Raritan Computer 255-30-6000-00 User manual

Paragon II

User Guide

Release 4.4

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March2008

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againstharmfulinterferenceinacommercialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan

radiateradiofrequencyenergyandifno

t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interference.

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non‐Raritanmodificationoftheproduct,orothereventsoutsideofRaritanʹsreasonablecontrolornot

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Power Safety Guidelines

ToavoidpotentiallyfatalshockhazardandpossibledamagetoRaritanequipment:

• Donotusea2‐wirepowercordinanyproductconfiguration.

• TestACoutletsatyourcomputerandmonitorforproperpolarityandgrounding.

• Useonlywithgroundedoutletsatboththecomputerandmonitor.Whenus

ingabackupUPS,

powerthecomputer,monitorandapplianceoffthesupply.

Rack Mount Safety Guidelines

InRaritanproductswhichrequireRackMounting,pleasefollowtheseprecautions:

• Operationtemperatureinaclosedrackenvironmentmaybegreaterthanroomtemperature.Do

notexceedtheratedmaximumambienttemperatureoftheappliances.

• Ensuresufficientairflowthroughtherackenvironment.

• Mountequipmentintherackcarefullytoav

oidunevenmechanicalloading.

• Connectequipmenttothesupplycircuitcarefullytoavoidoverloadingcircuits.

• Groundallequipmentproperly,especiallysupplyconnections,suchaspowerstrips(otherthan

directconnections),tothebranchcircuit.

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Contents

What's New in the Paragon II User Guide ix

How-To: Paragon Essentials x

Case1.SettingtheNetworkConfiguration........................................................................................... x

Case2.MultipleWriteAccesstotheSameServer...............................................................................xi

Case3.ControllingaDeviceʹsPower ....................................................................................................xi

Case4.LocalVideoRedirection(ForcedVideo).................................................................................xii

Case5.UsingMultipleVideoPorts .....................................................................................................xiii

Case6.RestoringSettingstoFactoryDefaults ...................................................................................xiv

Case7.UsingtheIntegratedCardReader...........................................................................................xv

Case8.CreatingMultiplePathstotheSameServer(s) .....................................................................xvi

Case9.UpgradingtheFirmwareofParagonSwitches.................................................................. xviii

Case10.UpgradingtheFirmwareofUserStations...........................................................................xix

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

ParagonIIOverview................................................................................................................................. 1

ProductPhotos........................................................................................................................................... 6

ProductFeatures........................................................................................................................................ 8

PackageContents .................................................................................................................................... 11

Chapter 2 Installation 12

BasicInstallation...................................................................................................................................... 12

InitialAdministrativeVerification............................................................................................. 14

ParagonIIFrontPanelDisplayandControls...................................................................................... 16

Start‐UpDisplay........................................................................................................................ ... 16

NormalDisplay ............................................................................................................................ 16

PowerUpOption ......................................................................................................................... 17

FunctionSelectionScreen............................................................................................................ 17

SelectingaFunction..................................................................................................................... 18

InitialConfiguration ............................................................................................................................... 21

UsingtheOSUIforInitialConfiguration.................................................................................. 22

InstallingaParagonSystemwithaSingleMatrixSwitch ...................................................... 24

InstallingaCascadedParagonSystem................................................................................................. 29

RulesofPoweringOnaCascadedSystem ............................................................................... 34

InstallingtheParagonP2‐UMT832SStackingUnit................................................................. 35

Contents

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InstallingtheParagonP2‐UMT1664SStackingUnit............................................................... 35

ImportantNoteaboutPoweringOfftheStackingUnit.......................................................... 36

InstallingaHubPac................................................................................................................................. 37

InstallingaHubPac...................................................................................................................... 37

Chapter 3 Operation - User Functions 41

Login .........................................................................................................................................................42

VideoGainandSkewCompensation................................................................................................... 44

VideoGainAdjustmentandSkewCompensationinP2‐EUST............................................. 45

VideoGainAdjustmentinP2‐UST............................................................................................ 46

SelectingaServer..................................................................................................................................... 47

ManuallySelectingtheAccessPath ..........................................................................................52

PathOverlappingConstraint .....................................................................................................54

SwitchingbetweenPreviousandNextChannels ...............................................................................58

DefinitionofthePreviousandNextChannels ........................................................................ 59

PerformingtheUp/DownChannelFunction........................................................................... 59

UserProfileCustomization.................................................................................................................... 62

UserProfileParametersandHowtoChangeSettings ........................................................... 63

HelpMenu................................................................................................................................................ 66

Keyboard‐ControlledOSUIFunctions ................................................................................................. 66

InformationMenu ................................................................................................................................... 68

ConcurrentMultipleVideoOutputs .................................................................................................... 69

NamingConventionforMultipleVideo................................................................................... 70

ConnectingCIMstoaMulti‐ChannelVideoServer................................................................ 70

OperationRules............................................................................................................................ 71

MessagesontheACTIVATORUserStation ............................................................................ 72

MessagesontheFOLLOWERUserStations ............................................................................ 73

UsingP2‐USTIPforMultipleVideoOutputs........................................................................... 74

AuthenticationwithaSmartCard........................................................................................................ 74

InstallingtheP2CIM‐AUSB‐CDriverinWindows................................................................. 74

RequisitesforCardReaderFunctionality................................................................................. 78

UsingtheCardReader ................................................................................................................ 81

Chapter 4 Operation - Administrator Functions 84

TheAdministrationMenu...................................................................................................................... 84

GuidelinesforSystemConfiguration................................................................................................... 85

SystemConfiguration ............................................................................................................................. 86

VideoRedirection(ForcedVideo) ......................................................................................................... 91

OperatingForcedVideoUsingOSUI........................................................................................ 92

OperatingForcedVideoUsingParagonManager .................................................................. 93

UserStationReceivingForcedVideo ........................................................................................ 94

ChannelAssociationforMultipleVideo.............................................................................................. 94

ChannelAssociationGuidelines ................................................................................................ 95

Contents

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UserConfiguration.................................................................................................................................. 95

ChannelConfiguration........................................................................................................................... 97

VideoDisplayAdjustmentforP2‐EUST................................................................................... 99

UserStationProfile................................................................................................................................ 100

KeyboardType ........................................................................................................................... 100

VideoDelay................................................................................................................................. 101

UserPortTimeout...................................................................................................................... 102

GroupSettings(AccessRights) ........................................................................................................... 102

Recommendations................................................................................................................................. 105

SystemRebootandSystemReset........................................................................................................ 105

SystemReboot ............................................................................................................................ 106

SystemReset ............................................................................................................................... 107

NetworkSettings................................................................................................................................... 108

AutoscanandAutoskip........................................................................................................................ 110

PowerManagement .............................................................................................................................. 110

ConfiguringandNamingthePowerStrip ............................................................................. 111

AssociatingaDevicewithaPowerOutlet ............................................................................. 111

ControllingPowertoanOutlet................................................................................................ 113

ParagonIINetworkPort ...................................................................................................................... 115

Chapter 5 Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z-CIMs 116

Introduction............................................................................................................................................ 116

P2ZCIMs...................................................................................................................................... 117

Z‐CIMs(UKVMSPDandUKVMSC)....................................................................................... 117

ParagonIIandP2ZCIMs ...................................................................................................................... 118

ConnectingP2ZCIMsasTiers .................................................................................................. 118

P2ZCIMLEDStatus................................................................................................................... 123

ParagonIIandZ‐CIMs ......................................................................................................................... 123

ConnectingZ‐CIMsasTiers ..................................................................................................... 124

UsingaUKVMSPDZ‐CIMwithaLocalPC .......................................................................... 127

Chapter 6 Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers 130

RefreshingChannelStatus ................................................................................................................... 131

RenamingaBladeCenterChassis........................................................................................................ 132

RenamingaBladeServer...................................................................................................................... 133

Chapter 7 Configurations 135

PrinciplesofRe‐Connection................................................................................................................. 135

TieredConfigurations........................................................................................................................... 136

StandardTieredConfigurations .............................................................................................. 136

StackedConfigurations......................................................................................................................... 139

StandardStackedConfigurations ............................................................................................ 140

Contents

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Non‐StandardTieredConfigurations................................................................................................. 143

GuidelinesforExistingFirmwareVersions............................................................................ 143

Loop‐BackConfiguration..................................................................................................................... 148

P2‐HubPacConfigurationandMultipleVideo................................................................................. 149

ConfigurationforMultipleVideo............................................................................................ 149

Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade 153

GeneralUpdateProcedure................................................................................................................... 153

FailsafeUpgradeFeature...................................................................................................................... 156

MainUnits................................................................................................................................... 157

StackingUnits............................................................................................................................. 159

UserStations ............................................................................................................................... 162

P2‐HubPacUpgradeOperation........................................................................................................... 163

Appendix A Specifications 172

SpecificationsofParagonIIComponents .......................................................................................... 172

Cat5CableGuidelines ......................................................................................................................... 176

Appendix B User Station Direct Mode 178

Appendix C Tiering and Compatibility 180

TieringMatrix ........................................................................................................................................ 180

CompatibilityMatrix ............................................................................................................................ 182

DoubleDiamondConfiguration ......................................................................................................... 184

Appendix D Paragon II Rack Mount 185

ForwardMount...................................................................................................................................... 185

RearMount............................................................................................................................................. 186

Appendix E Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System 188

IntroductiontoSerialCIMs.................................................................................................................. 188

InstallingaSerialCIM .......................................................................................................................... 189

InstallingP2CIM‐SERorP2CIM‐SER‐EU............................................................................... 189

InstallingAUATC ...................................................................................................................... 189

OperatingaSerialCIM ......................................................................................................................... 191

P2CIM‐SERorP2CIM‐SER‐EU ................................................................................................ 191

AUATC........................................................................................................................................ 192

ConfiguringAUATC ................................................................................................................. 197

Contents

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TroubleshootingAUATC.......................................................................................................... 198

Appendix F Extra Keyboard/Mouse Information and Settings 200

EmulatingSunKeyswithaPS/2Keyboard....................................................................................... 200

ChangingtheKeyboardLayoutSettings ........................................................................................... 201

USBKeyboardLayoutSettings(P2CIM‐AUSB,P2CIM‐AUSB‐BorP2ZCIM‐USB)......... 201

SunKeyboardLayoutSettings(P2CIM‐SUNorP2CIM‐ASUN) ........................................ 203

SunKeyboardLayoutSettings(P2ZCIM‐SUN)..................................................................... 205

Switchingbetween101and102keys(P2CIM‐APS2)............................................................ 205

KensingtonMouseTypeSettings........................................................................................................ 206

MacintoshKeyMapping ...................................................................................................................... 208

Appendix G Recommendation for Better Video Quality 209

DeploymentRecommendations .......................................................................................................... 209

SupportedResolutionsonP2‐EUSTandP2‐EUST/C....................................................................... 210

Appendix H Other Components Working with Paragon II 211

ParagonManagerOverview................................................................................................................ 211

InstallingParagonManager...................................................................................................... 211

PCCIIntegration.................................................................................................................................... 212

Appendix I Troubleshooting 213

SymptomsandProbableCauses ......................................................................................................... 213

Powering‐OnSequenceofMulti‐TierConfiguration....................................................................... 214

ParagonIIFAQsOnline ....................................................................................................................... 215

Index 217

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Thefollowingsectionshavechangedorinformationhasbeenaddedto

theParagonIIUserGuidebasedonenhancementsandchangestothe

equipmentand/oruserdocumentation.

• ParagonIIOverview(onpage1)

• ProductFeat

ures(onpage8)

• BasicIn

stallation(onpage12)

• I

nstallingaParagonSystemwithaSingleMatrixSwitch(onpage

24)

• I

nstallingaHubPac(onpage37)

• MessagesontheACTIVAT

ORUserStation(onpage72)

• I

nstallingtheP2CIM‐AUSB‐CDriverinWindows(onpage74)

• P2‐Hu

bPacConfigurationandMultipleVideo(onpage149)

• P2‐Hu

bPacUpgradeOperation(onpage163)

• Specific

ationsofParagonIIComponents(onpage172)



Ple

aseseetheReleaseNotesforamoredetailedexplanationofthe

changesappliedtothisversionofParagonII.

What's New in the Paragon II

User Guide

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Thischapterincludes10ofthemostcommonusecasestohelpfamiliarize

usersquicklywithpracticalutilizationoftheParagonsystem.Pleasenote

thatthissectionprovidescommonexamples,whichcouldvaryaccording

toyouractualconfigurationandoperations.

Case 1. Setting the Network Configuration

Purpose:TosetthenetworkconfigurationoftheParagonswitch,suchas

anIPaddress,soitcanbeaccessedorupgradedthroughthenetwork.

1. Logintothesystemwiththeadministratorusernameandpassword.

Thepasswordiscase‐sensitive.

defaultname:admin

defaultpassword:raritan

2. PressF5Æse

lect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.(Not

ethatParagondoesnotsupport

theuseofthekeypad.)

d. Repeatsimilarstepstomodifyremainingnumbersinthisfield.

4. Configureremainingfieldsrespectively,includingNetMask,

GatewayIPandPortNo.

5. (Optional)Bydefault,Encryptionissetto“Off.”Tochangethis

setting:

a. PressEntertoturntheh

ighlightcolortogreen.

b. Pressthearrowkeys(Ï,Ð,Í,Î)toswitchbetweenoptions

andpressEnter.

6. (Optional)ConfiguretheKeysfieldifyouselect“On”inthe

Encryptionfield.

7. PressStosavethechanges.Thesystemrestartsit

self.

SeeNetworkSettings(onpage108)fordetails.

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-To: Paragon Essentials

How-To: Paragon Essentials

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Case 2. Multiple Write Access to the Same Server

Purpose:Toenablevarioususerstoviewthesameserversimultaneously

andtograntthemequalopportunitytocompeteforthecontrol/operation

oftheserverwhenthekeyboard/mouseactivityintheserverhasbecome

inactiveforapresetperiodoftime(1secondbydefaultunlessitis

customized).Onlyonepersonisal

lowedtocontrol/operatetheserverat

onetime.

1. Logintothesystemwiththeadministratorusernameandpassword.

Thepasswordiscase‐sensitive.

defaultname:admin

defaultpassword:raritan

2. PressF5ÆselectSystemConfiguration.

3. Pressthearrowkeys(Ï,Ð,Í,Î)tohighlighttheO

perationMode

field.

4. PressEntertoturnthehighlightcolortogreen.

5. Pressthearrowkeys(Ï,Ð,Í,Î)toselecttheoptionʺPCShareʺ

andpressEnter.

6. PressStosavethechanges.

SeeSystemConfiguration(onpage86)fordetails.

Nowever

yusercanaccessthesameserversimultaneously.

Case 3. Controlling a Device's Power

Purpose:Tocontrolthepowersupplyofspecificservers,devicesoreven

Paragonswitchesaslongastheyareconnectedtoanypowerstripinthe

Paragonsystem.Thesedevicescanbeturnedon,turnedofforpower

cycledasyouwish.

1. Logintothesystemwiththeadministratoruserna

meandpassword.

Thepasswordiscase‐sensitive.

defaultname:admin

defaultpassword:raritan

2. Associatethepoweroutletsofthepowerstripwiththeconnected

devices.Forexample,ifarouterreceivespowerfromoutletNo.1of

thepowerstrip,andbothofthepowerstripandrouterareconnecte

d

tothesameParagonswitch.Therouterisnamed“Router‐Win”inthe

system.Dothefollowingtoassociatethem.

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a. PressF5ÆselectChannelConfiguration.

b. Highlightthechannelofthepowerstrip.Forexample,highlight

thechannelNo.25ifthepowerstripisconnectedtothatchannel.

c. PressGtoentertheOutletConfigurationscreenofthepower

strip.

d. ChangethetypeofoutletNo.1:pressEn

terÆpressthearrow

keytoselect“CPU”ÆpressEnter.

e. AssociatetheoutletNo.1withtherouter:presstherightarrow

keytomovethehighlightÆpressEnterÆhighlighttherouter

name“Router‐Win”ÆpressEnter.

SeeAssociatingaDevicewithaPowerOut

let(onpage111)for

details.

f. PressStosavethepowerassociation.

3. Nowyoucancontrolthepowersupplyto“Router‐Win”bydoing

this:

a. PressF2toreturntotheSelectionMenuscreen.

b. Highlightthechannelassociatedwiththepowerstrip.For

example,highlightthechannelNo.33iftherouter“Router‐Wi

n”

isconnectedtothatchannel.

c. PressF3toviewtheassociatedpoweroutletscreen.

d. Highlightoneormorepoweroutlets,andchoosetheactionyou

wanttocarryout:

Desired result Do this

Powerofftheoutlet(s) PressXÆtypeyes

Powerontheoutlet(s)

PressO(alphabeticalcharacter)

Powercycletheoutlet(s) PressRÆtypeyes

SeeControllingPowertoanOutlet(onpage113)fordetails.

Case 4. Local Video Redirection (Forced Video)

Purpose:Tolocallydirectaservertooutputitsvideo/keyboard/mouse

datatoaspecificuserstationsotheuserofthespecifieduserstationcan

beassignedtoviewandevenworkontheserver.

1. Logintothesystemwiththeadministratorusernameandpassword.

Thepasswordiscase‐sens

itive.

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defaultname:admin

defaultpassword:raritan

2. Pressarrowkeys(Ï,Ð)tohighlightthechanneloftheserverwhose

datayouwanttodirect.

3. PressTabandthemessageʺForceswitchtouserportʺappearsonthe

messagebar.

4. Typetheportnumberofthedesireduserstation

.Forexample,ifyou

wanttodirectthedatatotheuserstationconnectedtotheuserport

No.3,type3 andpressEnter.

SeeVideoRedirection(ForcedVideo)(onpage91)fo

rdetails.

Case 5. Using Multiple Video Ports

Purpose:Tohavetheaccesstoaspecificvideoportautomaticallytrigger

thevideooutputsoftheothervideoportsonthesameserver(Paragonis

designedtooutputamaximumoffourvideoportsofaserver).

1. Connectthefourvideoportsoftheserverrespectivelytofour

channelsofth

esameParagonswitchviafourCIMs.Threeofthe

CIMsmustbeP2CIM‐AUSBandonecouldbeeitherP2CIM‐AUSBor

P2CIM‐APS2.Forexample,youmayconnectthemtochannelport

No.1,2,3and26.

SeeConnectingCIMstoaMulti‐ChannelVideoServer(onpa

ge70)

fordetails.

2. TheParagonadministratorsetsupthechannelassociationgroup

usingParagonManager.Dothis:

a. LaunchParagonManager.

b. ConnectandlogintotheParagonsystembydoingthis:choose

Session>ConnectÆchoosetheParagonswitchyouwantto

connectÆtypetheadministratorname/passwordÆclickLogin.

c. Crea

tetheassociationgroupconsistingofchannelnumbers1,2,3

and26:chooseSetup>MultipleVideo>NewÆtypenecessary

dataÆselectfourchannels1,2,3and26ÆclickOK.

d. Ensurethechanneltriggeringthevideooutputsoftheother

channelsisse

tasthe“first”channel.Forexample,the

administratormaychoose3intheFirstChannelfieldsochannel

No.3willbethechannelwhichcausestheotherthreechannelsto

outputtheirvideodata.

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SeeParagonManagerUserGuideonthemanualCDand/orChannel

AssociationforMultipleVideo(onpage94)inthi

sdocumentfor

details.

3. AnyuserwhowantstoperformtheMultipleVideofunctionlogsinto

theParagonsystem.Forexample,oneuserusestheuserstation

connectedtotheuserportNo.2tologintothesystemwiththe

followingusernamewhichhasnopasswordre

quired.

username:user02

password:<nopassword>

4. Selectthe“first”channeloftheassociationgroupintheOSUI.Inthis

example,highlightchannelnumber3andpressEnter.

5. Theothervideoportsofthesameserverconnectedtochannel

numbers1,2and26automaticallyoutputtheirvideodatatothree

userstation

ssubsequenttotheonewhereuser02isoperating,which

areconnectedtouserportNo.3,4and5respectively.

6. Whenuser02disconnectsthechannelnumber3orevenlogsoutof

thesystem,thethreesubsequentuserstationsarealsologgedoff.

SeeConcurrentMul

tipleVideoOutputs(onpage69)fordetails.

Case 6. Restoring Settings to Factory Defaults

Purpose:ToresettheParagonswitchtoitsfactorydefaultsettingswhen

youwanttoclearcustomizedsettings,suchasthedevicename,system

settings,andsoon.

1. Logintothesystemwiththeadministratorusernameandpassword.

Thepasswordiscase‐sensitive.

defaultname:admin

defaultpassword:raritan

2. PressF5Æse

lectSystemResetSettings.

3. Highlightthe field(s)thatyouwanttoreset,andchangethesettingto

Yesbydoingthis:pressEnterÆpressanyarrowkeyÆpressEnter.

Theaffectedscopeofdifferentfieldsaredescribedbelow:

Field Settings returning to factory defaults

DeviceName

TheDeviceIDfieldintheSystemConfiguration

submenu

Network

Settings

AllsettingsintheNetworkSettingsubmenu

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Field Settings returning to factory defaults

UserProfiles Allsettingsofthefollowingsubmenusorsettings:

 UserConfiguration

 UserStationProfile

 UserProfilesettingsthataredisplayed

whenpressingF4

System

Configuration

AllsettingsintheSystemConfigurationsubmenu

exceptfortheDeviceIDfield

Channel

Configuration

Allsettingsorrecordsoftheactiveandinactive

channelsintheChannelConfigurationsubmenuare

cleared,butthedataofactivechannelsisrebuilt

automaticallyafterthereset

4. Nowresettheselecteditems.PressO(alphabeticalcharacter)Ætype

yesÆpressEnter.

5. Thesystemwilllogoutalloflogged‐inusersandreturntheselected

settingstofactorydefaults.

SeeSystemReset(onpage107)fo

rdetails.

Case 7. Using the Integrated Card Reader

Purpose:Topasstheloginauthenticationconfiguredinspecificservers

thatrequiretheinputofthedatastoredinanappropriatesmartcard.

Thisfunctionrequiresthecardreader‐enabledfirmwareanddevices,

includingtheParagonswitchwithfirmware4.3orabove,P2‐EUST/Cand

P2CIM‐AUSB‐C.

1. LogintoParagonu

tilizingauserstationwithanintegratedcard

reader(P2‐EUST/C).

2. Accesstheserverwheretheappropriateauthenticationsoftwareand

driverhavebeeninstalledandconfiguredproperlyandwhichis

connectedtotheParagonsystemviaP2CIM‐AUSB‐C.

3. Whenyouseetheblankscreenoramessagepromptingyo

utoinsert

thecard,insertyoursmartcardintothecardreaderoftheuser

station.

4. Dependingontheconfigurationofthetargetserverorauthentication

software,youmayalsoneedtoenteraPIN.

5. Aftertheloginauthenticationandauthorizationhasbeencompleted,

youcanstartworkingonth

eserver.

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6. Whenyoucompleteyourwork,pressthehotkey(default:Scroll

Lock)twicequicklytotriggertheOn‐ScreenUserInterface(OSUI).

SeeUsingtheOSUIforInitialConfiguration(onpage22)fordetails.

7. PressSh

ift+F9todisconnecttheserver,andthenremovethecard.

SeeUsingtheCardReader(onpage81)fordetails.

Thecardʹsauthenti

cationdataisnotstoredintheParagonsystemsoyou

mustrepeatSteps3to5ifyouwanttoaccessthesameserveragain.

Case 8. Creating Multiple Paths to the Same Server(s)

Purpose:Toensurethatthereisredundantaccesstospecificservers.In

thisexample,wewillcreatefouravailablepathsforaccesstospecific

serversusingthestructureofmultipleBaseUnits.

Note:ABaseUnitisa“first‐tier”Paragonswitch.

1. PreparesixParagonswitches,suchasP2‐UMT1664Mand/or

P2‐UMT832M.

2. ChoosethreeofthemasBaseUnits,twoasthe2

nd

tier,andoneasthe

3

rd

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2

nd

Tier

withversion4.0.

3. ConnectalloftheseParagonswitcheswithCategory5(Cat5)UTP

cablesfromthechannelportsoflowertierstouserportsofupper

tiersasillustratedbelow:



C

Channelports

U

Userports

1(A)~1(C)

BaseUnits(first‐tierParagonswitches)

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2(A)~2(B)

Second‐tierParagonswitches

3(A)

Third‐tierParagonswitch

SeeTieredConfigurations(onpage136)fordetails.

4. Connectserverstothe“3rdTier”ParagonswitchwiththeCat5UTP

cables.Theconnectionconfigurationlookslikethis:



S(1)~S(X)

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Cat5

UTPcables.

6. Connectthekeyboard,mouseandmonitortoeachuserstation.

SeeBasicInstallation(onpage12)sectionfordet

ails.

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7. Nowfourdifferentpaths(bluesolidlinesasillustratedbelow)are

availableforuserstoaccessanyserversconnectedtothe“3

rd

Tier.”



SeeConfigurations(onpage135)formo

redetails.

Case 9. Upgrading the Firmware of Paragon Switches

Purpose:ToupgradeParagonIIswitchesandbenefitfromrecent

enhancementstotheParagonproductline.(Pleasenotethedescription

hereinreferstoregularfirmwareupgradeanddoesnotapplyto“special”

firmwareupgradewhichinvolvesthebootloaderorfailsafefeature.)

1. VerifythattheMainSwitchingUnit(MainUnit)isco

nnectedtothe

networkandrelevantnetworksettings,suchastheIPaddress,are

configuredproperly.

SeeCase1.SettingtheNetworkConfiguration(onpagex)fordetails.

2. (Opt

ional)IftherehasbeenanyStackingUnitconnectedtotheMain

Unit,keepthemattachedandpoweredon.Forexample,youmay

upgradeoneP2‐UMT832M(MainUnit)andthreeP2‐UMT832S

(StackingUnits)whichareconnectedtoitaltogether.Alsoverifythe

followingStacking‐relatedsettings:

 The“Sta

ckingSupport”settingintheMainUnitisappropriate.

 Thevalueofthe“SetStackID”settingineveryconnected

StackingUnitisunique.

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SeeGeneralUpdateProcedure(onpage153)fordetails.

3. DownloadthefirmwarefromtheFirmwareUpgradeswebpage

(http://www.raritan.com/support/firmw

areupgrades)ontheRaritan

website.

4. Unzipthedownloadedfile.Amongtheunzippedfiles,thereareafile

namedParagonUpdate_xxx.exeandafirmwarefilenamed

P2‐xxx.hex(xxxrepresentstheversion).Forexample,thefirmware

fileforversion4.2isnamedP2‐3E5.hex.

5. Doubleclick“ParagonUpdate_xxx.exe”toexecutetheprogra

m.

6. EntertheinformationoftheMainUnitintheParagonUpdateutility.

Forexample:

 IntheNamecolumn,typeParagon832M

 IntheIPaddress/Serialcolumn,type90.180.52.157

 InthePortcolumn,type3000

 IfyouhaveassignedtheEncryptionkeysintheParagonsystem,

remembertotypethesa

meencryptiondataintheEncryption

Keycolumn

SeeParagonManagerUserGuideonthemanualCDfordetails.

7. EnsurethecheckboxbeforetheMainUnitisselected(

).

8. ClickLoadHexFiletoselectthefirmwarefile“P2‐xxx.hex”.For

example,choosethefile“P2‐3E5.hex”toupgradetofirmwareversion

4.2.

9. ClickSendToParagonÆYes.Thentheutilitystartstoupgradethe

MainUnitandeveryconnectedStackingUnit(ifany).

10. Oncealloftheupgr

adeiscompleted,amessageappears.

Case 10. Upgrading the Firmware of User Stations

Purpose:Toupgradetheuserstationsandbenefitfromrecent

enhancementstotheParagonproductline.

1. Connecttheuserstationtotheserialport(e.g.COM2)ofacomputer

viaanRS‐232male‐to‐femaleserialcableshippedwiththeuser

station.

2. DownloadthefirmwarefromtheFir

mwareUpgradeswebpage

(http://www.raritan.com/support/firmw

areupgrades)ontheRaritan

website.

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3. Unzipthedownloadedfile.Thereareafilenamed

ParagonUpdate_xxx.exe(xxxrepresentstheversion)andafirmware

filefortheuserstation.IfusingtheP2‐EUST,thefirmwarefileis

namedEUST‐xxx.hex.IfusingtheP2‐UST,thefirmwarefileisnamed

V5‐xxx.hex(xxxrepresentstheversion).

4. Doublec

lick“ParagonUpdate_xxx.exe”toexecutetheprogram.

5. Entertheinformationabouttheuserstation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p

ort—COM2

6. Ensurethecheckboxbeforetheuserstationisselected(

).

7. ClickLoadHexFiletoselectthefirmwarefile.

8. Tostarttheupgrade,clickSendToParagonÆYes.

9. Oncetheupgradeiscompleted,amessageappears.

SeeGeneralUpdateProcedure(onpage153)andPar

agonManager

UserGuideonthemanualCDfordetails.

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