Paragon® II
Quick Installation and Setup Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of Paragon II devices comprising of analog Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM) switches and
accessory devices that enable users to access and control multiple servers from a set of keyboard, mouse and monitor.
The document provides instructions for basic installation, initial login and channel access. For more detailed information on
the Paragon II products, consult the User Guide accessible from the accompanying User Manuals and Quick Setup
Guides CD or Raritan website's Firmware and Documentation webpage
Note: The Ethernet port on the Paragon switch is hard coded (not configurable) and supports only 10-BaseT/half duplex.
Paragon II cover 4 basic types of devices:
Main Switching Unit (Main Unit)
Stacking Unit
Models: P2‐UMT242, P2‐UMT442, P2‐UMT832M, P2‐UMT1664M
Models: P2‐UMT832S, P2‐UMT1664S
User Station
Computer Interface Module (CIM)
Models: P2‐UST, P2‐EUST, P2‐EUST/C
Models: P2CIM‐APS2, P2CIM‐AUSB, P2CIM‐ASUN, and more
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1. Secure the cable-support bar to the front end of the side
brackets, near the side brackets' “ears,” using two of the
included screws.
Note: Users and servers can be located up to 1000 feet (304 m)
apart. However, try to limit the cable length between the CIM
and Paragon II switch to less than 100 feet (30.5 m) for optimal
video quality, and if possible, limit the total cable length
between the user and target server to less than 500 feet (152 m)
for good video quality.
2. Slide the user station or KVM 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).
Step (A): Connect Stacking Units
If your Main Unit supports the use of Stacking Units, such as
P2-UMT832M, you can connect compatible Stacking Units to
expand the number of channel ports in the system.
4. Mount the entire assembly in your rack and secure the side
brackets' ears to the rack's front rails with your own screws,
bolts, cage nuts, and so on.
5. When connecting cables to the rear panel of the user
station or switch, drape them over the cable-support bar.
To connect one or more Stacking Units
1. Connect the power cord to the Main Unit.
2. Connect the power cord to the Stacking Unit.
Rear rackmount of a Paragon switch
3. Depending on the Stacking Unit you purchased, use one or
two stacking cables to connect the Stacking Unit to the
Main Unit.
a. For connecting P2-UMT832S to P2-UMT832M:
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Plug one end of a stacking cable into the
port—Expansion Port Out—on the Stacking Unit.
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Plug the other end of the cable into the
port—Expansion Port—on the Main Unit.
Rear rackmount of a user station
b. For connecting P2-UMT1664S to P2-UMT1664M:
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Plug one end of the stacking cable into "Expansion
Port Out A" on the Stacking Unit and the other end
of the cable into the lower "Expansion Port In" on the
Main Unit.
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Plug one end of the other stacking cable into
"Expansion Port Out B" on the Stacking Unit and the
other end of the cable into the upper "Expansion
Port In" on the Main Unit.
4. (Optional) You can cascade up to three P2-UMT832S
Stacking Units for a P2-UMT832M Main Unit. To add more
Stacking Units, follow this procedure:
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Basic Installation
Ensure that you have turned OFF all servers and Paragon II
devices prior to installation. Installing a basic Paragon II system
involves these steps.
a. Plug one end of a stacking cable into the
port—Expansion Port In—on the last Stacking Unit
connected to the Main Unit.
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Step (A): Connect Stacking Units to a Main Unit
(Optional)
b. Plug the other end of the cable into the port—Expansion
Port Out—on the newly added Stacking Unit.
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Step (B): Connect User Stations to the Main Unit
Step (C): Connect Servers to Paragon II Main and
Stacking Units
c. Connect a power cord to the newly added Stacking Unit.
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d. Repeat Steps a to c if you want to add one more
Stacking Unit.
3. Connect a PS/2 or USB keyboard, mouse, and a VGA
monitor to the user station.
5. Turn on all Paragon II devices.
6. Set the total number of connected Stacking Units on the
front panel of the Main Unit.
a. Press the FUNC button to activate the Function Menu.
b. Press the U and V buttons to select "Stacking
Support."
c. Press the ENT button to confirm your selection.
d. Press the U and V buttons to select the total number of
Stacking Units—3 maximum for P2-UMT832M or 1
maximum for P2-UMT1664M.
e. Press the ENT button to save the setting.
Note: P2-EUST/C provides USB ports only for keyboard
and mouse.
7. Set a unique Stacking Unit ID on the front panel of each
Stacking Unit.
a. Press the FUNC button to activate the Function Menu.
b. Press the U and V buttons to select "Set Stack ID."
c. Press the ENT button to confirm your selection.
4. Turn on the monitor.
5. Repeat Steps 1 to 4 for all other user stations you want to
connect to remaining User Ports.
d. Press the U and V buttons to assign the numeric ID.
The user station does not support the use of a VGA-to-DVI
converter.
The guideline of ID assignment is:
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Assign 1 as the ID for the first Stacking Unit, which is
directly connected the Main Unit.
Assign 2 as the ID for the second Stacking Unit,
which is connected to the first Stacking Unit.
Step (C): Connect Servers
To connect one or more servers
Assign 3 as the ID for the third Stacking Unit, which
is connected to the second Stacking Unit.
1. Connect a Paragon II CIM to the Main or Stacking Unit.
e. Press the ENT button to save the setting.
a. Plug one end of a Cat5 UTP cable into Channel Port
number 1 on the back of the Main Unit or any connected
Stacking Unit.
8. Turn OFF all Paragon II devices.
9. Turn on the Stacking Unit first. If there are multiple Stacking
Units, turn on the Stacking Units from the last one to the first
one in sequence.
b. Plug the other end of the cable into the RJ45 port of the
CIM.
10. Turn on the Main Unit.
Step (B): Connect User Stations
To connect one or more user stations
1. Connect a user station to the Main Unit.
2. Depending on the CIM model you purchased, plug the
connectors of the CIM into a server's PS/2 or USB
keyboard, mouse, and VGA ports.
a. Plug one end of a Cat5 UTP cable into User Port
number 1 on the back of the Main Unit.
b. Plug the other end of the cable into the RJ45 port on the
back of the user station.
2. Connect a power cord to the user station and turn it on.
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Channels connecting to servers appear in green. At first
there are no names for any servers so all Name fields are
blank.
Tip: If the server provides a DVI-D connector instead of a
VGA port, Raritan recommends that you connect the CIM
to the server using a Smart View DVI-to-VGA (female to
female) converter (DV-101). 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.
Note: The only exception is IBM BladeCenter chassis.
Paragon II shows a default name “IBM-Blade” for the
device.
3. Turn on the server.
5. Press Æ or Å on the keyboard to move the highlight to one
4. Repeat Steps 1 to 3 for all other servers you want to
connect to remaining Channel Ports.
of the green channels and press Enter.
6. Now you can view and control the chosen server with the
keyboard and mouse.
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Initial Verification
7. Press the Scroll Lock key twice QUICKLY to activate the
OSUI, and do one of the following:
To verify that the server connected to the Paragon
system can be operated:
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To choose another green channel for verification,
repeat Step 5.
1. Turn on all devices in the Paragon II system.
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To log out of the system, press F9.
2. The Login screen of the On-Screen User Interface (OSUI)
is displayed on the monitor connected to the user station.
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Video Gain Adjustment
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. Please note that you must access each
channel individually to adjust that channel's video gain.
To make the video-gain adjustment
1. Press the hot key (default: Scroll Lock) twice QUICKLY to
activate the Selection Menu.
3. Type your user name and password in the appropriate
fields and press Enter. For example, if you are the
administrator:
2. Press the + and - (plus- and minus-sign) keys on the
keypad of your keyboard to adjust the video image until it
appears to be in focus.
a. Type admin in the User Name field and press Enter.
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For P2-UST, the video-gain range is -15 to +15.
b. Type raritan (the default password; all lowercase) in
the Password field and press Enter. Note the
password is case-sensitive.
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For P2-EUST or P2-EUST/C, the video-gain setting is
named "AGC," and its range is 0 to +6.
Tip: You can also type any user name for regular users.
The factory-default user names for regular users are
user01 through up to user15, depending on the model of
your Main Unit. By default, there are no passwords for
these user names.
3. Press Esc or Enter to quit the OSUI and save the video
4. The Selection Menu appears.
setting.
4. To adjust another channel's video-gain setting, access it
and then repeat Steps 1 to 3.
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Multi-Platform CIM Table
PS/2 CIMs
CIM model
PS/2
VGA
Local
connector connector ports
P2CIM-APS2
HD15
HD15
HD15
V
V
V
P2CIM-APS2DUAL
P2CIM-APS2-B
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CIM model
PS/2
VGA
Local
CIM model
Automatic
skew
Support Support
for IBM for card
connector connector ports
compensation Blade
servers
reader
UKVMC
HD15
V
V
P2CIM-APS2-B
P2CIM-AUSB
V
V
USB CIMs
CIM model
V
USB
VGA
Local
connector connector ports
P2CIM-AUSBD
UAL
V
P2CIM-AUSB*
HD15
HD15
HD15
HD15
V
V
V
V
P2CIM-AUSB-B
P2CIM-AUSB-C
V
V
V
P2CIM-AUSBDUAL*
P2CIM-AUSB-B
P2CIM-AUSB-C*
V
P2CIM-ASUN
V
* These USB CIMs also support Sun servers via the SUN USB
ports.
Serial CIMs
CIM model
Serial
VGA
Local
(RS-232)
connector
connector ports
P2CIM-SER
P2CIM-SER-EU
AUATC
V
V
V
V
HD15
HD15
HD15
HD15
V
P2CIM-PWR
(for the power strip)
SUN CIMs
CIM model
SUN MINI VGA
Local
DIN8
connector ports
connector
P2CIM-ASUN
USKVMC
V
HD15
V
13w3/
HD15
V
CIMs with Special Functions
CIM model
Automatic
skew
Support Support
for IBM for card
compensation Blade
servers
reader
P2CIM-APS2
V
P2CIM-APS2D
UAL
V
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