Raritan Computer Paragon switch - Manual (Page 28)

20 P ARAGON A DMINISTRATOR ’ S I NSTALLATION AND O PERATION G UIDE
Connecting Tiered Raritan KVM Switches to a Base Paragon Switch
Connecting a Paragon Switch as a Second Tier or Third Tier Unit
1. Connect one end of Category 5e UTP cable to the User Port of the second-tier Paragon
Switch.
2. Connect other end of cable to a Channel Port on the base Paragon Switch.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to connect remaining user ports on second-tier Paragon Switch to
channel ports reserved on base Paragon Switch.
4. Follow the same procedure to add a third tier Paragon Switch to a second tier Paragon
Switch.
A base unit Paragon Switch will automatically recognize a second-tier and a third-tier level
unit and will update its configuration as needed.
Note: The Paragon Matrix Switching Unit’s Expansion Ports reserve a location for
the future implementation of Raritan Banking Technology, a potentially improved
KVM configuration design that conceivably banks or links Matrix Switching Units
directly to each other. UMT2161, UMT242, and UMT442 models do not include
Expansion Ports.
Perform Channel Configuration:
1. At a User Station Login Menu, type “admin” in the User Name field and press <Enter>.
2. Type the password “raritan” (all lowercase) in the Password field and press <Enter>.
3. Press <F5> to activate the Administration Menu.
4. Use the <Ç> and <È> keys to highlight the Channel Configuration menu and press <Enter>.
5. Use the <Ç> and <È> or <Page Up> and <Page Down> keys to go to the Paragon switch
tier path to be named and press <Enter> - the yellow highlight will turn blue.
6. Type the desired name for this tier path and press <Enter> - the blue highlight will revert to
yellow.
7. Press <S> to save the name. All tier paths will be automatically named.
8. Press <Esc> to return to the Administration Menu.
Verify and Save Changes:
1. Press
<F2> at the Selection Menu to validate that the second-tier Paragon switch is properly
established (all Paragon switch paths should be displayed in purple).
2. Press <F5> to go to the Administration Menu and select the Channel Configuration submenu.
Select a channel that has been configured for the Paragon Switch.
3. Press <G> to bring up the Channel Configuration menu to edit computer names.
4. Press <S> to save the new configuration.
5. Press <F2> to go to the Selection Menu to validate that second-tier Paragon Switch is
properly configured. Select one Paragon Switch channel and press <Enter> to go to selection
menu. Select one Paragon Switch channel and press <Enter> to verify proper access to
selected computer.