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6. Plug in and turn 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).

After finishing this installation, activate Local PC Mode on the user station.

To activate the Local PC mode

1. Log in at the connected user station.

2. Press the hot key (default:

Scroll Lock

) twice rapidly to activate the

OSD.

3. Press

F4

to activate the User Profile menu.

4. Press

Tab

or the and keys to move the highlight to the

Local PC

field.

5. Press

Enter

. The

Local PC

field will turn green.

6. Press

the and 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.

When 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 OSD. The user station will immediately switch you to the local
PC. To return to the Paragon system and its connected servers, activate
the OSD by pressing the hot key twice (default:

Scroll Lock

), and access

any of the listed servers from the Selection Menu.

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Содержание PARAGON II Series

Страница 1: ...Copyright 2009 Raritan Inc PII 0S v4 6 E May 2009 255 30 6000 00 Paragon II User Guide Release 4 6 ...

Страница 2: ...C Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential environment may cause harmful interferen...

Страница 3: ...he rated maximum ambient temperature of the appliances See Specifications 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 ...

Страница 4: ...Server s xvii Case 9 Upgrading the Firmware of Paragon Switches xix Case 10 Upgrading the Firmware of User Stations xx Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Paragon II Overview 1 Main Units 3 CIMs 3 User Stations 5 Product Photos 5 Product Features 7 Package Contents 9 Chapter 2 Quick Start 11 Basic Installation 11 Step A Connect Stacking Units 11 Step B Connect User Stations 13 Step C Connect Servers 14 Initi...

Страница 5: ...IP Address 42 Reset Unit 43 Chapter 5 Information about Keyboard Mouse and Video 45 Support for Widescreen LCD Monitors 45 Connecting the DDC2 Adapter 45 Compatible USB Combination Keyboards 47 How to Connect a USB Combo Keyboard 47 Replacing or Reconnecting the USB Mouse 48 Changing the Keyboard Layout Settings 48 USB Keyboard Layout Settings P2CIM AUSB P2CIM AUSB B or P2ZCIM USB 49 Sun Keyboard ...

Страница 6: ...e FOLLOWER User Stations 87 Using P2 USTIP for Multiple Video Outputs 87 Authentication with a Smart Card 87 Installing the P2CIM AUSB C Driver in Windows 88 Requisites for Card Reader Functionality 91 Using the Card Reader 94 Chapter 7 Operation Administrator Functions 97 The Administration Menu 97 Guidelines for System Configuration 98 System Configuration 99 Video Redirection Forced Video 103 O...

Страница 7: ...C 137 Chapter 9 Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers 139 Refreshing Channel Status 140 Renaming a BladeCenter Chassis 141 Renaming a Blade Server 142 Chapter 10 Configurations 144 Principles of Re Connection 144 Tiered Configurations 145 Standard Tiered Configurations 145 Non Standard Tiered Configurations 148 Stacked Configurations 153 Definition of Stacked Configuration 153 System Constraints 153 St...

Страница 8: ...86 Appendix B Tiering and Compatibility 188 Tiering Matrix 188 Compatibility Matrix 190 Double Diamond Configuration 192 Appendix C Recommendation for Better Video Quality 193 Deployment Recommendations 193 Supported Resolutions on P2 EUST and P2 EUST C 194 Appendix D Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System 195 Introduction to Serial CIMs 195 Installing a Serial CIM 196 Installing P2CIM SER...

Страница 9: ...ts in Paragon Manager 218 STEP C Keep Paragon Manager Running and Connected 219 Illustration Routing a Server s Audio Signals 219 Audio Video Routing Characteristics 221 Appendix G Downloading Release 4 4 Firmware 223 Appendix H More Resources or Information 224 Powering On Sequence of Multi Tier Configuration 224 Quick Reference Chart 225 Password 225 Hot Key Settings 225 Autoscan Settings 225 Ti...

Страница 10: ... page 211 Integration with Third Party Switching Devices on page 212 Using the NVISION NV5128 Multi format Router on page 216 STEP A Install Appropriate Audio Video Equipment on page 217 STEP B Associate Router Ports with Paragon Ports in Paragon Manager on page 218 STEP C Keep Paragon Manager Running and Connected on page 219 Illustration Routing a Server s Audio Signals on page 219 Audio Video R...

Страница 11: ...tive 2 Press F5 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 090 and 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 Con...

Страница 12: ...arrow keys to select the option PC Share and press Enter 6 Press S to save the changes See System Configuration on page 99 for details 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 device...

Страница 13: ... 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 type yes Power on the outlet s Press O alphabetical character Power cycle the outlet s Press R type yes See Controlling Power to an Outle...

Страница 14: ...sing Paragon Manager Do this a Launch Paragon Manager b Connect and log into the Paragon system by doing this choose Session Connect choose the Paragon switch you want to connect type the administrator name password click Login c Create the association group consisting of channel numbers 1 2 3 and 26 choose Set up Multiple Video New type necessary data select four channels 1 2 3 and 26 click OK d ...

Страница 15: ...o on 1 Log in to the Paragon system as an administrator a Type admin in the User Name field and press Enter b Type raritan the default password all lowercase in the Password field and press Enter Note the password is case sensitive 2 Press F5 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 press any arrow key press...

Страница 16: ...ard 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 ...

Страница 17: ...as Base Units two as the 2nd tier and one as the 3rd tier If these switches do not share the same firmware version make sure the versions of lower tiers are later than those of upper tiers For example Base Unit is with firmware version 4 2 and 2nd Tier with version 4 0 3 Connect all of these Paragon switches with Category 5 Cat5 UTP cables from the channel ports of lower tiers to user ports of upp...

Страница 18: ...nfiguration looks like this S 1 S X Servers 1 A 1 C Base Units 2 A 2 B Second tier Paragon switches 3 A Third tier Paragon switch 5 Connect user stations to Base Units 1 A 1 B and 1 C with the Cat5 UTP cables 6 Connect the keyboard mouse and monitor to each user station See Basic Installation on page 11 section for details ...

Страница 19: ... 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 See Case 1 Setting the Network Configuration on page xi for details 2 Optional If there has been any Stacking Unit connected to the Main Unit keep them attached and turned on For example you may upgrad...

Страница 20: ...ta in the Encryption Key column See Paragon Manager User Guide for details This user guide is available on Raritan website s Firmware and Documentation section http www raritan com support firmware and documentation 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 versio...

Страница 21: ... in the Paragon Update utility For example 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 Yes 9 Once the upgrade is completed a message appears...

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Страница 23: ... 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 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 S...

Страница 24: ...s 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 Raritan s CommandCenter Secure Gateway 128 servers Sing...

Страница 25: ... servers with Sun type keyboard and mouse ports Provides automatic skew compensation when working with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C Works with P2 HubPac in PC MAC and Sun USB configurations P2CIM AUSB Supports servers with USB or Sun USB type keyboard and mouse ports Provides automatic skew compensation when working with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C Works with P2 HubPac in PC MAC and Sun USB configurations P2CIM ...

Страница 26: ...ic skew compensation when working with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C P2CIM APS2 B Supports IBM BladeCenter blade servers with IBM PS 2 type keyboard and mouse ports Provides automatic skew compensation when working with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C P2CIM AUSB B Supports IBM BladeCenter blade servers with USB type keyboard and mouse ports Provides automatic skew compensation when working with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C I...

Страница 27: ... it 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 switch s database P2 EUST C P2 EUST C is Raritan s enhanced user station with an integrated card reader It functions like P2 EUST but supports USB keyboards and ...

Страница 28: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 6 User Station P2 EUST CIM P2CIM APS2 P2 EUST C Front and Rear Sides ...

Страница 29: ...gon II switch 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 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 nex...

Страница 30: ... site when used with the following Paragon II user station 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 turn off the server but not turn it on Supports the...

Страница 31: ...idered 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 l...

Страница 32: ... 1 8 m AC power cord x 1 6 ft 1 8 m AC power extension cord for the connected monitor x 1 16 4 ft 5 m DB9 male to female serial administration cable x 1 Paragon IP enabled user station P2 USTIP1 2 IP enabled user station module x 1 6 ft 1 8 m AC power cord x 1 16 4 ft 5 m DB9 male to female serial administration cable x 1 ...

Страница 33: ...t 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 Step A Connect Stacking Units If your Main Unit supports the use of Stacking Units such as P2 UMT832M you can connect compatible Stackin...

Страница 34: ...Units follow this procedure a Plug one end of a stacking cable into the port Expansion Port In on the last Stacking Unit connected to the Main Unit b Plug the other end of the cable into the port Expansion Port Out on the newly added Stacking Unit c Connect a power cord to the newly added Stacking Unit d Repeat Steps a to c if you want to add one more Stacking Unit 5 Turn on all Paragon II devices...

Страница 35: ... for the third Stacking Unit which is connected to the second Stacking Unit e Press the ENT button to save the setting 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 10 Turn on the Main Unit Step B Connect User Stations To connect one or more user stations 1 Connect a...

Страница 36: ... user stations you want to connect to remaining User Ports The user station does not support the use of a VGA to DVI converter Step C Connect Servers To connect one or more servers 1 Connect a Paragon II CIM to the Main or Stacking Unit 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 b Plug the other end of the cable into th...

Страница 37: ...h Paragon II 3 Turn on the server 4 Repeat Steps 1 to 3 for all other servers you want to connect to remaining Channel Ports Initial Verification To verify that the server connected to the Paragon system can be operated 1 Turn on all devices in the Paragon II system 2 The Login screen of the On Screen User Interface OSUI is displayed on the monitor connected to the user station 3 Type your user na...

Страница 38: ...first there are no names for any servers so all Name fields are blank Note The only exception is IBM BladeCenter chassis Paragon II shows a default name IBM Blade for the device 5 Press or on the keyboard to move the highlight to one of the green channels and press Enter 6 Now you can view and control the chosen server with the keyboard and mouse 7 Press the Scroll Lock key twice QUICKLY to activa...

Страница 39: ... rackmount kit You can mount a Paragon switch or user station facing the front of the rack or facing the rear Note If you lose or damage a switch s brackets replace them with the RUMT 1U LM304 kit for any 1U switch or RUMT 2U LM304 for a P2 UMT1664M Forward Mount The steps correspond to the numbers shown in the front rackmount diagrams 1 Secure the cable support bar to the back end of the side bra...

Страница 40: ... 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 4 Mount the entire assembly in your rack and secure the side brackets ears to the rack s front rails with your ow...

Страница 41: ...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 Prior to installation all Paragon components servers and monitors must be turned OFF and unplugged To install a single Paragon switch system and perform initial configuration ...

Страница 42: ...he user station To control Sun servers with a PS 2 keyboard please see Information about Keyboard Mouse and Video on page 45 for additional information e Plug in and turn on the monitor 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 ...

Страница 43: ...trand into the server s 6 pin mini DIN mouse port 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 P2CIM AUSB P2CIM AUSB C USB compatible servers or P2CIM AUSB B IBM BladeCenter Management Module with USB ports Plug the HD15 strand into the server s HD15 VGA video port Pl...

Страница 44: ...lection Menu with the server you just connected displayed in green Use the and 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 you can adjust the video gain to focus...

Страница 45: ... installed the server and press Enter The highlight turns light blue d Edit the name the highlight turns green when you start typing Press Enter when finished and press S to save the new name e Press F2 to return to the Selection Menu Verify that the new name appears in the Selection Menu 7 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for each CIM and server you want to connect to the Paragon switch s channel ports ...

Страница 46: ...on switches to the channel ports of Paragon switches in the second tier Three tiers is the maximum depth of a cascaded system and 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 Prior to installation all Paragon components servers and monitors must be turned OFF and unplug...

Страница 47: ...stem with A Single Paragon Switch on page 19 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 No connection to Paragon message the user station which they are attached to is not properly connected to the Base Unit Check for loose connections and make sur...

Страница 48: ...he monitor displays the Selection Menu indicating that the user station is correctly installed c Press F5 to activate the Administration Menu Use the and keys to move the highlight to the Channel Configuration entry and press Enter to select it ...

Страница 49: ... 16 x 64 switch P2 UMT1664M e Continue using the and 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 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 ...

Страница 50: ...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 switch...

Страница 51: ...dded replaced or swapped in order follow this sequence 1 Turn ON the third tier if a third tier exists 2 Turn ON the second tier 3 Turn ON the base tier first tier 4 Perform a partial reset of the database on impacted Paragon 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 perf...

Страница 52: ...FF all Paragon switches including the Main Unit and Stacking Unit 2 Connect a power cord to a Stacking Unit 3 Connect the Main Unit with the Stacking Unit using two stacking cables a Connect one end of a stacking cable to Expansion Port Out A on the back of the Stacking Unit Connect the other end of the cable to the lower Expansion Port In on the Main Unit b Connect one end of the other stacking c...

Страница 53: ...rrect channel color display on the OSUI Selection Menu If this occurs follow this procedure to restore the color display to normal To restore the color display to normal 1 Remove the stacking cable connected between Stacking and Main Units 2 Turn off the Main Unit 3 Re connect the stacking cable between Main and Stacking Units 4 Turn on the Stacking Unit first 5 Turn on the Main Unit Installation ...

Страница 54: ...ions below to create the HubPac configuration that gives users of up to 4 Paragon switches the capability to access the same server s P2 HubPac does not support the card reader functionality at this time Make sure the servers that require the card reader authentication are not connected to the P2 HubPac ...

Страница 55: ...r stations to be connected can be in a powered ON state 2 Connect 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 t...

Страница 56: ... cable into channel port N on the back of one of the desired Paragon switches c Plug one end of a Cat5 UTP cable into the RJ45 X 2 port on the back of the HubPac d Plug the other end of the cable into channel port N on the back of the second desired Paragon switch e Plug one end of a Cat5 UTP cable into the RJ45 X 3 port on the back of the HubPac f Plug the other end of the cable into channel port...

Страница 57: ...es 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 or keys and press Enter c Press or to highlight in yellow the Name field for channel ID where CIM server was just installed Press Enter The highlight turns light bl...

Страница 58: ...roll 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 The current OSUI hotkey which can invoke the OSUI 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 d...

Страница 59: ...ng with the OSUI Key Action F1 View the Help Menu F2 Go to the Selection Menu for accessing channel ports F3 View the Power Control Menu for associated channel 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 Administrator only Toggle the autoscan function on or off F7 Adm...

Страница 60: ...SC button is used for canceling displayed function and returning system to normal state 2 The FUNC button is used to switch between 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 us...

Страница 61: ...gh 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 Clear Database Hit Ent ESC appears on the LCD Press the ESC bu...

Страница 62: ...set Unit Selecting a Function To select a function on the front panel 1 Press the FUNC button on the front panel of the Paragon switch to enter the Function Menu mode 2 Press the and buttons to scroll through the Function List 3 Press the ENT button on the front panel to select one displayed function and use the instructions described for each specified function on the following pages 4 Press the ...

Страница 63: ...panel at any time to return to Normal Display Test Chan UKVM This function checks whether a CIM is functioning properly 1 Press the or button to change channel number Display will read OK None or Failed If a Failed condition is detected make sure the Cat5 UTP cable is installed properly and secured or try using another CIM to see if the CIM under test has become defective 2 Press the ESC button on...

Страница 64: ...increase or decrease the contrast 2 Press the ESC button on the front panel at any time to return to Normal Display 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 when adding or removing servers or devices However the system administrator can use this function to scan and re configu...

Страница 65: ...rd tier if any to the second tier and finally move to the base unit first tier Power Reset 1 Hold the and buttons on the front panel of the Paragon switch simultaneously for approximately three seconds 2 When the front panel LCD stops scrolling release the buttons Factory Function Reset 1 Hold the and buttons on the front panel of the Paragon switch simultaneously while pressing the FUNC button 2 ...

Страница 66: ...l Display and Controls 44 After resetting the device a progress indicator appears on the OSUI message bar indicating the current update percentage During the database updating users are unable to operate the OSUI functions ...

Страница 67: ...ions Refresh rate Hz Distance limit feet 1680 x 1050 60 700 1600 x 1200 60 75 700 1440 x 900 60 75 1000 1280 x 1024 60 75 1000 1280 x 768 60 75 1000 800 x 600 60 75 1000 Connecting the DDC2 Adapter Although Paragon II supports widescreen resolutions it is likely that the connected widescreen monitor or server do not generate appropriate video signals leading to unavailability of appropriate widesc...

Страница 68: ...resolution issues 5 Make a connection among these devices For detailed information see Basic Installation on page 11 Connect the CIM to a channel port on the Paragon switch Connect the user station to a user port on the Paragon switch Connect the widescreen monitor keyboard and mouse to the user station 6 Turn ON all devices and the servers will automatically adjust their video resolutions to the ...

Страница 69: ...7 Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro IBM SK 8815 Sun Type 7 M2452 M7803 Apple A1048 There is no Scroll Lock key on these keyboards so you must specify a different key as the OSUI hot key How to Connect a USB Combo Keyboard A USB combo keyboard usually comes with USB ports To connect such a keyboard and a USB mouse to the user station you must follow this procedure to make the connection Otherwise the ...

Страница 70: ...eplace or reconnect the USB mouse when the user station is turned ON 1 Disconnect the USB Combo keyboard from the user station 2 Now swap the USB mouse to another USB port on the keyboard or make a replacement for the mouse 3 Reconnect the USB Combo keyboard to the user station If you do not follow the procedure described in this section the keyboard and mouse may function abnormally When the prob...

Страница 71: ... to change the keyboard layout setting To do so you need to enter the setting mode by pressing appropriate hot key combinations based on your CIM type 1 Highlight the channel of the desired server on 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 edi...

Страница 72: ...ress Esc to exit the setting mode or close the text editor Generic Keyboard Layout Code Language Layout code Language Layout code Arabic 01 Netherlands 18 Belgian 02 Norwegian 19 Canadian Bilingual 03 Persian 20 Canadian French 04 Poland 21 Czech Republic 05 Portuguese 22 Danish 06 Russia 23 Finnish 07 Slovakia 24 French 08 Spanish 25 German 09 Swedish 26 Greek 10 Swiss French 27 Hebrew 11 Swiss G...

Страница 73: ...a text editor on the server 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 ...

Страница 74: ...r which has P2ZCIM SUN connected you may need to change the Sun keyboard s layout setting 1 Highlight the channel of the desired Sun server on the Selection Menu and press Enter 2 Activate a text editor 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 layo...

Страница 75: ...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 a...

Страница 76: ...ard 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 t...

Страница 77: ...old 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 F3 Props F4 Undo F5 Front...

Страница 78: ...eyboard 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 Left Right Up Down Arrow Caps Lock Caps Lock Escape Escape All alphabetical keys A Z and numeric keys 0 9 All alphabetical keys A Z and numeric ...

Страница 79: ...l Lock twice in QUICK succession In This Chapter Login 58 Video Gain and Skew Compensation 60 Selecting a Server 62 Switching between Previous and Next Channels 72 User Profile Customization 76 Help Menu 80 Keyboard Controlled OSUI Functions 80 Information Menu 82 Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs 83 Authentication with a Smart Card 87 Chapter 6 Operation User Functions ...

Страница 80: ...gh the sequence described in step 1B of A KVM System with A Single Paragon Switch on page 19 The Device ID field in the login screen will initially contain the single Paragon switch or Base Unit s 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 nu...

Страница 81: ...Below are the function keys used when working with the OSUI Key Action F1 View the Help Menu F2 Go to the Selection Menu for accessing channel ports F3 View the Power Control Menu for associated channel 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 Administrator only To...

Страница 82: ...o re synchronize 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 re synchronized and form a solid white line once more Skew Compensation is available with these user stations P2 EUST P2 EUST C Video Gain is available with these user stations P2 EUST P2 EUST C P2 UST no lon...

Страница 83: ...ng 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 skew delay of each color on the OSUI Once adjusted the 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 you wish to adjust Please note that...

Страница 84: ...habetically by the name of the server or other device connected to 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...

Страница 85: ... 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...

Страница 86: ...ier you are currently on After accessing a server you can continue switching by pressing the hot key default Scroll Lock twice QUICKLY to invoke the Selection Menu If you want to return to your previously selected channel port without using the OSUI press the previous channel port command key default Num Lock twice QUICKLY In the Selection Menu each channel port s availability is visually indicate...

Страница 87: ...e bulleted item Operation Mode under System Configuration on page 99 Messages Shown in Public View P View Mode When the system is set to Public View mode one user can select the server which another user has already selected However the second user can only view video output without the capability to control the server or input any data using the keyboard and mouse In this mode other OSUI graphic ...

Страница 88: ...cause 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 The identification of blocked channels is fully supported whether in a single base or multiple base regular Paragon configuration with some limitations as below Blo...

Страница 89: ...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 and 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 3 Press ...

Страница 90: ... of the desired server in the specific tiered device s Selection Menu Note Manual Path Selection is automatically disabled and replaced by Automatic Path Selection when one of the following scenarios occurs 1 The desired server is accessed while the Selection Menu is sorted by channel name instead of the channel number 2 The path passes through Paragon II products with the firmware version older t...

Страница 91: ...ss a different server you must choose a path not overlapping with anyone s 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 user s path Blue solid line indicates the A user s path Black dotted line indicates th...

Страница 92: ...Chapter 6 Operation User Functions 70 Instance 2 B user overlaps the path with A user s in the segment between UMT 1 and UMT 2 therefore all servers connected to UMT 3 become inaccessible to the B user ...

Страница 93: ...hapter 6 Operation User Functions 71 Instance 3 B user overlaps the path with A user s 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 ...

Страница 94: ...ctive 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 P2 EUST firmware version 3EB or later P2 EUST C...

Страница 95: ...l 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 an active channel 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 t...

Страница 96: ... 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 STEP B 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 th...

Страница 97: ...ting 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 W...

Страница 98: ...ession 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 s...

Страница 99: ...h channel port during autoscanning Default setting is Global Use any of the arrow keys to toggle between these values Global the system pauses at each channel port for the same length of time set in the Global Scan Rate field Individual this indicates that the administrator has set a specific length of time for each individual channel ports as displayed in the Selection Menu Global Scan Rate If Sc...

Страница 100: ...or 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 and keys to toggle between these values Saver The OSUI with or without background is a floater and appears regularly in random lo...

Страница 101: ...above UpDnChnl The keyboard key that when pressed twice quickly and followed by the or 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 ar...

Страница 102: ...function keys and their functions Keyboard Controlled OSUI Functions Use the following function keys to access Paragon s OSUI functions Key Action F1 View the Help Menu F2 Go to the Selection Menu for accessing channel ports F3 View the Power Control Menu for associated channel F4 Go to the User Profile Menu for users to customize their settings F5 Administrator only Go to the Administration Menu ...

Страница 103: ...c Exit the current OSUI screen Note 1 If a user owns administrator privileges but is not the administrator the Admin account functions F6 and F7 are shown in red in the Help Menu indicating that these functions are not available Note 2 If a system administrator has set Display All Computers to No then F10 is shown in red in the Help Menu for all users indicating that this function is not available...

Страница 104: ...ion 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 ...

Страница 105: ...agon 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...

Страница 106: ...CTIVATOR channel of an association group FOLLOWER user station or user port The user stations or user ports that receive the data outputs from the 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...

Страница 107: ... 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 Raritan s IP Reach if any Note Accessing the ACTIVATOR channel with the Forced Video command CANNOT trigger the Multiple Video function The a...

Страница 108: ...n of the ACTIVATOR user station see the example images below The 1st FOLLOWER channel successfully outputs its data The 2nd FOLLOWER channel successfully outputs its data The 3rd FOLLOWER channel fails to output its data Every FOLLOWER channel successfully outputs its data The failure of data output can be caused by one of the following reasons Blockage to the FOLLOWER channel port s For example o...

Страница 109: ...UI 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 F...

Страница 110: ...river installation procedure may vary a little 1 Connect the target server to the network 2 Plug the P2CIM AUSB C into the server s 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 pan...

Страница 111: ... Operation User Functions 89 4 Select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next 5 Optional If this dialog appears select Yes connect and search for the software on the Internet and click Next ...

Страница 112: ... http www raritan com support firmware and documentation 1 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 2 If the driver cannot be found or does not install properly with the Found New Hardware Wizard download the driver and assign the driver s location during the installation Contact R...

Страница 113: ...ication 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 au...

Страница 114: ...er Station Direct Mode on page 162 for more details 2 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 Introduction to 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 ca...

Страница 115: ...reen Solid A card is inserted into the card reader slot when the user station is turned on Green Blink Only the card s data is being transmitted to the Paragon switch Alternate between Green and Blue Both of the card s data and keyboard mouse signals are being transmitted to the Paragon switch Note An external USB card reader is not supported at this time Introduction to P2CIM AUSB C This device i...

Страница 116: ... 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 server s video output 1 Using the P2 EUST C verify that the user station is connected to a keyboard mouse VGA monitor and is turned on Se...

Страница 117: ...ng 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 ...

Страница 118: ...inserted in the card reader If Using the OmniView Secure KVM Switch If you use the OmniView Secure KVM Switch as the front end of the Paragon system and connect it to any P2 EUST C device you must obey these rules when using the P2 EUST C card reader Reinsert the smart card into the built in card reader of P2 EUST C each time when switching to a different server that requires the smart card authen...

Страница 119: ...tion 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 Menu s submenus Other administrative users have limited access and cannot select the System Configuration User Configuration and Network Setting submenus To reach any of the Administration Menu s submenus 1 Log in using t...

Страница 120: ...ated 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 switch s database When turning ON existing stable configurations that is if you are NOT replacing or adding Paragon switches and NOT swapping their ord...

Страница 121: ...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 Device ID Type the desired name for the single Paragon switch or Base Unit It i...

Страница 122: ...ol that device until its controlling user selects a different channel port 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 u...

Страница 123: ...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 Login Sleep This is a power saving mode that is activated when the Login screen is on the screen Login Sleep acts as a screen saver if the user station is idle no keyboar...

Страница 124: ...ys start with no password and must assign one to themselves during initial setup 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 and keys to toggle between Yes the field is blank the d...

Страница 125: ...e and documentation 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 th...

Страница 126: ...tions 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 and 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 ...

Страница 127: ...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 scre...

Страница 128: ...ator must configure channel port association in Paragon Manager See Paragon Manager User Guide for more information This user guide is available on Raritan website s Firmware and Documentation section http www raritan com support firmware and documentation Note Depending on your purpose the associated channels can also be connected to different servers and output the video data accordingly The ass...

Страница 129: ...r 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 ...

Страница 130: ...ers 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 and 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...

Страница 131: ...ght 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 de...

Страница 132: ... you wish but we do not recommend this Scn Displays the device s 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 and keys to increase and decrease the current value by 1 respectively Th...

Страница 133: ...of the channel name you are accessing Press the asterisk key to view the skew delay settings which appear in the message bar See Skew Compensation with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C on page 61 for additional information Use the numeric keypad for the following operations 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 mov...

Страница 134: ...nglish 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 Pres...

Страница 135: ...an 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 and keys to increase or decrease the value by 1 and press Ente...

Страница 136: ...ut 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...

Страница 137: ... 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 user s 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 ...

Страница 138: ...x 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 0x 01 through 09 00 0x and x0 through x9 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...

Страница 139: ...at 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 ...

Страница 140: ...t 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 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...

Страница 141: ... 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 cli...

Страница 142: ...hes 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 ...

Страница 143: ...en autoscan is on In Paragon II s 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 user s permitted groups see the section Group Settings Access Rights on page 114 To allow a user to see servers that he or she ...

Страница 144: ...vailable for use with this kind of power strip To connect the power strip to the Paragon switch 1 Plug the Power CIM to the RJ45 port on the power strip 2 Connect the power strip to an AC source 3 Connect the Power CIM to one of the channel ports on a Paragon switch via a Cat5 UTP cable Configuring and Naming the Power Strip Activate the Paragon II OSUI by logging into the system or pressing the h...

Страница 145: ... devices such as Paragon switches 5 Press to highlight the name field Then press Enter to configure the name of a device associated with that outlet 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 dev...

Страница 146: ...ess 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 Recy...

Страница 147: ...ing 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 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 o...

Страница 148: ...agon II operates using P2ZCIMs and Z CIMs UKVMSPD and UKVMSC Although all these Z CIMs are installed the same way certain Z CIMs will not function if used in the same chain as other Z CIMs Important As of release 4 4 1 Paragon II no longer supports Paragon I Z CIMs including the UKVMSPD which supports local PC mode Therefore to ensure your system continues working with these first generation Z CIM...

Страница 149: ...e release 4 4 or earlier Support PS2 interface only Support up to 42 units on a single Cat5 chain Span up to 1 000 feet 304 m from the user station to the last Z CIM on a Cat5 chain Cannot be mixed on a Cat5 chain with P2ZCIMs UKVMSC Z CIM features local KVM ports Paragon II and P2ZCIMs P2ZCIM installation requires that each server be assigned a channel name as it is added to the P2ZCIM chain Serv...

Страница 150: ...setup when connecting P2ZCIMs as a tier Up to 42 P2ZCIMs can be connected in one single chain 1 Cat5 cable 2 P2ZCIM 3 Server 4 Paragon switch the model shown in the illustration is P2 UMT832M 5 P2ZCIM terminator required for the last P2ZCIM in the chain 6 The last P2ZCIM in the chain I Input O Output ...

Страница 151: ...or in the P2ZCIM s UTP IN I port c Turn ON the server 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 and or the...

Страница 152: ...lue 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 To resize the P2ZCIM Chain The size limit for a P2ZCIM chain is 42 units If you never resize the chain...

Страница 153: ...e 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 t...

Страница 154: ...t 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 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 If t...

Страница 155: ...mbers 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 turn 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 up...

Страница 156: ...ng Z Series Z4200U Z CIMs UKVMSPD or UKVMSC Up to 42 Z CIMs can be connected in one single chain 1 Cat5 cable 2 Z CIM UKVMSPD or UKVMSC 3 Server 4 Paragon switch the model shown in the illustration is P2 UMT832M 5 Z CIM terminator required for the last Z CIM in the chain 6 The last Z CIM in the chain I Input O Output ...

Страница 157: ... the CIM Terminator in the CIM s UTP IN port c Turn ON the server To perform Z CIM 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...

Страница 158: ...lected 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 To attach a new Z CIM to the exi...

Страница 159: ... 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 Paragon Base Unit To install a P2ZCIM PS2 between a user station and a Base Unit 1 If you have not already done so instal...

Страница 160: ... Tab or the and keys to move the highlight to the Local PC field 5 Press Enter The Local PC field will turn green 6 Press the and 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 When Local PC Mode is turned on you can access the dedicated local PC server from t...

Страница 161: ... to the Z CIM chain However Paragon II does not detect and display the real time blade server status on 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 BladeCenter s hardware configuration such as unplugging plugging or swapping any blade s...

Страница 162: ...r the Administration Menu 4 Select the Channel Configuration submenu and press Enter 5 Use the and 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 5 to 7 minutes to complete refreshing depe...

Страница 163: ...og in to the IP Reach device that is connected to the Paragon system and follow the same OSUI procedure to refresh the IBM BladeCenter channel For more information on the IP Reach device see the IP Reach User Guide This user guide is available on Raritan website s Firmware and Documentation section http www raritan com support firmware and documentation Make a connection to the Paragon system from...

Страница 164: ...llow 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 on the screen press F5 to go to the Administration Menu 2 Select the Channel Configuration submenu and press Enter 3 Select the IBM BladeCenter s channel 4 Press G to bring up a Ch...

Страница 165: ... 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 servers 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 ...

Страница 166: ...ions 145 Stacked Configurations 153 Loop Back Configuration 157 P2 HubPac Configuration and Multiple Video 158 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 powe...

Страница 167: ...it 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 bee...

Страница 168: ...r all devices have been connected turn on the devices from UPPER tier to lower tier For example turn 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 lin...

Страница 169: ...er 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 ...

Страница 170: ...ed configuration all Paragon switches should undergo a FUNC reset to clear the database See Reset Unit on page 43 for more information on clearing 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 seco...

Страница 171: ...T 1 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 The following procedure must be followed to ensure this configuration functions prope...

Страница 172: ...MT 1 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 ...

Страница 173: ...s database See Reset Unit on page 43 for more information on 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 3A UMT 3B UMT 2A UMT 2B UMT 1A 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 When...

Страница 174: ...er 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 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 conne...

Страница 175: ...ables 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 The Stacking Unit that connects to a Main Unit becomes an automatic ...

Страница 176: ...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 If you power off a Stacking Unit when it remains CONNECTED to a Main Unit the channel colors on the OSUI Selection Menu becomes abnormal To avoid this problem you must disconnect the Stacking Unit from the Main Unit before powering it off See...

Страница 177: ...5 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 ...

Страница 178: ...UMT832M Stacked and Tiered Standard configuration any user can access any channel port in the system Example E Illegal Configuration Illegal configurations are those that are not currently supported by Paragon II Example F Illegal Configuration ...

Страница 179: ...ter 10 Configurations 157 Example G Illegal Configuration Example H Illegal Configuration Loop Back Configuration This dead loop setup will cause server database conflict and should therefore never be used ...

Страница 180: ...e Video function in a system involving the P2 HubPac each switch port 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 ...

Страница 181: ...ations the Paragon Base Units are UMT 1A UMT 1B UMT 1C and UMT 1D You can connect the HubPac s 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 ...

Страница 182: ...Chapter 10 Configurations 160 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 ...

Страница 183: ...ustrates 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 ...

Страница 184: ...urn on your server or computer 3 Turn off the user station 4 Run Cat5 cabling directly between the user station and the CIM 5 Turn 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 Cat5 cabling between the user station and the CIM becomes disconnected at any point for more than three to four seconds the user stat...

Страница 185: ...nnect the opposite end of the Cat5 cabling from the CIM 3 Connect the opposite end of the Cat5 cabling to a user port of a Paragon Base Unit 4 Run other Cat5 cabling from the channel port of a Paragon Base Unit to the CIM 5 Turn ON the user station ...

Страница 186: ... P2 EUST C all include these major steps STEP A Download the latest firmware and release notes STEP B Establish a connection between the device and the PC running Paragon Update STEP C Optional Verify the stacking related configuration STEP D Launch the Paragon Update utility STEP A Download the Latest Firmware and Release notes To download the firmware related files 1 Use your browser to visit Ra...

Страница 187: ...Establish a Connection between the Device and the PC The device intended to upgrade must be connected to the PC that runs the Paragon Update utility There are two types of connections depending on your device Network connection 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 Stacki...

Страница 188: ...ing the boot loader or failsafe feature only one Stacking Unit is allowed to be connected to the Main Unit at one time See the Stacking Units on page 169 section of Failsafe Upgrade Feature on page 167 for more information STEP D 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 ...

Страница 189: ...ow 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 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 Unit s fir...

Страница 190: ...lthough 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 Raritan s website See STEP 1 Download the Latest Firmware and Release Notes under General Update Procedure on page 164 for...

Страница 191: ...f 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 Activate the Paragon Update utility again Select the same firmware file that was chosen when the upgrade failure occurred Click the Send To Paragon button For details on the operation of the Paragon Update utility See Paragon Manager User Gu...

Страница 192: ...n 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 General Update Procedure on page 164 The firmware file to choose is P2 xxx hex xxx represents the version STEP B Keep Only One Stacking Unit Connected To upgrade the Stacking Unit for obtaining the failsafe capability only one unit is...

Страница 193: ...ecting a Function on page 40 for more information To recover Stacking Units after upgrade failure If a Stacking Unit encounters the update failure with its failsafe capability you can restore the Stacking Unit s 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 B in the previous section Updating Stacking...

Страница 194: ...e on page 164 Note that the filename for upgrading the P2 UST user station for failsafe capability is V5_1F9 hex or later 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 station s version information To recover user stations after upgrade failure As long as your user sta...

Страница 195: ...usters 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 A Get the latest firmware driver and release notes STEP B Connect one cluster of the HubPac to the PC STEP C Install the USB to RS485 driver on the PC STEP D Launch the Paragon Update u...

Страница 196: ...t section for details 3 Obtain the USB to RS485 driver from Raritan Technical Support STEP B Connect One Cluster of the HubPac to the PC After downloading the firmware you can connect the HubPac through the USB to RS485 cable to the PC that is used to upgrade the HubPac To connect a cluster to the PC 1 Connect the USB connector of the USB to RS485 cable to one USB port of the PC 2 Connect one CAT5...

Страница 197: ...luster 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 ...

Страница 198: ...ior 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 To install the driver 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 Yes this time only and click Next ...

Страница 199: ...nced and click Next 3 Select Search for the best driver in their locations 4 Select Include this location in the search and click Browse to navigate to the location where the USB to RS485 driver files are stored Ensure the other option Search removable media floppy CD ROM is NOT selected ...

Страница 200: ...iver installation To check 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 ...

Страница 201: ...re 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 ...

Страница 202: ...s 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 address 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 firmw...

Страница 203: ... cable from the HubPac cluster on which the upgrade has finished 2 Reconnect the Cat5 cable to the server connection port of another cluster on the same HubPac as described in STEP B Connect One Cluster of the HubPac to the PC on page 174 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 D Launch the Paragon U...

Страница 204: ...8 kg 100V 240V 50 60 Hz 0 6A P2 UMT832M 8 users x 32 server ports expansion slot stacking port network port 17 32 W x 11 41 D x 1 75 H 440mm W x 290mm D x 44mm H 9 83 lbs 4 46 kg 100V 240V 50 60 Hz 0 6A P2 UMT442 4 users x 42 server ports expansion slot network port 17 32 W x 11 41 D x 1 75 H 440mm W x 290mm D x 44mm H 10 13 lbs 4 59 kg 100V 240V 50 60 Hz 0 6A P2 UMT242 2 users x 42 server ports n...

Страница 205: ...consoles 11 4 W x 10 1 D x 1 75 H 290mm W x 255mm D x 44mm H 4 3 lbs 1 9 kg 100V 240V 50 60 Hz 0 6A 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 290mm W x 255mm D x 44mm H 4 3 lbs 1 9 kg 100V 240V 50 60 Hz 0 6A P2 EUST C Analog access point that provides enhanced video for USB consoles and a built in card reader for authentication ...

Страница 206: ...rovides automatic skew compensation with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C 1 3 W x 3 0 D x 0 6 H 32mm W x 77 4mm D x 15 6mm H 0 20 lb 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 32mm W x 77 4mm D x 15 6mm H 0 13 lb 0 06 kg P2CIM AUSB CIM for USB provides automatic skew compensation with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C 1 3 W x 3 0 D x 0 6 H 32mm W x 7...

Страница 207: ...l 1 3 W x 3 0 D x 0 6 H 32mm W x 77 4mm D x 15 6mm H 0 066 lb 0 03 kg P2CIM APS2DUAL Doubles the number of users that may access a specific PC or server and provides automatic skew compensation with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C 1 42 W x 3 39 D x 0 65 H 36mm W x 86mm D x 16 5mm H 0 17 lb 0 08 kg P2CIM AUSBDUAL Doubles the number of users that may access a specific PC or server and provides automatic skew c...

Страница 208: ...t 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 th...

Страница 209: ...Appendix A Specifications 187 Component A Cat5 cable B RJ45 connector C Pin Color W White G Green O Orange BL Blue BR Brown Note Use the configuration for T568A OR the configuration for T568B ...

Страница 210: ...W2 UMT x HW3 with 3A3 Firmware UMT x HW3 with 3 2 Firmware2 P2 UMT1664M 832M 442 242 P2 UMT1664M 832M 442 242 P2 UMT1664S 832 S1 Stack1 Stack1 UMT x HW3 with 3 2 Firmware2 UMT x HW3 with 3A3 Firmware UMT x HW2 UKVMSPD Z CIM 3 P2ZCIM AUATC IBMX 330 HubPac P2 HubPac Upper Lower Tiers Blade CIMs Appendix B Tiering and Compatibility ...

Страница 211: ...er 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 3 Only Paragon switch with 3EF or earlier firmware supports UKVMSPD Z CIM Later fi...

Страница 212: ... Yes UMT 3E0 and later P2 EUST C No No Yes UMT 3EA and later Yes UMT 3EA and later P2 UST V5 No No Yes UMT 3B0K and later UST 1A7 and later Yes UST1 V1 Yes with 4L9P Firmware Yes with 4L9P Firmware Yes with 5J1 Firmware FPGA 0C and later Yes with 5J1 Firmware FPGA 0C and later P2 USTIP1 2 No Yes Yes Yes Stacking ready No No Yes Yes Hubpac8 RK Yes Yes No No P2 Hubpac No No Yes Yes Paragon Manager N...

Страница 213: ...s 2161 1 800 1 800 1 800 N A Maximum User Names 127 127 127 512 with optional memory card PCCI compatibility Yes as a 2nd tier Yes as a 2nd tier Yes2 Yes2 1 Only Paragon switch with 3EF or earlier firmware supports UKVMSPD Z CIM Later firmware does not support it anymore 2 PCCI compatibility is not available for Paragon releases 4 2 and 4 3 only but remains available for earlier or later releases ...

Страница 214: ...on 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 ...

Страница 215: ... thus provides better video quality than P2 UST Belden cable is proven to provide better video quality than non Belden cable in Raritan s 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 EU...

Страница 216: ...r Better Video Quality 194 Supported Resolutions on P2 EUST and P2 EUST C Cable length feet Resolution Video refresh rate Hz 0 700 Up to 1600x1200 60 75 85 0 1000 Up to 1280x1024 60 75 85 0 1000 Up to 1920x1440 60 CRT monitor only ...

Страница 217: ...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 the serial CIMs Interoperates with an ASCII device in the On Line Mode as if the device were connected to a text terminal Edits co...

Страница 218: ...http www raritan com To download the Paragon and Dominion KX Serial Device CIM User Guide 1 Use your browser to visit Raritan s Firmware and Documentation section http www raritan com support firmware and documentation 2 On the left pane click Paragon II Other Support Files 3 On the right pane click P2CIM SER User Guide 4 Click Paragon II CIM Serial User Guide to open it 5 Optional You can save it...

Страница 219: ...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 don t 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 can t be...

Страница 220: ...h 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 a...

Страница 221: ... 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 F...

Страница 222: ...creen 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...

Страница 223: ...ur communication with the device or to access AUATC s 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 sen...

Страница 224: ... 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 ...

Страница 225: ...nnot 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 t...

Страница 226: ...ne status If not press Esc to return to On Line Mode 2 Make sure that AUATC and the attached device are both receiving power AUATC s 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 ...

Страница 227: ... can handle 800 x 600 video resolution at a refresh rate of 60 Hz 3 If you are at a remote user station s monitor make sure that you are not running Cat5 cable too far end to end The total length of Cat5 cabling from the serial device to the monitor should not be greater than 1000 feet 304 m ...

Страница 228: ...w raritan com support firmware and documentation To download Paragon Manager 1 Use your browser to visit Raritan website s Firmware and Documentation section http www raritan com support firmware and documentation 2 Click Paragon II on the left pane to open its list of support documents and files 3 Locate the Other Support Files section on the right pane 4 Click the latest version of Paragon Manag...

Страница 229: ...channel and select Property The Channel Information Editor dialog appears 4 Type RefreshBLD I in the Name field Note the command is case sensitive 5 Click OK and the Paragon system updates IBM Blade channel status for 2 to 4 minutes CommandCenter Secure Gateway Integration There are two ways to remotely access and control the Paragon II system from CommandCenter Secure Gateway CC SG PCCI integrati...

Страница 230: ...ystem Controller heading on the left pane 4 Click the latest version on the right pane to show a list of support documents and files 5 Click the User Guide link to open the User Guide or the Deployment Guide link to open the Deployment Guide When CC SG or P2SC manages the Paragon II system you cannot remotely access the Paragon II system via P2 USTIP IP Reach or Paragon Manager Special Note Parago...

Страница 231: ...at you want to connect to KX II is implemented with version 4 6 firmware or later If not upgrade it See Firmware Upgrade on page 164 for upgrade instructions The user station can be one of these P2 UST P2 EUST P2 EUST C 2 Connect a compatible DCIM to this user station If the system is a two or three tier system ensure the user station is one of those connected to the Base Unit first tier Only two ...

Страница 232: ... on page 58 for more information In this integration you can perform any OSUI functions implemented with current Paragon firmware or any KX II function implemented with current KX II firmware except for the virtual media feature When accessing the Paragon OSUI through KX II DO NOT attempt to synchronize the mouse manually A mouse is not necessary on the OSUI screen and mouse synchronization will d...

Страница 233: ...ble length distance for having good video quality Supported distance from the Paragon II user station to the target server is 500 cable feet 152 m Greater distances may result in video performance that may or may not be acceptable to you Supported distance from KX II to the Paragon II user station is up to 150 cable feet 45 m For more detailed information see Dominion KX II User Guide ...

Страница 234: ...any audio video equipment supported by the router In This Chapter Using the OmniView Secure KVM Switch 212 Using the NVISION NV5128 Multi format Router 216 Using the OmniView Secure KVM Switch For U S DoD users integration with OmniView Secure KVM Switch provides an EAL 4 assurance level approach for access to the Paragon system and connected servers The table lists all OmniView Secure KVM Switche...

Страница 235: ...r detailed information see the user documentation shipping with the product 2 Connect the OmniView Secure KVM Switch to the P2 EUST C user station via the Belkin All In One USB KVM Cable a Plug the Type B USB and VGA connectors of the cable into an available set of Type B USB and VGA ports of the OmniView Secure KVM Switch b Plug the Type A USB and VGA connectors of the cable into the USB and VGA ...

Страница 236: ... in card reader is reading and transmitting the card data indicated by the green blinking LED do not press the buttons Switch Selectors on the OmniView Secure KVM Switch to switch channels Doing this leads to the interruption of the card data transmission as well as the authentication failure Supported Keyboards Not all USB keyboards supports the access to the Paragon system from the OmniView Secu...

Страница 237: ...ion with Third Party Switching Devices 215 Manufacturer Model part number C4768 6512 UK HP KU 0316 SiliconGraphics SK 2502U GYUR58SK US ACK 260UA Kensington Comfort Type USB PS2 keyboard K64338B Dell RT7D50 SUN TYPE6 USB ...

Страница 238: ... a specific server s audio signals to the speakers near your user station when controlling that server or have a DVD player output its audio and or video signals to appropriate audio and or video equipment by accessing a specific Paragon channel This diagram shows the overall hardware configuration Audio video output devices such as video editing stations Audio video output devices such as servers...

Страница 239: ...procedure to install them To install audio video equipment properly in the Paragon NV5128 configuration 1 Connect appropriate audio video equipment to the NV5128 router including Connection of audio video output devices such as audio video editing devices and servers to the source ports input connectors on the router Connection of audio video input devices such as speakers and monitors to the dest...

Страница 240: ...nstructions To create the router association data 1 Launch Paragon Manager on a client PC and connect it to the Paragon switch where you want to enable the audio video routing function 2 Specify the router by choosing Router Configure Routers 3 Associate Paragon channel ports with the router s source ports by choosing Router Configure Servers A channel port can be associated with up to 8 source po...

Страница 241: ... the Paragon system where you want the audio video routing function enabled The router association data is implemented in Paragon Manager Important Paragon Manager does not automatically import any existing router association data when it is connected to any Paragon system You must import it manually or create the data from scratch See STEP B Associate Router Ports with Paragon Ports in Paragon Ma...

Страница 242: ...is required later when setting up the router association 3 Connect a set of speakers to the router s audio destination port and place the speakers around the user station connected to the user port labeled 1 In this illustration we assume the audio destination port on the router is labeled 4 Tip Note down the destination port number 4 and user port number 1 The information is required later when s...

Страница 243: ...are using The routing function has these characteristics Audio sources are routed to audio destinations and video sources to video destinations Signals are routed from source ports to destination ports based on the port number sequence For example if channel port 8 is associated with audio source ports 1 through 3 and user port 1 is associated with audio destination ports 4 7 and 9 then when you a...

Страница 244: ...Appendix F Integration with Third Party Switching Devices 222 Tip You can check the routing results in Paragon Manager For more information see Paragon Manager help or the User Guide ...

Страница 245: ...ick Firmware Upgrade P2 UMT 3EF which is the firmware file for the Paragon switch 5 Click the zipped firmware file 6 Optional If this is your first time to download the program or firmware from the Raritan website fill in the Firmware Request from and click Submit 7 When you see the http hyperlink on the right pane click it 8 Click Save to save the file on your computer 9 Specify the location wher...

Страница 246: ...he base tier first tier For configurations where Paragon switches are added replaced or swapped in order follow this sequence 1 Turn ON the third tier if a third tier exists 2 Turn ON the second tier 3 Turn ON the base tier first tier 4 Perform a partial reset of the database on impacted Paragon switches For example if you swap the switches connected to the base tier perform the partial reset on t...

Страница 247: ... on page 79 Hot Key Settings To See Change hot key assignments such as the OSUI hotkey and Previous Channel key User Profile Parameters and How to Change Settings on page 77 Change the Up Down Channel key Performing the Up Down Channel Function on page 73 or User Profile Parameters and How to Change Settings on page 77 Autoscan Settings To See Change the autoscan mode User Profile Parameters and H...

Страница 248: ...rk Settings To See Change the IP address using the front panel controls Set IP Address on page 42 Change the IP address using the OSUI Case 1 Setting the Network Configuration on page xi or Network Settings on page 119 Channel Access To See Access the previously accessed channel without going through the OSUI User Profile Parameters and How to Change Settings on page 77 Access the available channe...

Страница 249: ...pecific server to a specific user station users with video redirection privileges Operating Forced Video Using Paragon Manager on page 105 Paragon Manager User Guide Enable a single server to output up to four video ports signals simultaneously Case 5 Using Multiple Video see Case 5 Using Multiple Video Ports on page xiv Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs on page 83 Channel Association for Multiple...

Страница 250: ...er strip parameters Getting Power Strip Unit Status from the Outlet Selection Menu on page 125 Product Information To See Check the Paragon switch s firmware version and serial number Display Ver SN on page 40 Check the user station s firmware version and serial number Information Menu on page 82 Reset To See Perform a partial or full reset using front panel controls Reset Unit on page 43 Perform ...

Страница 251: ...tan Technical support for assistance See the last page for global contact information Keyboard suddenly locks up when a particular computer is selected but operates normally when other computers are selected Loose keyboard cable connection Voltage spike increase or brown out decrease in power supply to connected Paragon II switch Turn off the Switch wait for 20 seconds and then turn on the unit Po...

Страница 252: ...vailable channel is unsuccessful and the OSUI shows Switch busy Please try again If two or more users highlight the same channel and press Enter to access the channel almost at the same second the access conflict occurs The system will accept one user s access and reject the others Those who are rejected see the message Switch busy Please try again on the OSUI When this occurs try to access the sa...

Страница 253: ... Channel Configuration 35 109 225 CIMs 3 CommandCenter Secure Gateway Integration x 207 Common Guidelines for Tiering Configuration x 145 Compatibility Matrix 190 Compatible USB Combination Keyboards 47 Concurrent Multiple Video Outputs xv 83 106 227 Configuration for Multiple Video 158 Configurations xix 144 Configuring and Naming the Power Strip 122 Configuring AUATC 203 Connecting CIMs to a Mul...

Страница 254: ...roduction to P2 EUST C 92 Introduction to Serial CIMs 195 K Kensington Mouse Type Settings 53 Keyboard Type 112 Keyboard Controlled OSUI Functions 80 225 228 L Login 58 94 210 Loop Back Configuration 157 M Macintosh Key Mapping 56 Main Units 3 168 170 Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers 139 Manually Selecting the Access Path 67 Messages on the ACTIVATOR User Station 86 Messages on the FOLLOWER User S...

Страница 255: ... 40 169 171 Selecting a Server 62 94 Set IP Address 42 226 Set LCD Contrast 42 Skew Compensation with P2 EUST or P2 EUST C 22 25 61 111 227 Special Notice with the P2 EUST C Card Reader 214 Specifications 25 33 182 Specifications of Paragon II Components 182 Stacked Configurations 153 Stacking Support 41 166 168 170 Stacking Units 166 169 Standard Stacked Configurations 154 Standard Tiered Configu...

Страница 256: ...88 Timeout Settings 226 Triangle Configuration 149 Troubleshooting x 228 Troubleshooting AUATC 204 U USB Keyboard Layout Settings P2CIM AUSB P2CIM AUSB B or P2ZCIM USB 49 User Configuration 107 User Port Timeout 114 226 User Profile Customization 59 76 121 User Profile Parameters and How to Change Settings 77 97 225 226 User Station Direct Mode 5 92 162 197 User Station Profile 112 User Station Re...

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