its video/keyboard/mouse
data to a specific user station so the user of the specified user station can
be assigned to view and even work on the server.
1. Log into the system with the administrator user name and password.
The password is case‐sensitive.
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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 message ʺForce switch to user portʺ appears on the
message bar.
4. Type the port number of the desired user station. For example, if you
want to direct the data to the user station connected to the user port
No. 3, type 3 and press Enter.
Case 5. Using Multiple Video Ports
Purpose: To have the access to a specific video port automatically trigger
the video outputs of the other video ports on the same server (Paragon is
designed to output a maximum of four video ports of a server).
1. Connect the four video ports of the server respectively to four
channels of the same Paragon switch via four CIMs. Three of the
CIMs must be P2CIM‐AUSB and one could be either P2CIM‐AUSB or
P2CIM‐APS2. For example, you may connect them to channel port
No. 1, 2, 3 and 26.
for details.
2. The Paragon administrator sets up the channel association group
using Paragon Manager. Do this:
a. Launch Paragon Manager.
b. Connect and log into the Paragon system by doing this: choose
Session > Connect Æ choose the Paragon switch you want to
connect Æ type the administrator name/password Æ click Login.
c. Create the association group consisting of channel numbers 1, 2, 3
and 26: choose Set up > Multiple Video > New Æ type necessary
data Æ select four channels 1, 2, 3 and 26 Æ click OK.
d. Ensure the channel triggering the video outputs of the other
channels is set as the “first” channel. For example, the
administrator may choose 3 in the First Channel field so channel
No. 3 will be the channel which causes the other three channels to
output their video data.
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Case 6. Restoring Settings to Factory Defaults
See Paragon Manager User Guide on the manual CD and/or Channel
details.
3. Any user who wants to perform the Multiple Video function logs into
the Paragon system. For example, one user uses the user station
connected to the user port No. 2 to log into the system with the
following user name which has no password required.
user name: user02
password: <no password>
4. Select the “first” channel of the association group in the OSUI. In this
example, highlight channel number 3 and press Enter.
5. The other video ports of the same server connected to channel
numbers 1, 2 and 26 automatically output their video data to three
user stations subsequent to the one where user02 is operating, which
are connected to user port No. 3, 4 and 5 respectively.
6. When user02 disconnects the channel number 3 or even logs out of
the system, the three subsequent user stations are also logged off.
Case 6. Restoring Settings to Factory Defaults
Purpose: To reset the Paragon switch to its factory default settings when
you want to clear customized settings, such as the device name, system
settings, and so on.
1. Log into the system with the administrator user name and password.
The password is case‐sensitive.
default name: admin
default password: raritan
2. Press F5 Æ select System Reset Settings.
3. Highlight the field(s) that you want to reset, and change the setting to
Yes by doing this: press Enter Æ press any arrow key Æ press Enter.
The affected scope of different fields are described below:
Field
Settings returning to factory defaults
Device Name The Device ID field in the System Configuration
submenu
Network
Settings
All settings in the Network Setting submenu
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Field
Settings returning to factory defaults
User Profiles All settings of the following submenus or settings:
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User Configuration
User Station Profile
User Profile settings that are displayed
when pressing F4
System
All settings in the System Configuration submenu
Configuration except for the Device ID field
Channel
All settings or records of the active and inactive
Configuration channels in the Channel Configuration submenu are
cleared, but the data of active channels is rebuilt
automatically after the reset
4. Now reset the selected items. Press O (alphabetical character) Æ type
yesÆ press Enter.
5. The system will log out all of logged‐in users and return the selected
settings to factory defaults.
Case 7. Using the Integrated Card Reader
Purpose: To pass the login authentication configured in specific servers
that require the input of the data stored in an appropriate smart card.
This function requires the card reader‐enabled firmware and devices,
including the Paragon switch with firmware 4.3 or above, P2‐EUST/C and
P2CIM‐AUSB‐C.
1. Log into Paragon utilizing a user station with an integrated card
reader (P2‐EUST/C).
2. Access the server where the appropriate authentication software and
driver have been installed and configured properly and which is
connected to the Paragon system via P2CIM‐AUSB‐C.
3. When you see the blank screen or a message prompting you to insert
the card, insert your smart card into the card reader of the user
station.
4. Depending on the configuration of the target server or authentication
software, you may also need to enter a PIN.
5. After the login authentication and authorization has been completed,
you can start working on the server.
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Case 8. Creating Multiple Paths to the Same Server(s)
6. When you complete your work, press the hot key (default: Scroll
Lock) twice quickly to trigger the On‐Screen User Interface (OSUI).
7. Press Shift +F9 to disconnect the server, and then remove the card.
The cardʹs authentication data is not stored in the Paragon system so you
must repeat Steps 3 to 5 if you want to access the same server again.
Case 8. Creating Multiple Paths to the Same Server(s)
Purpose: To ensure that there is redundant access to specific servers. In
this example, we will create four available paths for access to specific
servers using the structure of multiple Base Units.
Note: A Base Unit is a “first‐tier” Paragon switch.
1. Prepare six Paragon switches, such as P2‐UMT1664M and/or
P2‐UMT832M.
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2. Choose three of them as Base Units, two as the 2 tier, and one as the
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3 tier. If these switches do not share the same firmware version,
make sure the versions of lower tiers are later than those of upper
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tiers. For example, Base Unit is with firmware version 4.2 and 2 Tier
with version 4.0.
3. Connect all of these Paragon switches with Category 5 (Cat 5) UTP
cables from the channel ports of lower tiers to user ports of upper
tiers as illustrated below:
C
Channel ports
U
User ports
1(A) ~ 1(C)
Base Units (first‐tier Paragon switches)
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2(A) ~ 2(B)
3(A)
Second‐tier Paragon switches
Third‐tier Paragon switch
4. Connect servers to the “3rd Tier” Paragon switch with the Cat 5 UTP
cables. The connection configuration looks like this:
S(1) ~ S(X)
1(A) ~ 1(C)
2(A) ~ 2(B)
3(A)
Servers
Base Units
Second‐tier Paragon switches
Third‐tier Paragon switch
5. Connect user stations to Base Units 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) with the Cat 5
UTP cables.
6. Connect the keyboard, mouse and monitor to each user station.
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Case 9. Upgrading the Firmware of Paragon Switches
7. Now four different paths (blue solid lines as illustrated below) are
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available for users to access any servers connected to the “3 Tier.”
Case 9. Upgrading the Firmware of Paragon Switches
Purpose: To upgrade Paragon II switches and benefit from recent
enhancements to the Paragon product line. (Please note the description
herein refers to regular firmware upgrade and does not apply to “special”
firmware upgrade which involves the boot loader or failsafe feature.)
1. Verify that the Main Switching Unit (Main Unit) is connected to the
network and relevant network settings, such as the IP address, are
configured properly.
2. (Optional) If there has been any Stacking Unit connected to the Main
Unit, keep them attached and powered on. For example, you may
upgrade one P2‐UMT832M (Main Unit) and three P2‐UMT832S
(Stacking Units) which are connected to it altogether. Also verify the
following Stacking‐related settings:
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The “Stacking Support” setting in the Main Unit is appropriate.
The value of the “Set Stack ID” setting in every connected
Stacking Unit is unique.
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3. Download the firmware from the Firmware Upgrades webpage
website.
4. Unzip the downloaded file. Among the unzipped files, there are a file
named ParagonUpdate_xxx.exe and a firmware file named
P2‐xxx.hex (xxx represents the version). For example, the firmware
file for version 4.2 is named P2‐3E5.hex.
5. Double click “ParagonUpdate_xxx.exe” to execute the program.
6. Enter the information of the Main Unit in the Paragon Update utility.
For example:
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In the Name column, type Paragon832M
In the IP address/Serial column, type 90.180.52.157
In the Port column, type 3000
If you have assigned the Encryption keys in the Paragon system,
remember to type the same encryption data in the Encryption
Key column
See Paragon Manager User Guide on the manual CD for details.
7. Ensure the checkbox before the Main Unit is selected ( ).
8. Click Load Hex File to select the firmware file “P2‐xxx.hex”. For
example, choose the file “P2‐3E5.hex”to upgrade to firmware version
4.2.
9. Click Send To Paragon Æ Yes. Then the utility starts to upgrade the
Main Unit and every connected Stacking Unit (if any).
10. Once all of the upgrade is completed, a message appears.
Case 10. Upgrading the Firmware of User Stations
Purpose: To upgrade the user stations and benefit from recent
enhancements to the Paragon product line.
1. Connect the user station to the serial port (e.g. COM 2) of a computer
via an RS‐232 male‐to‐female serial cable shipped with the user
station.
2. Download the firmware from the Firmware Upgrades webpage
website.
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3. Unzip the downloaded file. There are a file named
ParagonUpdate_xxx.exe (xxx represents the version) and a firmware
file for the user station. If using the P2‐EUST, the firmware file is
named EUST‐xxx.hex. If using the P2‐UST, the firmware file is named
V5‐xxx.hex (xxx represents the version).
4. Double click “ParagonUpdate_xxx.exe” to execute the program.
5. Enter the information about the user station in the Paragon Update
utility. For example:
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In the Name column, type P2-EUST-1
In the IP address/Serial column, select <Default Serial>
In the Port column, type 2. This represents the serial port—COM2
6. Ensure the checkbox before the user station is selected ( ).
7. Click Load Hex File to select the firmware file.
8. To start the upgrade, click Send To Paragon Æ Yes.
9. Once the upgrade is completed, a message appears.
User Guide on the manual CD for details.
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Raritanʹs Paragon II. The Paragon family is
about breaking away from the traditional, expensive model of server
management—one server, one dedicated monitor, one dedicated
keyboard. Paragon enables one or more workstations to access multiple
servers—even servers of different platforms.
No matter how large or small your setup, no matter how simple or how
complex, Raritan is confident that there is a Paragon system just right for
you.
In This Chapter
Paragon II Overview .........................................................................................1
Product Photos...................................................................................................6
Product Features................................................................................................8
Package Contents.............................................................................................11
Paragon II Overview
The Paragon II is designed to perform heavy‐duty
multiple‐user‐to‐many‐server keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) matrix
switching without burdening you with big, confusing hydra‐headed
cables. Instead, the Paragon II uses standard Category 5 (Cat 5)
unshielded twisted‐pair (UTP) cabling, like the type that is already
installed at many sites. It can connect users with servers across as much
as 1000 feet (304 m) of such cabling.
A Paragon II system consists of several components:
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Main Switching Units serve as Base Units and matrix switches,
securely connecting users to servers.
Note: For documentation purpose, Main Switching Units are
hereafter called Main Units in this manual.
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Stacking Units connect to Main Units and enable you to expand your
system in a space‐saving manner without sacrificing channels.
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Computer‐Interface Modules (CIMs) are connected to each server.
User Stations connect your keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the
Main Unit and provide an intuitive On‐Screen User Interface (OSUI)
for accessing attached servers. Different models of user stations are
explained below:
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Standard User Station (P2‐UST) provides basic user station
functions as described above.
Enhanced User Station (P2‐EUST) provides the P2‐UST features,
plus superior video quality with automatic skew compensation.
Enhanced User Station with an integrated card reader
(P2‐EUST/C) functions similar to a P2‐EUST, and enables card
authentication.
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IP‐Enabled User Stations, including P2‐USTIP1 and P2‐USTIP2,
one‐ and two‐worker user stations, have integrated IP access and
provide KVM over IP capability for anytime, anywhere access
and control of servers. Key features include a slim design and
GUI for point‐and‐click remote access. The P2‐USTIP series
supports IP access, enabling one or two remote users to access
Paragon II‐connected servers from anywhere via a Web browser.
P2‐USTIP2 also supports 128‐bit SSL encryption and local
authentication through Paragon II, or centralized authentication
when used with Raritanʹs CommandCenter Secure Gateway.
Main Units
There are a number of Main Units that support a wide range of
configurations:
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P2‐UMT242 supports 2 users and 42 servers
P2‐UMT442 supports 4 users and 42 servers
P2‐UMT832M supports 8 users and 32 servers
P2‐UMT1664M supports 16 users and 64 servers
CIMs
There are also several different CIMs for different types of servers (all
must output VGA video):
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P2CIM‐APS2:
Supports servers with IBM PS/2 type keyboard and mouse ports.
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It comes with automatic skew compensation (when used with
P2‐EUST or P2‐EUST/C).
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Works with P2‐HubPac in PC, MAC, and Sun USB
configurations.
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ZCIM‐PS2 supports servers with IBM PS/2 type keyboard and mouse
ports, and has an extra RJ45 port to support a “local server” installed
between a user station and a Base Unit, as well as chaining of Z‐CIMs
for clustered access.
P2CIM‐ASUN:
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Supports servers with Sun type keyboard and mouse ports. It
comes with automatic skew compensation (when used with
P2‐EUST or P2‐EUST/C).
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Works with P2‐HubPac in PC, MAC, and Sun USB
configurations.
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P2CIM‐AUSB:
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Supports servers with USB keyboard and mouse ports. It comes
with automatic skew compensation (when used with P2‐EUST or
P2‐EUST/C).
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Works with P2‐HubPac in PC, MAC, and Sun USB
configurations.
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P2CIM‐AUSB‐C provides all of the functions of P2CIM‐AUSB, and
enables smart card access when used with P2‐EUST/C.
P2CIM‐SER, P2CIM‐SER‐EU and AUATC support servers or ASCII
serial devices connected to the Paragon II system through their
RS‐232 serial ports.
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P2CIM‐APS2DUAL supports servers with IBM PS/2 keyboard and
mouse. This CIM doubles the number of users that have access to a
particular server and provides automatic skew compensation (when
used with P2‐EUST or P2 EUST/C).
P2CIM‐AUSBDUAL supports servers with USB or Sun USB
keyboard and mouse. This CIM doubles the number of users that
have access to a particular server and provides automatic skew
compensation (when used with P2‐EUST or P2 EUST/C).
Two CIMs support IBM BladeCenter® (blade servers), and provide
automatic skew compensation (when used with P2‐EUST or
P2‐EUST/C):
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P2CIM‐APS2‐B for PS/2 type keyboard and mouse ports
P2CIM‐AUSB‐B for USB type keyboard and mouse ports
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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 can run such a cable between a
“direct mode” user station and a P2CIM‐APS2. Please see User Station
Note: We recommend using a Sun keyboard if there are any Sun servers
in your system; if you must use a PS/2 keyboard to control Sun servers,
for additional information.
Raritanʹs enhanced user station, P2‐EUST, is a user station that functions
just like Raritanʹs P2‐UST user station. However, the P2‐EUST provides
enhanced control over video quality by either automatically adjusting the
skew delay of each color, or allowing the user to manually adjust the
video gain and skew delay on the screen, and store these preferences in
the Paragon switchʹs database.
Another enhanced user station with an integrated card reader,
P2‐EUST/C, functions like P2‐EUST. However, it supports USB
keyboards and mice only, and provides the card reader function for smart
card authentication.
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128 servers
Single base plus stacking unit
A: Paragon II Stacking cable(s)
B: Standard Cat 5 UTP cable
C: Computer Interface Module (CIM)
IP‐enabled user station
Remote user
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5
15 user stations
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Product Features
Product Features
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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 design supports 2 users, 42 servers (model: P2‐UMT242)
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Expands the number of users with Raritanʹs P2CIM‐APS2DUAL,
P2CIM‐AUSBDUAL, or P2‐HubPac
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Locates users and servers up to 1000 feet (304 m) apart
Supports high‐resolution video—up to 1600 x 1200
Supports up to 512 customized user profiles (with optional Memory
Card)
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Adds remote access over IP or modem with Raritanʹs IP‐Reach and
UST‐IP models
Expands to 10,000 servers via multi‐dimensional expansion (with
optional Memory Card)
Stacking switches provide 100% non‐blocked expansion with a single
cable
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Enclosed 19” rack mounts with included brackets
Simple plug‐and‐play auto‐configure installation
Hot‐swappable components with no impact on server operation
Platform‐specific CIMs for PS/2, Sun, USB, Sun USB, ASCII/serial
devices
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Powerful, intuitive onscreen user interface for simple operation
Flexible, multi‐level security for authorized server access
Three system operation modes—private, public, and share
Quick access to previous or next available channels with the
Up/Down Channel hot key combination
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Flash firmware upgrades with Failsafe capability via network port
Paragon Manager, a Windows application, provides streamlined
administration of Paragon II infrastructure, including adding,
deleting or modifying user profiles, event logging, and database
backup/restore (see Raritanʹs Paragon Manager User Guide for
additional information about Paragon Manager, which is available on
the “User Manuals & Quick Setup Guides” CD shipped with your
Paragon product, or on Raritanʹs Product Documentation webpage
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The administrator can log out any connected user
Turn on, off, or reboot power to any connected device
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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‐APS2DUAL)
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Supports 10‐BaseT, half duplex network speed (not configurable)
OSUI (On‐Screen User Interface) support for IBM BladeCenter®
servers. The following BladeCenter systems are supported:
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BladeCenter E (also referred to as model 8677)
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With MM model 48P7055
With AMM model 25R5778
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BladeCenter H (also referred to as model 8852)
With AMM model 25R5778
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Note: IBM has updated the BladeCenter frequently since its original
release. For best results, please use P2CIM‐AUSB‐B firmware level
0A6 or later.
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Supports the use of a 121‐key Cortron rugged keyboard at the local
site when used with the following Paragon II user station:
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P2‐EUST or P2‐EUST/C with firmware version 3E46 or later
P2‐USTIP with firmware 4.5.0.5.12 or later (local PS/2 port only)
Both PS/2 (part number 536‐0062) and USB keyboards (part number
524‐0079) are supported. Those with built‐in Sun keys are also
supported, and the Sun power key may be used to power off the
server, but not power it on.
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Supports the use of a Kensington Expert Mouse® and Turbo Mouse
trackball (Model #: 64210) at the local site when used with the
following Paragon II components:
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User station: P2‐UST, P2‐EUST or P2‐EUST/C
CIM: P2CIM‐AUSB or P2CIM‐AUSB‐C with the latest CIM
firmware
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Supports Multiple Video, also known as “Port‐Following Switch.”
Multiple Video enables up to four user stations to simultaneously
view the video output of a server that has multiple video outputs
Supports video redirection to a specific user station (known as
“Forced Video”)
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Local control by the administrator
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Remote control by the administrator and authorized users
through Paragon Manager
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Supports authentication with an appropriate smart card when using
the following Paragon II components:
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P2‐EUST/C
P2CIM‐AUSB‐C
Special Notes:
¾ P2‐EUST/C has been tested to support Windows and Linux operating systems.
Support for Mac and Sun servers is planned for an upcoming release.
¾ Releases 4.2 and 4.3 are not compatible with the Paragon II System Controller
(P2SC). They are considered “standalone” releases and are not supported for
installation in a Raritan PCCI environment. As of release 4.3.1, Paragon II
returned to compatibility with P2SC. Existing Paragon II System Controller
customers may upgrade their Paragon II components to 4.3.1 or higher to benefit
from recently added features and maintenance fixes. Please see the Paragon II
4.3.1 release notes for minimum firmware levels.
For information about the supported features in PCCI, download the document
titled “Supported Paragon II Features in PCCI” from Raritan’s Product
Documentation webpage
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Package Contents
Each Paragon Main Unit (P2‐UMT242, P2‐UMT442, P2‐UMT832M, or
P2‐UMT1664M) ships with:
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One Main Unit
Two 20‐ft. (6.1‐m) Cat 5 test cables
One Pair of Rackmount brackets and associated screws
One 6‐ft. (1.8‐m) AC power cord
RUMT‐1U‐LM304 Rackmount kit
Cat 5 admin cable
Raritanʹs User Manuals & Quick Setup Guides CD
Quick Setup and Installation Guide
The Paragon Stacking Unit ships with:
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One Stacking Switch
One RUMT‐1U‐LM304 Rackmount kit
One 6” Stacking Cable (for use with P2‐UMT832M) or two 6”
Stacking Cables (for use with P2‐UMT1664M)
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One AC Power Cord
The Paragon user station (P2‐UST, P2‐EUST or P2‐EUST/C) ships with:
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One user‐station Module
One 6‐ft. (1.8‐m) AC power cord
One 6‐ft. (1.8‐m) AC power‐extension cord for the attached monitor
One 16.4‐ft. (5‐m) DB9 male‐to‐female serial administration cable
The Paragon IP‐enabled user station (P2‐USTIP1/2) ships with:
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One IP‐enabled user‐station Module
One 6‐ft. (1.8‐m) AC power cord
One 16.4‐ft. (5‐m) DB9 male‐to‐female serial administration cable
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Chapter 2 Installation
The Paragon and all devices you want to attach to it must be unplugged
and powered OFF prior to installation.
In This Chapter
Basic Installation ..............................................................................................12
Initial Configuration........................................................................................21
Installing a HubPac .........................................................................................37
Basic Installation
A
Stacking Unit (optional)
Main Unit
B
C
D
User Station
Computer Interface Module (CIM)
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Note: The above images are 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.
1. Connect the power cord to the Main Unit.
2. (Optional) Connect a Stacking Unit if it is needed.
a. Connect the power cord to the Stacking Unit.
b. Connect one end of a stacking cable to the ʺExpansion Port Outʺ
on the back of the Stacking Unit. Connect the other end of the
cable to the ʺExpansion Portʺ on the Main Unit.
Note: For P2‐UMT1664M and P2‐UMT1664S, you must use two
stacking cables. For detailed instructions, see Installing the Paragon
c. Power on all switching units.
d. On the front panel of the Main Unit:
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Press the FUNC button and then use the and buttons to
select ʺStacking Support.ʺ Press the ENT button to confirm
the selection.
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Use the and buttons to set the total number of Stacking
Units desired (3 maximum for P2‐UMT832M or 1 maximum
for P2‐UMT1664M). Press the ENT button to save the setting.
e. On the front panel of the Stacking Unit:
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Press the FUNC button and then use the and buttons to
select ʺSet Stack ID.ʺ Press the ENT button to confirm the
selection.
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Use the and buttons to assign the Stacking Unit ID. (Each
Stacking Unit for P2‐UMT832M MUST HAVE A UNIQUE ID
[1‐3].) Press the ENT button to save the setting.
f. Power OFF all switching units.
g. Power ON the Stacking Unit. (This must be done before
powering on the Main Unit.)
3. Power on the Main Unit.
4. Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to User Port #1 on the back of
the Main Unit. Connect the other end of the cable to the ʺCat5 Portʺ or
ʺParagon Portʺ on the back of the user station.
5. Connect a power cord to the user station and power it on.
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6. Connect a PS/2 or USB keyboard, mouse, and a VGA monitor to the
user station. Power on the monitor.
Warning! The user station does not support the use of a VGA to DVI
converter. Do NOT connect the monitor to the user station through a
DVI connector.
7. Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to Channel Port #1 on the back
of the Main Unit (or Stacking Unit, if attached). Connect the other end
of the cable to the RJ45 port on a Computer Interface Module
(P2CIM).
8. Connect P2CIM to a serverʹs keyboard, video, and mouse ports.
Tip: If the server provides a DVI‐D connector instead of a VGA port,
Raritan recommends the use of a Smart View DVI (female) to VGA
(female) converter (DV‐101) for connecting the P2CIM and the server.
Note that currently only the Smart View DVI to VGA converter has
been tested and is officially supported by Raritan for use with
Paragon II.
9. Power on the server.
10. Repeat steps 4 through 9 for all other servers and user stations you
want to attach.
Note: Although users and servers can be located up to 1000 feet (304 m)
apart, for optimal video quality, limit the cable length between the Main
Unit and CIM to less than 100 feet (30.5 m). For good video quality, limit
the cable length to less than 500 feet (152 m).
Initial Administrative Verification
To verify that an attached server can be viewed and controlled through
the Paragon system:
1. When you first power on the Paragon Main Unit, an attached user
station, and the user stationʹs attached monitor; the Login screen
appears. Type admin in the User Name field and press Enter. Type
raritan (all lowercase) in the Password field and press Enter.
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Note: The factory‐default user names for regular users are user01
through up to user15 (depending on the model of your Main Unit),
and for the administrator is admin. User names are not case‐sensitive.
By default, a password is required only for the admin user, and that
password is raritan. Note that passwords are case‐sensitive.
2. The Selection Menu of On‐Screen User Interface (OSUI) appears. The
channel ports of connected servers appear in green. At the start, there
are no default names for any servers and the Name fields are blank,
except for IBM BladeCenter chassis (if any), which has a default name
shown as “IBM‐Blade.”
3. Press the Ï and Ð keys on the user station keyboard to move the
highlight to one of the green server ports and press Enter.
4. Normal server access and operation indicates a successful
connection.
5. Press the Scroll Lock key twice QUICKLY to activate the OSUI, and
either press F9 to log out or choose another green channel (if any) to
access.
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Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls
Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls
The control buttons and LCD display on the Paragon switch provide
system management and technical support functions. For most situations,
there is no need to use the front panel beyond viewing status.
Front Panel Components and Functions:
1. The ESC button is used for canceling displayed function and
returning system to normal state.
2. The FUNC button is used to select various functions.
3. The LCD displays system status and indicates functions that can be
selected by pressing front panel control buttons.
4. The
,
,
, and buttons are used for selecting or setting various
options, depending on the function being performed.
5. The ENT button is used for confirming and executing selected
function.
Start-Up Display
When a Paragon switch is powered ON, it performs a start‐up test at the
beginning. It checks each channel and user port to ensure proper
operation.
Normal Display
After the start‐up test, LCD panel displays two lines of messages:
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Line 1: Running message: ʺRaritan Computer Paragon II:
Paragon832/1 Readyʺ
For a Paragon II model P2‐UMT832M, ʺParagon832ʺ is the default
name (this name may be changed through the OSUIʹs System
Configuration submenu).
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Line 2: User port status message: ʺA/N User (1, 2, 3 ...) ‐> Noneʺ
User port status displays a scrolling status of all user ports, one user
port per second. The Userʹs active channel, 1 through 128, is
displayed after the user port number.
A=Active User # 1‐8
—OR—
N=Non‐Active User # 1‐8
Power Up Option
If you hold down the FUNC button on the front panel of the Paragon
switch during Power Up, the Paragon switch will clear its database and
reset to factory defaults. Confirm functions by pressing the ENT button
on the front panel.
When ʺClear Database Hit Ent/ESC?ʺ appears on the LCD, press the ESC
button if you want to exit the screen without clearing the database. To
clear the database, press the ENT button; ʺClear All?ʺ appears on the LCD.
If you press the ESC button once more, the channel configuration will be
cleared and will be rebuilt later by the Paragon switch. This is called a
Partial Reset. However, if you press the ENT button, both the channel
configuration and the user profile and system settings will be cleared.
Function Selection Screen
Several administrative functions can be performed on the Function Menu
on the Paragon switchʹs front panel LCD.
Display Ver./SN
Test User UST1
Test Chan. UKVM
Test Stack Unit
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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 Paragon switch to enter
the Function Menu mode and use the and buttons to scroll through
the Function List. Press the ENT button on the front panel to select one
displayed function and use the instructions below for each specified
function. Press the ESC button on the front panel at any time to return to
Normal Display.
Display Ver./SN (Firmware Version and Serial Number):
Displays current version of firmware, the firmware loader, the unitʹs
serial number, and the field programmable gate array (FPGA).
Test User UST1 (User Station):
Used by an administrator to check if user stations (UST1s) are functioning
properly. Press the or button to change user port number. Display
will read ʺOKʺ, ʺNoneʺ, or ʺFailed.ʺ Press ESC to return to normal
display.
If a ʺFailedʺ condition is detected, make sure the Cat 5 UTP cable is
installed properly and secured, or try using another user station (UST) to
see if the user station under test has become defective.
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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 will read ʺOKʺ,
ʺNoneʺ, or ʺFailed.ʺ Press ESC to return to normal display.
If a ʺFailedʺ condition is detected, make sure the Cat 5 UTP cable is
installed properly and secured, or try using another CIM to see if the CIM
under test has become defective.
Test Stack Unit:
Press the or button to select the corresponding Stacking Unit ID for
any connected units. If there are no Stacking Units connected, the LCD
will display ʺNone.ʺ If there are Stacking Units connected, the LCD
should read ʺOKʺ for each unit. Press ESC to return to normal display.
Stacking Support:
Press the or button to set the Stacking Unit ID number (0~3 for a
P2‐UMT832M or 0~1 for a P2‐UMT1664M). The default is set to ʺ0ʺ (no
Stacking Units connected). If you wish to add Stacking Units, this number
must be equal to the number of Stacking Units connected. Press ENT to
save the value or ESC to cancel and return to normal display.
Set LCD Contrast:
Modifies contrast level of front panel LCD Display. Press the or
button to increase or decrease contrast, and press the ESC button to
return to normal display.
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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 or
devices are added or removed. However, the system administrator can
use this function to scan and re‐configure the system manually. When
complete, it will return to normal display.
Set IP Address:
As an administrator, you may change Paragon IIʹs IP address directly
from the front panel of the device. The Paragon IIʹs current IP address
will be displayed, along with a cursor. Use the and keys to move the
cursor over digit‐by‐digit, and use the or keys to change the value of
that digit. Press the ENT button when the new IP address has been set.
Press the ENT button again to save changes and reboot the unit when
asked to ʺSave Changes?ʺ The unit will restart with the new network
address.
Note: Stacking units do not have their own databases and configuration
settings, and likewise, do not have their own network addresses. You
cannot configure one using the front panel controls on the units.
Reset Unit (Paragon switch):
Enables restart of Paragon switch as if the switchʹs power is physically
turned off and back on again.
With Paragon II switch firmware 2B1 and user station (UST1) firmware
2K10 or higher, either a power reset or a factory ʺfunctionʺ reset can be
performed from the front panel of the Paragon switch using shortcut
button combinations (see below for details).
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Power Reset:
Hold the and buttons on the front panel of the Paragon switch
simultaneously for approximately three seconds. When the front
panel LCD stops scrolling, release the buttons.
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Factory ʺFunctionʺ Reset:
Hold the and buttons on the front panel of the Paragon switch
simultaneously while pressing the FUNC button. When the front
panel stops scrolling, release the and buttons, wait for additional
three seconds, and then release the FUNC button.
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When ʺClear Database Hit Ent/ESC?ʺ appears on the LCD, press the
ESC button if you want to exit the screen without clearing the
database. To clear the database, press the ENT button; ʺClear All?ʺ
appears on the LCD. If you press the ESC button once more, the
channel configuration will be cleared and will be rebuilt later by the
Paragon switch. This is called a Partial Reset. However, if you press
the ENT button, both the channel configuration and the user profile
and system settings will be cleared.
Note: Performing a reset or partial reset in a cascaded Paragon system
must start from the third tier (if any) to the second tier, and finally move
to the base unit (first tier).
After resetting the device, a progress indicator appears on the
message bar of the OSUI to indicate the current update percentage.
During the database updating, users are unable to operate the OSUI
functions.
Initial Configuration
This section includes full instructions for how to install single matrix
switches, cascades of multiple matrix switches, or stacking switches.
Follow the simplified procedure previously outlined in Basic
mode” User Station‐to‐CIM system with no Paragon switches. See
local PC in your system.
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Initial Configuration
Using the OSUI for Initial Configuration
You will use the Paragon II On‐Screen User Interface (OSUI) after you
install the Paragon system, so here are some basics of OSUI to familiarize
yourself before starting your installation. Once the user station and the
attached equipment are in place and powered on, activate the OSUI by
QUICKLY pressing the default hot key (Scroll Lock) twice on an attached
keyboard. Each OSUI menu contains the following sections: a menu‐title
line, a menu/screen body (for text and fields), a prompt/message bar, and
a status line that consists of:
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The current OSUI hotkey
Scan/Skip function status
NCS (Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock) status indicator
A communication‐speed indicator (“L” for low or “H” for high,
which will depend on your Paragon components) showing the
communication speed between the user station and Base Station.
1
2
3
Menu name
OSUI main screen (showing menu options and fields)
Message bar
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Status line, displays:
a. the current OSUI hot key activator (in the illustration, the
Scroll Lock key)
b. Scan/Skip function status (if yellow, the function is ON; if
white, the function is OFF)
c. (N) Num Lock, (C) Caps Lock, (S) Scroll Lock, followed by
Paragon II Communication Speed Indicator: (L) Low or (H)
High. The speed depends on your component versions.
Use function keys F1, F2, F3, F4, F8, and F12 to toggle between first‐level
menus. Pressing F1 while the OSUI is onscreen can activate the Help
Menu, a list of available help options.
While the OSUI is onscreen, the user‐station keyboardʹs Scroll Lock LED
indicator blinks.
Below is an abbreviated table of the function keys you will use when
working with the OSUI:
Key
Action
F1
View the Help Menu
F2
F3
F4
Go to the Selection Menu for accessing channel ports
View the Power Control Menu for associated Channel
Go to the User Profile Menu for users to customize
their settings
F5
F6
F7
Administrator only: Go to the Administration Menu
for the administrator to manage the system settings
Administrator only: Toggle the autoscan function on
or off
Administrator only: Toggle the autoskip function on
or off
F8
View the Information Menu
Log out of the system
F9
Shift + F9
Disconnect from the currently accessed channel
without logging out of the system
F10
Toggle the display of all channel ports (including
inaccessible ones) on or off
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Key
Action
F11
View the Unit Status Menu for connected Raritan
Remote Power Control unit (available only from
Power Control Menu)
F12
Esc
Toggle the Selection Menuʹs sorting way: numerically
by port number or alphabetically by name
Exit the current OSUI (On‐Screen User Interface)
screen
Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch
If installing a single Paragon switch, keep in mind the maximum
numbers of user stations and servers you can connect:
•
•
•
•
2 user stations and 42 servers to a P2‐UMT242
4 user stations and 42 servers to a P2‐UMT442
8 user stations and 32 servers to a P2‐UMT832M
16 user stations and 64 servers to a P2‐UMT1664M
Important: All Paragon components, servers, and monitors must be
turned OFF and unplugged before installation.
1. Initialize the Paragon switch.
a. Connect the switchʹs included power cord from the IEC 320 inlet
on its rear panel to an appropriate AC outlet.
b. Power on the switch.
2. Connect a user station and its attached devices.
a. Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to user port # 1 on the back
of the switch. Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ45 Cat 5
port on the back of the user station.
b. Connect the user stationʹs included power cord from the IEC 320
inlet on its rear panel to an appropriate AC outlet.
c. Power ON the user station. It will power up and establish
communication with the Paragon switch.
d. Connect a keyboard, a mouse, and a monitor to the user station.
(To control Sun servers with a PS/2 keyboard, please see Extra
additional information.)
e. Plug in and power on the monitor.
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3. Perform initial configuration of the user station.
a. The Login screen should appear on the user station’s attached
monitor. If the Scroll Lock LED on the user station’s attached
keyboard is blinking, the Paragon is ready to accept function key
commands, which allow users to login, select servers, or
administer the system.
If the monitor instead displays a “.....No connection to
Paragon.....” message, the user station is not properly connected
to the Paragon switch. Check for loose connections and make sure
you are using good, intact Cat 5 cables.
b. Type admin in the User Name field and press Enter. In the
Password field, type the default password raritan (all
lowercase) and press Enter.
c. The OSUI’s Selection Menu appears, indicating that the user
station is correctly installed.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each user station you want to connect to the
Paragon switch.
5. Connect a CIM and the desired server.
a. Connect the cable strands of an appropriate CIM to the
appropriate ports on a server:
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P2CIM‐APS2 (IBM PS/2 compatible servers) or
P2CIM‐APS2‐B (IBM BladeCenter Management Module with
PS/2 ports):
Plug the HD15 strand into the server’s HD15 VGA video port.
Plug the purple 6‐pin mini‐DIN keyboard strand into the server’s
6‐pin mini‐DIN keyboard port. Plug the light green 6‐pin
mini‐DIN strand into the server’s 6‐pin mini‐DIN mouse port.
ƒ
P2CIM‐ASUN (Sun compatible servers):
Plug the HD15 strand into the server’s HD15 VGA video port.
Plug the 8‐pin mini‐DIN strand into the server’s 8‐pin mini‐DIN
keyboard/mouse port.
ƒ
P2CIM‐AUSB, P2CIM‐AUSB‐C, or P2CIM‐AUSB‐B (IBM
BladeCenter Management Module with USB ports):
Plug the HD15 strand into the server’s HD15 VGA video port.
Plug the USB Type A strand into one of the server’s USB Type A
ports.
ƒ
P2CIM‐APS2DUAL (IBM PS/2 compatible servers):
Connect keyboard, monitor, and mouse cables attached to the
CIM to the appropriate 15‐pin female video port and 6‐pin
mini‐DIN mouse and keyboard ports on the server.
ƒ
P2CIM‐SER, P2CIM‐SER‐EU and AUATC (serial servers,
routers, and so on):
Please see Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System (on
ƒ
P2ZCIM and Z‐CIM (local single‐user IBM PS/2 compatible
servers):
installation instructions.
b. Plug in and power on the server. If the CIM is installed and
operating properly, the CIM’s green LED will start blinking: once
per second while the CIM is idle, more quickly while data is
transmitted in either direction.
c. Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to channel port #1 on the
back of the Paragon switch. Connect the other end of the cable to
the RJ45 port on the CIM.
6. Configure the CIM and the attached server.
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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 highlight to that entry and press
Enter. If you can access and operate the server normally, the CIM
is connected successfully. Raritan recommends you give the
server a meaningful system name at this time, as described in the
next steps.
Note: If your video image is fuzzy (especially if you are using an LCD
flat‐panel monitor), you can adjust the video gain to focus the video
image. If the OSUI is not displayed, activate it by pressing the Scroll
Lock key twice QUICKLY, then use the + and – (plus and minus) keys
on the numeric keypad to adjust the video image until it appears to
be in focus. The P2‐EUST and P2 EUST/C provide automatic and
manual skew compensation, which will also help improve video
quality. Please see Video Gain Adjustment and Skew Compensation
b. Press F5 to activate the Administration Menu. Use the Ï and Ð
keys to move the highlight to the Channel Configuration entry
and press Enter.
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7. The Channel Configuration 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 installed the server and press Enter. The
highlight turns light blue.
a. Edit the name (the highlight turns green when you start typing).
Press Enter when finished, and press S to save the new name.
b. Press F2 to return to the Selection Menu. Verify that the new
name appears in the Selection Menu.
8. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for each CIM and server you want to connect to
the Paragon switch’s channel ports.
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Installing a Cascaded Paragon System
Paragon IIʹs channel port capacity can be expanded by installing a
cascade of Paragon matrix switches (Main Units). In a ʺtwo‐tieredʺ
cascaded system, one or more subsidiary Paragon switches are connected
to the channel ports of a Base Unit (ʺfirst‐tierʺ Paragon switch). If you
fully populate a second tier, you can add a third tier by connecting
additional subsidiary Paragon switches to the channel ports of Paragon
switches in the second tier. Three tiers is the maximum depth of a
cascaded system; only CIMs may be attached to the channel ports of
Paragon switches in the third tier.
A Servers
B Paragon switches
C User stations with the monitor, keyboard, and mouse attached
1. Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to user port #1 on the back of
the Base Unit. (Do not attach anything to the switchʹs channel ports
and do not plug it in or turn it on yet.)
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ45 port on the back of the
user station.
3. Connect a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to the user station. (Do not
plug in or turn on the user stations or monitors yet.)
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4. For each subsidiary Paragon switch you want to attach directly to the
Base Unit, connect Cat 5 UTP cables from consecutive channel ports
on the Base Unit to the subsidiary Paragon switchʹs user ports.
5. If you are installing a third tier, connect Cat 5 UTP cables from
consecutive channel ports on a second‐tier Paragon switch to the user
ports on a third‐tier Paragon switch. Repeat for all other subsidiary
switches in the third tier.
6. Attach CIMs and servers to the free channel ports on the third‐tier
Paragon switches, on the second‐tier Paragon switches, and on your
Base Unit. (Follow step 5 of Installing a Paragon System with a
7. Plug in and power on any THIRD‐TIER Paragon switches, then the
SECOND‐TIER Paragon switches, and finally your Base Unit. (Follow
step 1 of Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch
8. Plug in and power on your user stations and monitors. (Follow steps
2B, 2C, and 2E of Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix
The Base Unit should automatically recognize the connected
subsidiary Paragon switches and update its configuration. All
monitors should display the Login screen. If any monitors instead
display a ʺ....No connection to Paragon.....ʺ message, the user station
which they are attached to is not properly connected to the Base Unit.
Check for loose connections and make sure you are using good, intact
information.)
Note: If your video image is fuzzy (especially if you are using an LCD
flat‐panel monitor), you can adjust the video gain to focus the video
image. If the OSUI is not displayed at a given monitor, activate it by
pressing the Scroll Lock key twice QUICKLY, then use + and ‐ (plus
and minus) keys on the numeric keypad to adjust the video image
until it appears to be in focus. The P2‐EUST and P2‐EUST/C provide
automatic and manual skew compensation, which will also help
improve video quality. Please see Video Gain Adjustment and Skew
9. Configure the channel ports in your system. (Check the Scroll Lock
LED on one of your user‐station keyboards. If it is blinking, Paragon
is ready to accept the function key commands from that user station.
Function key commands allow users to login, select servers, or
administer the system.)
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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 lowercase) and press the Enter key.
b. The monitor will display the Selection Menu, indicating that the
user station is correctly installed.
c. Press F5 to activate the Administration Menu. Use the Ï and Ð
keys to move the highlight to the Channel Configuration entry
and press Enter to select it.
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d. The Channel Configuration menu appears. Use the Ï and Ð keys
and Page Up and Page Down keys to approach channel ports to
which subsidiary Paragon switches are connected. The port
default device names appear in the Name column and the device
type in the Device column. (ʺP242ʺ for a 2 x 42 switch
[P2‐UMT242], ʺP442ʺ for a 4 x 42 switch [P2‐UMT442], ʺP832ʺ for
an 8 x 32 switch [P2‐UMT832M], or ʺP1664ʺ for a 16 x 64 switch
[P2‐UMT1664M].
e. Continue using the Ï and Ð keys and Page Up and Page Down
keys to move the yellow highlight to the Name field for the
channel port number where a subsidiary Paragon switch is
installed and press Enter. The highlight should turn light blue.
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f. Type the name you want to assign to the subsidiary Paragon
switch on this channel port (the highlight should turn green
when you start typing). Press Enter when finished and then press
S to save the new name. All other paths (channel ports) by which
that subsidiary Paragon switch is attached to the Paragon switch
above it will be given the same name automatically.
g. Press F2 to reopen the Selection Menu; make sure that the
channel port(s) of the second‐tier Paragon switch are properly
established. All paths to that Paragon switch should be displayed
in purple.
h. Press F5 to return to the Administration Menu. Select Channel
Configuration again. Select a channel port that has been
configured for the subsidiary Paragon switch you just set up.
Press G to activate a dedicated Channel Configuration menu for
the subsidiary Paragon switch.
i. Edit the names of all servers attached to this subsidiary Paragon
switch. Each highlight should turn green as you start typing.
Press Enter when finished with each name. Press S to save all of
the new names.
j. Press F2 to access the dedicated Selection Menu for that
subsidiary Paragon switch. Verify that new names appear in
green in the Selection Menu.
k. If you are configuring a second‐tier subsidiary Paragon switch,
and there are any third‐tier Paragon switches attached to it,
repeat steps C through J for a third‐tier path configuration. Press
S to save the configuration. Press F2 to activate the Selection
menu and verify that the third‐tier Paragon switch is properly
configured: select a channel port for the second‐tier path and
press Enter, then a channel port for the third‐tier path and press
Enter, and then a channel port for a server attached to the
third‐tier Paragon switch and press Enter. If you can properly
access and operate the chosen server, the third‐tier Paragon
switch is properly installed.
Note: Repeat step K for all remaining third‐tier Paragon switches (if
any) attached to this second‐tier Paragon switch.
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l. Press S to save the configuration. Press F2 to activate the
Selection menu and verify that the second‐tier Paragon switch is
properly configured: Select a channel port for the second‐tier
path and press Enter, then a channel port for a server attached to
the second‐tier Paragon switch and press Enter. If you can
properly access and operate the chosen server, the second‐tier
Paragon switch is properly installed.
m. Repeat steps C through L for all remaining (if any) second‐tier
Paragon switches attached to the Base Unit.
n. Edit the names of any servers directly attached to the Base Unit
and verify the Base Unitʹs configuration as described in steps 6B
through 6E of the section Installing a Paragon System with a
Important: If you rearrange a cascaded system or dismantle one and
rebuild it differently later, you must recycle power to each switch in
the new cascade. A soft reset allows each switch to retain all user and
system profiles, and to auto‐detect the current status of its channel
ports and user ports. Follow the installation steps in this section to
install the new cascade, but when you power on each switch (which
must be done in proper tier order, from upper tier to base tier), press
FUNC on the unitʹs front panel until ʺClear Database Hit Ent/ESC?ʺ
appears on the LCD panel. Press the ENT and the ESC buttons
sequentially to execute a partial reset on the database. Please see the
ʺReset Unitʺ section in Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls (on
Rules of Powering On a Cascaded System
When powering on existing stable configurations (that is, if you are NOT
replacing or adding switches and NOT swapping the order of switches)
or when you are Power Cycling a cascaded configuration, follow the
sequence below:
1. First power on the third‐tier switches (if a third tier exists).
2. Then power on the second‐tier switches.
3. Finally power on the Paragon II base tier.
User stations can be powered on and off at any time as needed.
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 second‐tier switches.
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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 partial reset on the base tier. If you swap the switches connected
to the second tier, perform the partial reset from the second tier to the
base tier.
Installing the Paragon P2-UMT832S Stacking Unit
1. Make sure all Paragon switches are powered OFF.
2. Connect a power cord to a Stacking Unit.
3. Connect one end of a stacking cable to ʺExpansion Port Outʺ on the
back of the Stacking Unit. Connect the other end of the cable to
ʺExpansion Portʺ on the Main Unit.
4. Power ON all Paragon switches.
5. On the front panel of the Main Unit:
a. Press the FUNC button and use the and buttons to select
ʺStacking Support.ʺ Press the ENT button to confirm the
selection.
b. Select the total number of Stacking Units (3 units maximum) and
press the ENT button.
6. On the front panel of the Stacking Unit:
a. Press the FUNC button and use the and buttons to select
ʺSet Stack ID.ʺ Press the ENT button to confirm the selection.
b. Assign the Stacking Unit ID using the and buttons. (Each
Stacking Unit MUST HAVE A UNIQUE ID [1‐3], and sequential
order is not necessary).
7. Press the ENT button to save the ID setting.
8. Power OFF all units.
9. Power on the Stacking Unit.
10. Power on the Main Unit.
Installing the Paragon P2-UMT1664S Stacking Unit
1. Make sure all Paragon switches are powered OFF.
2. Connect a power cord to a Stacking Unit.
3. Connect the Main Unit with the Stacking Unit using two stacking
cables.
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a. Connect one end of a stacking cable to ʺExpansion Port Out Aʺ on
the back of the Stacking Unit. Connect the other end of the cable
to the lower ʺExpansion Port Inʺ on the Main Unit.
b. Connect one end of the other stacking cable to “Expansion Port
Out B” on the back of the other Stacking Unit. Connect the other
end of the cable to the upper “Expansion Port In” on the Main
Unit.
4. Power ON all Paragon switches.
5. On the front panel of the Main Unit:
a. Press the FUNC button and use the and buttons to select
ʺStacking Support.ʺ Press the ENT button to confirm the
selection.
b. Set the total number of Stacking Units (1 unit maximum) and
press the ENT button to save the setting.
6. On the front panel of the Stacking Unit:
a. Press the FUNC button and use the and buttons to select
ʺSet Stack ID.ʺ Press the ENT button to confirm the selection.
b. Assign the Stacking Unit ID using the and buttons.
7. Press the ENT button to save the setting.
8. Power OFF all Paragon switches.
9. Power on the Stacking Unit.
10. Power on the Main Unit.
Important Note about Powering Off the Stacking Unit
Never power off a Stacking Unit when it is still CONNECTED to a
Main Unit. Doing so will cause the channel color display on the OSUI
Selection Menu to become incorrect. To power off the Stacking Unit, you
must disconnect it from the Main Unit first.
If the Stacking Unit is powered off by accident when it is still connected to
the Main Unit, do the following to restore the color display to normal:
1. Remove the stacking cable connected between Stacking and Main
Units.
2. Power off the Main Unit.
3. Connect the stacking cable between Main and Stacking Units.
4. Power on the Stacking Unit first.
5. Then power on the Main Unit.
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Installing a HubPac
P2‐HubPac is available 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 of connecting a server to up to four
Paragon switches.
CIM models capable of connecting to a P2‐HubPac include:
•
•
•
•
P2CIM‐APS2
P2CIM‐AUSB
P2CIM‐ASUN
UKVMC
Installing a HubPac
Please use the basic installation instructions below to create the HubPac
configuration that gives users of up to 4 Paragon switches the capability
to access the same server(s).
Note: P2‐HubPac does not support the card reader functionality at this
time. Therefore, make sure the servers that require the card reader
authentication are not connected to the P2‐HubPac.
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
HubPac
Server
CIM
Cat 5 cable
Paragon switch (the model illustrated is P2‐UMT1664M)
User station
Monitor, keyboard and mouse connected to the user
station
1. Power OFF each Paragon switch.
Note: Prior to installation all Paragon switches and HubPac units
must be powered OFF. Servers and user stations to be connected can
be in a powered ON state.
2. Attach a server, via CIM, to the HubPac:
Note: Up to 8 servers can be connected to one HubPac. Each 5‐port
cluster on the HubPac represents one server connection, with four
associated HubPac switch ports. Each HubPac switch port in a cluster
can be attached to a separate Paragon switch, enabling users of these
attached Paragon switches to access the same server.
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specific instructions on connecting different CIM types to a
server.
b. Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 port on a CIM.
c. Connect the other end of cable to the RJ45 1‐IN port on the back
of HubPac.
d. Power ON the server.
e. Repeat the above steps to connect the remaining servers,
connecting the Cat 5 UTP cable to the HubPac at the RJ45 2‐IN,
3‐IN, 4‐IN, 5‐IN, 6‐IN, 7‐IN, and 8‐IN port for each consecutive
server (2 through 8) added.
3. Connect the HubPac to each Paragon switch by repeating all of the
following steps for each 5‐port cluster on the HubPac:
Note: There are 8 five‐port clusters on the HubPac. For each cluster
the number in front of the RJ45 IN port represents the cluster number.
For example, cluster 1’s first RJ45 port is 1 IN, cluster 2’s is 2 IN, and
so on. In the instructions below, “X” represents the cluster number (1
through 8).
a. Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 X‐1 port on the
back of the HubPac.
b. Connect the other end of the cable to channel port # N on the back
of one of the desired Paragon switches.
c. Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 X‐2 port on the
back of the HubPac.
d. Connect the other end of the cable to channel port # N on the back
of the second desired Paragon switch.
e. Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 X‐3 port on the
back of the HubPac.
f. Connect the other end of the cable to channel port # N on the back
of the third desired Paragon switch.
g. Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 X‐4 port on the
back of the HubPac.
h. Connect the other end of the cable to channel port # N on the back
of the fourth desired Paragon switch.
4. Connect the power cord to the back of the HubPac. Power ON the
HubPac.
5. Power ON each of the Paragon switches.
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A HubPac can connect to 8 servers, and allows each server to be
connected to 4 different Paragon switches at once. Follow the above steps
for each additional HubPac to be added.
Channel Configuration
Paragon recognizes a HubPac as an extension of a CIM, rather than as a
device. As a result, each server connected to the HubPac is configured as
a directly connected server would be.
1. On the Selection Menu (by channel number) each green line indicates
an active channel (CIM/server). Highlight the CIM/server to be
selected by using the Ï, Ð, or Page Up, Page Down keys. Press
Enter.
2. Normal server access indicates successful connection. If necessary,
manually adjust the video skew by pressing the + or ‐ keys on the
numeric keypad.
3. Enter a meaningful name for each server (channel).
a. Press F5 for Administration Menu.
b. Select Channel Configuration with Ï or Ð keys and press Enter.
c. Press Ï or Ð to highlight (in yellow) the Name field for channel
ID where CIM/server was just installed. Press Enter. The
highlight turns light blue.
d. Edit the name (turns green when typing begins). Press Enter
when completed.
e. Press S to save the new name.
f. Press F2 to return to Selection Menu (by channel number). Verify
that new name appears on the Selection Menu in green.
4. Repeat for each CIM/server desired.
Important: In order to perform the Multiple Video function with
P2‐HubPac, ensure a supported P2‐HubPac configuration has been
deployed. For details, see P2‐HubPac Configuration and Multiple Video (on
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Chapter 3 Operation - User Functions
User functions for configuration and operation of your Paragon II system
are processed through the On‐Screen User Interface (OSUI). To activate
the OSUI at any time, press the hot key (default: Scroll Lock) twice in
QUICK succession.
In This Chapter
Login..................................................................................................................42
Selecting a Server.............................................................................................47
User Profile Customization ............................................................................62
Help Menu........................................................................................................66
Information Menu............................................................................................68
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Login
Log in to Paragon II so you can access servers and other devices
connected to the Paragon II system. The Login screen is automatically
displayed on every user‐station monitor after the single Paragon switch
or Base Unit is powered on. To activate the Login screen on a user‐station
monitor at any other time, press the systemʹs hot key (factory default:
Scroll Lock) twice in QUICK succession to activate the OSUI, and then
press F9.
Note: If a user‐station monitor displays the message “...No Connection to
Paragon...” instead of the Login screen, either the user station is not
connected properly to the Paragon switch, the switch is powered OFF, or
the switch is malfunctioning. Make sure that the cabling between the user
station and the switch is intact and is securely connected at both ends.
Make sure that when you turn the Paragon switch off and back on, the
LEDs run through the sequence described in step 1B of Installing a
The Device ID field in the login screen will initially contain the single
Paragon switch or Base Unitʹs default device name: “Paragon II” followed
by “2x42” for a P2‐UMT242, “4x42” for a P2‐UMT442, “8x32” for a
P2‐UMT832M, or “16x64” for a P2‐UMT1664M. (The administrator can
assign a different name.) The User Port is the number of the user port on
the Paragon switch—from 1 to 16 depending on the model—to which this
user station is attached.
Paragonʹs Login screen is designed to move from corner to corner of the
monitor, acting as a screen saver. “Saver” mode is configurable in the
System Configuration menu, under Login Sleep. Please see System
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¾ To log in at the Login screen and start operating the
system
1. Type the user name assigned to you by the system administrator. (If
user names have not been assigned, use default names: user01
through user15, depending on the model, for regular users and
admin for the administrator. User names are not case‐sensitive.)
When finished, press Enter.
2. Paragon II will prompt you if a password is necessary. If so, type
your password and press Enter. The default password for the admin
user is raritan (all lowercase; passwords are case‐sensitive). We
recommend changing this password right away; please see the
information.
3. The Selection Menu appears. To view other menus, use the function
keys as described in this section later.
Note: To log out of the Paragon II system, press F9 while the OSUI is
onscreen.
Below are the function keys used when working with the
OSUI:
Key
Action
F1
View the Help Menu
F2
F3
Go to the Selection Menu for accessing channel ports
View the Power Control Menu for associated channel
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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
administrator to manage the system settings
F6
F7
F8
F9
Administrator only: Toggle the autoscan function on or off
Administrator only: Toggle the autoskip function on or off
View the Information Menu
Log out of the system
Shift + F9 Disconnect from the currently accessed channel without
logging out of the system
F10
F11
Toggle the display of all channel ports (including
inaccessible ones) on or off
View the Unit Status Menu for connected Raritan Remote
Power Control unit (available only from Power Control
Menu)
F12
Esc
Toggle the Selection Menuʹs sorting way: numerically by
port number or alphabetically by name
Exit the current OSUI (On‐Screen User Interface) screen
Video Gain and Skew Compensation
When traveling the distance from the target server to the monitor
connected to a user station over different cables, Red, Green, and Blue
(RGB) color signals may arrive at different times, causing color separation
on your monitor; what should appear as a solid white line may instead be
separated into three different colored lines: a Red, a Green, and a Blue.
Video Gain and Skew Compensation allow you to resynchronize the
arrival of RGB signals by adding a time delay on any color signal (R, G, or
B) that arrives at your user station sooner. After successful skew
compensation, the RGB signals are resynchronized and form a solid
white line once more. Note that Skew Compensation is only available
in P2‐EUST and P2‐EUST/C while Video Gain is available in P2‐EUST,
P2‐EUST/C and P2‐UST.
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Video Gain Adjustment and Skew Compensation in P2-EUST
Note that “Automatic” skew compensation is only available when you
use P2‐EUST (or P2‐EUST/C) and one of these CIMs: P2CIM‐APS2,
P2CIM‐AUSB, P2CIM‐ASUN, P2CIM‐APS2DUAL,
P2CIM‐AUSBDUAL, P2CIM‐APS2‐B, P2CIM‐AUSB‐B or
P2CIM‐AUSB‐C. However, “Manual” skew compensation is always
available with a P2‐EUST (or P2‐EUST/C) regardless of the CIM type.
Automatic skew compensation adjusts the video quality automatically
based on varying cable distances and cable types. If this video quality
adjustment on an active CIM using the P2‐EUST (or P2‐EUST/C) is
unsatisfactory, you can manually adjust the video gain setting and skew
delay of each color via the OSUI. Once adjusted, the gain setting and
skew delay values are stored in the database of the Paragon switch that
the P2‐EUST (or P2‐EUST/C) connects to.
To adjust video quality on any channel, connect to the channel you wish
to adjust. Press the Hot Key (default: Scroll Lock) twice QUICKLY to
activate the Selection Menu and press the * or / keys on your numeric
keypad to select one of four options: AGC, skew delay of Red, skew delay
of Green, and skew delay of Blue. Press the + or ‐ keys on your numeric
keypad to increase or decrease the skew delay.
Skew compensation range is 0 to 31. The video gain changed adjustment
value appears in the Message Bar; press the + and/or ‐ keys to adjust
video gain from ‐15 to +15 (for P2‐UST) or from 0 to +6 (for P2‐EUST and
P2‐EUST/C) until you are satisfied with the video quality.
Please note that you must connect to each channel individually to adjust
that channelʹs video gain and skew delay.
additional information.
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Video Gain Adjustment in P2-UST
A video‐gain adjustment is available to focus the video image, which can
be especially useful if you are using an LCD flat‐panel monitor. To make
this adjustment, activate the OSUI by pressing the hot key (default: Scroll
Lock) twice QUICKLY, if you have not done so already. Use the + and ‐
(plus‐ and minus‐sign) keys on the keyboardʹs numeric keypad to adjust
the video image until it appears to be in focus.
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Selecting a Server
Immediately following user login, the Selection Menu appears. Users
who are already switched to a server can activate the Selection Menu by
pressing the hot key (default: Scroll Lock) twice QUICKLY.
The Selection Menu lists devices sorted either by channel number (“Ch”)
or alphabetically by the name of the server or other device on that
channel port (“Name”). You can toggle between these two ways of
sorting by pressing F12. Default sorting is by channel number, but unless
the system is re‐initialized, the last selected sort order will be shown the
next time that the Selection Menu is activated.
Other columns in the channel number view include “No,” row number,
and “Scn,” the individual scan‐delay time in seconds (unless the channel
port has a subsidiary Paragon switch or tiered device attached to it, in
which case the Scn column will show “‐‐”).
Selection Menu Sorted by Channel Number
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Selection Menu Sorted by Channel Name
The Selection Menu displays up to eight channel ports per page; total
number of pages appears in the upper right‐hand corner, for example
“Page 2/5” indicates that you are on the second of five pages. Use the
Page Up and Page Down keys on your keyboard to move between the
pages. Once you have selected a server as described on the following
pages, Paragon II will switch to that channel port. If “ID Display” is
enabled in the User Profile configuration, a display will appear at the top
of your screen to identify the chosen channel port for the number of
seconds set.
¾ To choose a server from the Selection Menu
1. If you are not in the Selection Menu, press F2.
2. Press F12 to toggle the menu to sort‐order view of your choice (by
channel number or alphabetically by channel name). The entry for the
channel port you currently have selected (if any) will be highlighted
and will have a small red arrow ( ) to the left of its channel port
name.
Note: In the channel number view, the Selection Menu can display
either all channel ports or only those channel ports that the current
user is allowed to select (the default view). If the system
administrator has set the “Display All Computers” option in the
System Configuration menu to “Yes” (see System Configuration (on
unrestricted views. In the unrestricted “all channel ports” view, the
Paragon displays a red “S” next to the scan rate of any channel port
that the user is not permitted to access.
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3. Use the Ï and 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 Enter. Note that although the
highlight will move, the small red arrow ( ) to the left of the channel
port name will remain stationary, indicating the userʹs
currently‐selected channel port, until a new selection is made.
a. In the channel number view, once all channel ports page are
assigned, you can press the desired channel portʹs key number (1
through 8) to move the highlight to that channel port instantly.
b. In the channel name view, you can type the first few characters of
the desired channel portʹs name to move the highlight to the first
channel port whose name begins with that character sequence.
4. Press Enter.
If it is a server attached to the chosen channel port and you are permitted
to access it, Paragon II automatically switches you to that channel port for
normal server operation, and the OSUI disappears. If it is a cascaded
tiered device attached to that channel port, an OSUI Selection Menu
specific to that tiered device will appear; keep moving through the
Selection Menu layers until you reach the server you want.
Note: To return to the main Selection Menu from any second‐ or third‐tier
device‐specific Selection Menu, press the Home key on your keyboard
once, or press the Esc key once or twice depending on which tier you are
currently on.
Once you switch to a different channel port, you can continue switching
by pressing the hot key (default: Scroll Lock) twice QUICKLY to activate
the Selection Menu. If you want to return to your previously selected
channel port without using any OSUI menus, press the “previous channel
port” command key (default: Num Lock) twice QUICKLY.
In the Selection Menu, each channel portʹs availability is visually
indicated by the following text colors.
Black
No device is connected or the connected device is powered OFF.
Green
Server is connected and the channel port is active and available. However, if
the Paragon system is in PC Share Mode, another user may currently be
accessing the server.
Red
Channel port is unavailable, currently being accessed by another user. (This
happens only when the Paragon II system is in Private Mode.) A blocked
Paragon switch will be in red in the Selection Menu (in order of channel
number).
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Yellow
Channel port is unavailable for control (being controlled by another user),
but video can be viewed. (This happens only when the Paragon system is in
Public View Mode. See the paragraphs below for information about other
OSUI displays that appear when the system is in Public View Mode.)
Purple
White
A second‐ or third‐tier cascaded switch is connected to this channel port See
Channel portʹs current status is unknown. This should not happen if the
Paragon II is operating normally.
Light Blue Channel port is connected to a device and active, but is unavailable to access
due to lack of tier path. It operates in Private mode only as ʹBlocked
Channels Identificationʹ.
Another possibility is the path you manually choose overlaps with another
userʹs path partially or completely and limit your accessibility to any servers
other than the server accessed by another user accordingly.
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For additional information about Private Mode, Public View Mode, and
PC Share Mode, see the bulleted item Operation Mode under System
When the system is set to Public View (P‐View) mode, if one user has
already selected a server, another user can also select it, but the second
user can only view video output, not control it or input any data with the
keyboard and mouse. In this mode, other OSUI graphic elements will
appear on the screen when you select various servers:
•
When you select a server that someone else is already controlling, a
message showing the name of the server being viewed will appear on
your monitor. It cannot be removed, but will disappear after three
seconds. Press Esc to return to the main Selection Menu.
•
If another user chooses to view the video of a server you have already
selected, you will see a message bearing that userʹs name for three
seconds, twice—first when the second user begins viewing and then
when the second user stops viewing.
When the system is set to Private mode, “Blocked Channels
Identification” is activated automatically.
•
When a blocked channel is detected, it will be displayed in light blue
on the Selection Menu (whether in order of channel number or name)
to distinguish from a channel that is active and available to access (in
green).
•
•
When a blocked switch is detected, it will be displayed in red on the
Selection Menu (in order of channel number only) to distinguish from
a switch that has available path reach (in purple).
The ʹBlocked Channel/switch Identificationʹ is user station dependent.
User login on different user stations may see different blocked
channels.
Blocked Channels/Switch Identification
Definition of a blocked channel:
•
•
Channel that is active and unoccupied by a user.
User is unable to switch to that channel because there is no available
path in the upper tier.
Definition of a blocked switch:
•
•
All tier paths from lower tier switches to that switch are occupied.
User is unable to switch to servers that are connected to channel ports
of the switch.
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The identification of blocked channels is fully supported whether in a
single‐base or multiple‐base regular Paragon configuration with some
limitations as below.
•
Blocked channel/switch identification only functions within a regular
Paragon configuration (no diamond connection and triangle
connection inside). There is no guarantee that it will function
correctly in the diamond or triangle configuration (For additional
information about these two configurations, see Non‐Standard Tiered
user behavior on the light blue channel (the blocked one) is the same
as that on the green channel (the active and unoccupied one).
•
Blocked channel/switch identification are only activated in the
Private mode. This feature will be disabled when in PC Share or
P‐View modes.
Manually Selecting the Access Path
When all tiered devices in the Paragon II system are implemented with
firmware version later than 3E3, you can manually choose a path to
access a target server in the channel number view. For older Paragon I or
Paragon II products to support this feature, see the note in the end of this
section for more information.
1. Make sure you are in the channel number view in the Selection Menu.
If not, press F12 to toggle the view.
2. Press the Ï and Ð keys to highlight one of the channels in purple
(available paths) or yellow (in PC share mode) which are connected
to a tiered device (a tiered device is indicated with the symbol “‐ ‐”
displayed in the Scn field).
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3. Press Enter. Both of the chosen path information and the channel list
of the selected tiered device are displayed on the screen.
The path information includes “name of the base/tiered device,”
“number of the selected user port” and “number of the selected
channel port.” If this symbol “‐ ‐” is displayed, it indicates the port
number is currently unknown, and this port number will be
displayed only when you access to the next channel.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Device name of the base unit
Selected user portʹs number
Selected channel portʹs number
The arrow indicates the current tier which you are on
Device name of the currently selected tiered device
The user portʹs number is currently unknown
4. Repeat steps 2 to 3 if you want to access the third‐tier device.
5. Choose the channel port of the desired server in the specific tiered
deviceʹs Selection Menu.
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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 sorted by
channel name instead of the channel number.
¾ The path passes through Paragon II products with the firmware
version older than 3E3. You must upgrade their firmware to support this
¾ The path passes through Paragon I products. If the Paragon I hardware
version is older than HW3, it is impossible to support the Manual Path
Selection function. But if the hardware version is HW3 (the HW3 unit has
only one stacking port), you can upgrade its firmware to support this
Path Overlapping Constraint
The path you manually choose may completely or partially overlap a
path having been selected by another user in the PC Share or Public View
mode. In this case, Paragon either limits your server accessibility to the
one accessed by the user with whom you share the path or disallows any
server accessibility. To access a different server, you must choose a path
not overlapping with anyoneʹs path.
Detailed path overlapping instances are illustrated below:
Background: The “A” user manually chooses a path for accessing Server
3‐2. Later on the “B” user attempts to access a server and overlaps his
path partially or completely with the “A” userʹs path.
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Blue solid line:
indicates the “A” userʹs path
indicates the “B” userʹs path
Black dotted line:
Instance 1: “B” user overlaps the path with “A” userʹs in the segment
between UMT‐1 and UMT‐2; therefore, all servers connected to UMT‐2
become inaccessible to the “B” user.
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Instance 2: “B” user overlaps the path with “A” userʹs in the segment
between UMT‐1 and UMT‐2; therefore, all servers connected to UMT‐3
become inaccessible to the “B” user.
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Instance 3: “B” user overlaps the path with “A” userʹs in the segment
between UMT‐2 and UMT‐3; therefore, only the server 3‐2 connected to
UMT‐3 is accessible to the “B” user.
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Instance 4: “B” user completely overlaps the path with “A” userʹs;
therefore, only the server 3‐2 connected to UMT‐3 is accessible to the “B”
user.
Switching between Previous and Next Channels
There are two ways for you to switch between active channels: one is
through the OSUI operation, and the other is through the “Up/Down
Channel” hot key combination, which enables quick access by bypassing
the OSUI. The availability of the “Up/Down Channel” function depends
on two requirements as described below.
•
The user station you operate must be “P2‐EUST” or “P2‐EUST/C”
with the following firmware version.
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P2‐EUST: firmware version 3EB or later
P2‐EUST/C: firmware version 4EB or later
A P2‐UST does not support this feature.
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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 implemented
with old firmware, you can upgrade the firmware to benefit from the
Definition of the Previous and Next Channels
Please note that the Up/Down Channel function is performed basing on
the alphanumerical sequence, that is, the sequence of channel names
instead of channel numbers. After pressing the Up/Down Channel key
combination, the channel you will be switched to is the one with all of the
following characteristics:
•
•
•
It is the next or previous channel in the alphanumerical order
It is active
It is available. For example, it is not being accessed by any user in the
Private mode
•
It is one of the channels that you have permission to access
Performing the Up/Down Channel Function
In order to use the hot key combination, follow two major steps below:
STEP 1: Set up the Up/Down Channel key
STEP 2: Change channels with the key combination
¾ STEP 1: Set up the Up/Down Channel Key
Prior to the use of the Up/Down Channel hot key combination, you must
activate and assign the Up/Down Channel key in the User Profile menu
first.
1. If the OSUI is not onscreen, activate it by pressing the hot key (default:
Scroll Lock) twice in quick succession.
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2. Press F4 to access the User Profile menu.
3. Press Tab until the UpDnChnl field is highlighted.
4. Press Enter and the highlight turns green.
5. Press the arrow keys (Ï, Ð, Í, Î) to switch between available
options, which include LftAlt (Left ALT), LShift (Left SHIFT),
CapLck (Caps Lock), NumLck (Num Lock), ScrLck (Scroll Lock), and
None (function disabled). Note that those options that have been
selected by the HotKey and Previous Channel Key fields are not
available.
6. Press Enter to select the desired option and the highlight turns back
to yellow.
7. Press S to save the changes.
¾ STEP 2: Change Channels with the Key Combination
When you want to view the previous channel, use the following key
combination:
Press the <Up/Down Channel key> twice quickly, and then press Ï
within 1 second
When you want to view the next channel, use this key combination:
Press the <Up/Down Channel key> twice quickly, and then press Ð
within 1 second
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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 of the previous or next channel is
immediately displayed on the screen.
Each time the use of the Up/Down Channel key changes the Selection
Menu from sorting by channel number to sorting by name on the
background. Therefore, when activating the OSUI after performing the
Up/Down Channel function, you see the “Selection Menu by Name”
screen (see below). To return to the sorting by channel number, press F12.
Constraint:
If you access a channel in the Public View mode, and do not gain the
keyboard and mouse control, your Up/Down Channel hot key will NOT
function. When this occurs, the only way to access the previous or next
channel is to activate the OSUI by pressing the Enter key and then select
the desired channel.
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User Profile Customization
Users can change their own profiles and administrators can set blank user
profiles or change an individual user profile on the User Profile screen.
To access this menu, press F4 when the OSUI is onscreen. This menu
displays Paragon IIʹs configuration and allows you to set preferred
operating parameters for individual user accounts or for a group of
accounts, as the administrator, or change your profile as a logged‐in user.
¾ To view or change your user profile
1. If the OSUI is not onscreen, activate it by pressing the hot key (default:
Scroll Lock) twice in quick succession.
2. Press F4 to access the User Profile menu. The topmost fields are
identifiers that cannot be changed by the user:
a. The Connected field displays the name and channel port ID of
the currently selected device, if you are currently connected to a
channel port.
b. The User field displays the user name you entered at login.
c. The User Port field shows which user port on the Paragon switch
your user station is attached to.
d. The Admin field shows whether or not you have administrator
privileges.
e. The Group field displays the userʹs group ID(s) (see Group
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3. To change any of the other fields, use your keyboard keys to select
the field you want to edit: Press Tab to move forward through the
editable fields, Shift+Tab to move backward, the Ï and Ð keys to
move up and down, and the Í and Î keys to move left and right.
Press Enter to begin editing; the highlighted area will turn green, and
the message text changes to the following:
See the next section for interpreting specific User Profile entries.
When finished, press Enter to retain the changes (the highlighted area
will turn yellow) or press the Esc key to cancel the changes. When
you are going to leave the menu, (for example, if you press a function
key) the prompt in the message bar will change to “Save the changes
(Y/N/ESC)” Press S to save the changes to long‐term memory, Esc to
discard your changes, or N to discard your changes and exit the
menu.
Note: When you type new numeric values, always use the number keys
at the top of your keyboard, not the number keys on your keypad.
Paragon does not support the keypad number keys.
User Profile Parameters and How to Change Settings
•
Scan Mode: Indicates how Paragon II determines the length of time
to pause at each channel port during autoscanning. Default setting is
“Global.” Use any of the arrow keys to toggle between these values.
ƒ
Global: the system pauses at each channel port for the same
length of time set in the Global Scan Rate field.
ƒ
Individual: this indicates that the administrator has set a specific
length of time for each individual channel ports (as displayed in
the Selection Menu).
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•
Global Scan Rate: If Scan Mode is set to “Global,” this parameter
determines the length of time that the system pauses at each channel
port while scanning. Using leading zeroes if necessary, type in a
two‐digit number of seconds from 01 to 24, or use the Ï and Ð keys
to increase and decrease the current value by 1 respectively. The
default setting is 03.
•
ID Display: The ID Display is a small window that can appear
onscreen to display the name and ID of each channel port as you
switch between them or scan them. Edit the two fields to determine
how the system will show you this window:
ƒ
Possible values in the first field are “On” (ID Display is shown,
the default value) and “Off” (ID Display isn’t shown). Use any of
the arrow keys to toggle between these values.
ƒ
If the ID Display is set to “On,” the number in the second field,
Seconds, indicates how many seconds it will remain onscreen.
Using leading zeroes if necessary, type a two‐digit number of
seconds from 01 to 24, or use the Ï and Ð keys to increase and
decrease the current value by 1 respectively. If you type a
number greater than 24, the second field will be filled with a “‐ ‐”,
indicating that the ID Display will be shown at all times. The
default setting is 03. If the ID Display is set to “Off,” the number
in this field will have no effect.
•
Sleep Mode: A power‐saving mode that is activated once a user logs
in. Sleep mode acts as a screensaver if the user station is idle (no
keyboard or mouse activity) for a specified amount of time. Sleep
mode is user‐specific; whatever mode a user sets applies to only that
user once logged in. Edit this field and the Minutes field that follows
to determine how the system handles sleep mode. Possible values are
Saver, Green, and Off. Use the Ï and Ð keys to toggle between these
values.
ƒ
Saver: The OSUI, with or without background, is a “floater” and
appears regularly in random locations on the screen.
ƒ
ƒ
Green: The monitor goes blank.
Off: Sleep Mode is disabled and the screen displays normal video
indefinitely.
ƒ
If Sleep Mode is set to Saver or Green, in the Minutes field, type
the number of minutes of inactivity before Sleep Mode is
triggered. Using leading zeroes if necessary, type a two‐digit
number of minutes from 01 to 99, or use the Ï and Ð keys to
increase and decrease the current value by 1 respectively. The
default setting is 05. If Sleep Mode is set to “Off,” the number in
this field will have no effect.
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Hotkey: The keyboard key that, when pressed twice quickly,
activates the OSUI. The alternatives are Scroll Lock (the default),
Caps Lock, Num Lock, the LEFT ALT key, and the LEFT SHIFT key.
Use any of the arrow keys to switch between the choices. You cannot
select the key currently being used as the Previous Channel Key (see
below).
•
•
Display Position: This position indicates where the OSUI menus and
ID Display appear on your monitor. Move the highlight to “Menu”
(for the OSUI) or “ID” (for the ID Display) and press Enter to
highlight it, then use the Ï, Ð, Í, and Î keys to move the chosen
window as desired. When finished, press Enter to save the change.
Previous Channel Key: The keyboard key that, when pressed twice
quickly, causes Paragon II to return to the previously selected
channel port (provided that that channel port is still available)
without going through the OSUI. The alternatives are the LEFT ALT
key, the LEFT SHIFT key, Caps Lock, Num Lock (the default), Scroll
Lock, and None (no Previous Channel Key; function disabled). Use
any of the arrow keys to switch between the choices, but you cannot
select the key currently being used as the Hotkey (see above).
•
UpDnChnl: The keyboard key that, when pressed twice quickly and
followed by the Ï or Ð key within one second, causes Paragon II to
switch to the previous or next channel port (provided that that
channel port is still available) without going through the OSUI. The
alternatives are the LEFT ALT key, the LEFT SHIFT key, Caps Lock,
Num Lock, Scroll Lock, and None (function disabled; the default).
Use any of the arrow keys to switch between the choices, but you
cannot select the key currently being used as the Hotkey or Previous
Channel Key (see above). For more information, see Switching
chapter.
•
Local PC: Use any of the arrow keys to toggle Local PC Mode On or
Off (the default) for the attached user station. Turn PC Mode “On”
only if you have used a Z‐CIM to attach a local PC between the user
station and the Paragon switch.
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Help Menu
¾ To change or delete your password
You can delete a password (if ʺRequire Password” is set to “No”), or
change it while the User Profile Menu is onscreen by pressing P. Type
your old password at the first prompt. Type a new password up to eight
characters at the next prompt, and press Enter. To delete your password,
press Enter without typing anything in the field. Confirm the new
password by typing it again at the third prompt; then either press Enter
to save the new password or Esc to abort the change and continue using
the old password.
Note: Be careful when you change your password. If you forget or lose it,
the administrator has no way of recovering or erasing it; your account
will have to be deleted and recreated.
Help Menu
When the OSUI is open, activate the Help Menu by pressing F1. This
menu displays a list of function keys and their functions.
Keyboard-Controlled OSUI Functions
Use the following function keys to access Paragonʹs OSUI functions:
Press...
When you want to…
F1
View the Help Menu
F2
Access the Selection Menu in order to view or select channel ports, or view
group IDs or scan rates
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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‐specific
operating parameters
F5
F6
F7
F8
Administrator only: View the Administration Menu
Administrator only: Toggle autoscan on or off
Administrator only: Toggle autoskip on or off
View the Information Menu to see the version numbers of the Paragon IIʹs
firmware and hardware, the number of accessible Paragon switches, the
total number of accessible servers, and so on.
F9
Log out of the Paragon system (logs user out and invokes the login screen)
Shift + F9
If any OSUI screen is displayed; disconnect yourself from the active
channel port without logging out
F10
If the administrator has set “Display All Computers” to “Yes” and the
Selection Menu is sorted by channel port ID, toggle the display of all
channel ports (including inaccessible ones) on or off
F11
F12
Esc
Unit Status Menu for connected Raritan Remote Power Control unit
(available only from Power Control Menu)
If you are at the Selection Menu: Toggle the Selection Menu between
sorting the channel port entries by name or by channel port ID
Exit the current OSUI screen (returns user to the Selection Menu, or to the
login screen when no channel port is selected)
Notes:
¾ If a user is not the administrator (the Admin account) but has
administrator privileges, functions F6 and F7 are displayed in red in the
Help Menu, indicating that these functions are not available to them.
¾ If a system administrator has set Display All Computers to “No,” then
F10 is displayed in red in the Help Menu for all users, indicating that this
function is not available (even for administrators).
¾ We recommend that you use a Sun keyboard if there are any Sun
servers in your system. (If you want to control Sun servers with a PS/2
keyboard, see Extra Keyboard/Mouse Information and Settings (on page
200)).
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Information Menu
When the OSUI is onscreen, activate the Information Menu by pressing
F8. This menu displays the “vital statistics” of the user station that you
are using, including its firmware, hardware, and FPGA revisions, serial
number, which console port (user port) and port number on the Paragon
switch attached to it, and the number of KVM switches and PCs (servers)
that can be accessed through it.
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Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs
You can access one single channel and thus activate the video outputs of
another or several channels at the same time. That is, when a channel is
selected in the Selection Menu, the other pre‐configured channel(s)
automatically output video data to subsequent user stations. This
function is called “Multiple Video” or “Port‐Following Switch.” It is
especially useful if you have a multi‐channel video server, or intend to set
up a TV wall in the Paragon II system.
Performing this function requires the channel association to be
configured in Paragon Manager. Only the administrator is allowed to set
up the channel association. If the desired association has not been
configured, contact your Paragon II system administrator.
Illustration Example
Four channels (numbers 2, 4, 6 and 7) of Paragon II system are connected
to the same server which has four video ports. The Paragon administrator
has configured these four channels as an association group in Paragon
Manager, and Channel 4 is set as the “first” channel in the association
setting.
In this example, you use the user station attached to the user port #2 to
access the “first” channel—Channel 4. When you do this, channels 2, 6
and 7 will automatically output their video data to user stations
subsequent to your user station, which are 3, 4 and 5.
The user station you operate to activate the Multiple Video function
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The user stations that receive the Multiple Video outputs
Note: Depending on your purpose, the associated channels can also be
connected to different servers and output the video data accordingly.
Naming Convention for Multiple Video
For documentation purpose, the following name conventions will be
used to describe the Multiple Video function:
Name
Meaning
ACTIVATOR channel
The “first” channel in the channel association setting.
Access to this channel causes the other channels of this association
group to output their data.
FOLLOWER channel
The channel(s) other than the ACTIVATOR channel in the
association setting.
These channels automatically output their data once the
ACTIVATOR channel is accessed.
ACTIVATOR user station (or The user station (or user port) that you use to access an
user port) ACTIVATOR channel of an association group.
FOLLOWER user station (or The user station (or user port) that receives the data outputs of the
user port)
FOLLOWER channels after the Multiple Video function is
activated.
FOLLOWER user stations (or user ports) are subsequent to the
ACTIVATOR user station (or user port).
Connecting CIMs to a Multi-Channel Video Server
A multi‐channel video server is a server with multiple video ports. When
you connect CIMs to this kind of server for multiple video outputs, make
sure that each CIM gets its power from the serverʹs PS/2 keyboard or USB
port. Usually a server provides one PS/2 keyboard port only. Therefore,
you must use P2CIM‐AUSB for additional CIMs to gain power from
available USB ports on the same server.
1. Fully connect one CIM to the serverʹs ports, be it P2CIM‐APS2 or
P2CIM‐AUSB.
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P2CIM‐APS2: Connected to the serverʹs video, keyboard and
mouse ports.
P2CIM‐AUSB: Connected to the serverʹs video and USB ports.
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Note: This CIM must be set as the ACTIVATOR channel so please
note down its channel number.
2. Connect other P2CIM‐AUSB to the remaining video and USB ports of
the server. Make sure each CIM is connected to one USB port. If there
are not enough USB ports on the server, connect their USB connectors
to a USB hubʹs USB ports for power supply.
3. Connect these CIMs to the channel ports of the desired Paragon
switch using the Cat 5 cables.
Operation Rules
This section describes the general concept for operating the Multiple
Video function, including the activation and termination of the Multiple
Video mode.
Activation of the Multiple Video Mode
•
•
Only access to the ACTIVATOR channel can trigger the function.
The sequence of the ACTIVATOR and FOLLOWER user ports is
consecutive. For example, with the precondition of four associated
channels, if the ACTIVATOR user port is No. 3, the FOLLOWER user
ports start from the next number, which are 4, 5, and 6.
•
•
The function is forced regardless of the login status or the
permissions of the logged‐in users on the FOLLOWER user stations.
This function can be remotely triggered through Raritanʹs IP‐Reach
(if any).
Note: Accessing the ACTIVATOR channel with the Forced Video
command CANNOT trigger the Multiple Video function. The associated
channels will not output their data automatically.
Termination of the Multiple Video Mode
The hot key for triggering the OSUI is disabled on the FOLLOWER user
stations. Therefore, choose one method below to make the user station(s)
exit the Multiple Video mode.
•
On the ACTIVATOR user station, press the hot key (default: Scroll
Lock) twice quickly to trigger the OSUI, and do one of the following.
Both of the ACTIVATOR and FOLLOWER user stations will then exit
the mode.
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Press Shift+F9 to disconnect the ACTIVATOR channel
Press F9 to log out of the system
Choose another channel in the Selection Menu
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•
Directly power cycle the desired user station(s), be it an ACTIVATOR
or FOLLOWER user station.
Note: If the user station is P2‐USTIP, it automatically enters the
remote mode when quitting the Multiple Video mode. Press
Ctrl+Alt+Delete on the P2‐USTIP if you want to return to the local
mode.
Limitation
The function is not applicable to those channels which share only one
path via the tiered device, such as P2ZCIM, P2CIM‐APS2‐B or
P2CIM‐AUSB‐B (for IBM BladeCenter servers).
Messages on the ACTIVATOR User Station
The success and/or failure of data outputs of the FOLLOWER channel(s)
will be displayed on the screen of the ACTIVATOR user station (see the
example images below).
1
2
3
The 1st FOLLOWER channel successfully outputs its data
The 2nd FOLLOWER channel successfully outputs its data
The 3rd FOLLOWER channel CANNOT successfully output its
data
4
Every FOLLOWER channel successfully outputs its data
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The failure of data output can be caused 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 FOLLOWER channels in
Private mode and thus block the access.
•
Mouse/keyboard activity is detected on the FOLLOWER user
station(s) when the Multiple Video command is issued. Paragon will
NOT execute Multiple Video in order to protect that serverʹs
operation.
•
The FOLLOWER user station is P2‐USTIP which enters the remote
mode (no OSUI displayed). This message will be displayed on the
screen.
•
•
The FOLLOWER user station is set to Local PC mode.
The FOLLOWER user station is P2‐EUST/C which detects the
insertion of the smart card. This message will be displayed on the
screen.
•
There are not enough FOLLOWER user stations subsequent to the
ACTIVATOR user station. This message will be displayed on the
screen.
Messages on the FOLLOWER User Stations
When the Multiple Video command is issued, a message similar to the
following will be displayed on the FOLLOWER user stations. Any
keyboard output on these user stations is invalid while in the Multiple
Video mode.
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Using P2-USTIP for Multiple Video Outputs
P2‐USTIP has two operation modes: remote and local modes. Only local
mode supports the Multiple Video function.
In the remote mode (no OSUI displayed):
P2‐USTIP CANNOT function as either the ACTIVATOR or FOLLOWER
user station in this mode. If a remote user accesses an ACTIVATOR
channel via P2‐USTIP, the Multiple Video function is NOT triggered at
all.
In the local mode (OSUI displayed):
This is the only mode in which Multiple Video functions. Enter the local
mode by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Then P2‐USTIP can act as either the
ACTIVATOR or FOLLOWER user station.
Authentication with a Smart Card
With the use of the P2‐EUST/C user station and the P2CIM‐AUSB‐C
computer interface module, Paragon II enables you to control access to
servers that require user authentication with an appropriate smart card.
Therefore, data security is further enhanced by only permitting users
who pass appropriate login credentials to a target server to view and
manage the serverʹs data. Note that the integrated card reader is used
when accessing target servers, but not when accessing Paragon II. The
method of accessing Paragon II is unchanged.
Installing the P2CIM-AUSB-C Driver in Windows
The target server must be running the proper driver in order to
communicate with the card reader. If the operating system of your server
is Windows 2000, 2003, XP or Vista, it has the capability to auto‐detect
and install the proper driver. Depending on the operating system, the
driver installation procedure may vary a little.
1. Connect the target server to the network.
2. Plug the P2CIM‐AUSB‐C into the serverʹs USB port. The Found New
Hardware Wizard dialog appears.
If the wizard does not appear automatically, do this:
a. Choose Start.
b. Right‐click My Computer, and then choose Manage from the
shortcut menu. The Computer Management window opens.
c. Click Device Manager on the left pane.
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d. Right‐click Smart card readers on the right pane, and then choose
Scan for hardware changes from the shortcut menu.
3. Select ʺYes, this time onlyʺ and click Next.
4. Select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” and click
Next.
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5. (Optional) If this dialog appears, select ʺYes, connect and search for
the software on the Internetʺ and click Next.
6. Click Finish when the installation is complete.
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Note: If one of the following scenarios occurs, you can obtain the
Windows driver by downloading the P2‐EUST/C update from Raritanʹs
Firmware Upgrades webpage
¾ If your target server cannot be connected to the Internet, connect a PC
to the Internet to download the driver, and then install the driver on the
target server.
¾ If the driver cannot be found or does not install properly with the
Found New Hardware Wizard, download the driver and assign the driverʹs
location during the installation.
Contact Raritan Technical Support for assistance when necessary.
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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.
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Reader‐enabled user station: P2‐EUST/C
Reader‐enabled CIM: P2CIM‐AUSB‐C
Reader‐enabled firmware: Paragon II switch (including the Main
Unit and, if any, the Stacking Unit) with firmware version 4.3 or later
To utilize the integrated card reader, client authentication software must
have been installed and configured properly in the target servers. The
Paragon II card reader supports the PC/SC specification, enabling
communication between cards and authentication middleware. It also
conforms to the ISO7816 standard for the card‐to‐reader interface.
Specifically, the reader supports ISO7816 Class A and AB smart cards.
Note: Raritan does not provide the client authentication software. If you
encounter any problems regarding the authentication messages, please
consult the user documentation shipped with the authentication software
or contact your system administrator.
The connection pattern in the chosen path will look like the figure below.
1
Server
2
3
P2CIM‐AUSB‐C
Cat 5 cable
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5
Paragon II switch (firmware version 4.3 or later)
P2‐EUST/C
Warning!! The maximum cable length between the reader‐enabled
CIM and the Paragon switch to which it is directly connected
CANNOT exceed 500 feet (152 m). A cable longer than 500 feet may
result in the cardʹs data loss during the transmission.
If the path runs through the second‐ or even third‐tier Paragon switches,
the firmware version of these upper tiers must also be 4.3 or later.
Otherwise, the card reader function in the path will not be enabled. For
information on connecting user stations, CIMs, servers and Paragon
Notes:
¾ A Paragon Main Unit is not used when in Direct Mode. In Direct Mode,
only P2‐EUST/C and P2CIM‐AUSB‐C are required to activate the card
details.
¾ P2‐HubPac does not support the card reader functionality at this time.
Therefore, make sure the servers that require the card reader
authentication are not connected to the Paragon switch via P2‐HubPac.
Features of P2-EUST/C
This device is an enhanced user station with a built‐in card reader.
Its functions are similar to those of P2‐EUST and can work with Paragon
II that has been upgraded to version 4.3 or later. The internal card reader
allows users to insert their smart cards when prompted by the
authentication software installed in the servers, and deliver the necessary
authentication data to the server. The P2‐EUST/C is compatible with all
CIMs that are compatible with the standard P2‐EUST. This allows for use
of the P2‐EUST/C in environments that also include servers that do not
require the card authentication.
Comparison between P2-EUST/C and P2-EUST
Components / Functions
P2-EUST/C P2-EUST
USB Keyboard/Mouse Support
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Support
Sun Keyboard/Mouse Support
Automatic Skew Compensation
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Components / Functions
Internal Card Reader
P2-EUST/C P2-EUST
LED
1
2
Card reader slot
LED Status
Status
LED Color
Blue (Solid)
The user station is powered on without any card inserted
Blue (Blink)
Green (Solid)
Green (Blink)
Only keyboard/mouse signals are being transmitted to the
Paragon switch or when the keyboard/mouse activity is detected
A card is inserted into the card reader slot when the user station
is powered on
Only the cardʹs data is being transmitted to the Paragon switch
Green and Blue (Blink Both of the cardʹs data and keyboard/mouse signals are being
alternatively)
transmitted to the Paragon switch
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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 using a smart card.
Its functions are similar to those of P2CIM‐AUSB and can work with
Paragon II that has been upgraded to version 4.3 or later.
Paragon II 4.3 or Later Firmware Version
As long as the card reader function is intended in the Paragon II system,
you must ensure the firmware version of the Paragon switch (or switches)
in the chosen path is 4.3 or later. Otherwise, the card reader function is
not available even though both of the reader‐enabled user station and
CIM are present in the path.
To upgrade the firmware version of existing Paragon switches to 4.3 or
later, including Paragon I HW3 and Paragon II, see Firmware Upgrade
Using the Card Reader
Once all required reader‐enabled components are installed in the Paragon
system, and the proper driver and authentication software have been
configured in the servers, the card reader authentication is ready for use.
Note that when you connect the P2‐EUST/C user station to the Paragon
Base Unit with 4.3 or later firmware version, the whole system
comprising the Base Unit and its tiers enters the Private Mode regardless
of the original Operation Mode setting. This is to ensure that only the
user that has validated his or her credentials may view the serverʹs video
output.
1. Using the P2‐EUST/C, verify that the user station is connected to a
keyboard/mouse/VGA monitor, and is powered on. See Basic
2. Log in to the Paragon system by typing a valid user name and
details.
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3. After logging into the system, the Selection Menu appears on the
screen.
4. Press Ï, Ð, Í or Î to move the highlight to the desired server
which is connected to the reader‐enabled CIM (P2CIM‐AUSB‐C).
for more details.
6. If the client authentication software has been configured properly,
either a blank screen or a message prompting you to insert the card
appears. The message varies depending on the configuration of your
authentication software.
7. Insert your card into the card reader slot on the user station. The LED
of the user station turns green.
Note: The Paragon II integrated smart card reader may not recognize
the insertion of a smart card when there is conflict with an external
card reader, including keyboards that consist of a built‐in smart card
reader. When there is conflict with an external reader, the LED on the
user station (which normally turns from blue to green when a card is
inserted) will not react to the insertion of the card.
8. The card reader reads the data of the card and transmits the data to
the server. Follow the serverʹs onscreen instructions, if any, to
complete the login authentication process.
For more information on completing the authentication process, see
the user documentation provided with your systemʹs authentication
software or contact your system administrator.
IMPORTANT: Whenever the card reader is reading and
transmitting the data (indicated by the green blinking LED), do
NOT do anything that interrupts the transmission, such as the
removal of the card or CIM, turning off the Paragon switch or
server, and so on. Doing this may cause abnormal function and
require you to restart all of the devices in order to return to normal
operation.
The Paragon system does not allow you to switch to any server
during the transmission of the cardʹs data. When attempting to do so,
the system displays the message below on the OSUI.
9. Once you pass the authentication process, you are allowed to view
and manage the server.
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10. When finishing your server task, press the hot key (default: Scroll
Lock) twice quickly to trigger the OSUI.
11. Depending on what you want to do next, either keep the card
inserted or remove it.
Desired action
To access another server which is attached
Do this
Keep the card inserted and press F2 to choose
with the reader‐enabled CIM and requires the another server
use of the smart card as well
To log out of the system
Remove the card and press F9
To access another server which is attached
Remove the card and press F2 to choose
with a NON‐reader‐enabled CIM
another server
Note: Paragon does not automatically disconnect you from the server
upon the removal of the card, but the server may respond to this based on
the configuration of the authentication software and thus deny your
access and management of the server.
The design of the reader‐enabled user station allows you to insert the
card even before the server is accessed or before the user station is
powered on. The user station is always capable of informing the accessed
server of the cardʹs existence as long as it is physically inserted in the card
reader.
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Functions
In This Chapter
The Administration Menu..............................................................................84
System Configuration .....................................................................................86
User Configuration..........................................................................................95
Channel Configuration ...................................................................................97
User Station Profile........................................................................................100
Group Settings (Access Rights)....................................................................102
Recommendations .........................................................................................105
Network Settings ...........................................................................................108
Autoscan and Autoskip ................................................................................110
Power Management.......................................................................................110
Paragon II Network Port...............................................................................115
The Administration Menu
Administrators can use the Administration Menu to set security classes,
maintain user names and privileges, and manage the system
configuration, including controlling user access to Paragon II and all
connected devices.
Note: Administrative user IDs assigned to group 00 have complete access
to all of the Administration Menuʹs submenus. Other administrative
users have limited access and cannot select the System Configuration,
User Configuration and Network Setting submenus.
¾ To reach any of the Administration Menu's submenus:
1. Log in using the admin user name (or your own user name if you
have administrator privileges). The default password for the admin
account is raritan, all lowercase, but we recommend this password be
changed as soon as Paragon II is initially installed (see User Profile
information). After login, the Selection Menu appears.
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2. Press F5. The Administration Menu appears.
3. Press any keyboard number from 1 through 7, or use the Ï and Ð
keys to move the highlight to your desired option (submenu), and
press Enter.
Guidelines for System Configuration
•
Only one user should attempt to modify/update the systemʹs
Administration Menu at one time (especially the User Configuration
and Channel Configuration submenus).
•
Z‐CIMs should be added one at a time to a Z‐CIM chain. The
administrator should read from message bar that the database has
been completely updated before adding a new Z‐CIM.
•
•
If updating the system is necessary at Installation, make certain all
users have logged out.
When naming or renaming a CIM, switch to that CIM to activate it
and to ensure the new name is stored or updated in the Paragon
switchʹs database.
•
When powering on existing stable configurations (that is, if you are
NOT replacing or adding switches and NOT swapping the order of
switches) or when you are Power Cycling a cascaded configuration,
follow the sequence below:
1. First power on the third‐tier switches (if a third tier exists).
2. Then power on the second‐tier switches.
3. Finally power on the Paragon II base tier.
User stations can be powered on and off at any time as needed.
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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 second‐tier switches.
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 partial reset on the base tier. If you swap the
switches connected to the second tier, perform the partial reset
from the second tier to the base tier.
System Configuration
To set certain global parameters, select option 1, System Configuration,
from the Administration Menu and press Enter.
1. Press the Ð or Tab key to move the highlight forward, or the Ï or
Shift + Tab to move the highlight backward to a desired field. Press
Enter to edit the field. The highlighted area will turn green. Some
fields have character or numeric values you can type; others have
values you can toggle between with the arrow keys. When editing is
complete, either press Enter followed by S to save your changes, or
press Esc to abort the changes and continue using the previous
settings.
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Device ID: Type the desired name for the single Paragon switch
or Base Unit. It is important for Paragon switches in a “cascaded
system with multiple matrix switches” to have distinctive names,
so that users can tell them apart. (The system will assign each
switch the default name “Paragon <user ports><channel ports>”:
each P2‐UMT242 will be named “Paragon 242, each P2‐UMT442
“Paragon 442,” and so on.)
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Display All Computers: This option can be “Yes” or “No” to
respectively allow or disallow users from viewing channel port
listings for all connected devices through the OSUI, even if the
user doesn’t have the security privileges to access them. The
factory‐default setting is No.
Logoff Timeout: If enabled, after the amount of time in minutes
that a user station can remain inactive (no keyboard or mouse
activity), the logged‐in user at that station is logged out of the
Paragon II system.
Possible values in the first field are “On” (Logoff Timeout is
enabled) and “Off” (Logoff Timeout is disabled – the default
value). Use the Ï and Ð keys to toggle between these values.
If Logoff Timeout is set to “On,” the number in the second field is
the number of minutes of inactivity that must elapse before the
timeout is triggered and the user is logged out. Using leading
zeroes if necessary, type a two‐digit number of minutes from 01 to
99, or use the Ï and Ð keys to increase and decrease the current
value by 1 respectively. The default setting is 05. If Logoff
Timeout is set to “Off,” the number in this field will have no
effect.
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Operation Mode: Any of the three ways in which the Paragon
system handles requests from multiple users for access to the
same channel port. Use the Ï and Ð keys to switch between the
choices:
Private: A server or other device on a specific channel port can be
accessed exclusively by only one user at a time. No other users
can see or control that device until its controlling user selects a
different channel port.
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Public View (P‐View): While one user is accessing a server or
other device on a specific channel port, other users can select that
channel port and view the video output from that device, but only
the first user will have keyboard and mouse control. When the
first user disconnects or selects a different channel port, the
waiting user who is first to type or move his/her mouse is given
keyboard and mouse control. Status messages showing users’
identities appear on video‐sharing users’ monitors when Public
View mode is in effect.
PC Share: A server or other device on a specific channel port can
be selected and controlled by more than one user, but only one
user has keyboard and mouse control at any one time. If the PC
share timeout is enabled and the user in control is idle (no
keyboard or mouse activity) for the duration of the timeout, the
waiting user who is first to type or move his/her mouse is given
keyboard and mouse control of the PC.
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Hide Admin From Users: When Operation Mode is set to “Public
View,” the user in control of a server is normally notified when
other users start and stop viewing the channel port’s video.
However, when Hide Admin From Users is set to “Yes,”
administrators can view other users’ video without activating
this viewing‐notification message. Use Ï and Ð to toggle
between “Yes” and “No.” The default setting is No.
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PC Share Timeout: If Operation Mode is set to “PC Share” and
more than one user has selected a server, the first user to type or
use his/her mouse will have control of the server. However,
another user can gain control of the server if the first user’s
keyboard and mouse remain idle for the length of this timeout.
Using leading zeroes if necessary, type a two‐digit number of
seconds from 01 to 99, or use the Ï and Ð keys to increase and
decrease the current value by 1 respectively. The default setting is
01.
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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 CIM or CIMs
connected to that device is reserved in the Paragon system. The
target (or port) name continues to appear in black text on the
OSUI of local user ports, and also appears with inactive status in
other Raritan clients that operate with Paragon II, such as
Paragon Manager, RRC/MPC, P2SC, and CC. If Ghosting is set to
Enable, when an active CIM is removed from one channel port
and connected to another channel port (‘hot‐swapped’), you will
see two identical CIM entries on the OSUI of Paragon Clients: one
in green text (active) and another in black text (inactive). The
inactive CIM is known as a ‘ghost’ CIM. To remove records of the
inactive CIMs after they are hot‐plugged into a different port,
select Disable. The default Ghosting Mode setting is Enable.
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Login Sleep: This is a power‐saving mode that is activated when
the Login screen is onscreen. Login Sleep acts as a screen saver if
the user station is idle (no keyboard or mouse activity) for a
specified amount of time. When an administrator sets this mode,
it applies to a Paragon switch and its attached configuration;
individual users can change this mode in the Login Sleep field of
their User Profile screens. Edit this field and the Minutes field
that follows to determine how the system handles sleep mode.
Possible values are Saver, Green, and Off. Use the Ï and Ð keys
to toggle between these values.
Saver: The login screen or the OSUI are “floaters” and appear
regularly in random locations on the screen.
Green: The monitor goes blank.
Off: Login Sleep is disabled and the screen displays normal
video indefinitely.
If Login Sleep is set to Saver or Green, in the Minutes field, type
the number of minutes of inactivity before Login Sleep is
triggered. Using leading zeroes if necessary, type a two‐digit
number of minutes from 01 to 99, or use the Ï and Ð keys to
increase and decrease the current value by 1 respectively. The
default setting is 05. If Login Sleep is set to “Off,” the number in
this field has no effect.
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ƒ
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” (users may delete their existing passwords) and “Yes” (the
default setting; starting with the first time they change their
password, users must always specify a password). Newly created
users always start with no password, and must assign one to
themselves during initial setup.
ƒ
Default Login Name Blank: Determines whether the User Name
field in the Login screen will be blank, or if the field will contain
the default user name (the first available “userxy” name, where
“xy” is a two‐digit number with leading zeroes—“user01,”
“user02,” and so on). Use the Ï and Ð keys to toggle between
“Yes” (the field is blank – the default value) and “No” (field
contains the user name).
2. When you are finished, either press Enter followed by the letter S to
save your changes, or press Esc to abort the changes and continue
using the previous settings.
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Video Redirection (Forced Video)
You can have any server send its video/keyboard/mouse data to any user
station other than yours. This function is called “Forced Video” and it can
be performed using either OSUI or Paragon Manager.
As an administrator, you can authorize specific normal users to perform
this function. Both of the authorization and operation of these users can
only be done through Paragon Manager. In addition, with Paragon
Manager, you can remotely perform the Forced Video function. See
Paragon Manager User Guide for additional information. This user guide is
available on the “User Manuals & Quick Setup Guides” CD and on
Raritanʹs Product Documentation webpage
Those who have the permission to perform Forced Video include:
•
•
•
Administrator—the Admin account (by default)
Users with administrator privileges (by default)
Users who are authorized to perform the Forced Video function;
however, these users must operate the function through Paragon
Manager only instead of OSUI
Illustration Example
You are operating on the user station “A” as shown in the diagram below.
Now you can issue the Forced Video command to direct one server to
output its data to one of the user stations connected to the same Paragon
II switch as your user station. It is impossible to direct the server to
output its data to user stations connected to a Paragon switch other than
the Base Unit—UMT‐1, such as user station “E” or “F.”
The permitted data direction is shown below:
•
Data transmitted from one of the base‐tier servers (from 1‐1 to 1‐3)
TO one of the user stations connected to UMT‐1 (B to D)
—OR—
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•
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 issue the Forced Video command
Operating Forced Video Using OSUI
1. At the Selection Menu, press the Ï and Ð keys to highlight the
channel number of the server whose video/keyboard/mouse data
output you want to redirect.
2. Press Tab, and the OSUI message bar displays a switch message.
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3. Type the two‐digit number of the user port to which the data output
is redirected.
4. Press Enter to have the data output to the assigned user port or press
Esc to cancel.
The Forced Video function is always performed regardless of the login
status or the permissions of that logged‐in user on the assigned user
station. If it is performed successfully, the following message appears on
the screen of the administrator.
Possible Failure Causes
Several scenarios will lead to the failure of the function:
•
There is blockage to the selected channel because it has been accessed
by another user.
•
Mouse/keyboard activity is detected on the assigned user station
when the Forced Video command is issued. Paragon will NOT
execute Forced Video in order to protect the server operation.
•
Multiple Video (Port‐Following Switch) function is being applied to
the assigned user station.
•
•
•
The user station is set to Local PC mode.
No available path between the server and the user station.
The assigned user port is not attached to any user station.
When the failure occurs, a failure message appears on the screen of the
administrator.
Operating Forced Video Using Paragon Manager
You can also use Paragon Manager in a remote PC to redirect the
video/keyboard/mouse output. For more information, see Paragon
Manager User Guide. This user guide is available on the “User Manuals &
Quick Setup Guides” CD and on Raritan’s Product Documentation
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Channel Association for Multiple Video
User Station Receiving Forced Video
When the Forced Video command is issued, a message similar to the
following appears on the user station which receives the forced video
output.
¾ To exit the Forced Video mode:
1. Press the hot key (default: Scroll Lock) twice quickly, this message
appears.
2. Press F9 to log out of the system.
Note: Pressing Esc will return you to the current forced video mode.
Channel Association for Multiple Video
“Multiple Video” (or called Port‐Following Switch) enables up to four
user stations to simultaneously receive the video output of a server that
has multiple video ports.
In order to perform this function, the administrator must configure
channel port association in Paragon Manager. See Paragon Manager User
Guide for more information. This user guide is available on the “User
Manuals & Quick Setup Guides” CD, or on Raritanʹs Product
Documentation webpage
Note: Depending on your purpose, the associated channels can also be
connected to different servers and output the video data accordingly.
The association setup can only be done by those listed below, but any
normal user can perform the Multiple Video function once the association
setup is finished.
•
•
Administrator (the Admin account)
Users with administrative privileges
For more information on this operation, see Concurrent Multiple Video
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Channel Association Guidelines
This section describes the general concept for associating channels.
•
•
This function applies to both Paragon II Main and Stacking Units.
Channel ports of the same association group are all on the same
Paragon II Main Unit (either with or without any Stacking Units
connected).
•
•
Set the channel intended to activate other channels as the “first”
channel in the association setting.
Association of two or four channel ports is permitted for most
Paragon II models except P2‐UMT242, which comes with two user
ports only.
•
•
•
•
The sequence of associated channels can be random.
Each channel port belongs to one association group only.
Only channel ports connected to servers are available for association.
Up to 256 association groups are allowed per Paragon II system.
Limitations:
The Multiple Video function is not applicable to those channels which
share only one path via the tiered device, such as P2ZCIM,
P2CIM‐APS2‐B or P2CIM‐AUSB‐B (for IBM BladeCenter servers).
User Configuration
To view the current connection status for each user and to add, delete,
and edit user names and security rights, select option 2, User
Configuration, from the Administration menu.
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User Configuration
This menu displays one userʹs information in each row. There are two
panels of this menu—left and right panels, as indicated by the
right‐pointing arrow ( ) at the top of the menu. The fields and columns in
the left panel of this menu include:
•
•
User: Your user name. This field cannot be edited.
Name: The user names assigned to all user accounts. Except for the
special user name “admin,” these user names can be edited: You can
type new names up to eight alphanumeric characters long (not
case‐sensitive).
•
•
Group: The ID numbers of the security groups to which users are
assigned.
Adm: Indicates whether any given user has administrator privileges.
You can use the Ï and Ð keys to toggle between “Yes” and “No”
(the default setting).
Use the arrow keys, Tab, Shift + Tab, Page Up, and Page Down to move
within this menu and its submenus. Press Enter to edit a highlighted field;
it will turn green. When you finish editing a field, press Enter to save the
changes or press Esc to abort changes.
Press Tab or the Î key to move through the fields to the right panel of
the menu and display usersʹ connection information. The Connection
column displays which channel port (if any) each active user is currently
connected to.
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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 list (for example, if users
“user01” through “user25” already exist and a new one is added, its
default name will be “user26”); you can edit the name as desired. The
maximum number of users is 127 (512 with an added memory card).
•
•
Delete a user by moving the highlight to a user name and pressing
Delete. Paragon II will ask for confirmation; if you respond by
pressing Y, that user account will be deleted from the system.
A user with administrator privileges can log out another connected
user by highlighting a user name and pressing L. That user name will
then be disconnected from the Paragon system.
Channel Configuration
To edit or initialize a P2CIM, change the device name, individual scan
rate, device type, and group IDs associated with each server or device,
select option 3, Channel Configuration, from the Administration Menu.
When you save Channel Configuration changes, Paragon II will update
each affected P2CIM as necessary.
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Channel Configuration
This menu displays one channel portʹs 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, it will display it in black.
Again, there are two panels in this menu—left and right panels, indicated
by the right‐pointing arrow ( ) at the top of the menu. The fields and
columns on the left panel of this menu:
•
•
ChID: The channel portʹs number.
Name: The name of the device attached to that channel port. Device
names are case‐sensitive and may be up to twelve alphanumeric
characters long. As shown with channel port #1 in and elsewhere,
you may leave a device name blank if you wish, but we do not
recommend this.
•
Scn: Displays the deviceʹs individual scan rate (the length of time that
the system pauses while scanning that channel port for those users
who set their Scan Mode to “Individual” rather than “Global”). Using
leading zeroes if necessary, type a two‐digit number of seconds from
01 to 24, or use the Ï and Ð keys to increase and decrease the current
value by 1 respectively. The default setting is 03.
Use the arrow keys, Tab, Shift + Tab, Page Up, and Page Down to move
within this menu and its submenus. Press Enter to edit a highlighted field;
it will turn green. When you finish editing a field, press Enter followed
by S to save the changes, or press Esc to abort them.
While the cursor is in the Device column, press Tab or Î key to move to
the right panel of this menu and display device group information: The
Group columns display which groups (if any) the device has been
assigned to.
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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 (AGC), Red (R), Green (G), and Blue (B) to improve video quality.
After switching to a channel from P2‐EUST or P2‐EUST/C, press the hot
key twice quickly to activate the OSUI. The Selection menu will be
displayed with a RED arrow ( ) on the left side of the name of the server
you are accessing. Press the * (asterisk) key to view the skew delay
settings, which appear in the bar at the base of the menu. See Video Gain
additional information.
Use the numeric keypad for the following operations:
¾ To select the value to change (when selected, the value
appears in red):
•
•
Press / (forward slash) to move cursor to the left.
Press * (asterisk) to move curser to the right.
¾ To change values:
•
•
Press + (plus sign) to increase the value.
Press ‐ (hyphen or minus sign) to decrease the value.
Once you have specified video values and the video quality is acceptable,
the values will be stored on your system until you change them again.
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User Station Profile
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 three types of keyboard mappings: Select either
“English”—the default is U.S. English—“French,” or “German.” If you
are using a non‐English keyboard, you must temporarily attach an
English‐language keyboard to change the keyboard type.
To set the keyboard type, use arrow keys to move the highlight to the
Keyboard Type Setting field, press Enter to turn the highlight green, use
any of the arrow keys to toggle the field to the correct keyboard type, and
press Enter again to select it.
Press S to save your changes, or press Esc and then N to exit without
saving changes. You can now attach the keyboard type you selected.
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Video Delay
If channel switching or autoscanning takes too long to sync up on
Paragon II, especially when your servers are set with different resolutions,
it may create a displaying issue with your monitor. At this time, set a
video delay for channel port switching at your user station.
If you set the video delay to any number of seconds greater than zero,
Paragon II will wait until a video signal is constant for that number of
seconds before passing it through to the monitor.
To set video delay, use any of the arrow keys to move the highlight to the
Video delay‐‐switching field, press Enter to turn the highlight green,
type the desired two‐digit delay from 00 to 30 seconds (or use the Ï and
Ð keys to increase or decrease the value by 1), and press Enter again to
select it.
Press S to save the changes, or press Esc and then N to exit without
saving changes. The changes are applied only to your user station (the
station at which the change was made).
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Group Settings (Access Rights)
User Port Timeout
Similar to the Logoff Timeout field in the System Configuration
field also sets up the amount of time in minutes the user station can
remain inactive (no keyboard and mouse activity) before the logged‐in
user at this user station is logged out of the Paragon II system. The
difference between these two is the Logoff Timeout field controls all user
stations of the system, and the User Port Timeout field controls only the
one you are operating.
To turn on the function, use any arrow key to move the highlight to the
User Port Timeout field, press Enter to turn the highlight green, use any
arrow key to toggle the field to “On,” and press Enter again to select it.
To specify the amount of inactive time preferred, press Î to highlight the
next field, press Enter to turn the highlight green, type the desired
two‐digit number from 01 to 99 minutes (or use the Ï and Ð keys to
increase or decrease the value by 1), and press Enter again to select it.
Press S to save the changes, or press Esc and then N to exit without
saving changes. The changes are applied only to the user port at which
the changes were made. Note that the timeout setting is not assigned to
the user station. The setting is assigned to the user port. Any user station
can be connected to the port and will be “timed out” based on the setting.
Note: If you turn on both of the Logoff Timeout and User Port Timeout
functions at the same time, only the User Port Timeout function is
applied to the user station(s) where the User Port Timeout is enabled.
However, the Logoff Timeout setting is applied back once you turn off
the User Port Timeout function at the user station(s).
Group Settings (Access Rights)
To assign access rights to users and security levels to servers in a Paragon
system, assign users to user groups with defined rights and servers to
channel port groups with defined accessibility. Each group can contain
multiple users or servers. By default, all users start out assigned to user
group 00 and all servers start out assigned to channel port group 00. You
can create groups numbered from 00 to 99 for both users and servers;
each user can belong to a maximum of five user groups and each server
can belong to a maximum of eight channel port groups.
Note: Cascade channel ports cannot be assigned to groups.
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User
groups:
Computer
groups:
Available Group IDs for Assignment
00 ‐‐ 99
00 ‐‐ 99
Maximum Number of Group IDs available
5
8
Users and computers communicate according to the following Group ID
access rules:
Group ID for users:
Can access computers with group IDs:
00
00 through 99 (all computers)
For IDs 01 through 09:
0x through 0x
00, 0x; and x0, x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, x8, and x9
For example:
05
00, 05; and 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 59
For IDs 10 through 99:
x0 through x9
00, 0x, and exact same computer ID# as the userʹs ID#
For example:
98
00, 09 and 98
Group ID for computers: Can be accessed by users with group IDs:
00
00 through 99 (all users)
For IDs 01 through 09:
0x through 0x
00, 0x; and x0, x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, x8, and x9
For example:
08
00, 08; and 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, and 89
For IDs 10 through 99:
x0 through x9
00, 0x, and exact same computer ID# as the userʹs ID#
For example:
12
00, 01, and 12
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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 (10 through 99)
00, 0x, and xy
For example:
10 can access 00, 01, and 10
23 can access 00, 02, and 23
97 can access 00, 09, and 97
These channel port
groups...
...can be accessed by these user groups:
00
00 through 99 (all users)
00, 0x, and x0 through x9
0x (01 through 09)
For example:
01 can be accessed by 00, 01, and 10 through 19
02 can be accessed by 00, 02, and 20 through 29
xy (10 through 99)
00, 0x, and xy
For example:
10 can be accessed by 00, 01, and 10
45 can be accessed by 00, 04, and 45
86 can be accessed by 00, 08, and 86
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Recommendations
Systems Requiring High Security:
We recommend assigning IDs of 10 through 99 to computers requiring
high protection. This will make them less accessible than computers with
IDs of 00 or 01 through 09.
Main System Administrator and Assistant Administrators:
Although any user may be assigned administrator privileges, we
recommend the user ID “00” for the Main System Administrator, and
user IDs 01 through 09 for Assistant Administrators. These IDs provide a
broader scope of access.
Correspondingly, we recommend that those servers that all users will
need to access, such as application or document servers, be assigned to
channel port group 00, and that servers needing the most security
protection be assigned to channel port groups from 10 to 99.
System Reboot and System Reset
System Reboot and System Reset commands affect your entire Paragon
configuration, that is, if you perform a System Reset on your Base Unit,
the 3rd‐tier switch (or switches) will reset, then the 2nd‐tier switch (or
switches) will reset, and finally the Base Unit will reset. Each switch sends
a Ready‐to‐Reset report to Paragon clients (P2SC, Paragon Manager,
UST‐IP, and so on) as an event log.
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System Reboot and System Reset
System Reboot
To reboot your Paragon II from the OSUI, select option 5, System Reboot,
from the Administration Menu, and press Enter.
A message in the message bar asks you to confirm the System Reboot
command. You must type Y-E-S, the complete word ʹYes,ʹ and press
Enter to confirm, or press Esc to cancel. A “Reset” message screen
appears and remains onscreen while your system reboots. If you have
multiple tiers, the reboot will take slightly longer than if you are
rebooting only a single Paragon switch.
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System Reset
To reset the Device Name, Network Settings, User Profiles, System
Configuration, and Channel Configuration, returning them to the
original factory default values, without having to physically go to each
switch to reset it, select option 6, System Reset Settings, from the
Administration Menu. You can reset one, several, or all system settings in
any combination.
1. On the System/Device Reset menu, press Ï, Ð, or Tab to move to the
field you want to reset.
2. Press Enter, and then press the arrow keys to toggle between Yes and
No. When finished, press Enter.
3. When finished, press the letter O on your keyboard.
4. A message in the message bar asks you to confirm the System Reset
command. You must type Y-E-S, the complete word ʹYes,ʹ and press
Enter to confirm, or press Esc to cancel.
5. The Paragon switch logs out all local users, disconnects all
connections, and then sends a Ready‐to‐Reset report to all Paragon
clients. A progress indicator appears on the message bar to indicate
the current update percentage. During the database update, users are
unable to operate the OSUI functions.
After the reset is complete, the Paragon clients can log in again.
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Network Settings
Network Settings
To configure Paragon IIʹs network settings from the OSUI, select option 7,
Network Settings, from the Administration Menu.
•
•
Current IP: This field allows administrators to configure the Paragon
IIʹs address on the network. Use the arrow keys to scroll over to each
byte and change the IP as needed. The default IP address is
192.168.0.192.
Net Mask: The net mask for the Paragon switch is set at a default
value of 255.255.255.0. Reset this as necessary.
•
•
•
Gateway IP: This default is set to 192.168.0.1. Reconfigure as needed.
Port No: Default is 3000.
Encryption: If you enable Encryption for the network port,
communications between the Paragon switch and Paragon Manager
clients run from a PC are encrypted with a 128‐bit key. Default setting
is Off.
Note: The Ethernet port on the Paragon II is hard coded (not
configurable) and supports only 10‐BaseT/Half duplex.
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•
Keys (16‐field encryption key): These fields are designed to contain
the hexadecimal encryption key used in encrypting network traffic.
Only a valid hexadecimal number will be accepted in these fields.
Default value of each field is set to 00.
After saving the changes, the Paragon II will automatically reboot with
the new network settings.
When building a tiered system of Paragon switches, each Paragon II
switch should be connected to the network with a unique IP address. In
such a system, changing the network settings through a user station will
change the network settings of the Paragon II switch that user station is
physically connected to. For example, a P2‐UST connected to the base tier
of a system will change the IP address only of that Base Unit, while a
P2‐UST connected to a third tier Paragon II will change the IP address of
that particular third‐tier unit.
It is essential to put all matrix switches in a Paragon II system on the
network, as firmware upgrades are pushed across the system through
TCP/IP.
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Autoscan and Autoskip
Autoscan and Autoskip
As an administrator, you can press F6 to turn autoscanning on and off.
When autoscanning is turned on and you press Esc to leave the OSUI
screen, Paragon sequentially and automatically switches from one
channel port to the next, displaying each channel portʹs video for the
duration of the userʹs global scan rate or the channel portʹs individual
port 1 when it reaches the last channel port.
In a cascaded system, when the scan reaches a channel port to which a
subsidiary Paragon switch is attached, it “drops down” to the
subsidiaryʹs channel ports and scans them before resuming with the
higher‐level channel ports.
To stay on a given channel port while Paragon is switching between
channels one by one due to autocanning, you must turn off autoscanning.
Press the hot key (default: Scroll Lock) twice quickly to trigger the OSUI
when the desired channel is displayed and press F6 to turn off the
function. The word “Scan” at the bottom of the OSUI will appear in black
when autoscan is off or yellow when autoscan is on.
In Paragon IIʹs default setting, autoscanning will display all channel ports
(including vacant ones, which are not connected to any devices), except
those occupied by servers that the user has no rights to access, that is, the
servers that are not in one of the userʹs permitted groups—see the section
servers that he or she cannot otherwise access, an administrator must set
“Display All Computers” to “Yes” (see the section System Configuration
administrator must turn on autoskipping.
After logging into Paragon II, administrators can press F7 to turn
autoskipping on and off. When autoskipping is on, Paragon will
automatically skip vacant channel ports during autoscanning or when a
user tries to switch to such a port manually. The word “Skip” at the
bottom of the OSUI will appear in black when autoskip is off or yellow
when autoskip is on.
Power Management
An administrator can control power to connected devices directly via the
Paragon II OSUI. To use the power management features of Paragon II,
you will need Raritanʹs Remote Power Control Unit in one of the four
models, depending on your needs:
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Product family
Number of
outlets
Rack space
Corresponding device
option in the OSUI
PCR8/8A series
8
1U rack mount
PCR8
PCS12/12A series
PCS20/20A series
PCR20/20A series*
12
20
20
0U vertical mount
0U vertical mount
2U rack mount
PCS12
PCS20
PCS20
* The corresponding device type for model PCR20/20A series in the
Paragon OSUI is the “PCS20” option.
A special Raritan Power CIM (P2CIM‐PWR) is available for use with this
kind of power strip. Attach this CIM to the RJ45 port on the Power Strip,
and then connect the power strip into an AC source. Connect the CIM to
one of the channel ports on a Paragon switch.
Configuring and Naming the Power Strip
Activate the Paragon II OSUI by logging into the system or pressing the
hot key (default: Scroll Lock) twice quickly. The new Power Strip should
appear in the appropriate channel port with the name PCR8, PCS12, or
PCS20, depending on the model type. The Power Strip will be treated
exactly like a tiered device.
1. Press F5 to activate the Administration Menu.
2. Select option 3, “Channel Configuration,” and press Enter.
3. Select the Power Stripʹs channel port, and edit the name of the Power
Strip. The appropriate model type should already be selected in the
Device column.
4. Press S to save the changes.
5. If you want to configure the individual power outlets on the Power
Strip, press G to enter the “Outlet Configuration” Menu.
6. When finishing the configuration, press S to save the changes.
Associating a Device with a Power Outlet
Since Paragon II cannot detect which type of device is connected to which
power outlet, associations of devices with individual power outlets must
be done manually.
1. Press F5 to activate the “Administration Menu.”
2. Select option 3, “Channel Configuration,” and press Enter.
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3. Highlight the connected Power Strip and press G to enter the “Outlet
Configuration” Menu. The physical outlet number corresponds to the
number in the “Ch. ID” column.
4. In the “Type” column, highlight an outlet and press Enter to
configure the device type:
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PWR: This is the default association type and refers to devices not
connected to the Paragon II system (a router or a monitor).
CPU: Select this type for all devices connected to the Paragon II
system (including “non‐server” devices such as Paragon
switches).
5. Press Î to highlight the name field. Then press Enter to configure the
name of a device associated with that outlet.
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If the type is set to PWR, users will be able to change the name of
the device as desired.
If the type is set to CPU, the OSUI will request you to save
changes (“Y/N/ESC”), and then displays a “Select Powered
Device” menu. This is an alphabetized list of all devices
connected to the Paragon II system, allowing the user to indicate
which device is powered by the newly configured outlet.
Highlight the desired device and press Enter.
6. The selected device (if any) will be automatically associated with that
power outlet. The outlet name will be the name of the selected server.
Press S to save the configuration.
7. Press Î to scroll to the next page of the configuration menu for
setting security groups for a power outlet. See Group Settings (Access
This allows administrators to limit who is authorized to control
power to various devices. The default setting for each group on that
outlet is “‐ ‐“, which means no accessibility to any user other than the
Admin user. Note, once a group ID setting is changed, it can never
return to the original “‐ ‐“ state.
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Controlling Power to an Outlet
The addition of a Power Strip to the Paragon II system allows
administrators to control the power to devices in two ways:
Control Power from the Channel/Server Selection Menu
Normal Paragon II operation involves browsing the list of servers in the
OSUI and pressing Enter to switch to that server. By pressing F3 instead
of Enter when a server is highlighted, Paragon II will check that server for
Power Strip outlet associations:
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•
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If Paragon II does not detect any associations with that server, a
message indicating ”No Outlets / Access Denied” appears, and the
action is cancelled.
If the server has associated power outlets, but the user is not
authorized to control those outlets, a ”No Outlets / Access Denied”
message appears and the action is cancelled.
If Paragon II detects that this server is associated with at least one
power outlet, it will switch to that server. The OSUI will remain
onscreen, displaying a list of power outlets associated with the
specific server. This allows users to see the server before power is
cycled to it.
Four choices are offered in this menu: Power Off (X), Power On (O),
Recycle Power (R), and Select All (A).
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If the server is powered OFF, pressing O will power ON the outlet
instantly.
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If the server is powered ON, pressing X or R will activate a
confirmation dialog “Are you sure (yes/no)?” As a safeguard,
type the whole word yes, to confirm cutting power to the server.
Typing in yonly, or any word other than yeswill be taken as a
“no” response.
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In the case of a server associated with multiple outlets, such as a
server with dual power supplies, pressing A will highlight all of
the associated outlets, allowing them to be turned on, off, or
recycled simultaneously.
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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 consisting of “ports” for each power
outlet with which power can be controlled on a per‐outlet basis.
•
Navigate the Paragon II OSUI Selection Menu, select the Raritan
Power Strip and press Enter. You will now be at the “Outlet
Selection” menu.
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•
A list of outlets (up to 8 per page) will appear. Outlets in green are
switched ON; outlets in black are switched OFF.
Press X, O, or R to turn off, turn on, or recycle power to the outlet
respectively. Type yesto confirm turning off the power if you select
X or R.
Get Power Strip Unit Status from the Outlet Selection Menu
At any time while navigating the “Outlet Selection” Menu, pressing F11
will provide a status screen showing certain parameters of the connected
power strip. These parameters vary depending on the model of the power
strip, and they may include:
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•
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Average power
True RMS Current
True RMS Voltage
Internal Temperature
Apparent Power
Maximum Detected
Outlet Circuit Breaker
Note: Unlike second‐tier channel ports, the power outlet “channel ports”
will not appear in the list of channels when the OSUI is sorted by the
channel name.
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Paragon II Network Port
Paragon II has a network port and is designed as a network‐aware device.
This network port is used to communicate with Paragon Manager
administrative software, packaged with the Paragon switch (see Paragon
Manager User Guide for additional information; this user guide is available
on the “User Manuals & Quick Setup Guides” CD, or on Raritanʹs
Product Documentation webpage
Note: The Ethernet port on the Paragon II switch is hard coded (not
configurable) and supports 10‐BaseT/Half duplex only.
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In This Chapter
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Paragon II and P2ZCIMs ..............................................................................118
Paragon II and Z‐CIMs .................................................................................123
Introduction
Many CIMs, including Paragon II Z‐CIMs (P2ZCIMs) and Z‐CIMs
(UKVMSPD and UKVMSC), enable access and control of multiple servers
from a Paragon user station, occupying only one channel port on your
Paragon switch. P2ZCIMs or Z‐CIMs are set up in a chain‐like
server‐to‐server arrangement, with each P2ZCIM or Z‐CIM connected to
the keyboard, video, and mouse ports of each server and linked with
standard Cat 5 UTP cables. Through this chained cabling, they transmit
keyboard, video, and mouse signals to the system. You can access and
control any server connected in the chain via the OSUI and new servers
can be added at any time without interrupting server operation.
Paragon II operates using P2ZCIMs and Z‐CIMs (UKVMSPD and
UKVMSC). Although all these CIMs are installed the same way, certain
CIMs will not function if used in the same chain as other CIMs.
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P2ZCIMs
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For use with the Paragon II switch
Can be used on Paragon I unit whose hardware version is HW3
(running Paragon II code)
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Support PS2 (P2ZCIM‐PS2), USB (P2ZCIM‐USB) and Sun
(P2ZCIM‐SUN) interfaces
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•
Support up to 42 units in any mixed arrangement on a Cat 5 chain
Span up to 1,000 feet (304 m.) from the user station to the last P2ZCIM
on a Cat 5 chain
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Cannot be mixed on a Cat 5 chain with Z‐CIM (UKVMSPD or
UKVMSC)
P2ZCIM‐USB can be used for either Sun USB and PC USB (controlled
by a toggle switch on the back of the unit)
“L” models (e.g., P2ZCIM‐PS2L) are available, which feature longer
cables 36ʺ (91 cm) for use with cable management arms
Note: The easiest way to determine if the hardware version of your
Paragon I unit is HW3 is to check the number of its stacking ports on the
rear side. If there is only one stacking port, the hardware version is HW3.
Z-CIMs (UKVMSPD and UKVMSC)
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•
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•
For use with Paragon I and Paragon II switches
Support PS2 interface only
Support up to 42 units on a single Cat 5 chain
Span up to 1,000 feet (304 m.) from the user station to the last Z‐CIM
on a Cat 5 chain
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•
Cannot be mixed on a Cat 5 chain with P2ZCIMs
UKVMSC Z‐CIM features local KVM ports
Note: UKVMSPD is supported with Paragon II, but is no longer available
for purchase.
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Paragon II and P2ZCIMs
P2ZCIM installation requires that each server be assigned a channel name
as it is added to the P2ZCIM chain. Server channels are organized
alphanumerically by the assigned names or the default names of
P2ZCIMs—their serial numbers, rather than in the order of their
placement within the P2ZCIM chain. We recommend that users assign
channel names before connecting all servers to eliminate any difficulty in
locating the respective channel for each server. When naming or
renaming a P2ZCIM, switch to that P2ZCIM to activate it, thereby
ensuring that its new name is updated in the Paragon switchʹs database.
Connecting P2ZCIMs as Tiers
The following diagram shows the final setup when connecting P2ZCIMs
as a tier. Up to 42 P2ZCIMs can be connected in one single chain.
1
2
3
Cat 5 cable
P2ZCIM
Server
I
Input
O
Output
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4
Paragon switch (the model shown in the illustration is
P2‐UMT832M)
5
6
P2ZCIM terminator (required for the last P2ZCIM in the chain)
“The last” P2ZCIM in the chain
All Paragon II components must be powered ON prior to P2ZCIM tier
installation. All servers in the P2ZCIM chain must be powered OFF prior
to installation.
When following the installation and configuration instructions below,
sort the Selection Menu by channel number, not by name. Display the
Selection Menu by pressing the F2 key on your keyboard and change the
sorting method by pressing the F12 key.
¾ To connect a P2ZCIM as a tier
1. Connect a Cat 5 UTP cable to the channel port on the Paragon II
switch reserved for the P2ZCIM chain.
2. Connect the other end of this Cat 5 UTP cable to the UTP OUT (O)
port on a P2ZCIM, which will be the first P2ZCIM in the chain.
3. Connect a server to the first P2ZCIM.
a. Connect the 6‐pin mini‐DIN keyboard and mouse and HD15
video connectors on the P2ZCIM to the server’s keyboard, mouse,
and video ports.
b. Place the P2ZCIM Terminator in the P2ZCIM’s UTP IN (I) port.
c. Power ON the server.
¾ To perform P2ZCIM channel configuration
1. At a user‐station Login screen, type admin in the User Name field
and press Enter.
2. Type the default password raritan or your new password, if
already changed, in the Password field and press Enter.
3. Press F5 to go to the Administration Menu and select the Channel
Configuration submenu.
4. Use the Ï and Ð or the Page Up and Page Down keys to highlight
the Paragon II channel where the P2ZCIM was just added.
5. Ensure that the Device field reads P2‐ZCIM for a P2ZCIM.
6. If P2‐ZCIM does not appear in the Device field:
a. Press Tab until the Device field is highlighted and then press
Enter—the highlight will turn light blue.
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b. Use the Ï and Ð keys to change device type to P2‐ZCIM and
press Enter—the light blue highlight will return to yellow.
c. Press S to save the change, or press Esc to exit without saving.
7. If a more descriptive name is desired:
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
green as you begin to type.
c. Press S to save the change, or press Esc to exit without saving.
8. Press F2 to go to the Selection Menu, select the tiered P2ZCIM device,
and press Enter to validate that the second‐tier P2ZCIM is properly
configured.
¾ To name the server channel on the Tiered Selection
menu of P2ZCIM
1. When the OSUI is onscreen, press F5 to go to the Administration
Menu.
2. Select the Channel Configuration submenu, and press Enter.
3. Select the P2ZCIM device channel.
4. Press G to bring up a Channel Configuration submenu for the CIM
chain.
5. Use the Ï and Ð keys to highlight the Name field of the server just
connected via P2ZCIM. The channel will display in black and the
highlight will turn yellow when it is selected.
6. Press Enter—the highlight will turn light blue.
7. Type the desired computer name—the highlight will turn green as
you begin to type.
8. Press Enter—the highlight will turn yellow.
9. Press S to save the new name.
10. Press F2 to return to the Selection Menu. Go to the Z‐CIM channel to
verify both of the name change and the server operation are OK.
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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 actually added in the chain. After resizing, only the number of
channels you specify will be shown on the OSUI screen. Resizing the
P2ZCIM chain does not change the name of the chain. It changes only the
size. Next time when you add new P2ZCIMs to the chain, remember to
resize it again so the new P2ZCIMs can be displayed in the OSUI.
1. At a user‐station Login screen, type admin in the User Name field
and press Enter.
2. Type raritan or your new password in the Password field and
press Enter.
3. If the Selection Menu is not sorted by the channel number, press F12
to toggle the sorting.
4. Press the F5 key.
5. Select the Channel Configuration submenu and press Enter.
6. Use the Ï and Ð or the Page Up and Page Down keys to select the
P2ZCIM chain you wish to resize.
7. Press Enter and type SetPZSize-NN(NN represents the two‐digit
number for the size of your chain, from 01‐42).
8. Press Enter.
9. Press S to save the new chain size.
10. Press F2 to go to the Selection Menu and verify that the chain size has
changed.
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¾ To refresh a P2ZCIM chain
The Refresh command resets the Communication Addresses of each
P2ZCIM by reassigning all Communication Addresses sequentially. All
active P2ZCIM channels will be rearranged so they are placed together in
the former part of the channel list.
1. At a user‐station Login screen, type admin in the User Name field
and press Enter.
2. Type raritan or your new password in the Password field and
press Enter.
3. If the Selection Menu is not sorted by the channel number, press F12
to toggle the sorting.
4. Press the F5 key.
5. Select the Channel Configuration submenu and press Enter.
6. Use the Ï and Ð or the Page Up and Page Down keys to select the
P2ZCIM chain you wish to refresh.
7. Press Enter and type RefreshPZ.
8. Press Enter again.
9. Press S to refresh the chain.
10. Press F2 to go to the Selection Menu and verify that channel order of
the chain has been refreshed.
Important: Please follow the guideline here to ensure that there is
enough power to support all P2ZCIMs in a chain.
For Paragon I UMT242, 442, 832 and 1664 with hardware III and
Paragon II firmware, and Paragon II switches, in chains up to 20
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individual P2ZCIM units at least one P2ZCIM must be powered ON; in
P2ZCIM chains from 21 to 42 P2ZCIM units, at least 15 P2ZCIMs must
be powered ON.
P2ZCIM LED Status
The LED on each P2ZCIM indicates its operational state:
•
If the LED blinks rapidly: P2ZCIM does not have a confirmed
Communication Address.
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If the LED is primarily off and blinks on every two (2) seconds:
P2ZCIM has a confirmed Communication Address but is not
switched to that Address.
•
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If the LED is on and blinks on/off rapidly when there is
keyboard/mouse traffic: CIM has a confirmed Communication
Address and is switched to that Address.
Note: The P2ZCIM will blink from time to time even if there is no
keyboard/mouse traffic; this demonstrates that the P2ZCIM is
operating normally and not locked.
If the LED is blinking on and off but at a regulated, moderate speed
(that is, every half second): that P2ZCIM is acting as Manager of the
chain.
Paragon II and Z-CIMs
Z‐CIM installation requires that servers are assigned names when added
to the Z‐CIM chain. The default name of any Z‐CIM is its serial number,
which is not meaningful to you. In order to name the Z‐CIM, it must be
connected to a server that is powered on and to the Paragon switch to get
status and name assignment.
To organize and track Z‐CIMs and the servers to which they are
connected, we recommend one of two methods:
•
Record the serial numbers of the Z‐CIMs connected to each server,
and then name all Z‐CIMs at one time after the chain is complete.
•
First complete the chain and then power on the Z‐CIM one at a time,
checking the serial number on the Z‐CIM as it is connected, and
assigning the proper name to the proper server Z‐CIM.
When naming or renaming a Z‐CIM, switch to that Z‐CIM to activate it,
thereby ensuring that its new name is updated in the Paragon switchʹs
database.
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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
2
3
4
Cat 5 cable
I
Input
Output
Z‐CIM (UKVMSPD or UKVMSC)
O
Server
Paragon switch (the model shown in the illustration is
P2‐UMT832M)
5
6
Z‐CIM terminator (required for the last Z‐CIM in the chain)
“The last” Z‐CIM in the chain
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All Paragon II components must be powered ON prior to Z‐CIM tier
installation. All servers and components in the Z‐CIM chain must be
powered OFF prior to installation.
When following the installation and configuration instructions below,
sort the Selection Menu by channel number, not by name. Display the
menu by pressing the F2 key on your keyboard and change the sorting
method by pressing the F12 key.
¾ To connect a Z-CIM as a tier
1. Connect a Cat 5 UTP cable to the channel port on the Paragon II
switch reserved for the Z‐CIM chain.
2. Connect the other end of this Cat 5 UTP cable to the UTP OUT port
on a Z‐CIM, which will be the first Z‐CIM in the chain.
3. Connect a server to the first Z‐CIM.
a. Connect the 6‐pin mini‐DIN keyboard and mouse and HD15
video connectors on the CIM to server’s keyboard, mouse, and
video ports.
b. Place the CIM Terminator in the CIM’s UTP IN port.
c. Power ON the server.
¾ To perform Z-CIM channel configuration
1. At a user‐station Login screen, type adminin the User Name field
and press Enter.
2. Type the default password raritanor your new password, if
already changed, in the Password field and press Enter.
3. Press F5 to go to the Administration Menu and select the Channel
Configuration submenu.
4. Use the Ï and Ð or the Page Up and Page Down keys to highlight
the Paragon II channel where the Z‐CIM was just added.
5. Ensure that the Device field reads ʺZSeriesʺ for a Z‐CIM.
6. If ZSeries does not appear in the Device field:
a. Press Tab until the Device field is highlighted and then press
Enter—the highlight will turn light blue.
b. Use the Ï and Ð keys to change device type to ZSeries and press
Enter—the light blue highlight will return to yellow.
c. Press S to save the change, or press Esc to exit without saving.
7. If a more descriptive name is desired:
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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
green as you begin to type.
c. Press S to save the change, or press Esc to exit without saving.
8. Press F2 to go to the Selection Menu, select the tiered Z‐CIM device,
and press Enter to validate that the second‐tier Z‐CIM is properly
configured.
¾ To name the server channel on the Tiered Selection
Menu of Z-CIM
1. When the OSUI is on screen, press F5 to go to the Administration
Menu.
2. Select the Channel Configuration submenu, and press Enter.
3. Select the Z‐CIM device channel.
4. Press G to bring up a Channel Configuration submenu for the CIM
chain.
5. Use the Ï and Ð keys to highlight the Name field of the server just
connected via Z‐CIM. The channel will display in black and the
highlight will turn yellow when it is selected.
6. Press Enter—the highlight will turn light blue.
7. Type the desired server name—the highlight will turn green as you
begin to type.
8. Press Enter—the highlight will turn yellow.
9. Press S to save the new name.
10. Press F2 to return to the Selection Menu, and verify that the server
name on the Z‐CIM chain is changed successfully, and the server
operation is normal.
¾ To attach a new Z-CIM to the existing Z-CIM chain
1. Remove the Z‐CIM Terminator from the UTP IN port of the last
Z‐CIM in the chain and set aside.
2. Connect a Cat 5 UTP cable to UTP IN port on the last Z‐CIM in the
chain.
3. Connect the other end of this Cat 5 UTP cable to the UTP OUT port
on the next Z‐CIM/server currently being added to the chain.
4. Place the Z‐CIM Terminator in the added Z‐CIM’s UTP IN port.
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5. Power ON the server.
6. (Optional) Connect a local user console to the UKVMSC Z‐CIM.
7. Name the newly added server by repeating the steps described in the
previous section—To name the server channel on the Tiered
Selection Menu of Z‐CIM.
8. Press F2 to return to the Selection Menu. Go to the Z‐CIM channel to
verify both of the name change and the server operation are OK.
Repeat the steps in the above sections for each server to be added to the
chain. Name and test each server as it is added. Follow the steps below to
add the rest of the Z‐CIM chain of servers.
•
•
Insert a new Z‐CIM in the chain
Name the server channel on the tiered Selection Menu of Z‐CIM
Important: Please follow these guidelines to ensure that there is
enough power to support all Z‐CIMs in a chain.
For Paragon I UMT242, 442, 832 and 1664 with hardware III and
Paragon II firmware, and Paragon II switches, in chains up to 20
individual Z‐CIM units at least one Z‐CIM must be powered ON; in
Z‐CIMs chains from 21 to 42 Z‐CIM units, at least 15 Z‐CIMs must be
powered ON.
At least 75% of UKVMSPD Z‐CIMs in the chain must be powered ON
in order for the chain to be recognized by the Paragon switch.
Using a UKVMSPD Z-CIM with a Local PC
To grant specific access to a local PC from a certain user station and to
access the Paragon system servers also, insert a UKVMSPD dual‐access
CIM between a user station and a Base Unit.
1. If you have not already done so, install your Paragon system as
2. Disconnect the cable that connects the user station to the Base Unit
from the Base Unit’s user port.
3. Connect the free end of this cable to the UKVMSPD RJ45 port labeled
“UTP OUT.”
4. Connect another Cat 5 cable from the UKVMSPD RJ45 port labeled
“UTP IN” to the Base Unit’s user port (where you just disconnected
the other cable).
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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 into the server’s 6‐pin mini‐DIN keyboard port. Plug
the light green 6‐pin mini‐DIN strand into the server’s 6‐pin
mini‐DIN mouse port.
6. Plug in and power ON the server. If the UKVMSPD is installed and
operating properly, the UKVMSPD green LED will start blinking
(once per second when the UKVMSPD is idle, more quickly while
data passes in either direction).
Once this installation is finished, activate Local PC Mode on the user
station:
1. Log in at the attached user station.
2. Press the hot key (default: Scroll Lock) twice rapidly to activate the
OSUI.
3. Press F4 to activate the User Profile menu.
4. Use Tab or the Ï and Ð keys to move the highlight to the Local PC
field.
5. Press Enter. The Local PC field will turn green.
6. Use the Ï and Ð to toggle the value of the field to “On.”
7. Press Enter. The highlight will turn yellow.
8. Press S to save the change. If you do not wish to save changes, press
the Esc key to abort the changes.
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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 viewing the OSUI. The user station will immediately switch you to
the local PC. To return to the Paragon system and its switched servers,
activate the OSUI by pressing the hot key twice (default: Scroll Lock),
and access any of the listed servers from the Selection Menu.
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Chapter 6 Managing IBM BladeCenter
Servers
Paragon II provides access to the blade servers installed in one IBM
BladeCenter® chassis via a single CIM plugged into the chassisʹ
Management Module (MM) or Advanced Management Module (AMM).
The CIM specific to IBM BladeCenter is either P2CIM‐APS2‐B for PS/2
keyboard and mouse, or P2CIM‐AUSB‐B for USB keyboard and mouse.
The following BladeCenter systems are supported:
•
BladeCenter E (also referred to as model 8677)
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With MM model 48P7055
With AMM model 25R5778
•
BladeCenter H (also referred to as model 8852)
With AMM model 25R5778
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IBM has updated the BladeCenter frequently since its original release. For
best results, please use P2CIM‐AUSB‐B firmware level 0A6 or later.
Paragon treats one IBM BladeCenter chassis as one tiered device similar
to the Z‐CIM chain. However, Paragon II does not detect and display the
real‐time blade server status in the OSUI as it does to the Z‐CIM chain.
You must issue a refresh command for the following scenarios:
•
When connecting the IBM BladeCenter to the Paragon system for the
first time
•
When there are changes made to BladeCenterʹs hardware
configuration, such as unplugging, plugging or swapping any blade
server(s), or powering off any blade server(s)
The refresh command updates the OSUI channel information of blade
servers to reflect current blade server status.
In This Chapter
Refreshing Channel Status ...........................................................................131
Renaming a Blade Server..............................................................................133
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Chapter 6: Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers
Refreshing Channel Status
1. Log in to the Paragon system as an administrator. Type adminin the
User Name field, press Enter, and type the password (default:
raritan, all lowercase) in the Password field.
2. Make sure the Selection Menu is sorted by the channel number. If not,
press F12 to toggle the sorting.
3. Press F5 to enter the Administration Menu.
4. Select the Channel Configuration submenu, and press Enter.
5. Use the Ï and Ð or the Page Up and Page Down keys to select the
channel port to which the IBM BladeCenter is connected, and press
Enter.
6. Type RefreshBLD-I. Please note this is a case‐sensitive command.
7. Press Enter.
8. Press S to refresh the BladeCenter channel status. It takes 2 to 4
minutes to complete refreshing, depending on your blade serversʹ
installation status.
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9. Press F2 to go to the Selection Menu and verify that blade server
status has been updated. Green channels indicate that there is a blade
server installed and it is powered on; black channels indicate that
either there is no blade server installed or the installed blade server is
powered off.
If any user is accessing a blade server while the refresh command is
issued by the administrator, two results are possible:
•
If the keyboard/mouse activity has been idle for more than 200ms, the
user(s) will be disconnected and the refresh command is executed.
•
Otherwise, the refresh command is NOT executed and the message
“BladeServer is occupied” will be displayed in the message bar.
Renaming a BladeCenter Chassis
By default, IBM BladeCenter is named “IBM‐Blade” in the Selection
Menu of Paragon system.
1. When the OSUI is onscreen, press F5 to go to the Administration
Menu.
2. Select the Channel Configuration submenu, and press Enter.
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3. Select the IBM BladeCenterʹs 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 Enter—the highlight will turn yellow.
6. Press S to save the new name.
7. Press F2 to verify the new name in the Selection Menu.
Renaming a Blade Server
By default, each of IBM BladeCenter server is named “IBM‐Blade01,”
“IBM‐Blade02,” and so on.
1. When the OSUI is onscreen, press F5 to go to the Administration
Menu.
2. Select the Channel Configuration submenu, and press Enter.
3. Select the IBM BladeCenterʹs channel.
4. Press G to bring up a Channel Configuration menu for the IBM
BladeCenter servers.
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5. Use the Ï and Ð keys to highlight the Name field of any server
whose name you want to edit.
6. Press Enter—the highlight will turn light blue.
7. Type the desired server name—the highlight will turn green as you
begin to type.
8. Press Enter—the highlight will turn yellow.
9. Repeat steps 5 through 8 if you want to edit other serversʹ names.
10. Press S to save the new name(s).
11. Press F2 to go to the Selection Menu and verify whether the server
names are changed.
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Chapter 7 Configurations
The aim of the Main Units (such as P2‐UMT1664“M”) and Stacking Units
(such as P2‐UMT1664“S”) is to allow users to build the Paragon system to
include additional channel ports and the tiers up to three levels, so that
more users and channels can be configured to control more servers. The
system does not need to be over‐redundant in accessibility, but
administrators should consider the configurations illustrated in this
chapter. In more complex stacked Paragon setups, there are important
guidelines about legal and illegal device configurations that must be
followed to ensure functionality.
In This Chapter
Principles of Re‐Connection.........................................................................135
Tiered Configurations...................................................................................136
Stacked Configurations.................................................................................139
Loop‐Back Configuration .............................................................................148
Principles of Re-Connection
When a change is made to a connected tiered device, we recommended
that power to all devices is recycled, if possible. This includes the device
where the connection is changed directly, as well as all devices below it in
the system architecture.
The sequence of power recycling should start from the HIGHEST tiered
device and end with the Base Unit (first‐tier Paragon switch). For
example, in a “Single Base” configuration (only one Paragon switch as the
Base Unit), if a connection change is made at a device on the third tier, the
sequence of power recycling should be as follows:
•
•
•
The third‐tier device with the changed connection
The second‐tier device connected to the third‐tier device
The Base Unit
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Tiered Configurations
Standard Tiered Configurations
Common Guidelines for Tiering Configuration
•
Only Paragon I with hardware version HW3 (running Paragon II
code) or Paragon II Main Unit can serve as Base Units (first tier).
•
The version of Base Unit(s), both hardware and firmware, must
always be later than or at least equal to the version of other tiered
devices.
•
•
A maximum of three tiers, including the Base Unit, is permitted.
Devices that are not Paragon switches but come with two or more
channel ports, such as Raritan MasterConsole, CompuSwitch, Z‐CIM,
or P2ZCIM, are treated as tiered devices. These devices cannot act as
Base Units in a Paragon II system and can be connected only to a Base
Unit or to a second‐tier Paragon switch.
Note: The easiest way to determine if the hardware version of your
Paragon I unit is HW3 is to check the number of its stacking ports on the
rear side. If there is only one stacking port, the hardware version is HW3.
Guidelines for Single Base Configuration
A single base configuration could be two‐tier or three‐tier configuration.
It is composed of one Paragon Main Unit, serving as the Base Unit, and
second‐tier or even third‐tier device(s).
Initialization
•
After all devices have been connected, power on the devices from
UPPER tier to lower tier. For example, power on the second‐tier
device(s) first and then the Base Unit in a two‐tier configuration.
•
After initialization, each tiered device has an updated database.
Guidelines for changing connections of tiered devices:
Example A: Relocating a higher‐tier device (refer to dotted line)
1. Disconnect some or all of the user ports on the third‐tier unit
(UMT‐3A) that connect to the channel ports of the second‐tier unit
(UMT‐2A) and re‐connect the user ports to the channel ports of
another second‐tier unit (UMT‐2B).
2. Recycle the power of all impacted devices. This is recommended to
build a clean database for Paragon switches. Sequence of recycling
power is from the HIGHEST tier (third tier) to the Base Unit. In our
example: UMT‐3A Æ UMT‐2A Æ UMT‐2B Æ UMT‐1.
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The operation is the same for tiered devices that are not Paragon
switches.
A
B
Tiered devices that are not Paragon switches
Paragon switches (UMT‐x)
C
User stations
Guidelines for Multiple Base Configuration
A multiple base configuration could be two‐tier or three‐tier
configuration. It is composed of more than one Paragon Main Unit,
serving as Base Units, and second‐tier or even third‐tier devices.
Initialization
•
•
After all devices have been connected, power on the devices from
UPPER tier to lower tier. For example, power on the second‐tier
device(s) first and then the Base Units in a two‐tier configuration.
After initialization, each tiered device has an updated database.
Guidelines for changing connections of tiered devices:
Example A: Relocating a third‐tier device with multiple second‐tier connections
(refer to red line in the diagram):
1. Disconnect some or all of the user ports on an third‐tier unit
(UMT‐3A) that connect to the channel ports of second‐tier units
(UMT‐2A and UMT‐2C) and re‐connect the user ports to the channel
ports of another second‐tier unit (UMT‐2B).
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2. Recycle the power of all impacted devices. This is recommended to
build a clean database for Paragon switches. Sequence of recycling
power is from the HIGHEST tier (third tier) to the Base Unit. In our
example: UMT‐3A Æ UMT‐2A Æ UMT‐2B Æ UMT‐2C Æ UMT‐ 1A
Æ UMT‐1B.
Example B: Relocating a second‐tier device with multiple base connections (refer
to blue line in the diagram):
1. Disconnect some or all of the user ports on a tiered device (UMT‐2C)
that connect to the channel ports of a Base Unit (UMT‐1A) and
re‐connect those user ports to another Base Unit (UMT‐1B).
2. Recycle the power of impacted devices. This is recommended to
build a clean database for Paragon switches. Sequence of recycling
power is from the HIGHEST tier (second tier) to the Base Unit. In our
example: UMT‐2C Æ UMT‐1A Æ UMT‐1B.
The operation is the same for tiered devices that are not Paragon
switches.
Red color
Blue color
Example A
Example B
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Stacked Configurations
Definition of Stacked Configuration:
•
The Paragon II Stacking Unit expands the number of available
channel ports in a single switching unit. It does not add user ports.
ƒ
P2‐UMT1664S has four 68‐pin expansion ports. Two are input
ports and two are output ports. P2‐UMT832S has only one 68‐pin
expansion input port and one output port.
•
The Paragon II Main Unit comes with both of user ports and channel
ports. It has a database to store information such as system
configuration, user profiles, channel configuration, and so on.
ƒ
P2‐UMT1664M has two 68‐pin expansion ports, and
P2‐UMT832M has one 68‐pin expansion port. These represent
input ports.
•
•
One or more Paragon II Stacking Units connect to a Paragon II Main
Unit through stacking cables in a daisy chain connection—that is, the
expansion port of a P2‐UMT832M connects to the expansion output
port of a P2‐UMT832S, and the expansion input port of this
P2‐UMT832S connects to the expansion output port of another
P2‐UMT832S to form a daisy chain.
The Main Unit can be a Base Unit or a second‐tier or third‐tier device.
ƒ
The Stacking Unit that connects to a Main Unit becomes an
automatic extension of the Main Unit.
System Constraints:
•
•
The Base Unit should be a P2‐UMT1664M / P2‐UMT832M Main Unit.
The Base Unitʹs hardware and firmware versions must always be the
latest released version of Paragon II product in a closed configuration
system.
•
A Paragon I product with hardware version HW3 (running Paragon
II firmware) can accommodate only one Stacking Unit.
Note: The easiest way to determine if the hardware version of your
Paragon I unit is HW3 is to check the number of its stacking ports on
the rear side. If it has only one stacking port, the hardware version is
HW3.
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•
•
•
Up to three P2‐UMT832S units (Stacking Units) can be connected to
one P2‐UMT832M unit (Main Unit).
Only one P2‐UMT1664S unit (Stacking Unit) can be connected to one
P2‐1664M unit (Main Unit).
A maximum of 128 channel ports (Main Unit + Stacking Units) is
permitted. When a P2‐UMT1664M unit acts as the Main Unit, only
one P2‐UMT1664S Stacking Unit can be in daisy chain with it. When a
P2‐UMT832M unit acts as the Main Unit, up to three P2‐UMT832S
Stacking Units can be in the daisy chain.
•
•
You cannot mix unlike configurations of Main Units and Stacking
Units. For example, you cannot use a P2‐UMT832S Stacking Unit
with a UMT1664 Main Unit and vice versa.
These cannot be used as Stacking Units: P2‐UMT1664M,
P2‐UMT832M, UMT1664, UMT832 (Paragon I with hardware version
HW3).
Important: Never power off a Stacking Unit when it is still
CONNECTED to a Main Unit. Doing so will cause the channel color
display in the OSUI Selection Menu to become abnormal. To power off
the Stacking Unit, you must disconnect it from the Main Unit first. See
additional information.
Standard Stacked Configurations
This section shows both of supported and unsupported connection
configurations. In the diagrams of this section, two letters “I” and “O”
represent the following meanings:
I
Input
O
Output
Single Base with Stacking
Example A: Non‐blocked System—P2‐UMT1664M
Standard configuration—any user can access any channel port in the
system.
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Example B: Non‐blocked System—P2‐UMT832M
Standard configuration—any user can access any channel port in the
system.
Example C: P2‐UMT1664M—Stacked and Tiered
Standard configuration—any user can access any channel port in the
system.
Example D: P2‐UMT832M—Stacked and Tiered
Standard configuration—any user can access any channel port in the
system.
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Example E: Illegal Configuration
Illegal configurations are those that are not currently supported by
Paragon II.
Example F: Illegal Configuration
Example G: Illegal Configuration
Example H: Illegal Configuration
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Non-Standard Tiered Configurations
Guidelines for Existing Firmware Versions
Non‐Standard tiered configurations are those configurations supported
by Paragon II, but require special procedure in order to function properly.
These include:
•
•
•
Triangle Configuration
Single Diamond Configuration
Redundant Configuration
Recovery:
•
After any re‐connection subsequent to the Non‐Standard tiered
configuration, all Paragon switches should undergo a FUNC reset to
clear the database. See ʺReset Unitʺ under Paragon II Front Panel
the database. This procedure should be performed starting from the
third‐tier device down to the Base Unit.
•
Whenever a third‐tier Paragon switch is replaced, all of the
second‐tier Paragon switches and Base Units should undergo a
FUNC reset.
•
•
Whenever a second‐tier Paragon switch is replaced, all of the Base
Units should undergo a FUNC reset.
Whenever a base‐tier Paragon switch (Base Unit) is replaced, only the
new Paragon switch should undergo a FUNC reset.
Triangle Configuration
¾ The following procedure must be followed to ensure this configuration
functions properly:
After re‐connection, all Paragon switches must undergo a FUNC reset to
clear the switchesʹ database. See ʺReset Unitʺ under Paragon II Front
clearing the database. This procedure should be performed starting from
the third‐tier device down to the Base Unit.
•
Execute the FUNC reset in the following order: UMT‐3 Æ UMT‐2 Æ
UMT‐1.
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Diamond Configurations
Single diamond configuration:
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
both UMT‐3A and UMT‐3B. The Base Unit (UMT‐1) administrator has
access to all Paragon switches in the single diamond configuration.
¾ The following procedure must be followed to ensure this configuration
functions properly:
ƒ
After re‐connection, all Paragon switches should undergo a
FUNC reset to clear the database. See ʺReset Unitʺ under
more information on clearing the database. This procedure
should be performed starting from the third‐tier device down to
the Base Unit.
ƒ
Execute the FUNC reset in the following order: UMT‐3A Æ
UMT‐2A Æ UMT‐2B Æ UMT‐1.
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Double diamond configuration
Officially, the Double Diamond configuration is NOT a Raritan‐approved
solution if Stacking Units or P2‐HubPac is included in the configuration.
Therefore, it is highly recommended to avoid this configuration
especially when using Paragon II Stacking Units or P2‐HubPac.
Redundant Configuration
These configurations are simply more complex configurations, and might
be used to ensure redundancy; every Base Unit is configured to another,
in case of individual system failure.
¾ The procedure outlined below must be followed to ensure this configuration
functions properly:
ƒ
After installation, all Paragon switches should undergo a FUNC
reset to clear the database. See ʺReset Unitʺ under Paragon II
information on clearing the database. This procedure should be
performed starting from the third‐tier device down to the Base
Unit.
ƒ
ƒ
Execute the FUNC reset in the following order: UMT‐3A Æ
UMT‐3B Æ UMT‐2A Æ UMT‐2B Æ UMT‐1A Æ UMT‐1B.
Whenever a third‐tier Paragon switch is replaced, all of the
second‐tier Paragon switches and Base Units should undergo a
FUNC reset.
ƒ
Whenever a second‐tier Paragon switch is replaced, all of the Base
Units should undergo a FUNC reset.
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Whenever a base‐tier Paragon switch (Base Unit) is replaced, only
the new Paragon switch should undergo a FUNC reset.
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In order to make a redundant configuration system operate more
efficiently, the following connection scheme between tiers is
recommended:
•
•
Assume there are two Paragon Base Units: UMT‐1A and UMT‐1B
Assume there are three second‐tier Paragon switches: UMT‐2A,
UMT‐2B, and UMT‐2C
•
Channel connection of UMT‐1A
ƒ
ƒ
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Channel ports 3*N+1 (1, 4, 7….) connect to UMT‐2A user ports
sequentially, starting from user port 1
Channel ports 3*N+2 (2, 5, 8….) connect to UMT‐2B user ports
sequentially, starting from user port 1
Channel ports 3*N (3, 6, 9….) connect to UMT‐2C user ports
sequentially, starting from user port 1
•
Channel connection of UMT‐1B
ƒ
ƒ
ƒ
Channel ports 3*N+1 (1, 4, 7….) connect to UMT‐2A user ports
sequentially, starting from the available user port.
Channel ports 3*N+2 (2, 5, 8….) connect to UMT‐2B user ports
sequentially, starting from the available user port.
Channel ports 3*N (3, 6, 9….) connect to UMT‐2C user port
sequentially, starting from the available user port.
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P2-HubPac Configuration 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 the Multiple Video function in a system involving the
P2‐HubPac, each ʺswitch portʺ of the same five‐port cluster of the
P2‐HubPac must be attached to a Paragon switch connected to a
DIFFERENT Base Unit.
In other words, the Paragon switches connected to the same cluster
cannot share the same Paragon Base Unit.
This diagram indicates the four switch ports on a five‐port cluster. The
switch ports are marked as x‐1, x‐2, x‐3 and x‐4 respectively (x represents
the cluster number).
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In the following illustrations, the Paragon Base Units are UMT‐1A,
UMT‐1B, UMT‐1C and UMT‐1D. You can connect the HubPacʹs switch
ports either to the Base Units or to the “Stacking Units” attached with
these Base Units. The Multiple Video function works properly in such a
configuration.
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—OR—
You may connect the switch ports to the tiered Paragon switches of
different Base Units. The Multiple Video function remains workable in this
configuration.
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P2-HubPac Configuration and Multiple Video
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 Multiple Video feature properly, do not connect the
P2‐HubPac to the Paragon Base Unit and its tiered Paragon switches.
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Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade
To incorporate the newest Paragon II features, you can upgrade Paragon
II Main Units, Stacking Units, user stations and P2‐HubPac with the latest
firmware on Raritan’s website. Upgrades can be done via the network or
the RS‐232 connection.
Read the following sections if the device you want to upgrade is a
Paragon Main Unit, Stacking Unit or user station. If the device is
chapter for the upgrade procedure.
In This Chapter
General Update Procedure...........................................................................153
Failsafe Upgrade Feature..............................................................................156
General Update Procedure
Procedures for firmware upgrade of the Paragon II Main Unit, Stacking
Unit, and user stations (P2‐UST, P2‐EUST or P2‐EUST/C) all include these
major steps.
STEP 1: Download the latest firmware and release notes
STEP 2: Establish a connection between the device and the PC
running Paragon Update
STEP 3: (Optional) Verify the stacking‐related configuration
STEP 4: Launch the Paragon Update utility
¾ STEP 1: Download the latest firmware and release notes
1. Use your browser to visit Raritanʹs Firmware Upgrades webpage
2. Click Paragon II to locate the latest firmware version for the device
you want to upgrade.
3. Click that firmware.
4. Click START DOWNLOAD.
5. Click Save and specify the location to save the file.
6. After the download completes, unzip the downloaded file. The
extracted files include the newest Paragon Update utility, .hex files,
and so on. The .hex file is a firmware file.
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7. (Optional) For some versions, such as version 4.2, the associated
release notes are not covered in the downloaded firmware file, so
locate the release notes and download it by repeating the above steps
4 to 6.
8. Read the release notes for any necessary information.
¾ STEP 2: Establish a connection between the device and
the PC running Paragon Update
The device intended to upgrade must be connected to the PC that will run
the Paragon Update utility. There are two types of connections
depending on your device.
•
Network: If your device comes with a LAN port, such as Paragon II
Main Unit, upgrade it by connecting it to the network and assigning
an IP address to it. However, for Paragon II Stacking Unit, it must be
upgraded by connecting to the Main Unit which is connected to the
network.
•
RS‐232 Cable: For those devices without the network port, such as
user stations, this is the only method to upgrade them. Connect the
device to one of the serial ports of the PC that runs the Paragon
Update utility via the RS‐232 cable.
Note: One DB9 male‐to‐female serial (RS‐232) cable is shipped with
the user station. It is a direct cable that can be used to upgrade the
firmware with TXD, RXD and GND signals.
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¾ STEP 3: (Optional) Verify the stacking-related
configuration
This step is necessary when any Stacking Unit is connected to the Main
Unit and the firmware upgrade of Stacking Units is also desired. For
regular firmware upgrade which does not involve the boot loader or
failsafe feature, Paragon allows you to update the Main Unit and “ALL”
Stacking Units that are connected to it in one single operation.
Before upgrading the Stacking Units, ensure these requirements are met.
•
The Stacking Units are properly connected to the Main Unit and
powered on.
•
The “Stacking Support” setting in the Main Unit corresponds to the
number of connected Stacking Units—that is, if there are three
Stacking Units connected to the Main Unit, set the setting to 3. See the
“Stacking Support” section under Paragon II Front Panel Display
•
The value of the “Set Stack ID” setting in every connected Stacking
Unit is unique: 1 up to 3. See Installing the Paragon P2‐UMT832S
Note: For “special” firmware upgrade involving the boot loader or
failsafe feature, only one Stacking Unit is allowed to be connected to the
¾ STEP 4: Launch the Paragon Update utility
Specify the device(s) to upgrade and the appropriate firmware in the
Paragon Update utility. Note that Paragon Update utilized to upgrade
devices must be the latest version downloaded along with the firmware.
This is to ensure the upgrade is performed successfully. The update
utilityʹs filename is “ParagonUpdate_xxx.exe” (xxx represents the
version).
1. Double click “ParagonUpdate_xxx.exe.” The Paragon Update
window appears.
2. Enter the information of the device that you want to upgrade in the
Paragon Update utility, including the deviceʹs name, IP address or
the number of the serial port where the device connects, and so on.
3. Select the device by selecting its checkbox ( ).
4. Click Load Hex File and navigate to select the appropriate firmware
file.
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5. Click Send To Paragon.
6. Click Yes. Then the utility starts to upgrade the selected device. If the
device is a Main Unit, the Main Unit and every Stacking Unit (if any)
connected to it are upgraded at one time.
For more details of the Paragon Update utility, see Paragon Manager
User Guide, which is available on the “User Manuals & Quick Setup
Guides” CD or on Raritanʹs Product Documentation webpage
Note: Usually the .hex file for updating the firmware of both the Main
and Stacking Units is the one whose name is “P2‐xxx” (xxx represents the
version) unless you are updating these units for obtaining failsafe
upgrade feature or it is an update failure case for the Stacking Unit. If so,
see later sections in this chapter for the appropriate .hex file.
Failsafe Upgrade Feature
In the past, whenever a firmware update failure occurred on the Paragon
II Main Unit, Stacking Unit or a P2‐UST user station, a return to Raritan is
required for function restoration. Now Raritan provides the FAILSAFE
upgrade capability, which enables you to restore its function back to
normal by yourself when any update failure occurs.
The versions of firmware and/or boot loader required for
different devices to support the failsafe upgrade feature
Device
Required version
Main Unit
Firmware version: Any version after 3B0K
Boot loader version: 0C4 or later
Stacking Unit
Main Unitʹs firmware version: 3E5 or later
Stacking Unitʹs boot loader version: 0C5 or later
P2‐EUST or P2‐EUST/C user station Firmware version: Any version
P2‐UST user station
Firmware version: 1F9 or later
Note: Boot loader is displayed as “F/W Loader” on the Front Panel LCD
display.
The above‐mentioned devices in Paragon II version 4.2 or later are
already implemented with the failsafe upgrade feature. If your devices
belong to earlier versions, you can upgrade them with the appropriate
Paragon Update utility (version 2.4.1 or later). See subsequent sections for
how to upgrade different devices for failsafe upgrade feature.
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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: Remove all Stacking Units
STEP 2: Upgrade the boot loader
STEP 3: Upgrade the firmware code
Important: During the boot loader upgrade process, the Main Unitʹs
settings are not accessible. Therefore, please note down your Main
Unitʹs IP address before starting the boot loader upgrade.
STEP 1: Remove all Stacking Units
1. Disconnect any Stacking Unit(s) from the Main Unit.
2. Set the Main Unitʹs stacking support to “0.” See the “Stacking
Support” section under Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls
3. The Main Unit restarts itself.
STEP 2: Upgrade the boot loader
Although you may upgrade the Main Unit through TCP/IP, it is highly
recommended to upgrade the boot loader by connecting the cross‐over
network cable between the Main Unit and the PC with Paragon Update to
avoid any potential risk.
1. Download the appropriate firmware version from Raritanʹs website.
See STEP 1: Download the Latest Firmware and Release Notes
2. Launch the Paragon Update utility: select “R‐P2BL‐0C4.hex” as the
firmware update file, and click the “Send To Paragon” button. See
Paragon Manager User Guide for detailed operation.
3. Wait until the upgrade process finishes.
Important: Interrupting the boot‐loader upgrade process could
result in permanent damage to the system.
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4. When the update completes, a message “Device Update Successful”
appears on the PCʹs monitor. The Main Unitʹs LCD panel displays the
following message, which indicates the boot loader is upgraded
successfully.
STEP 3: Upgrade the firmware code
Follow the procedures described in General Update Procedure (on page
153) to upgrade the Main Unit with the latest firmware whose name is
“P2‐xxx.hex” (xxx represents the version).
¾ To verify the firmware version
Use the Function Menu on the Front Panel to check the firmware version.
information.
¾ To recover Main Units after upgrade failure
When any upgrade failure takes place, you can simply return the function
back to normal with the Main Unitʹs failsafe capability.
1. Check the Front Panel LCD display to see whether the Main Unit
enters the boot loader mode as shown below:
If not, press and hold and on the Front Panel of the Main Unit
simultaneously, and power cycle the Main Unit at the same time. This
forces it to enter the boot loader mode.
2. Repeat the same upgrade procedure:
ƒ
ƒ
Activate the Paragon Update utility again
Select the same firmware file that was chosen when the upgrade
failure occurred
ƒ
Click the Send To Paragon button. For details on the operation of
the Paragon Update utility. See Paragon Manager User Guide for
more details.
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Stacking Units
¾ To update Stacking Units for Failsafe Upgrade feature
If the boot loader version of your Stacking Unit is earlier than 0C5, it does
not have the failsafe capability, and you must upgrade it if the failsafe
feature is desired. The upgrade of the Stacking Unit for failsafe capability
requires these requisites:
•
•
Keep only one Stacking Unit connected to the Main Unit at one time.
The Main Unit must be implemented with Paragon II 4.2 firmware or
later as detailed below.
Firmware compartment
Version
Boot loader
0C4 or later
Firmware code
3E5 or later
The major upgrade procedures may vary depending on the situation of
your devices. For example, if the boot loader version of your Main Unit is
already 0C4 and the firmware version is 3E5, you can skip STEP 1 below.
STEP 1: Update the Main Unitʹs boot loader to 0C4 and firmware to
3E5 or later
STEP 2: Keep only one Stacking Unit connected
STEP 3: Update the Stacking Unitʹs Firmware
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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 Main Unit is earlier than 0C4—you
must upgrade its boot loader to 0C4 or later. See Updating Main
details.
•
The boot loader version of the Main Unit is 0C4 or later, but its
firmware code is earlier than 3E5—download the firmware of version
4.2 or later, and upgrade it by following the procedure described in
is P2‐xxx.hex (xxx represents the version).
STEP 2: Keep only one Stacking Unit connected
To upgrade the Stacking Unit for obtaining the failsafe capability, only
one unit is allowed to connect to the Main Unit at one time. If there are
more than one Stacking Unit or no Stacking Unit connected to the Main
Unit, you must do the following:
1. Power off the Main and Stacking Units.
2. Connect only one Stacking Unit to the Main Unit.
3. Power on the Stacking Unit first.
4. Power on the Main Unit.
5. Set the Main Unitʹs stacking support to 1. See the “Stacking Support”
section under Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls (on page
16) for additional information.
6. Set the Stacking Unit ID to 1. See step 6 of Installing the Paragon
7. Power off both units.
8. Power on the Stacking Unit first.
9. Power on the Main Unit.
STEP 3: Update the Stacking Unit's firmware
Both of the Stacking Unitʹs firmware code and boot loader will be
updated after the following is done.
1. Make sure the Main Unit is connected, via network, to the PC that
will run Paragon Update.
2. Launch the Paragon Update utility: select “R‐P2SBL‐0C5.hex” as the
firmware file, and click the “Send To Paragon” button. See Paragon
Manager User Guide for detailed operation.
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Important: Do NOT interrupt the upgrade process. Otherwise it
results in permanent damages.
3. Stacking Unit automatically restarts itself after the update completes.
¾ To verify the firmware version
Use the Function Menu on the Front Panel to check the firmware version.
information.
¾ To recover Stacking Units after upgrade failure
If a Stacking Unit encounters the update failure, with its failsafe
capability, you can restore the Stacking Unitʹs function by yourself.
1. Make sure only one Stacking Unit (the one that encounters the update
failure) is connected to the Main Unit. If not, see STEP 2 in the
previous section ʺUpdating Stacking Units for Failsafe Upgrade
Featureʺ for instructions.
2. Check the Front Panel LCD display on the Stacking Unit to see
whether it enters the boot loader mode as shown below:
If not, press and hold FUNC and ESC on the Front Panel of the
Stacking Unit simultaneously, and power cycle the Stacking Unit at
the same time. This forces it to enter the boot loader mode.
to upgrade your Stacking Unit, but you must choose
“R‐P2SBL‐0C5.hex” as the firmware file.
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User Stations
The failsafe capability is a standard feature of P2‐EUST and P2‐EUST/C.
P2‐UST with firmware version earlier than 1F9 does not have this feature.
For an older P2‐UST, you can upgrade its firmware to get the failsafe
feature.
¾ To update user stations for Failsafe Upgrade feature
(P2-UST Only)
The procedures are the same as those outlined in General Update
P2‐UST user station for failsafe capability is “V5_1F9.hex” or later.
¾ To verify the firmware version
At the upgraded user station:
1. Activate the Paragon OSUI by pressing the hot key (default: Scroll
Lock) twice quickly.
2. Press F8 to display the user stationʹs version information.
¾ To recover user stations after upgrade failure
As long as your user station has the failsafe capability, you can restore its
function whenever the upgrade failure occurs.
1. Power cycle the user station.
2. Repeat the same upgrade process until the upgrade is finished
successfully.
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P2-HubPac Upgrade Operation
In order to upgrade your P2‐HubPac, 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. If you don’t have the cable, please contact
Raritan Technical Support. A special USB‐to‐RS485 driver is also needed
and can be obtained from Raritan Technical Support.
Different from other Paragon II devices, the firmware upgrade of the
HubPac requires the same upgrade operation to be performed 8 times on
the same HubPac device. This is because the HubPac contains 8 five‐port
clusters and each cluster needs to be upgraded one after another.
The following diagram illustrates a five‐port cluster, where x indicates
the cluster number.
Firmware upgrade of the HubPac covers these major steps:
STEP 1: Get the latest firmware, driver and release notes
STEP 2: Connect one cluster of the HubPac to the PC
STEP 3: Install the USB‐to‐RS485 driver on the PC
STEP 4: Launch the Paragon Update utility (version 2.4.4 or later)
STEP 5: Repeat STEP 2 and STEP 4 for the other clusters
¾ STEP 1: Get the latest firmware, driver and release
notes
1. Visit Raritan’s Firmware Upgrades webpage
2. Locate and download P2‐HubPac’s firmware and associated release
notes.
The download procedure is similar to the procedure described in the
section titled STEP 1: Download the Latest Firmware and Release
chapter. Therefore, you can refer to that section for details.
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3. Obtain the USB‐to‐RS485 driver from Raritan Technical Support.
¾ STEP 2: Connect one cluster of the HubPac to the PC
Now you can connect the HubPac, through the USB‐to‐RS485 cable, to the
PC that is used to upgrade the HubPac.
1. Connect the USB connector of the USB‐to‐RS485 cable to one USB
port of the PC.
2. Connect one CAT5 UTP cable to the RS232 (RS485) connector of the
USB‐to‐RS485 cable.
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3. Connect the other end of the same CAT5 UTP cable to the server
connection port of one cluster on the HubPac. The server connection
port is the leftmost port on a cluster, and it is marked as x IN, where x
is the cluster number.
Note: Raritan strongly recommends that you disconnect all Paragon
switches from the HubPac to avoid any improper transmission of
signals from Paragon switches during the firmware upgrade.
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¾ STEP 3: Install the USB-to-RS485 driver on the PC
The USB‐to‐RS485 cable connects the HubPac and the PC that is used to
upgrade the HubPac. Prior to the upgrade, install the USB‐to‐RS485
driver obtained from Raritan Technical Support on the PC. This driver is
supported in both of Windows XP and 2000.
Driver installation
The Windows operating system (Windows XP or 2000) automatically
detects the connected USB‐to‐RS485 cable, and the Found New Hardware
Wizard dialog appears.
1. Select ʺYes, this time onlyʺ and click Next.
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2. Select ʺInstall from a list of specific location (Advanced)ʺ and click
Next.
3. Select ʺSearch for the best driver in their locations.ʺ
4. Select ʺInclude this location in the searchʺ and click Browse to
navigate to the location where the USB‐to‐RS485 driver files are
stored. Ensure the other option ʺSearch removable media (floppy, CD
ROM...)ʺ is NOT selected.
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5. Click Next.
6. If a Hardware Installation dialog appears, click Continue Anyway to
continue the driver installation.
7. Click Finish to complete the driver installation.
Checking the COM port number
After connecting the USB‐to‐RS485 cable to the PC and installing the
driver, the PC assigns a COM port to it. This port number is
indispensable for the firmware upgrade. Therefore, follow the procedure
below to retrieve the port information.
1. Choose Start > Control Panel > System. The System Properties dialog
appears.
2. Click the Hardware tab.
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3. Click Device Manager. The Device Manager window appears.
4. Click the plus (+) symbol beside Ports (COM & LPT) to expand the
item.
5. Locate “USB to Serial Bridge (COMx),” where x is the COM port
number that your PC assigns to the USB‐to‐RS485 cable. Write down
the COM port number for later use.
Note: If you cannot find “USB to‐Serial Bridge (COMx),” either the
USB‐to‐RS485 driver has not been installed or the USB‐to‐RS485
driver installation was not successful. If this occurs, reinstall the
USB‐to‐RS485 driver by following the procedure described in the
previous section.
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¾ STEP 4: Launch the Paragon Update 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 later supports this firmware upgrade. Earlier versions do
not have this capability. Please use the latest version of the Paragon
Upgrade utility which you downloaded along with the HubPac firmware
to ensure the success of the upgrade.
Prior to the firmware update with Paragon Update, ensure the
P2‐HubPac is powered ON.
1. Double click “ParagonUpdate_xxx.exe” (xxx represents the version).
The Paragon Update window appears.
2. Specify the device information of the connected HubPac.
a. Type a name for the HubPac in the Name field.
b. Select <Default Serial> in the IP adddress/Serial field.
c. Type the COM port number that your PC assigns to the HubPac
in the Port field.
3. Select the checkbox ( ) beside the HubPac device.
4. Click Load Hex File and navigate to select the appropriate firmware
file.
5. Click Send To Paragon.
6. Click Yes. The utility starts to upgrade the “connected cluster” of the
HubPac.
7. When the connected cluster is upgraded successfully, the “Device
Update Successful” message appears.
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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 utility, see Paragon Manager
User Guide.
¾ STEP 5: Repeat STEP 2 and STEP 4 for the other clusters
Now you have upgraded one cluster of the HubPac by following the
above procedure. To upgrade the other clusters, repeat the following
procedure on each cluster:
1. Disconnect the Cat 5 cable attached with the USB‐to‐RS485 cable from
the HubPac cluster on which the upgrade has finished.
2. Reconnect the Cat 5 cable to the server connection port of “another
cluster” on the same HubPac, as described in STEP 2: Connect one
cluster of the HubPac to the PC.
3. Click Send to Paragon in the Paragon Update window to upgrade the
connected cluster. The procedure is the same as those described in
STEP 4: Launch the Paragon Update utility (version 2.4.4 or later).
Upon upgrading 8 clusters successfully, the P2‐HubPac firmware update
is complete.
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Appendix A Specifications
In This Chapter
Cat 5 Cable Guidelines..................................................................................176
Specifications of Paragon II Components
Paragon II
switch
Description
Dimensions
Weight Power
P2‐UMT1664M
16 users x 64
server ports,
expansion slot,
stacking port,
network port
17.32ʺ (W) x 11.41ʺ (D) x 3.5ʺ 12.52 lbs 100V/240V
(H)
5.68 kg
50/60 Hz 0.6A
440mm (W) x 290mm (D) x
89mm (H)
P2‐UMT832M
8 users x 32
17.32ʺ (W) x 11.41ʺ (D) x 1.75ʺ 9.83 lbs
100V/240V
server ports,
expansion slot,
stacking port,
network port
(H)
4.46 kg
50/60 Hz 0.6A
440mm (W) x 290mm (D) x
44mm (H)
P2‐UMT442
4 users x 42
17.32ʺ (W) x 11.41ʺ (D) x 1.75ʺ 10.13 lbs 100V/240V
server ports,
expansion slot,
network port
(H)
4.59 kg
50/60 Hz 0.6A
440mm (W) x 290mm (D) x
44mm (H)
P2‐UMT242
2 users x 42
server ports,
network port
17.32ʺ (W) x 11.41ʺ (D) x 1.75ʺ 10.03 lbs 100V/240V
(H)
4.54 kg
50/60 Hz 0.6A
440mm (W) x 290mm (D) x
44mm (H)
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Paragon II
Description
Dimensions
Weight Power
Stacking Unit
P2‐UMT1664S
64 expansion
server ports for
stacking with
P2‐UMT1664M
17.32ʺ (W) x 11.41ʺ (D) x 3.5ʺ 11.99 lbs 100V/240V
(H)
5.44 kg
50/60 Hz 0.6A
440mm (W) x 290mm (D) x
89mm (H)
P2‐UMT832S
32 expansion
server ports for
stacking with
P2‐UMT832M
unit
17.32ʺ (W) x 11.41ʺ (D) x
1.75ʺ (H)
440mm (W) x 290mm (D) x
44mm (H)
8.99 lbs
4.08 kg
100V/240V
50/60 Hz 0.6A
Paragon II
Description
Dimensions
Weight Power
user station
P2‐UST
Analog access
point with PS/2,
USB and Sun
consoles
11.4” (W) x 10.1” (D) x 1.75”
(H)
4.3 lbs
1.9 kg
100V/240V
50/60 Hz 0.6A
290mm (W) x 255mm (D) x
44mm (H)
P2‐EUST
Analog access
point that
provides
enhanced video
for PS/2, USB and
Sun consoles
11.4” (W) x 10.1” (D) x 1.75”
(H)
4.3 lbs
1.9 kg
100V/240V
50/60 Hz 0.6A
290mm (W) x 255mm (D) x
44mm (H)
P2‐EUST/C
Analog access
point that
provides
enhanced video
for USB consoles
and a built‐in
card reader for
authentication
11.4” (W) x 10.1” (D) x 1.75”
(H)
4.3 lbs
1.9 kg
100V/240V
50/60 Hz 0.6A
290mm (W) x 255mm (D) x
44mm (H)
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Paragon II
Description
Dimensions
Weight Power
user station
P2‐USTIP1
Remote digital
access point for
one KVM/IP user
17.2” (W) x 11.46” (D) x 1.72” 8.05 lbs
(H)
115V/230V
(3.65 kg) 50/60 Hz 0.3A
440mm (W) x 291mm (D) x
44 mm (H)
P2‐USTIP2
Remote digital
access point for
two KVM/IP
users
17.2” (W) x 11.46” (D) x 1.72” 8.16 lbs
115V/230V
(H)
(3.7 kg)
50/60 Hz 0.6A
440mm (W) x 291mm (D) x
44 mm (H)
Paragon II CIMS
Description
Dimensions
Weight
P2CIM‐APS2
CIM for PS/2.,
provides
automatic skew
compensation
with P2‐EUST or
P2‐EUST/C
1.3” (W) x 3.0” (D) x 0.6” (H)
0.20 lb
32mm (W) x 77.4mm (D) x 15.6mm (H) 0.07 kg
P2CIM‐APS2‐B
CIM for IBM
1.3” (W) x 3.0” (D) x 0.6” (H)
0.20 lb
BladeCenter with
PS/2, provides
automatic skew
compensation
with P2‐EUST or
P2‐EUST/C
32mm (W) x 77.4mm (D) x 15.6mm (H) 0.07 kg
P2CIM‐ASUN
CIM for Sun,
provides
automatic skew
compensation
with P2‐EUST or
P2‐EUST/C
1.3” (W) x 3.0” (D) x 0.6” (H)
0.13 lb
32mm (W) x 77.4mm (D) x 15.6mm (H) 0.06 kg
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Paragon II CIMS
Description
Dimensions
1.3” (W) x 3.0” (D) x 0.6” (H)
32mm (W) x 77.4mm (D) x 15.6mm (H) 0.07 kg
Weight
P2CIM‐AUSB
CIM for USB,
provides
automatic skew
compensation
with P2‐EUST or
P2‐EUST/C
0.20 lb
P2CIM‐AUSB‐C
CIM for USB,
provides
automatic skew
compensation, and
emulates a card
reader when used
with P2‐EUST/C
1.3” (W) x 3.0” (D) x 0.6” (H)
0.20 lb
32mm (W) x 77.4mm (D) x 15.6mm (H) 0.07 kg
P2CIM‐AUSB‐B
CIM for IBM
1.3” (W) x 3.0” (D) x 0.6” (H)
0.20 lb
BladeCenter with
USB, provides
automatic skew
compensation
with P2‐EUST or
P2‐EUST/C
32mm (W) x 77.4mm (D) x 15.6mm (H) 0.07 kg
P2CIM‐PWR
CIM for Integrated 1.3” (W) x 3.0” (D) x 0.6” (H)
Power Control
0.066 lb
32mm (W) x 77.4mm (D) x 15.6mm (H) 0.03 kg
P2CIM‐APS2DUAL
Doubles the
1.42” (W) x 3.39” (D) x 0.65” (H)
0.17 lb
0.08 kg
number of users
that may access a
specific PC or
server, and
36mm (W) x 86mm (D) x 16.5mm (H)
provides
automatic skew
compensation
with P2‐EUST or
P2‐EUST/C
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Paragon II CIMS
Description
Dimensions
Weight
P2CIM‐AUSBDUAL
Doubles the
1.42” (W) x 3.39” (D) x 0.65” (H)
0.17 lb
number of users
that may access a
specific PC or
server, and
36mm (W) x 86mm (D) x 16.5mm (H)
0.08 kg
provides
automatic skew
compensation
with P2‐EUST or
P2‐EUST/C
Cat 5 Cable Guidelines
Use only straight‐through‐pinned four‐pair (eight‐wire) Cat 5 unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) cables, terminated with standard RJ45 plugs, for the
Cat 5 cabling links in your Paragon system.
If your existing Cat 5 site‐wiring system meets these requirements, feel
free to send the signals through your siteʹs patch panels, existing wiring,
and so on, but you should keep the number of patches and splices to a
minimum to avoid degrading the video signals. Maximum end‐to‐end
cabling distance from any server to any user station should not exceed
1000 feet (304 m).
Please note that although users and servers can be located up to 1000 feet
apart, for optimal video quality, limit cable length between the user
station and CIM to less than 100 feet (30.5 m). For good video quality,
limit cable length between the user station and CIM to less than 500 feet
(152 m).
Looking into an RJ45 socket on any Paragon component, or looking at the
cable plug from behind with the tab on the bottom, Pin 1 should be on the
left and Pin 8 on the right, and the wires should be arranged this way, as
per the TIA‐568B standard:
Pin
Color
Function
Pair
1
White/Orange
TX (transmit signals)
Pair 2
2
3
4
Orange/White
White/Green
Blue/White
RX (receive signals)
Pair 2
Pair 3
Pair 1
TX
RX
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Pin
Color
Function
Pair
5
White/Blue
TX
Pair 1
6
7
8
Green/White
White/Brown
Brown/White
RX
TX
RX
Pair 3
Pair 4
Pair 4
Component
Color
A
Cat 5 cable
RJ45 connector
Pin
W
White
B
G
Green
Orange
Blue
C
O
BL
BR
Brown
Note: Use the configuration for T568A OR the configuration for T568B.
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Appendix B User Station Direct Mode
A Paragon 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 extension purposes, without having to go
through a Paragon Base Unit.
¾ To create a “Direct Mode” connection
1. If you have not already done so, follow the instructions in steps 5A
and 5B of Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch
2. If you have not already done so, plug in and power on your server or
computer.
3. Power off the user station.
4. Run Cat 5 cabling directly between the user station and the CIM.
5. Power on the user station. It should display a “DIRECT Mode: CIM
connected” message on the screen.
While the user station is in Direct Mode, if the Cat 5 cabling between the
user station and the CIM becomes disconnected at any point for more
than three to four seconds, the user station will exit Direct Mode. To
re‐establish Direct Mode, repeat the above steps.
A
B
C
D
E
Server
CIM
Cat 5 cable
User station
Monitor, keyboard and mouse (connected to the user
station)
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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 a user port of a
Paragon Base Unit.
4. Run other Cat 5 cabling from the channel port of a Paragon Base Unit
to the CIM.
5. Power ON the user station.
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In This Chapter
Tiering Matrix ................................................................................................180
Compatibility Matrix.....................................................................................182
Tiering Matrix
BASE TIER
UMT x HW2 UMT x HW3
with 3A3
UMT x HW3
with 3.2
Firmware
P2‐UMT1664M/
832M/442/242
2
Firmware
P2‐UMT1664M /
832M/442/242
1
1
P2‐UMT1664S/832S
Stack
Stack
1
UMT x HW3 with
2
3.2 Firmware
UMT x HW3 with
3A3 Firmware
UMT x HW2
UKVMSPD Z‐CIM
P2ZCIM
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BASE TIER
UMT x HW2 UMT x HW3
with 3A3
UMT x HW3
with 3.2
Firmware
P2‐UMT1664M/
832M/442/242
2
Firmware
AUATC
IBMX‐330
HubPac
P2‐Hubpac
Blade CIMs
As a general rule, the very latest hardware and firmware should reside on
the lowest tier (that is, Base Unit).
1
Stacking Unit has no user ports so it cannot be cascaded as an upper tier
to a lower tier switch.
2
UMT x HW3 has no memory card slot, so maximum
servers/expandability will be 1800 servers.
Note: The easiest way to determine if the hardware version of your
Paragon I unit is HW3 is to check the number of its stacking ports on the
rear side. If there is only one stacking port, the hardware version is HW3.
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Compatibility Matrix
Compatibility Matrix
Paragon I
Paragon II
HW2/2Z
HW3 (3A3
Firmware)
HW3 ( P2
Firmware)
HW4M or
above
Feature/
Component
Y‐CIMs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
C, P, PD CIMs
UKVMSPD Z‐CIMs
P2ZCIMs
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
P2‐EUST or
P2‐EUST/C
(UMT‐3E0 and
(UMT‐3E0 and
later)
later)
P2‐UST (V5)
No
No
Yes
Yes
(UMT‐3B0K and
later/UST‐1A7
and later)
UST1 (V1)
Yes
(with 4L9P
Firmware)
Yes
(with 4L9P
Firmware)
Yes
Yes
(with 5J1
Firmware/
FPGA‐0C and
later)
(with 5J1
Firmware/
FPGA‐0C and
later)
P2‐USTIP1/2
Stacking ready
Hubpac8‐RK
P2‐Hubpac
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Paragon Manager
Yes
via LAN
Network Firmware
upgrade
No
No
No
Yes
Integrated Power
Control
No
No
Yes
Yes
Maximum Servers ‐
1664
N/A
1,800
1,800
10000
with optional
memory card
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Paragon I
Paragon II
HW2/2Z
HW3 (3A3
Firmware)
HW3 ( P2
Firmware)
HW4M or
above
Feature/
Component
Maximum Servers ‐
832
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
10000
with optional
memory card
Maximum Servers ‐
1,800
10000
442
with optional
memory card
Maximum Servers ‐
242
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
127
1,800
1,800
127
1,800
Maximum Servers ‐
2161
N/A
Maximum User Names 127
512
with optional
memory card
1
1
PCCI compatibility
Yes ‐ as a 2nd
tier
Yes ‐ as a 2nd
tier
No
No
1
PCCI compatibility is not available for Paragon versions 4.2 and 4.3 only,
but remains available for earlier versions.
Note: Only one Stacking Unit can be connected per Paragon I HW3
switch.
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Double Diamond Configuration
Double Diamond Configuration
Officially, the Double Diamond configuration is NOT a Raritan‐approved
solution if Stacking Units or P2‐HubPac is included in the configuration.
Therefore, it is highly recommended to avoid this configuration
especially when using Paragon II Stacking Units or P2‐HubPac.
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Appendix D Paragon II Rack Mount
Paragon II user stations and most matrix switches can be mounted in 1U
(1.75ʺ, 4.4 cm) of vertical space in a standard 19ʺ equipment rack, except
that P2‐UMT1664M switch shall be mounted in 2U (3.5ʺ, 8.9 cm) of space.
To rackmount a Paragon switch, use the brackets and screws that came
with the unit; to rackmount a user station, use Raritanʹs RUST‐LM304
rackmount kit. (If you lose or damage a switchʹs brackets, replace them
with the RUMT‐1U‐LM304 kit for any 1U switch or RUMT‐2U‐LM304 for
a P2‐UMT1664M.) You can mount a Paragon switch or user station facing
the front of the rack or facing the rear.
In This Chapter
Forward Mount..............................................................................................185
Rear Mount.....................................................................................................186
Forward Mount
The steps correspond to the numbers in the following diagrams.
1. Secure the cable‐support bar to the back end of the side brackets
using two of the included screws.
2. Slide the user station or matrix switch between the side brackets, with
its rear panel facing the cable‐support bar, until its front panel is flush
with the “ears” of the side brackets.
3. Secure the user station or switch to the side brackets using the
remaining included screws (three on each side).
4. Mount the entire assembly in your rack and secure the side bracketsʹ
ears to the rackʹs front rails with your own screws, bolts, cage nuts,
and so on.
5. When you attach cables to the connectors on the rear panel of the user
station or switch, drape them over the cable‐support bar.
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Rear Mount
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
the side bracketsʹ “ears,” using two of the included screws.
2. Slide the user station or matrix switch between the side brackets, with
its rear panel facing the cable‐support bar, until its front panel is flush
with the back edges of the side brackets.
3. Secure the user station or switch to the side brackets using the
remaining included screws (three on each side).
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4. Mount the entire assembly in your rack and secure the side bracketsʹ
ears to the rackʹs front rails with your own screws, bolts, cage nuts,
and so on.
5. When you attach cables to the connectors on the rear panel of the user
station or switch, drape them over the cable‐support bar.
Rear rackmount of a Paragon switch
Rear rackmount of a user station
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Appendix E Connecting Serial Devices to
Paragon II System
In This Chapter
Introduction to Serial CIMs..........................................................................188
Installing a Serial CIM...................................................................................189
Operating a Serial CIM .................................................................................191
Introduction to Serial CIMs
To connect an ASCII serial device, LAN/WAN component or a server
through a serial port (RS‐232) to the Paragon II system, use one of our
serial CIMs. They are P2CIM‐SER, P2CIM‐SER‐EU and AUATC. These
CIMs can emulate an ASCII terminal and convert the serial data from the
ASCII device to VGA video (800x600x60) and PS/2 keyboard signals. This
conversion allows users to access and operate any ASCII serial device
connected to the Paragon II system.
The table lists the port difference of the serial CIMs:
Model
Serial port
Local port
P2CIM‐SER
P2CIM‐SER‐EU
AUATC
Usually the use of P2CIM‐SER or P2CIM‐SER‐EU is enough to satisfy
your needs to access a serial device, unless you need to connect a local
PS/2 or Sun keyboard and a VGA monitor to the device. In that case,
choose AUATC, which provides a local port.
Here are some useful features of serial CIMs:
•
Interoperates with an ASCII device in the On Line Mode as if the
device were attached to a text terminal
•
Edits, copies, marks, and/or resends data to the ASCII serial device or
server in the Buffer Edit Mode
•
•
Maintains eight pages of data in a circular buffer
Provides 12 programmable keys for frequently‐used character strings
or commands
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Installing a Serial CIM
Take these steps to attach a serial CIM to the serial port of a serial device
or server and to your Paragon II system.
Installing P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SER-EU
The installation of P2CIM‐SER or P2CIM‐SER‐EU is quite easy.
1. Connect the CIM to a serial port on the serial device or server, using
its serial DB9 connector.
2. Connect the CIM to the Paragon system using a standard Cat 5 UTP
cable.
3. Connect the CIMʹs USB connector to a powered USB port, or to a
separately available Raritan PWR‐SER‐4 power adapter, to obtain
power.
For additional information on the installation, see Paragon and Dominion
KX Serial Device CIM User Guide. This user guide can be downloaded from
Raritanʹs website by linking to the Paragon II section of the Product
Documentation webpage
and then clicking the Terminal Converter User Guide.
Installing AUATC
1. Run an appropriate cable from AUATCʹs DB25 female DTE connector
to the deviceʹs serial port. The type of cable will depend on what type
of connector the port is and whether itʹs pinned as DTE (for a data
source/destination such as a server) or DCE (for a
data‐communicating device such as a modem). Here are the product
codes of some cables we recommend if the port is:
ƒ
ƒ
ƒ
DB9 male DTE (most PCs, some routers, and so on)
DB25 male DTE (some older PCs, routers, and so on)
DB25 female DCE (many external modems, and so on)
If the device has some other type of serial port, call Raritan Technical
Support.
2. If you need temporary “crash cart” access or permanent local control,
you can set up a “local user station” (consisting of a keyboard and
VGA monitor only) to AUATC. The keyboard can be either PS/2 or
Sun type; a Sun keyboard will require a special setting in the Setup
Screen.
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Installing a Serial CIM
To set up a “local user station,” plug a PS/2 keyboard into AUATCʹs
6‐pin mini‐DIN connector, or a Sun keyboard into its 8‐pin mini‐DIN
connector. Then plug a VGA monitor into AUATCʹs HD15 connector.
Note: This local station will contend for keyboard control with the
remote user stations attached to Paragon user stations based on a
fixed one‐second activity timeout. As soon as there has been no
keyboard activity from the local station for one second, a remote
station can take keyboard control, and vice versa.
3. Plug in and turn on the device. If possible, set it to communicate at
9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit. (These donʹt have to be
the permanent serial settings, but the device must be set this way to
establish initial communication with AUATC; later you can configure
both the device and AUATC to better settings. If the device canʹt be
configured for these settings, youʹll need to temporarily attach a
server or other device that can be.)
4. Plug AUATCʹs power supply into AUATC and a working AC outlet.
If AUATC is installed and operating properly, AUATCʹs green LED
will start blinking: once per second while the CIM is idle, more
quickly while itʹs passing data in either direction.
5. Connect one end of a Cat 5 UTP cable to the RJ45 port on AUATC.
Connect the other end of the cable to RJ45 channel port #1 on the back
of one of your Paragon Base Units, or to the RJ45 port on the back of a
user station if you want Direct Mode access (see User Station Direct
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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 terminal
screen area displays the interactions with the ASCII device.
Help—Help screen displayed (Pressing Alt+F1 displays the Help
screen.)
Set Up—Setup screen displayed. (Pressing Alt+F2 or Alt+F3 enters
set‐up mode.)
Buffer Edit—Buffer displayed. (Pressing Alt+F4 enters buffer
review/edit mode.)
Raritan provides a detailed user guide about the operation and
configuration of the two CIMs. Please see Paragon and Dominion KX Serial
Device CIM User Guide for additional information. This user guide can be
downloaded from Raritanʹs website (see Serial Device CIM User Guide ‐
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AUATC
Screen Layout
AUATC produces eight‐color video at 800 x 600 resolution, which can
accommodate 32 lines of 80 text characters each. A typical ASCII terminal
uses 24 lines, so AUATC uses the eight extra lines to provide
system‐status and help information. These eight lines are divided so that
four are at the top of the screen and four are at the bottom.
1
2
Cursor position and buffer page number
Communications status. The status can be one of the following:
On Line—Communicating with an ASCII device. The terminal screen area displays the
interactions with the ASCII device.
Help—Help screen displayed (Pressing Alt+F1 displays the Help screen.)
Set Up—Setup screen displayed. (Pressing Alt+F2 or Alt+F3 enters the set‐up mode.)
Buffer Edit—Buffer displayed. (Pressing Alt+F4 enters the buffer review/edit mode.)
3
4
Firmware version
Terminal type and baud rate
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5
Access indicator. It indicates one of the following:
LOC—Local port is active, either PS/2 keyboard or Sun keyboard
RMT—Remote port (RJ45) is active.
NO—No port is active.
6
7
Terminal screen area (24 lines x 80 characters)
Command keys that can be used with the screen currently displayed
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Operating a Serial CIM
On Line Mode
When you operate AUATC in On Line Mode, the main screen area
displays your interactions with the ASCII device, as if it were the screen
of an ASCII terminal. Simultaneously, the data stream being output by
the device is stored in an eight‐page circular buffer, so you can not only
access and operate the device, but you can also review its historical data
as needed. Because the buffer is circular, it always retains the most recent
eight pages of data from the device; the newest data will overwrite the
oldest data.
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Conveniently, you may program any of the PC keyboardʹs twelve
function keys to trigger your most‐often‐used data‐stream commands.
Pressing any key set this way causes Paragon II to send the
corresponding command to the device. During the online session, you
can also send any of the following key combinations (press and hold Ctrl
or Alt, press and release the command key, and release Ctrl or Alt) to
control your communication with the device or to access AUATCʹs help
and setup screens:
•
Ctrl + Break (the Pause/Break key next to the Scroll Lock key): Resets
both AUATC and the serial communication with the device.
•
Ctrl + S (not case‐sensitive): Sends a command to the device to
temporarily stop it from sending any data; until the flow is allowed to
resume, all output data will be queued by the device.
•
Ctrl + Q (not case‐sensitive): Sends a command to allow the device to
resume sending data after being halted by the CTRL + S command.
•
•
•
•
Alt + F1: Displays the Help screen.
Alt + F2: Displays the Setup screen.
Alt + F3: Displays the Set Up Programmable Keys screen.
Alt + F4: Switch to Buffer Edit Mode.
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Help Mode
Buffer Edit Mode
AUATC stores the most recent eight pages of data from the attached
ASCII device in a circular buffer. After switching the AUATC from On
Line Mode to Buffer Edit Mode by pressing Alt + F4, you can review the
contents of the buffer by moving the cursor with the arrow keys, Page
Up , Page Down , Home, and End. You can also edit the data in the buffer
with Insert, Delete, Backspace, and the other keys listed in the Help
screen.
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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 initial parameters will always start at their
factory defaults, so make sure that the serial port or device to which
AUATC is attached is temporarily configured for 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no
parity, and 1 stop bit. (If the port or device cannot support all of these
settings, you must temporarily attach one that can.) Also, if you want to
perform initial configuration with a “local user station,” it must consist of
a PS/2 keyboard and a VGA monitor.
Available data‐rate (“Baud Rate”) settings are 2400, 4800, 9600, and 19,200
bps. You can select even, odd, or no (“None”) parity; 7 or 8 data bits; and
1 or 2 stop bits (but 7 data bits requires 2 stop bits). The terminal type is
fixed at VT100.
For local/remote connection, choose CAT 5&LOCAL if you connect the
AUATC both to a local monitor via the VGA HD15 connector and to
Raritanʹs Paragon switch via the Cat5 port (RJ45); choose LOCAL if the
unit is connected to a local monitor only.
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Operating a Serial CIM
To program any of your keyboardʹs twelve function keys with commands
or data items you frequently have to send the device, activate the Set Up
Programmable Keys screen by pressing Alt + F3. Once a string (with a
maximum length of sixteen characters) has been assigned to a key,
pressing that key while in On Line Mode will send the entire string to the
device.
Troubleshooting AUATC
If you do not get a device prompt:
1. If AUATCʹs screen is displayed on your monitor with the top and
bottom help windows, make sure that it indicates On Line status. If
not, press Esc to return to On Line Mode.
2. Make sure that AUATC and the attached device are both receiving
power. AUATCʹs power supply should be securely connected to both
AUATC and a working outlet. Its LED (next to the 6‐pin mini‐DIN
PS/2 mouse connector) should flicker quickly if data is being
transmitted and blink once per second at other times.
3. Make sure that the cable between AUATC and the device is securely
attached at both ends. This must be the null‐modem cable included
with AUATC or one just like it.
4. Make sure that the serial‐communication settings of AUATC match
those of the device. Press Alt + F2 to check AUATCʹs settings in its
Setup Screen.
If you do not get any video or the video is degraded or distorted:
1. Make sure that all of your cables are connected securely.
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2. Make sure that your monitor can handle 800 x 600 video resolution at
a refresh rate of 60 Hz.
3. If you are at a remote user stationʹs monitor, make sure that you are
not running Cat 5 cable too far end‐to‐end. The total length of Cat 5
cabling from the serial device to the monitor should not be greater
than 1000 feet (304 m).
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Appendix F Extra Keyboard/Mouse
Information and Settings
In This Chapter
Macintosh Key Mapping ..............................................................................208
Emulating Sun Keys with a PS/2 Keyboard
We recommend that you use a Sun keyboard and mouse at your user
stations if there are any Sun servers in your Paragon system. If you must
use a PS/2 keyboard to control a Sun server attached to your Paragon
system, Paragon is able to perform some keyboard emulation. To emulate
most of the special “extra” keys that are present on Sun keyboards but not
on PS/2 keyboards, first press and hold either Scroll Lock or the
combination of Ctrl and Alt; these function as permanent “Sun keystroke
hot keys.” (If Scroll Lock is your OSUI hot key or previous‐channel hot
key, you will want to use Ctrl + Alt.) Then press the corresponding
character on the PS/2 keyboard:
While pressing a character
hotkey, press this PS/2
keyboard key...
...to generate this Sun
keyboard keystroke:
F2
Again
Props
Undo
Front
Copy
Open
Paste
Find
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
F12
Cut
Help
Mute
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While pressing a character
hotkey, press this PS/2
keyboard key...
...to generate this Sun
keyboard keystroke:
* on the keypad
+ on the keypad
‐ on the keypad
Compose
Vol +
Vol ‐
The one exception to this procedure is the Sun keyboardʹs Stop character.
To generate Stop with a PS/2 keyboard, hold down the Pause/Break key
and press the letter A.
Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings
Different language versions of keyboards are provided for use in
different countries. For example, the layout of a French keyboard is
different from that of a US English keyboard. The Paragon CIMs enable
you to change the keyboardʹs layout setting to match your keyboard if
you are not using a US English keyboard (the factory default). Please note
that different CIMs come with different keyboard setting methods so you
should change your keyboard setting based on the CIMs.
USB Keyboard Layout Settings (P2CIM-AUSB,
P2CIM-AUSB-B or P2ZCIM-USB)
When you attach the server with a USB CIM and your keyboard is not US
English (code 33), you will have to change the keyboard layout setting.
You need to press different hot key combinations to enter the setting
mode based on your CIM types.
1. Select the channel of the desired server in the Selection Menu, and
press Enter.
2. Activate a text editor, such as Notepad, on the server.
3. Press Left Ctrl + NumLock to enter the setting mode. A message
similar to the following appears in the text editor.
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ƒ
For P2CIM‐AUSB:
ƒ
For P2CIM‐AUSB‐B or P2ZCIM‐USB:
A
B
Frequently‐used keyboard layout codes
Current keyboard layout is US English (code 33)
4. Press the appropriate keyboard layout code (see the following table
for codes).
5. Either press Esc to exit the setting mode or close the text editor.
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Generic Keyboard Layout Code
Language
Layout code
Language
Layout code
Arabic
01
Netherlands
18
Belgian
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Norwegian
Persian
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
Canadian‐Bilingual
Canadian‐French
Czech Republic
Danish
Poland
Portuguese
Russia
Finnish
Slovakia
Spanish
French
German
Swedish
Greek
Swiss/French
Swiss/German
Switzerland
Taiwan
Hebrew
Hungary
International (ISO)
Italian
Turkish
Japan
UK
Korean
USA (Default)
Yugoslavia
Latin American
Sun Keyboard Layout Settings (P2CIM-SUN or P2CIM-ASUN)
When you connect a Sun keyboard to the user station to access a Sun
server which is attached with P2CIM‐SUN or P2CIM‐ASUN, you must
change the Sun keyboardʹs layout setting.
1. Select the channel of the desired Sun server in the Selection Menu,
and press Enter.
2. Activate a text editor on the server.
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Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings
3. Press Left Ctrl + Delete to enter the setting mode. A message similar
to the following appears in the text editor. The text inside the red
rectangle indicates the current keyboard layout is set to US5 Unix
(code 22).
4. Press the appropriate keyboard layout code (see the table in the end
of this section for codes).
5. When you see a “setup end” message similar to the following, the
setting is changed successfully.
6. Either press Esc to exit the setting mode or close the text editor.
Sun Keyboard Layout Code
Country
Layout code
Country
Layout code
Canada Fr5
32
Netherland5
27
Canada Fr5 Tbits5
Czech5
3F
35
24
3A
23
25
39
33
26
31
2F
37
3B
Norway5
Poland5
Portugal5
Russia5
Spain5
28
34
29
36
2A
2B
2C
2D
30
38
2E
21
Denmark5
Estonia5
France5
Germany5
Greece5
Sweden5
Switzer Fr5
Switzer Ge5
Taiwan5
Turkey5
UK5
Hungary5
Italy5
Japan5
Korea5
Latvia5
US5
Lithuania5
US5 Unix (Default) 22
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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 change the
Sun keyboardʹs layout setting.
1. Select the channel of the desired server in the Selection Menu, and
press Enter.
2. Activate a text editor, such as Notepad, on the server.
3. Press Left Ctrl + NumLock to enter the setting mode. A message
similar to the following appears in the text editor. The text inside the
red rectangle indicates the current keyboard layout is set to US5 Unix
(code 22).
4. Press the appropriate keyboard country code (see the above “Sun
Keyboard Layout Code” table for codes).
5. Either press Esc to exit the setting mode or close the text editor.
Switching between 101 and 102 keys (P2CIM-APS2)
In some operating systems, the pipe key ( | ) on the 102‐key keyboard is
not recognized and cannot be displayed on the screen. To make this key
recognized, you should change the keyboard setting from 101‐key to
102‐key type. This function is supported by P2CIM‐APS2 with firmware
version 3C0 or later.
1. Select the channel of the server where the pipe key is not recognized,
such as a Unix server.
2. Activate a text editor on the server.
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Kensington Mouse Type Settings
3. Press Left Ctrl + Delete to enter the setting mode. The following
message appears in the text editor, indicating that you can change the
keyboard setting now. The text “-now keyboard type-101key”
means the current keyboard layout is 101‐key version.
4. Press c to change the keyboard type.
5. (Optional) You can press Left Ctrl + Delete again to verify whether
the current keyboard setting is 102‐key. If the message shows “now
keyboard type-102key”in the text editor, the current setting is
102‐key keyboard.
6. Either press Esc to exit the setting mode or close the text editor.
To reverse the keyboard type from 102 keys to 101 keys, simply repeat the
above steps 1 through 4.
Kensington Mouse Type Settings
With P2CIM‐AUSB (with firmware version 0D0 or later) and the
P2‐UST/P2‐EUST (or P2‐EUST/C) user station, you can use two types of
multi‐button Kensington mouse: one is Expert Mouse, and the other is
Turbo Mouse trackball. By default the CIM allows you to use a 3‐button
wheel mouse, and you must change the mouse setting in order to use
more buttons on the Kensington mouse.
1. Select the channel of the desired server in the Selection Menu, and
press Enter.
2. Activate a text editor, such as Notepad, on the server.
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3. Press Left Ctrl + NumLock to enter the setting mode. A message
similar to the following appears in the text editor.
A
B
Available mouse setting codes
Current mouse setting is set to standard 3‐button wheel mouse (code
0)
4. Type m1 to have the CIM support the use of 4‐8 button wheel mouse.
5. Either press Esc to exit the setting mode or close the text editor.
6. Press the hot key (default: Scroll Lock) twice quickly to trigger the
OSUI Selection Menu and re‐select the same channel to make the new
mouse setting effective.
To reverse the mouse type from 4‐8 buttons to 3 buttons, simply repeat
the above steps 1 through 3, and then type m0.
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Macintosh Key Mapping
Macintosh Key Mapping
If you use a Macintosh keyboard, you may want to know which keys are
supported or recognized by Paragon II system. This is especially
important when you want to use the Command Key combinations.
Actually Paragon II system only recognizes regular PC keyboard and
therefore all Macintosh keys are mapped with the PC keys based on each
keyʹs position. For unique Macintosh keys, which regular PC keyboard
does not have, such as F13 to F15, Paragon II system can neither recognize
nor support them.
Mapped PC Keys for Macintosh Keys
Macintosh key
Mapped PC key
Command key
Windows key
Option
Alt
Shift
Shift
Control
Control
Tab
Tab
Left/Right/Up/Down Arrow
Caps Lock
Left/Right/Up/Down Arrow
Caps Lock
Escape
Escape
All alphabetical keys (A ~ Z) and All alphabetical keys (A ~ Z)
numeric keys (0~9)
and numeric keys (0~9)
F1 ~ F12
F1 ~ F12
F13 ~ F15*
No mapping
Page Up/Down
Home/End
Delete
Page Up/Down
Home/End
Delete
Power*
No mapping
Insert
Help*
Volume control keys*
No mapping
* No appropriate mappings are found for these keys on PC keyboards,
and these Mac keys may not function properly.
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Appendix G Recommendation for Better
Video Quality
In This Chapter
Deployment Recommendations
In the Paragon II system, video quality is usually affected by these factors:
•
•
•
Type of the user station: P2‐UST, P2‐EUST, or P2‐EUST/C
UTP cable length between the user station and the CIM (server)
UTP cable type: Belden or non‐Belden cable
P2‐EUST and P2‐EUST/C have the function of automatic skew
compensation when used with P2CIM‐APS2, P2CIM‐AUSB,
P2CIM‐AUSB‐C or P2CIM‐ASUN, and thus provides better video quality
than P2‐UST. Belden cable is proven to provide better video quality than
non‐Belden cable in Raritanʹs lab. Therefore, our recommendation for
good or even excellent video quality is as follows:
With non-Belden cables
Cable length (feet)
Deployment
0 ~ 1000
P2‐EUST or P2‐EUST/C*
With Belden cables
Cable length (feet)
Deployment
≤ 500
P2‐UST, P2‐EUST or P2‐EUST/C
501 ~ 1000
P2‐EUST or P2‐EUST/C*
* For P2‐EUST or P2‐EUST/C to provide automatic skew compensation,
make sure this user station is used with the appropriate CIM type:
P2CIM‐APS2, P2CIM‐AUSB, P2CIM‐AUSB‐C, P2CIM‐APS2DUAL,
P2CIM‐AUSBDUAL, P2CIM‐ASUN, P2CIM‐APS2‐B, or P2CIM‐AUSB‐B.
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Supported Resolutions on P2-EUST and P2-EUST/C
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
0 ~ 1000
Up to 1280x1024
Up to 1920x1440**
60, 75, 85
60
** CRT monitor only
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Appendix H Other Components Working
with Paragon II
In This Chapter
Paragon Manager Overview ........................................................................211
PCCI Integration............................................................................................212
Paragon Manager Overview
Paragon Manager, Raritanʹs appliance management and
configuration application, offers one coordinated graphical user interface
that displays Device, User, Log, and Outlet information for your Paragon
system. Paragon Manager can work with your Paragon II system, and
allows you to manage various Paragon switches. This program is
available on Raritanʹs website.
Installing Paragon Manager
To download Paragon Manager, please use the following steps. See
Paragon Manager User Guide for additional information. This user guide is
available on the “User Manuals & Quick Setup Guides” CD, or on
Raritanʹs Product Documentation webpage
1. In your browser, navigate to Raritanʹs website
2. Click Support in the top navigation bar.
3. Click Firmware Upgrades in the left navigation bar to expand it.
4. Click Paragon II to open its page.
5. Scroll down the page to locate the Paragon Manager section, and
click on the desired Paragon Manager file link to download Paragon
Manager.
6. Click Save to save this file to your system, and browse to the location
where you want it stored. Click Save to continue.
7. The file is approximately 17MB and download takes a few minutes.
8. Navigate to where the files are saved on your system and click on the
ParagonManager‐setup.exe file to install Paragon Manager. Accept
the default settings.
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PCCI Integration
When installation is complete, a shortcut to the application has been
added to your Start menu.
PCCI Integration
In the PCCI (Paragon CommandCenter Integration) environment,
Paragon II works within the P2SC setup, and we recommend you first
read the Paragon II System Controller (P2SC) user manual for initial
installation and configuration of your Paragon II System Controller unit.
This document is available on the “User Manuals & Quick Setup Guides”
CD included with your shipment, or on the Support section of your local
Raritan website.
In North or South America, do the following:
1. Visit Raritanʹs Product Documentation webpage
browser.
2. Scroll down the page to the Paragon II System Controller heading.
3. Click on the User Guide link.
Special Note:
Paragon II Releases 4.2 and 4.3 are not compatible with the Paragon II
System Controller. They are considered “standalone” releases and are not
supported for installation in a Raritan PCCI environment. As of release
4.3.1, Paragon II returned to compatibility with P2SC. Existing Paragon II
System Controller customers may upgrade their Paragon II components
to 4.3.1 or higher to benefit from recently added features and
maintenance fixes. Please see the Paragon II 4.3.1 release notes for
minimum firmware levels.
For information about the supported features in PCCI, download the
document titled “Supported Paragon II Features in PCCI” from Raritan’s
Product Documentation webpage
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Appendix I Troubleshooting
In This Chapter
Paragon II FAQs Online................................................................................215
Symptoms and Probable Causes
Symptom:
Probable cause:
•
•
•
Loose Power Cord.
Power switch is off.
No Power.
Paragon II switch or user station surge protection invoked
during a power recycling process. Power off the unit, wait for 20
seconds, and then power the unit on.
•
•
•
Loose Cat 5 UTP cable.
All computers have no
video display.
Loose monitor connection.
The user station is connected and functioning properly if Num
Lock key lights keyboardʹs Num Lock LED.
Monitor video display
for some connected
Monitor type does not match video output designation from the
server.
computers is distorted.
•
•
•
Loose keyboard connection to the user station.
Loose Cat 5 UTP cable.
Keyboard
non‐functional, even
though there is no
keyboard error at
power up. Cannot
input to any computer.
Keyboard broken. Hot‐swap with a new keyboard.
•
•
•
Loose cable from the server to the CIM.
Loose Cat 5e UTP cable.
Repeated “Keyboard
ERROR” at computer
power‐up.
Paragon II components may be out of order. Verify that the
server recognizes a keyboard that is directly connected. Contact
Raritan Technical support for assistance. See the last page for
global contact information.
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Powering-On Sequence of Multi-Tier Configuration
•
•
Loose keyboard cable connection.
Keyboard suddenly
locks‐up when a
particular computer is
selected, but operates
normally when other
computers are selected.
Voltage spike (increase) or brown out (decrease) in power
supply to connected Paragon II switch. Power off the Switch,
wait for 20 seconds, and then power on the unit. Powering
Switch from a UPS avoids variation in power supply to Switch.
•
•
Loose mouse cable from the server to the CIM
Repeated “MOUSE
INSTALLATION
FAILURE” at computer
power‐up.
Loose Cat 5 UTP cable. If an error occurs only with new servers
being added to the system, contact Raritan Technical Support for
assistance—mouse emulation firmware may need to be
upgraded for compatibility with newer servers. See the last page
for global contact information.
•
•
•
Loose cable from the server to the CIM.
Loose Cat 5 UTP cable.
Mouse suddenly locks
up when a particular
computer is selected,
but operates normally
when other computers
are selected.
Paragon II components may be out of order. Verify that the
server works with a mouse directly connected. Contact Raritan
Technical support for assistance. See the last page for global
contact information.
On‐Screen User
Interface (OSUI)
non‐functional.
Replace the keyboard. OSUI works only with PS/2 or extended
AT‐style keyboards.
Video is “fuzzy” or out Video Gain Adjustment is required (especially needed with LCD flat
of focus. panel monitors).
•
•
Activate OSUI (by hitting the Scroll Lock key twice rapidly).
Use numeric keypad + and ‐ keys to adjust the video image until
it is in focus.
Powering-On Sequence of Multi-Tier Configuration
In a multi‐tier configuration, the order of powering ON is critical to
proper function.
When powering ON existing stable configurations (that is, if you are
NOT replacing or adding Paragon switches and NOT swapping their
order) or when you are Power Cycling a cascaded configuration, we
recommend that you power on the Paragon switches in the following
sequence:
1. Power ON the third tier (if a third tier exists).
2. Power ON the second tier.
3. Power ON the Paragon II base tier (first tier).
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For configurations where Paragon switches are added, replaced, or
swapped (in order), we recommend:
1. Power ON the third tier (if a third tier exists).
2. Power ON the second tier.
3. Power ON the Paragon II base tier (first tier).
4. Perform a partial reset of the database on impacted switches. For
example, if you swap the switches connected to the base tier, perform
the partial reset on the base tier. If you swap the switches connected
to the second tier, perform the partial reset from the second tier to the
base tier.
User stations can be powered ON and OFF at any time as needed.
There is a five‐second ON/OFF down time in the matrix switch or
Paragon II power cycle.
Paragon II FAQs Online
Frequently Asked Questions for Paragon II are now located online at
Raritanʹs Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) webpage
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Index
Connecting CIMs to a Multi‐Channel Video
Server • xiii, 70
A
Connecting P2ZCIMs as Tiers • 118
Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II
System • 26, 188
Connecting Z‐CIMs as Tiers • 124
Controlling Power to an Outlet • xii, 113
Associating a Device with a Power Outlet • xii,
111
AUATC • 192
Authentication with a Smart Card • 74
Autoscan and Autoskip • 110
D
B
Definition of the Previous and Next
Channels • 59
Deployment Recommendations • 209
Double Diamond Configuration • 184
Basic Installation • ix, xvii, 12, 21, 79, 81
C
Case 1. Setting the Network Configuration • x,
xviii
Case 10. Upgrading the Firmware of User
Stations • xix
Case 2. Multiple Write Access to the Same
Server • xi
Case 3. Controlling a Deviceʹs Power • xi
Case 4. Local Video Redirection (Forced
Video) • xii
E
Emulating Sun Keys with a PS/2 Keyboard •
200
Extra Keyboard/Mouse Information and
Settings • 4, 24, 67, 200
F
Case 5. Using Multiple Video Ports • xiii
Case 6. Restoring Settings to Factory
Defaults • xiv
Case 7. Using the Integrated Card Reader • xv
Case 8. Creating Multiple Paths to the Same
Server(s) • xvi
Failsafe Upgrade Feature • 155, 156
Firmware Upgrade • 54, 59, 81, 153
Forward Mount • 185
Function Selection Screen • 17
G
Case 9. Upgrading the Firmware of Paragon
Switches • xviii
General Update Procedure • xix, xx, 153, 157,
158, 160, 161, 162, 163
Cat 5 Cable Guidelines • 176
Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings • 201
Channel Association for Multiple Video • xiv,
94
Group Settings (Access Rights) • 62, 102, 110,
112
Guidelines for Existing Firmware Versions •
143
Channel Association Guidelines • 95
Channel Configuration • 97
Compatibility Matrix • 182
Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs • xiv, 69,
94
Configuration for Multiple Video • 149
Configurations • xviii, 135
Guidelines for System Configuration • 85
H
Help Menu • 66
How‐To
Configuring and Naming the Power Strip •
111
Configuring AUATC • 197
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Paragon Essentials • x
N
I
Naming Convention for Multiple Video • 70
Network Settings • x, 108
Non‐Standard Tiered Configurations • 52, 143
Normal Display • 16
Important Note about Powering Off the
Stacking Unit • 36, 140
Information Menu • 68
Initial Administrative Verification • 14
Initial Configuration • 21
O
Installation • 12, 127
Installing a Cascaded Paragon System • 29, 50
Installing a HubPac • ix, 37
Installing a Paragon System with a Single
Matrix Switch • ix, 24, 30, 34, 42, 178
Installing a Serial CIM • 189
Operating a Serial CIM • 191
Operating Forced Video Using OSUI • 92
Operating Forced Video Using Paragon
Manager • 93
Operation ‐ Administrator Functions • 84
Operation ‐ User Functions • 41
Operation Rules • 71
Installing AUATC • 189
Installing P2CIM‐SER or P2CIM‐SER‐EU • 189
Installing Paragon Manager • 211
Installing the P2CIM‐AUSB‐C Driver in
Windows • ix, 74
Installing the Paragon P2‐UMT1664S Stacking
Unit • 13, 35, 160
Installing the Paragon P2‐UMT832S Stacking
Unit • 35, 155
Introduction • 1, 116
Other Components Working with Paragon II •
211
P
P2CIM‐SER or P2CIM‐SER‐EU • 191
P2‐HubPac Configuration and Multiple
Video • ix, 40, 149
P2‐HubPac Upgrade Operation • ix, 153, 163
P2ZCIM LED Status • 123
Introduction to Serial CIMs • 188
P2ZCIMs • 117
Package Contents • 11
K
Paragon II and P2ZCIMs • 118
Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z‐CIMs • 21, 26, 116
Paragon II and Z‐CIMs • 123
Paragon II FAQs Online • 215
Paragon II Front Panel Display and Controls •
16, 34, 143, 144, 145, 155, 157, 158, 160, 161
Paragon II Network Port • 115
Paragon II Overview • ix, 1
Kensington Mouse Type Settings • 206
Keyboard Type • 100
Keyboard‐Controlled OSUI Functions • 66
L
Login • 42, 82
Loop‐Back Configuration • 148
Paragon II Rack Mount • 185
Paragon Manager Overview • 211
Path Overlapping Constraint • 54
PCCI Integration • 212
M
Macintosh Key Mapping • 208
Main Units • 157, 160
Performing the Up/Down Channel Function •
59
Power Management • 110
Power Up Option • 17
Powering‐On Sequence of Multi‐Tier
Configuration • 214
Principles of Re‐Connection • 135
Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers • 130
Manually Selecting the Access Path • 52
Messages on the ACTIVATOR User Station •
ix, 72
Messages on the FOLLOWER User Stations •
73
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Product Features • ix, 8
Product Photos • 6
Tiering and Compatibility • 180
Tiering Matrix • 180
Troubleshooting • 213
R
Troubleshooting AUATC • 198
Rear Mount • 186
Recommendation for Better Video Quality •
U
209
USB Keyboard Layout Settings (P2CIM‐AUSB,
P2CIM‐AUSB‐B or P2ZCIM‐USB) • 201
User Configuration • 95
Recommendations • 105
Refreshing Channel Status • 131
Renaming a Blade Server • 133
Renaming a BladeCenter Chassis • 132
Requisites for Card Reader Functionality • 78
Rules of Powering On a Cascaded System • 34
User Port Timeout • 102
User Profile Customization • 43, 62, 110
User Profile Parameters and How to Change
Settings • 63, 84
User Station Direct Mode • 4, 21, 79, 178, 190
User Station Profile • 100
S
User Station Receiving Forced Video • 94
User Stations • 162
Using a UKVMSPD Z‐CIM with a Local PC •
Selecting a Function • 18
Selecting a Server • 47, 82
Specifications • 30, 39, 172
Specifications of Paragon II Components • ix,
172
127
Using P2‐USTIP for Multiple Video Outputs •
74
Stacked Configurations • 139
Using the Card Reader • xvi, 81
Using the OSUI for Initial Configuration • xvi,
22
Stacking Units • 155, 159
Standard Stacked Configurations • 140
Standard Tiered Configurations • 136
Start‐Up Display • 16
Sun Keyboard Layout Settings (P2CIM‐SUN or
P2CIM‐ASUN) • 203
V
Video Delay • 101
Sun Keyboard Layout Settings
(P2ZCIM‐SUN) • 205
Supported Resolutions on P2‐EUST and
P2‐EUST/C • 210
Switching between 101 and 102 keys
(P2CIM‐APS2) • 205
Switching between Previous and Next
Channels • 58, 65
Video Display Adjustment for P2‐EUST • 45,
99
Video Gain Adjustment and Skew
Compensation in P2‐EUST • 27, 30, 45, 99
Video Gain Adjustment in P2‐UST • 46
Video Gain and Skew Compensation • 44
Video Redirection (Forced Video) • xiii, 91
W
Symptoms and Probable Causes • 213
System Configuration • xi, 42, 48, 51, 86, 102,
110
Whatʹs New in the Paragon II User Guide • ix
Z
System Reboot • 106
System Reboot and System Reset • 105
System Reset • xv, 107
Z‐CIMs (UKVMSPD and UKVMSC) • 117
T
The Administration Menu • 84
Tiered Configurations • xvii, 136
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