Appendix C: Compatibility with Other Raritan Products
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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
computer
and
to
your
MCCAT
system.
1.
Connect
the
CIM
to
a
serial
port
on
the
serial
device
or
computer,
using
its
serial
DB9
connector.
2.
Connect
the
CIM
to
the
MCCAT
system
using
a
standard
Cat5
UTP
cable.
3.
Connect
the
CIM
ʹ
s
USB
connector
to
a
powered
USB
port,
or
to
a
separately
available
Raritan
PWR
‐
SER
‐
4
power
adapter,
to
obtain
power.
For
detailed
information
on
the
CIMs,
see
Paragon
and
Dominion
KX
Serial
Device
CIM
User
Guide
(see
Serial
Device
CIM
User
Guide
‐
http://www.raritan.com/_downloads/pdfs/products/P2CIM
‐
SER%20User
%20Guide.pdf).
This
user
guide
can
be
downloaded
from
Raritan
ʹ
s
website.
Compatibility with MasterConsole II
MCCAT
is
able
to
work
in
conjunction
with
MasterConsole
II
products,
including
MCC4,
MCC8
and
MCC16.
These
MasterConsole
II
units
can
function
as
the
second
‐
tier
devices
of
the
MCCAT
system.
The
procedure
of
connecting
MasterConsole
II
products
is
the
same
as
that
of
connecting
MCCAT
units.
•
STEP
1:
Programme
a
MasterConsole
II
unit
as
a
second
‐
tier
device
•
STEP
2:
Connect
the
second
‐
tier
MasterConsole
II
unit
to
the
first
‐
tier
MCCAT
unit
•
STEP
3:
Specify
the
type
of
the
second
‐
tier
device
in
the
Configuration
Menu
For
more
information
on
the
MasterConsole
II
products,
see
MasterConsole
II
User
Manual
provided
on
the
“User
Manuals
&
Quick
Setup
Guides”
CD
or
on
Raritan
ʹ
s
Product
Documentation
webpage
(http://www.raritan.com/support/productdocumentation)..
STEP 1: Programme a MasterConsole II Unit as a
Second-Tier Device
1.
Turn
OFF
the
MasterConsole
II
unit.
2.
Press
the
channel
number
2
button
on
the
front
panel
for
2
to
3
seconds
while
powering
ON
the
MasterConsole
II
unit.
