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2. Raritan 30 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE a Click the Source Port drop down arrow and select the source port to associate with b Click Audio if the selected source port is an audio connector or Video if it is a video connector The default is Audio 7 If you associate the ports at a random sequence in Step 6 do one of these e Click Apply to save the changes and the new association data is displayed in the table to the right Repeat Steps 1 to 7 if you want to add more source association data Click OK to save the changes and quit the dialog e Click Close to abort the changes and quit the dialog Editing Source Association Data You can change existing source association data when any setting is incorrect or if you have made changes to the physical hardware configuration For example you may have moved the audio video output devices from one source port to another source port or to a different NV5128 router 1 Choose Router gt Configure Servers The Configure Servers dialog appears 2 Click the row containing the source association settings that you want to change in the table The highlighted data s settings are all displayed in the fields to the left M Channel Mame Router Mame Source Pot Port Type TP H5126 Router mm M Paragon242 13 O NvSt28Rouer i3 Audie DVI Paragon242 14 Nv5t28Rouer 4 Audio DV Paragona42 5 NvSi28Rouer i5 Audio DVI Paragon242 6 NvSi28
3. __ Corel User Files Drawings _ filelib Fonts __ French Translations Great Deals L Interesting docs My Pictures My Webs usersTree files p My Network File name Save Files of type Paragon Manager Files pmx Cancel Figure 16 Select Destination Path Dialog 2 Browse through the local system until you find the location where you want to save the Profile Type the name of the file in the File Name field and click Save A confirm message box will display the path to the folder and file you just chose Click OK to close the message box Raritan 18 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE Loading a User Profile Use the Load Profiles command to restore previously backed up Paragon Manager files 1 Choose Users gt Load Profiles The Confirm Load User Profile dialog appears Confirm Load User Profile a Loading user profile will delete existing user profiles iie Please save the user profiles before loading Do you want to continue loading Figure 17 Confirm Load User Profile Dialog 2 Click Yes to load existing user profiles or click No to exit the dialog Note If you load a user profile for a user currently in Paragon Manager the older profile will replace the new profile Important The Load Profiles command can be used to restore previously saved Paragon Manager system database files mxd files from an older Paragon HW3 configuration Raritan CHAPT
4. outlet associations Power Strip Connected Power Strip Disconnected CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 9 Device View View by Channel Click the View By Channel tab to display devices in a hierarchical tree by channel number The icon at the top of the tree 15 the connected Paragon switch Click the symbol next to the Paragon switch to expand the tree and display all devices connected directly to it listed in port number order Target servers appear as computer icons Paragon 664 plm 1 View By Channel view By Type Figure 7 Device Tree by Channel Tiered switches such as Z CIM appear as icons with the symbol before them and can also be expanded Figure 8 Tiered Switch Example Z CIM Grey computer icons represent a target server that is available for connection while blue computer icons indicate that a user is accessing the target server Red computer icons represent a target server that is unavailable See the Device Panel table on the previous page for more information sis Raritan 10 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE View by Type Click the View By Type tab to display devices in a hierarchical tree by device type Target Systems Switches and Power Strips are represented in this view e Switches are represented by a grey node e Target Systems are represented by a grey computer e Power Strips are represented by a grey lightning bolt Click the symbol before any icon to expand the tree to display all devic
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6. HE m os View By Channel iew By Type i y 2a er E i er i usero er io CPU CPU F PowerStripa PCRS 2005 11 03 at 10 24 38 EST admin logged in to Paragon Manager 2005 11 03 at 10 28 02 EST Target on Paragoni664 modified For help press F1 Figure 23 with Power Strip View Panel lt Raritan 24 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE Setting Up Multiple Video Function Multiple Video allows users to leverage a server s numerous video ports providing enhanced flexibility in video access and port operations Multiple Video also known as Port Following Switch enables multiple user stations 2 or 4 to simultaneously view the video output of a single server that has more than one video port Multiple Video may also be used to send video from separate servers to sequential user stations This function is executed through the Paragon OSUI but must be configured in Paragon Manager first Always remember that only channels on the same Paragon switch can be associated as one group Up to 256 association groups can be set per Paragon system Note Anyone can perform the Multiple Video function on the Paragon OSUI but only the Administrator or users with administrator privileges can set up the channel association in Paragon Manager Adding an Association Group In order to perform Multiple Video you must set up the channel association One association group consists of 2 or 4 channe
7. Strip tree so you can see the outlet to which you plan to assign the selected device 2 Click a device in the Device panel and drag the Device icon to the desired outlet icon 3 When you release the device a confirm message box appears Click Yes to associate Device to this outlet or click No to cancel this action You can now control the Device from the Paragon OSUI Note 1 For devices with redundant power supplies one device can be associated with up to four outlets Note 2 Paragon Manager only allows you to configure the power strip association setting You cannot use it to control the associated power strip To control the power strip you must use the Paragon OSUI For more information see Paragon II User Guide which can be downloaded from the Firmware and Documentation section of Raritan s website http www raritan com support firmware and documentation Channel Information Editor To view the properties or change the name of channel 1 Select the target channel in the Device View panel 2 Right click the highlighted channel and select Property The Channel Information Editor dialog appears Channel Information Editor F 4 x Mame Type Status pest ceu Security Group Associated Outlets Remove Cancel Figure 21 Channel Information Editor Dialog Name Give the device on this channel a name Type Select what type of device this is CPU for target servers or an
8. View panel displays power strips and connected ports Tabs view displays tracked events by date and time 5 2005 11 03 at 10 24 58 EST 5 10 28 02 EST Figure 6 Paragon Manager Window Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 7 Customize your view by resizing panels or by displaying or hiding any of these components except for the Device panel Select options on the View menu click the desired panels in the menu to display or to hide them A check mark before the menu item indicates that it is displayed Only the Device panel cannot be hidden Resize the window panels by resting your mouse cursor on the border of two panels until a double headed arrow appears Click and drag the arrow to size the panel up down or left right Toolbar The toolbar displays shortcut buttons for the most commonly used commands These are explained in the table below Note Some of these shortcuts as well as some menu commands are also available by right clicking on a User Device or Channel icon to activate a shortcut menu Toolbar Shortcut Icons BUTTON ACTION Connect Establishes a connection to the selected Paragon switch Disconnect Disconnects the existing connection session Add User Adds a new user account in Paragon Manager and the connected Paragon system Delete Selected User Deletes the user selected in the User View panel from Paragon Manager and the connected Paragon system View by Cha
9. characteristics e All existing source association data is cleared and replaced by new data e All channel ports will be associated with source ports based on identical port numbers That is channel port 1 is associated with source port 1 channel port 2 with source port 2 channel port 3 with source port 3 and so on e The number of associated ports is determined according to the number of channel ports e Port type is set to audio by default Configure User Stations User ports on a Paragon switch connect to user stations and destination ports output connectors on a NV5128 router connect to audio video input devices To determine which audio video input devices should receive the audio video signals transmitted by the router you must associate user ports with destination ports Usually your association settings should be able to direct the audio video signals to the audio video input devices located near a user station A user port can be associated with a maximum of 8 destination ports and each destination port can be associated with one user port only Adding Destination Association Data 1 Choose Router gt Configure User Stations The Configure User Stations dialog appears Configure User Stations UMT Name UMT Name User Port Router Name Destination Port Dest Port Type User Port Router Name Destination Port Close Figure 32 Configure User Stations Dialog 2 Click New to st
10. determines how the Paragon help screen is activated from any user station in your Paragon configuration Click the ID Display sec drop down arrow to turn the ID display Off or On If you select On the ID Display will remain on the user station monitor for the number of seconds you type into the next field In the Menu Position and ID Display Position panels enter the Horizontal and Vertical placement of the menu on any of the user station monitors in your Paragon configuration Allow Force Video Privileges field An administrator or user with administrator privileges is by default capable of performing the Forced Video function video redirection However to allow a user without administrator privileges to be able to execute this function you need to specify the privileges for that user Please note if you have more than one Paragon switch in your Paragon system you may need to connect to diverse Paragon switches to configure the Force Video privileges for the same user since each Paragon switch stores their user data respectively Choose ON to authorize the privileges to the user or OFF to disable the privileges Click OK when finished or click Cancel to exit without adding a new user Raritan 16 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE Deleting a User Deleting a user in the Paragon Manager window deletes the user account from both the Paragon Manager screen and also from the currently connected Paragon system 1 In the User panel cl
11. file hex is located select it and click Open 8 Optional Click Check Device Information and then Yes to verify whether the firmware version is designed for the Paragon model you are going to upgrade The Paragon Device and File Version Information window appears click OK to exit If the firmware file is suitable for updating your device you will be returned to Paragon Update dialog Otherwise a warning message is displayed Paragon Device and File Version Information Hex File Information Device Type LIf T SII UMTS Device Information Device Type Version OK Upgrade Lid THV WI SES Unknow n alinknown allnknown lt Unknowne lt Unknown Unknown Unknowns eUnknow n Unknown Special Information Auxiliary version Value Figure 36 Paragon Device and File Version Information Window Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 37 Paragon Update X This hex File does nat contain Firmware For this product Please contact Raritan Technical Support For Ehe correct Firmware For this product Figure 37 Wrong Firmware Warning Message 9 Click Send To Paragon to perform the upgrade A progress indicator is displayed on the bottom of the dialog to indicate the upgrade status This may last for several minutes depending on your network speed sending Hex File Black 13 32 Page 55 54 Record 646 Try Figure 38 Paragon Update Progress Bar Paragon Update utility will update the selected dev
12. the port setting on the OSUI of the Paragon switch The factory default port is 3000 RS 232 connection Type the number of the serial port COM port that is connected to the desired KVM switch or user station Network connection If you have assigned encryption keys for the Paragon switch in the OSUI s network setting you must type the same encryption keys here Otherwise both of the connection and firmware upgrade will fail If there are no encryption keys choose Default No Encryption RS 232 connection Always choose Default No Encryption gt Raritan 36 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE Click Save to store the current list of devices so next time when you execute the Paragon Update utility the same list appears and saves your time re entering the same information Note The devices checked on the list must all belong to the same type For example either all of them are Paragon switches or all are user stations 5 Select the checkboxes of the devices whose firmware you want to upgrade OR click Select All to check all checkboxes Mam IP address Serial Encryption Key Paradgona32 132 158 104 254 3000 zDefault Mo Encryption Paragoni664 Default Serial 2 Default No Encryption Paragona32 B 192 166 123 253 3000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Figure 35 Paragon Update Check All 6 Click Load Hex File The Open dialog appears 7 Navigate to where the desired firmware
13. to change the user properties or click Cancel to close the dialog without saving any changes Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 17 Not all of the Administrator User s Admin properties can be changed If you select the Admin icon in the User panel and activate the Admin s User information dialog those properties are grayed out as illustrated below Properties that cannot be changed include User Name Allow Administrator Privileges Allow Force Video Privileges Set Security Groups and Help Display User Information X User Protile User Marne Status apna Mot Connected Mot Logged Password Allow Administrator Privileges Change ves E security Groups Allow Force video Privileges fo m Seb security Groups User Options Scan Mode Scan Time Sec ID Display Sec Global 3 OM 7 03 Hat Key Previous Channel Menu Position Pixels Scroll Lock vum Lack Horizontal vertical O33 O36 Sleep Mode mir OFF ID Display Position Pixels Help Display Horizontal Vertical circutate Left IEE 036 Figure 15 Admin User Information Screen Saving User Profiles As an Administrator you can back up the User Database of the connected Paragon system to your local computer using the Save Profile command 1 Choose Users gt Save Profile The Select destination path dialog appears Save in IA My Documents m 1 L CY Information
14. will contain the default user name the first available userxy name where xy is a two digit number with leading zeroes userO1 user02 and so on Use the 48 and keys to toggle between Yes the field is blank the default value and No field contains the user name Click the Logoff Timeout drop down arrow and choose On or Off If enabled the amount of time in minutes that the local user station can remain inactive before the logged in user at that station 15 logged out of the Paragon II system If Logoff Timeout field above is set to On the number in the Interval Min field the one near the Logoff Timeout field is the number of minutes of inactivity before the timeout 15 triggered and the user 15 logged out Using leading zeroes if necessary type in a two digit number of minutes from 01 to 99 The default setting is 05 If Logoff Timeout is set to Off the number in this field will have no effect Type the timeout in seconds in the PCShare Timeout Sec field If Operation Mode is set to PC Share and more than one user has selected a server the first user to type or use his her mouse will have control of the server However another user can gain control of the server if the first user s keyboard and mouse remain idle for the length of this timeout Using leading zeroes if necessary type in a two digit number of seconds from 01 to 99 The default setting is 01 Click the Require
15. C System Controller Admin Login Dialog Raritan APPENDIX A CLIENT SOFTWARE FOR PARAGON II SYSTEM CONTROLLER 41 Create and Property Users Menu The functions of the Create and Property commands are similar to those of Paragon Manager Only two points are different e P2SC does not support the Forced Video function so the configuration of Allow Forced Video Privileges is not available e Green Mode performs power saving function as the Sleep Mode in Paragon Manager but in P2SC it offers only two options ON and OFF instead of three options as Paragon Manager ON will activate the power saving mode when the mouse keyboard activity is idle for the time minutes specified under Green Mode Choosing OFF will never activate the power saving mode Add User User Profile User Name e tatus PserName Password Allow Administrator Privileges Change uo security Groups et security Groups Dser Options scan Mode scan Time Sec ID Display sec Global 3 OFF 3 Hot Rey Previous Channel Menu Position Pixels Scroll D Num Lock Horizontal Vertical Green Mode mi or 3 ID Display Position Pixels Help Display Horizontal Vertical 33 3B Cancel Figure 43 P2SC Add User Dialog Exclusive Features in P2SC Those features specific to P2SC Admin are described below RFT Upd
16. Database command manually However if the Paragon switch is disconnected abnormally by accident and the database is not synchronized after the connection is restored you may have to execute Synchronize Database to have Paragon Manager download the latest database from the Paragon system The command can be executed either by choosing Setup Synchronize Database or clicking the Synchronize Database icon on the toolbar Log Setting CLE System Setting Ctrl G Firmware Update Ctrl Li Multiple Videa Force Video Figure 41 Setup Menu Synchronize Database Paragon Manager Help e Choose Help gt Index to view this user manual online e Choose Help gt About Paragon Manager to view product name and version information This will assist you in the event you must call Raritan Technical Support for assistance Raritan APPENDIX A CLIENT SOFTWARE FOR PARAGON II SYSTEM CONTROLLER 39 Appendix A Client Software for Paragon Il System Controller This appendix is only for Administrators who use Paragon II System Controller P2SC The client software for Paragon II System Controller P2SC which is called Paragon II System Controller Admin P2SC Admin looks similar to Paragon Manager Both software utilities share basic features and similar user interface In this section we will point out the common commands and differences For other configuration information about Paragon II System Controller see Paragon II Sys
17. ER 2 OPERATION 19 Log Panel Editing Event Log Settings The Log panel located at the base of the Paragon Manager window displays events that occur in your Paragon system s As the Administrator you can record and configure standard events and message filters and set severity levels for events color coding them for easier identification 1 Choose Setup gt Log Setting The Edit Log Setting dialog appears x r2 Event Set Severity Level 23 Device 11 New m 3black Y 5 modified File Restore i a iG Load User 11 save User Paragon Manager Activity V 33 Login 5 AD Admin Login Failed 6 User Login Failed Iv Logout 5 System Activity M Target I C user Lag File Setting Select Log File ion Manager ParagonMianagerLog txt Browse Size MB t x Figure 18 Edit Log Settings Dialog 2 Click the and signs to expand and collapse the event tree in this window Entries in the event tree are pre determined events programmed into Paragon Manager 3 Click the checkbox before a device to select and specify events for recording in the log panel Select an event for the device 4 Onthe right side of the window click the Set Severity Level drop down arrow and select a severity level levels are color coordinated high severity is represented by a red icon medium severity is blue and lowest severity is
18. Password drop down arrow and choose Yes or No Determine whether a user can specify a blank password that is delete any existing password and have no password at all Use the and keys to toggle between No users may delete their existing passwords and Yes the default setting starting with the first time they change their password users must always have a non blank password Newly created users always start with no password and must assign one to themselves during initial setup Click the Ghost Mode drop down arrow and choose Enable or Disable If you enable ghosting you will be able to view hot plugged CIM connections former and current If you disable ghosting you will see only current CIM connections The default setting 15 Enable When finished click Ok to accept all system settings or click Cancel to close this screen without saving changes Raritan 14 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE User Panel The User panel displays users stored on the connected Paragon system and displays each user s profile Double click a user to display the User Information dialog As an Administrator you can change account properties for users selected in this dialog ICON INDICATES Admin logged in and Connected Admin logged in and Disconnected Admin logged out and Disconnected User logged in and Connected User logged in and Disconnected o Bo Kr KI User logged out and Disconnected Creating a User 1 Choo
19. Raritan 5 Copyright 2009 Raritan Inc PMG 0I v2 0 3 E May 2009 255 30 6100 00 This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without express prior written consent of Raritan Inc Copyright 2009 Raritan Inc Paragon Paragon Manager CommandCenter amp Dominion and the Raritan company logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Raritan Inc All rights reserved Java is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc Internet Explorer is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Netscape and Netscape Navigator are registered trademarks of Netscape Communication Corporation All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders System Requirements Your system must meet these minimum requirements in order to run Paragon Manager Memory 256MB e CPU 750 MHz Pentium III processor e Minimum available disk space 100 MB sis Raritan CONTENTS i Contents Chapter 1 st 1 Paragon Manager 1 Installing Paragon Manager cccccccsescecceeseecceesececeeucecseseecssaeeecseseesseaseeessageeess
20. Rouer T6 Audio DVI Paragon242 APS203 vSi28Router T8 Audio DVI ECCE d Parannn 4 ri on din rl Figure 31 Source Association Table 3 Change any field you want except for the UMT Name and Server fields or click Reset to Defaults to reset all source association settings based on identical port numbers 4 Do one of these e Click Apply to save the changes and then the changes are reflected in the table Repeat Steps 1 to 3 if you want to edit more source association settings e Click OK to save the changes and quit the dialog e Click Close to quit the dialog without saving the changes Removing Source Association Data You can remove any invalid source association settings from the table 1 Choose Router gt Configure Servers The Configure Servers dialog appears 2 Click the row containing the source association settings that you want to remove from the table Click Delete 4 A confirmation message appears Click Yes to remove the source association data or No to abort the removal 5 Repeat Steps 1 to 3 if you want to remove more source association data Raritan p CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 31 6 Click Close to quit the dialog Note about Reset to Defaults You can click Reset to Defaults to save time configuring the source association data when the Paragon channel ports and the router s source ports are associated with each other based on the same port numbers The command has these
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22. agon switch an error message appears indicating that the UMT ID is different Checking Audio Video Routing Results Paragon Manager has a log panel at the bottom to display Paragon Manager activity When Paragon Manager makes the router route audio video signals based on the association data the log panel records the activity and outcome Raritan 34 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE There are two types of routing records as explained in the table Type 1 MISSION 192 165 654 222 Connection Error This message indicates that Paragon Manager fails to connect to the NV5128 router with the IP address 192 168 84 222 Check the router network settings and cabling when the connection error occurs Type 2 User Port 2 192 168 654 207 Connection of Source Port 6 to Destination Port 127 Success User Port 2 192 168 854 207 Connection of Source Port 3 to Destination Port 25 Success User Port 2 192 166 684 192 Connection of Source Part 1 ta Destination Port 122 Destination Lack These messages indicate that Paragon Manager successfully connects to the NV5128 router with the IP address 192 168 84 207 and the other router with the IP address 192 168 84 192 and whether the routing for each audio video source 15 successfully carried out The information from left to right includes User port number indicating the user station you are operating Router s IP address Source and destination port numbers indicating the routing path Routing resu
23. art adding destination association data 3 Click the UMT Name drop down arrow and select the Paragon Base Unit to which the Paragon Manager is connecting 4 Click the User Port drop down arrow and select the user port on the Paragon switch that you want to associate with the router s destination port s 5 Click the Router Name drop down arrow and select the NV5128 router whose destination ports you want to associate The router must be the same one that you selected in the Configure Servers dialog 6 This step varies depending on your physical hardware configuration e To associate all ports based on identical port numbers a Click Reset to Defaults Raritan 32 7 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE b A confirmation message appears Click Yes to reset Then each user port is associated with a destination port if they share the same port numbers Note that port type of all destination association data is set to Audio by default e To associate the ports at a random sequence a Click the Destination Port drop down arrow and select the destination port to associate with b Click Audio if the selected destination port is an audio connector or Video if it is a video connector The default is Audio If you associate the ports at a random sequence in Step 6 do one of these e Click Apply to save the changes and the new association data is displayed in the table to the right Repeat Steps 1 to 7 if you want to add more destinat
24. ate Setup Menu The RFT_Update command updates the P2SC firmware Before updating the firmware you must download the latest P2SC firmware from the Firmware and Documentation webpage on Raritan s website at http www raritan com support firmware and documentation Then do the following 1 Choose RFT Update from the Setup drop down menu 2 A message box appears asking you to confirm the RFT update action Click Yes 3 The Select RFP File dialog appears Choose the appropriate file and click Open Base UMT s Setup Menu This command 15 to determine which and how many Paragon switches are managed by P2SC A P2SC can control up to 8 Paragon II Base Units Raritan 42 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE Adding Paragon Switches in P2SC 1 Select Base UMT s from the Setup drop down menu The Paragon System Configuration dialog appears Paragon vstem Configuration Figure 44 P2SC Paragon System Configuration Dialog No Data 2 Click New to add new Paragon switches data 3 Click each field and type the appropriate data for Paragon switch intended to connect Make sure the IP address and Port number for each Paragon switch are entered and their data is the same as each Paragon switch s network setting on the OSUI Paragon 5 vstem Configuration 19216881 81 3000 EL lll 197 1658 81 88 3000 Figure 45 P2SC Paragon System Configuration Dialog with Data 4 Click OK to put the Paragon switches un
25. black To restore the default levels for the events click Restore 5 In the Log File Setting panel the location for saved log files appears in the Select Log File field The default location is C Documents and Settings username To change this default location click Browse and locate the folder in which you want to store log files 6 Click the Size MB drop down arrow to select the file size limit default limit is 4MB Once the log file hits the size limit set in this field Paragon Manager automatically creates a new log file and continues to store events 7 Click OK to save the log settings or click Cancel to close the dialog without saving any changes Raritan 20 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE Power Strip View Panel The Power Strip View panel is a mobile display of Raritan Remote Power Control Strips connected to your Paragon switch Each node in the Power Strip tree represents a power strip and you can click the and signs to expand and collapse the view of devices plugged into each of the serially controlled Power Strip outlets If the Power Strip View panel is not visible choose View Power Strip Power Sirip View fg Linksys HUB SUATC Figure 19 Power Strip View Panel Paragon Manager automatically detects Raritan Power Strips connected to your Paragon system Click any Power Strip in the tree to view its outlets Click the and signs to expand and collapse the view Right click any P
26. connect message box appears Click Yes to disconnect the existing connection session Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 35 3 The Paragon Update dialog appears 4 E Paragon Update PII E3 Mame IP address Serial Encryption Key Device Mey Delete Select ll Deselect All Save File Options Hex File Load Hex File Enone Update Status Device Information Update heck Device Information Send na Paragon Firmware Ver Upgrade Success ParagonUpdate version 2 4 2 GA Build 1 Figure 34 Paragon Update Dialog If the device s intended to upgrade are listed in the dialog go to Step 5 If not click New to add the device s and click each field to enter or select the appropriate data which 1s explained below Depending on the manner in which the computer running Paragon Manager is connect to the desired devices you may update the firmware through the network or the RS 232 connection For example updating a Paragon I switch requires the RS 232 connection and updating a Paragon II switch requires the network connection FIELD DATA TO ENTER OR CHOOSE Name Type the name of the desired KVM switch or user station IP Address Serial Port Encryption Key Network connection Type the IP address of the Paragon switch RS 232 connection Choose Default Serial from the drop down list Network connection Type the number of the appropriate network port This setting must be the same as
27. de in your Paragon device is set to Disable Paragon Manager allows the capability to override the ghost setting on the local machine Choose View gt Ghosted Channels to display any ghosted channels even though they are invisible throughout the rest of the Paragon system This feature allows you to override the Ghosting preferences without changing settings of the entire system It should be used for administration and for troubleshooting Please see the next section for specifying Ghosting preferences for the system View By Channel O By Type F Log H Users iV Power Strip Tool Bar H Status Bar H Ghosted Channels Figure 10 Ghosted Channels Option in the View Menu Raritan 12 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE System Setting Users of Paragon Manager for standalone Paragon product must set up their Paragon system configuration Use the System Setting shortcut on the toolbar or click System Setting on the Setup menu 1 Choose Setup gt System Setting The System Setting dialog appears System Setting X Syster Marne Logoff Timeout interval chin base 1664 E Operation Made PCShare Timeout Sec 5 Share E Hide Admin From Users Login Sleep Interval Min Y Display All Computers Require Password Mo YES Default Login Mare Blank Ghost Mare YES Enable Ok Cancel Figure 11 System Settings Dialog 2 Type a name for your Paragon II switch in the System Name field up to 12 alp
28. der the control of P2SC or Cancel to abort it Removing Paragon Switches from P2SC 1 Select Base UMT s from the Setup drop down menu The Paragon System Configuration dialog appears 2 Click the Paragon switch which you want to remove and click Delete About Paragon II System Controller Admin This command simply displays the current versions of the P2SC device and P2SC Admin software Raritan APPENDIX A CLIENT SOFTWARE FOR PARAGON II SYSTEM CONTROLLER 43 sis Raritan Raritan U S Canada Latin America Monday Friday 8 a m 8 p m ET Phone 800 724 8090 or 732 764 8886 For CommandCenter NOC Press 6 then Press 1 For CommandCenter Secure Gateway Press 6 then Press 2 Fax 732 764 8887 Email for CommandCenter NOC tech ccnoc raritan com Email for all other products tech raritan com China Beijing Monday Friday 9 a m 6 p m local time Phone 86 10 88091890 Shanghai Monday Friday 9 a m 6 p m local time Phone 86 21 5425 2499 GuangZhou Monday Friday 9 a m 6 p m local time Phone 86 20 8755 5561 India Monday Friday 9 a m 6 p m local time Phone 91 124 410 7881 gt Japan Monday Friday 9 30 a m 5 30 p m local time Phone 81 3 3523 5994 Email support japan raritan com Europe Europe Monday Friday 8 30 a m 5 p m GMT 1 CET Phone 31 10 2844040 Email tech europe raritan com United Kingdom Monday Friday 8
29. e 43 P2SC Add User Dialog ssssessssissssssseeeeeen nennen nennen nennen nna nnn nn nnns nnns 41 Figure 44 P2SC Paragon System Configuration Dialog No Data cccccccceeseseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaes 42 Figure 45 P2SC Paragon System Configuration Dialog with Data 42 Raritan CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Paragon Manager Overview Paragon Manager is Raritan s appliance management and configuration application offering one coordinated graphical user interface that displays Device User Log and Outlet information for your Paragon system Paragon Manager allows you to add modify and delete Devices Users or Groups and to specify log events to keep an audit trail of events that is updated in real time In addition you can also perform video redirection called Forced Video refresh IBM Blade server s channel status or associate channels for setting up concurrent multiple video output function called Multiple Video or Port Following Switch in Paragon Manager Paragon Manager can be downloaded from Raritan s website If working with a Paragon II configuration first read the Paragon II User Guide for initial installation and configuration of your Paragon II devices This document can be downloaded from the Firmware and Documentation section of Raritan website at http www raritan com support firmwa
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31. es of that type in the configuration displayed by type in alphabetical order ng Target Systems Switches I Paragoni B64 8 Power Strips View By Channel view By Type Figure 9 Device Tree by Type Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 11 Ghosting In a Paragon system when a CIM or tier device is removed from the system or powered off manually or accidentally a record of the CIM or CIMs connected to that tier device 1s reserved in the Paragon system The target or port name will continue to appear in black text on the On Screen Display OSUI of local user stations and will also appear with inactive status in clients such as Raritan MPC Multi Platform Client RRC Raritan Remote Client Paragon Manager P2SC Paragon II System Controller Admin and CC CommandCenter In versions of PCCI 1 2 and later and with standalone Paragon 4 1 and later the default Ghosting mode on the Paragon OSUI is set to Enable When an active CIM is removed from one channel and connected to another channel hot swapped you will see two identical CIM entries on the OSUI of the Paragon Clients one in green text indicating that it 1s active and another in black text indicating that it is inactive The inactive CIM is known as the ghost CIM To stop displaying records of the inactive CIMs after they are hot swapped into a different port you must set the Ghosting mode in Paragon to Disable Even if Ghosting mo
32. file dialog appears Raritan 4 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE UMT Profile v TCPIP P Address 92 165 51 212 Port sono Encryption Key Serial Figure 3 UMT Profile Dialog b Click New C Type the name of the device in the UMT field d Select the TCP IP option e Type the IP address of the Paragon switch in the IP Address field e Type the Port number of the Paragon switch in the Port field e Type the appropriate encryption key of the Paragon switch in the Encryption Key field if applicable e Click Save to save this new device f Click Close to return to the login window Note To delete a Paragon switch in the UMT Profile dialog 1 Click the drop down arrow in the UMT field and select the device you wish to delete 2 Click Delete to delete it 3 Click Close to return to the login dialog 6 Click Login to log in to the Paragon switch The Update Progress indicator displays your connection status It may take 30 seconds or longer to connect depending on your Paragon configuration Update Progress Downloading Paragon Database Figure 4 Update Progress Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 9 7 When connected the Paragon Manager window appears Ex Paragon Manager 1 0 192 168 53 89 Session Users View Setup Router Help mal egi fau 2 co LL TAS pne Power Strips E Ts PowerStrip 2005 11 03 a
33. hanumeric characters It is important for Paragon switches to have distinctive names if they are part of a cascaded system with multiple Base Units 3 Click the Operation Mode drop down menu and select a mode Operation Mode indicates the way your Paragon system handles requests from multiple users for access to the same channel port Choose Private A server or other device on a specific channel port can be accessed exclusively by only one user at a time No other users can control 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 the same 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 selects a different channel port the waiting user who is first to type or move the mouse is given keyboard and mouse control Status messages showing users identities appear on video sharing users monitors when Public View mode 15 in effect PC Share A server or other device on a specific channel port can be selected and accessed by more than one user but only one user has keyboard and mouse control at any given time If the PC share timeout is enabled and the user in control is idle no keyboard or mouse activity for the duration of the timeout the waiting user who is first to type or move the mouse 15 gi
34. iation settings or changes you made will be lost when you exit from Paragon Manager or disconnect the Paragon system 1 Choose Router gt Export Router Configuration The Select destination path dialog appears 2 Ensure the file type shows XML Files 3 Navigate to appropriate location specify the filename and click Save It is recommended to name the file based on the Paragon switch s name for easy identification of the file when importing the data in the future Note All characters that are present in the File name filed are regarded as the filename so you should remove unnecessary characters including the extension from this field when necessary Importing Router Configuration Paragon Manager does not automatically import any previously saved router association data so you must either create the router association data from the scratch or import existing router association data This section explains how to import existing data 1 Choose Router gt Import Router Configuration The Select File to Import dialog appears 2 A confirmation message appears Click Yes to import the selected data or No to cancel 3 Ensure the file type selects XML Files 4 Navigate to where the router association data specific to the Paragon switch 1s stored select the appropriate file and click Open Note The router association data is Paragon switch specific If you import any router association data that is not for the connected Par
35. ices one by one but if one device encounters problems during updating the utility will prompt you with a message and you must click OK to let the utility continue to update the next devices When the device is updated successfully the Device Update Successful message box appears Click OK to close the message Paragon Update Figure 39 Paragon Update Successful Message Reorganizing the Update List You can remove unnecessary Paragon switches or user stations from the list in the Paragon Update dialog Select the checkboxes of those Paragon switches or user stations that you want to remove 2 Click Delete 3 Click Save to save the changes Disconnection Do this if you want to disconnect the existing connection session without closing Paragon Manager 1 Choose Session gt Disconnect Or click the Disconnect shortcut button on the toolbar Raritan 38 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE Session Users Vi Connect Disconnect wo Figure 40 Session Menu Disconnect 2 Click Yes when a message asks you to confirm the disconnection Closing Paragon Manager Choose Session Exit to close Paragon Manager The existing connection session is also disconnected at the same time Synchronizing Database Paragon Manager 15 able to synchronize its database with the connected Paragon switch all the time after establishing the connection Therefore usually you don t need to issue the Synchronize
36. ick the user you want to delete 2 Choose Users Delete The Confirm User Delete dialog appears 3 Click Yes to delete the user or click No to close the dialog without deleting Note The Administrator Admin cannot be deleted Viewing User Properties Administrators can modify user properties in Paragon Manager 1 In the User panel click the user whose properties you want to modify or simply double click it 2 Choose Users Property or right click that user and choose Property from the pop up menu The User Information dialog appears User Information User Profile User Mame Status Mot Connected Mot Logged Password Allow Administrator Privileges Change MO Security Groups Allow Force video Privileges foo OM set Security Groups gt User Options Scan Mode Scan Time Sec ID Display sec oca 03 on 03 Hat Key Previous Channel Menu Position Pixels Scroll Lock Num Lock Horizontal vertical Sleep Mode min AE 259 OFF 05 m Display Position Pixels Help Display Horizontal vertical circutate Left 33 036 OK Cancel Figure 14 User Information Dialog 3 Change any of the user s properties according to the guidelines just outlined in the section Creating a User 4 When finished click OK
37. ination association settings from the table l D Choose Router Configure User Stations The Configure User Stations dialog appears Click the row containing the destination association settings that you want to remove from the table Click Delete A confirmation message appears Click Yes to remove the destination association data or No to abort the removal Repeat Steps 1 to 3 if you want to remove more destination association data Click Close to quit the dialog Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 33 Note about Reset to Defaults You can click Reset to Defaults to save time configuring the destination association data when the Paragon user ports and the router s destination ports are associated with each other based on the same port numbers The command has these characteristics e All existing destination association data 15 cleared and replaced by new data e All user ports will be associated with destination ports based on identical port numbers That is user port 1 1s associated with destination port 1 user port 2 with destination port 2 user port 3 with destination port 3 and so on e The number of associated ports is determined according to the number of user ports e Port type is set to audio by default Exporting Router Configuration After creating or changing the router association data involving source and destination associations you should save the data by exporting it for future use or all assoc
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39. ion association data e Click OK to save the changes and quit the dialog e Click Close to abort the changes and quit the dialog Editing Destination Association Data You can change existing destination association data when any setting is incorrect or if you have made changes to the physical hardware configuration For example you may have moved the audio video input devices from one user station to another user station or reconnected them to a different NV5128 router l 2 Choose Router Configure User Stations The Configure User Stations dialog appears Click the row containing the destination association settings that you want to change in the table The highlighted data s settings are all displayed in the fields to the left User Port Router Mame Destination Port Dest Port Type P3128 Router Audio D y l Paraqgon242 2 k 2 Audia D l Figure 33 Destination Association Table Change any field you want except for the UMT Name and User Port fields or click Reset to Defaults to reset all destination association settings based on identical port numbers Do one of these Click Apply to save the changes and then the changes are reflected in the table Repeat Steps 1 to 3 if you want to edit more destination association settings e Click OK to save the changes and quit the dialog e Click Close to quit the dialog without saving the changes Removing Destination Association Data You can remove any invalid dest
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41. ls but each channel is associated in one group only 1 Choose Setup gt Multiple Video The Add Multiple Port Association dialog appears Add Multiple Port Azsnciation X Association Marne UNIT Port Following Switch First Channel Second Channel Third Channel Fourth Channel Viewing Mode Dual Screens ppl Viewing Made Association Name Figure 24 Add Multiple Port Association Dialog Initial Screen Click New to start creating an association setting 3 Type a name in the Association Name field to identify this association group Up to 20 characters can be entered 4 Click the UMT drop down arrow and select the Paragon switch whose channels you are going to associate By default each Paragon switch s name 15 followed by its serial number 5 Click the Viewing Mode drop down arrow and select the desired option as explained below Dual Screens associates two channels Quad Screens associates four channels Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 25 6 Click the First Channel drop down arrow and select the channel number that will be able to activate video outputs of other channels when it is accessed 7 Click the Second Channel drop down arrow and select the channel number whose video output will be activated when the first channel is accessed 8 Repeat step 7 for Third and Fourth Channel if you choose Quad Screens in Step 5 Choose the desired action s f
42. lt success destination lock and so on Saving the Paragon Switch s Database You can save the database of the connected Paragon switch including system settings and channel configuration as an XML formatted file for your own backup or review purpose 1 Choose Help gt Save XML Configuration The Select destination path dialog appears 2 Navigate to the location where you want to save the file and specify the file name 3 Click Save Updating Firmware In Paragon Manager you can activate the firmware update utility Paragon Update in order to update your Paragon switch or even the user station s firmware version To update the firmware first download the latest firmware file from Raritan s website To locate the firmware file Use your browser to visit the Firmware and Documentation section http www raritan com support firmware and documentation 2 Scroll down the page and click Paragon II to open a list of support documents and files 3 Click the latest version to locate the latest firmware file for your device After downloading the file unzip it and then do the following Important If the device you are going to upgrade is a Paragon switch it is strongly recommended to back up the user profile prior to the upgrade Otherwise you may need to reconfigure specific user data such as user passwords after the upgrade To update the firmware file 1 Choose Setup gt Firmware Update 2 The Confirm Dis
43. n switch to associate with in Paragon Manager Adding NV5128 Routers 1 Choose Router gt Configure Routers The Configure Routers dialog appears Raritan 28 e PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE Configure Routers IP Address Wi New Router Name Router IP TCP PORT TCP Port Number Router Name Description Close Figure 28 Configure Routers Dialog Click New to start adding a router Type the NV5128 router s IP address in the IP Address field Ensure the TCP Port Number field displays 5194 Important Do not change the TCP port number or Paragon Manager cannot control the NV5128 router Type a name in the Router Name field for identifying the router Optional Type any descriptive text in the Description field Do one of these e Click Apply to save the changes and the router setting is displayed in the table to the right Repeat Steps 1 to 7 if you want to add more NV5128 routers e Click OK to save the changes and quit the dialog e Click Close to quit the dialog without saving the changes Editing NV5128 Router Settings You can change existing router settings if IP address of any NV5128 router has been changed or is incorrect l 2 Choose Router Configure Routers The Configure Routers dialog appears Click the row containing the router settings that you want to change in the table The highlighted router s settings are all displayed in the fields to the left R
44. nection information If you select a power strip outlet the MFV displays outlet name and connected device type Administrators can double click an entry in the MFV to activate the properties dialog for that entry and modify data for devices users or outlets as described in the respective sections of this chapter E Paragon Manager Mel Session Users View Setup Router Help 8824 gl ia l Lm Paragon 664 1 Security Group Status D 3 m n oo oo mo isconnected isconnected connected sconnected isconnected isconnected sconnected sconnected sconnected isconnected isconnected sconnected sconnected izconnected Userd2 Disconnected Users aooo eu BOODODODDODODDOD avaiable Fowersiice PCR m 2005 11 03 at 10 24 38 EST admin logged in to Paragon Manager 2005 11 03 at 10 28 02 EST Target on Paragoni664 modified R2 ia ry o 3 3 m t m x ee ee Iw oP oP oP oP oP oP oP oP oP oP oP For help press F1 Figure 22 MFV with Channel Data lel Es E Paragon Manager Session Users View Setup Router Help Status isconnected NB 2 Lo PU 0 Disconnected PU Power Strip View TREE JePU amo edd PowverStripa CP qi asusa e ET KPU Dam Bio an
45. nel configuration 5 Click Apply to save the changes or Close to exit the dialog without saving any changes Deleting an Association Group You can remove any unnecessary or obsolete association group from the list 1 Choose Setup gt Multiple Video The Add Multiple Port Association dialog appears Raritan 26 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE 2 Click the association group that you want to delete from the list on the lower part of the dialog 3 Click Delete Click Y to delete the group or N to abort the deletion Video Redirection Forced Video You can direct a channel output its video keyboard mouse signals to a specific user station and thus display the video image on that user station s monitor Please note that the signals can only be directed to a user station connected to the same Paragon switch By default only an administrator user can perform the function To allow a non administrator user to execute it see the description of Force Video setting in Creating a User for related information 1 First connect to the Paragon switch on which you want to perform Forced Video See Connection and Login for more information 2 Perform Forced Video through one of the following methods e Click the channel of the target server in the Channel panel and then choose Setup gt Force Video e Right click the channel of the target server in the Channel panel and select Force Video from the pop up menu The Force Video dial
46. nnel Displays devices by Channel View by Type Displays devices by Type Synchronize Database Activate the download process again to refresh Paragon Manager s database System Setting Displays the connected Paragon s system configuration il Sikh BML Log File Launches the Edit Log Setting dialog for Administrators to configure event filters event severity and locations of saved log files Help Launches the Paragon Manager online help sis Raritan 8 Device Panel The Device panel displays all devices connected to the Paragon switch to which you are connected To make control easier view devices either by Channel or by Type using the two tabs at the base of the Device panel please see next section for additional information on Device views Raritan PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE INDICATES Power Strip outlet power off server Power Strip outlet power on server Power Strip outlet power off PWR Power Strip outlet power on PWR Channel Available Channel Available with one power strip outlet association Channel Available with multiple power strip outlet associations Channel Disconnected Channel Disconnected with one power strip outlet association Channel Disconnected with multiple power strip outlet associations Channel Occupied by a user Channel Occupied by a user with one power strip outlet association Channel Occupied by a user with multiple power strip
47. og appears Force Video X Leer Port Target Channel Marne f control 2 Ck Cancel Figure 26 Force Video Dialog 3 Click the User Port drop down arrow and select the user port to which the desired user station 1s connected 4 Click OK Refreshing IBM Blade Channel Status The Paragon switch does not automatically detect and reflect the real time IBM Blade server status To update the channel status you can perform the RefreshBLD I command on the OSUI or in Paragon Manager For information on using OSUI to refresh the IBM Blade channel status see Paragon II User Guide which can be downloaded from the Firmware and Documentation section of Raritan s website http www raritan com support firmware and documentation 1 Verify whether the Device View panel sorts channels by channel numbers If not click the View By Channel tab 2 Locate the IBM BladeCenter chassis channel which is preceded with a plus sign 3 Right click the channel and select Property The Channel Information Editor dialog appears 4 Type RefreshBLD l 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 Paragon Manager does not save RefreshBLD I as a channel name so the IBM BladeCenter chassis channel will restore its original name Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 2 Setting Up NV5128 Router Association Paragon version 4 6 or later support
48. outer Marne Rauter IP TCP PORT NVv5128 Router A 92 168 54 207 5194 IN 3128 Second Router 92 165 04 222 5194 Figure 29 Router Settings Change any field you want except for the Router Name field Do one of these e Click Apply to save the changes and then the changes are reflected in the table Repeat Steps 1 to 4 if you want to edit more NV5128 router settings e Click OK to save the changes and quit the dialog e Click Close to quit the dialog without saving the changes zis Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 29 Removing NV5128 Routers You can delete any existing NV5128 routers from Paragon Manager so that Paragon Manager can no longer control it When you delete the router all association data relevant with the router is removed either Choose Router Configure Routers The Configure Routers dialog appears Click the row containing the router that you want to remove from the table Click Delete A confirmation message appears Click Yes to remove the router or No to abort the removal Repeat Steps 1 to 4 if you want to remove more routers Click Close to quit the dialog ot o Configure Servers Channels ports on a Paragon switch usually connect to servers and source ports input connectors on a NV5128 router connect to audio video output devices To determine which audio video output devices the router should output audio video signals when you access any Paragon channel port you must associate channel ports with
49. ower Strip outlet to view its properties Editing Power Strip Data To organize the Power Strips in your Paragon configuration and to keep track of the machines to which they are connected you may want to name the Power Strips and outlets 1 Double click any Power Strip icon to view its properties The Outlet Information dialog appears Outlet Information Power Strip Marne Outlet Outlet Type Outlet Marie PAR usri security Group ag au Figure 20 Outlet Information Dialog 2 The default name of the strip appears in the Power Strip Name field Type a new name if needed 3 The Outlet field is automatically populated and cannot be changed Click the Outlet Type drop down arrow to select either a Power PWR or CPU type outlet 5 Type the name of the outlet in the Outlet Name field Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 21 6 Type the Security Group in the Security Group field 7 Click OK to save the changes or click Cancel to close the window without saving any changes Note Because the Power Strip cannot detect what device type is associated with a specific outlet through the power cables outlet associations must be created manually before an outlet can indicate to what type of device it supplies power Power Strip Outlet Associations You can assign specific devices to unassigned Power Strip Outlets from the Paragon Manager interface 1 Expand the Power
50. re and documentation For users who use Paragon II System Controller see Appendix A Client Software for Paragon II System Controller for the difference between P2SC Admin client software and Paragon Manager Installing Paragon Manager Follow the steps below to download Paragon Manager 1 Use your browser to visit Raritan s Firmware and Documentation webpage http www raritan com support firmware and documentation Click Paragon II on the left pane to open its list of support documents and files Locate the Other Support Files section on the right pane Click the latest version of Paragon Manager Admin Tool to download Paragon Manager 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 When you see the hyperlink on the right pane click it Specify the location where you want to save the file and click Save Wait until the download completes 8 Extract the file if it is a ZIP file 9 Double click the ParagonManager setup exe file to install Paragon Manager Accept the default settings oe e oo When installation is complete a shortcut to the application has been added to your Start menu Raritan 2 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE lt Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 3 Chapter 2 Operation Connection and Login Only three types of users have permissions to log in to Paragon Manager e Administrators
51. rom the following Click OK to save changes and exit the dialog Click Apply to save changes without exiting the dialog To exit the dialog without saving any changes click Close If you want to create more association groups repeat steps 2 to 9 to complete each association setting Editing an Association Group You can modify any existing association group to meet your needs instead of creating a new association group from scratch 1 Choose Setup gt Multiple Video The Add Multiple Port Association dialog appears 2 Click the association group that you want to edit from the list on the lower part of the dialog Add Multiple Port Associaton X Association Marne UMT Tva Paragon229 E Port Following Switch First channel Second Channel Third Channel Fourth Channel 21 i fiz jig View ing Mode ausa Screens Mew Apply Ok Delete Close First Third Fourth Second View ing ode Tw alli Paragonz28 Dual Screens paa 18 5 asac ULL INNENEN II NN UNI A ry Wall ZION 21 Guad Screens owns Pain e S Base 8 hewa paragona a 30 88 Sens Twa Paragon228 m eism l T allia Paradgonz2zg 14 10 Quad Screens Figure 25 Add Multiple Port Association Dialog Edit Data 3 Optional If you want to change the total number of channels click the Viewing Mode drop down arrow and select the appropriate option Change the chan
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53. s audio video routing when working with the NVISION NV5128 multi format router and Paragon Manager 2 0 3 or later To activate this function the router association data is required With the router association data Paragon Manager can command the NV5128 router to direct audio video signals from specified audio video sources to specified audio video destinations when any access to Paragon channels occurs Important The audio video routing function is applicable to a one tier configuration only which comprises a single Paragon Main Unit or a combination of a Paragon Main Unit and Stacking Unit s You can associate the router with a maximum of 16 user ports and 128 channel ports in the Paragon system Overview of the Router Menu The Router menu provides all commands necessary to deal with the router association Router Configure Routers Configure Servers Configure User Station Export Router Configuration Import Router Configuration Figure 27 Router Menu To create the router association data from scratch three commands are necessary e Configure Routers e Configure Servers e Configure User Stations To save new router association data or the changes made to existing data use this command e Export Router Configuration To import any existing router association data into Paragon Manager use this command e Import Router Configuration Configure Routers Specify one or more NV5128 routers that you want the Parago
54. se Users gt Create The Add User dialog appears Add User x gt User Profile User Mame Status Username Do Password Allow Administrator Privileges NENNEN Change o security Groups Allow Force Wideo Privileges fiac OFF Set Security Groups User Options Scan Mode Scan Time Sec ID Display sec Hot Kev Previous Channel i Menu Position Pixels Scroll Lack Num Lock Horizontal vertical 33 38 Sleep Mode min ID Display Position Pixels Help Display Horizontal Vertical Circulate Let 36 OK Cancel Figure 12 Add User Dialog 2 Type the new user s name in the User Name field Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 15 3 10 11 12 13 14 Click Change and the Change Password dialog appears Type a new password in the Enter New Password field and re type the password in the Repeat Password field Click OK when finished Change Password Enter Hew Password E Repeat Password E x Jos Figure 13 Change Password Dialog The Security Groups field is automatically populated based on the defaults of the Paragon switch to which you are connected To change the assigned Security Groups click Set Security Group and change the default groups please consult your Paragon User Guide for more information on Security Groups Click the Allow Administrator Privileges drop down arrow and selec
55. t 10 24 38 EST admin logged in to Paragon Manager 2005 11 03 at 10 28 02 EST Target on Paragoni664 modified For help press F1 Figure 5 Paragon Manager Window Note See Disconnection for information on disconnecting the existing connection session or see Closing Paragon Manager for information on closing the application Paragon Manager Window Components The Paragon Manager window contains the Paragon Manager menu bar and toolbar the Device panel User panel Log panel and Power Strip View panel e The Device panel displays all connected devices in a single Paragon system e The User panel displays all users in your Paragon system e The Log panel displays the current activity of Paragon Manager e The Power Strip View panel displays any power strips connected to your Paragon system When you connect to your Paragon switch via Paragon Manager it downloads the device s database and populates the Device User and Power Strip View panels automatically Initial download may last several minutes depending on the sizes of the client system and the Paragon system Once a connection session is initiated updates to the database happen in real time and changes to the Paragon database from other users are immediately reflected in your Paragon Manager screen sis Raritan 6 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE I Multi Function View MFV panel displays Power Strip
56. t an option from the list In the User Options panel click the Scan Mode drop down arrow and select the scan mode for this user Global scan mode the default scans each channel for the same amount of time default time three seconds and Individual scan mode scans each channel for a specific time the Administrator has specified on the OSUI To change the number of seconds for the Global scan type the new duration of seconds in the Scan Time Sec field Click the Hot Key drop down arrow and select a key from the list When you press this key twice rapidly on any user station in your Paragon configuration the Paragon OSUI will appear Note that this option 15 set in Paragon Manager but used only at local user stations 1n the Paragon system Click the Previous Channel drop down arrow and select a key from the list When you press this key on any user station in your Paragon configuration the channel previously viewed will re appear Choose None to override this capability Note that this option is set in Paragon Manager but used only at local user stations in the Paragon system Click the Sleep Mode min drop down arrow and turn the power saving mode off or on that is Saver or Green If you select Saver or Green type in the number of minutes after which if there 15 no keyboard or mouse activity the user station monitor goes blank with a floater displayed Saver or without a floater displayed Green on the screen The Help Display
57. tem Controller P2SC User Guide which can be downloaded from Raritan s website http www raritan com Comparison of Menu Commands between Paragon Manager and P2SC Admin Session Synchronize By Channel Configu Routers Log Setting Configu Servers Configure SysteppSetting Use ation Save XML Configuration t Paragos Manager About Paragon System Controller Admin Save Profile Load Profile XXXX Shared commands l l l l l l l l l Commands available in Paragon XX Manager only I I I I I l l XXXX ao available in P2SC Admin sis Raritan 40 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE For most of the shared commands the operation and functions are the same as those in Paragon Manager and you can refer to previous chapters for these functions As for the commands specific to P2SC Admin they described in the following sections For more information see Paragon II System Controller P2SC User Guide Some Differences in the Shared Commands Although most of the shared commands provide the same features and options as those in Paragon Manager still a few differences exist in several shared commands Connect Session Menu In P2SC this command is for logging in to a Paragon II System Controller P2SC Simply type the Administrator s user name default Admin and password default raritan and then click Login Note the password is case sensitive system Controller Admin Login Figure 42 P2S
58. the Admin account e Users with administrator privileges e Users with Forced Video privileges Administrators and users with administrator privileges can manage or even modify the user or channel data in Paragon Manager but users with Forced Video privileges do not have permissions to do this The only thing they can do 1s to perform the Forced Video function Establishing a Connection Follow the steps below to establish the connection to any Paragon II switch after Paragon Manager is launched 1 Choose Start gt Programs gt Paragon Manager The Paragon Manager window appears 2 Choose Session gt Connect Disconnect Ct Figure 1 Session Menu Connect The Paragon Manager Login dialog appears Paragon Manager Login X User Marne Password chin ecco Select LIMT Paragon ue Login Cancel Figure 2 Paragon Manager Login Dialog Connect 3 Type your user name in the User Name field Type your password in the Password field 5 Decide your next action based on the Paragon switch displayed in the Select UMT field e If the desired Paragon switch is already displayed go to step 6 e If the desired Paragon switch is NOT displayed click the arrow beside the field and select the desired Paragon switch from the drop down list e If the desired Paragon switch is neither displayed nor available from the drop down list do the following to add it a Click the button The UMT Pro
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60. the source ports A channel port can be associated with a maximum of 8 source ports and each source port can be associated with one channel port only Adding Source Association Data 1 Choose Router gt Configure Servers The Configure Servers dialog appears Configure Servers UMT Name UMT Name Channel Channel Name Router Name Source Port Port Type _ Server Router Name Source Port Close Figure 30 Configure Servers Dialog 2 Click New to start adding source association data 3 Click the UMT Name drop down arrow and select the Paragon Base Unit to which the Paragon Manager is connecting 4 In the Server field select the channel port on the Paragon switch that you want to associate with the router s source port s Click the left drop down arrow to select the channel number and the right drop down combo box will show the channel name if any 5 Click the Router Name drop down arrow and select the NV5128 router whose source ports you want to associate with 6 This step varies depending on your physical hardware configuration e associate all ports based on identical port numbers a Click Reset to Defaults b A confirmation message appears Click Yes to reset Then each channel port is associated with a source port if they share the same port numbers Note that the port type of all source association data is set to Audio by default e associate the ports at a random sequence
61. ven keyboard and mouse control of the PC 4 Click the Hide Admin From Users drop down arrow and choose Yes or No When Operation Mode is set to Public View P View the user in control of a server is normally notified when other users start and stop viewing the channel port s video However when Hide Admin From Users is set to Yes administrators can view other users video without activating this viewing notification message The default setting is No Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 13 5 10 11 Click the Login Sleep drop down arrow and choose OFF Saver or Green If you choose Saver or Green specify the amount of time in minutes that the local user station can remain inactive at the Login Menu before the monitor enters the power saving mode press any of the keys on the keyboard to restore normal video Using leading zeroes if necessary type in a two digit number of minutes from 01 to 99 in the Interval Min field which is next to the Login Sleep field The default setting is 05 The difference between Green and Saver is the Saver option makes the monitor go blank with a floater displayed on the screen but without a floater for the Green option If the Login Sleep is set to Off the number in this field will have no effect Click the Default Login Name Blank drop down arrow and choose Yes or No This determines whether the User Name field in the Login Menu will be blank when the menu appears or if the field
62. y of the Raritan PowerStrips or non Paragon switches available in the list Depending on the Type selected further information may be available in the dialog Status Displays the current status of a target device on this channel Raritan 22 PARAGON MANAGER USER GUIDE Security Group The security groups the target device belongs to This only affects local Paragon access from outside of CommandCenter Associated Outlets Lists any power outlets associated with this target device Select an outlet and click Remove to break an association Serial Number Displays the serial number of a non CPU type device 3 Click OK to save your changes when done or Cancel to exit without saving 4 After saving the channel information this device can be recognized by the given name in both the System Controller Admin and the CommandCenter Configure Ports screen Raritan CHAPTER 2 OPERATION 23 Multi Function View MFV Panel The Multi Function View MFV panel of the screen displays detailed information of items you select in the Device panel User panel or Power Strip panel and allows Administrators to edit item properties from this list If you select a device in the Device tree the MFV displays target related information name device type security group and device status If you select a user in the User tree the MFV displays user related information user name Admin status security group scan rate and con

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