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APPENDIX B: USER STATION DIRECT MODE 77
Appendix B: User Station Direct Mode
A Paragon User Station set to Direct Mode can be directly connected to a Paragon CIM, either temporarily
for emergency “crash cart” access or permanently for non-switched extension purposes, without having to
go through a Base Unit.
To make this kind of “Direct Mode” connection, take these steps:
1. If you have not already done so, follow the instructions in steps 5a and 5b of Chapter 2: Installation,
Installing a Paragon System with a Single Base Unit to attach the CIM to the CPU.
2. If you have not already done so, plug in and power ON your target server/computer.
3. Power off the User Station.
4. Run CAT5 cabling directly between the User Station and the CIM.
5. Power ON the UST. It should display a “DIRECT Mode: CIM connected” message on the LCD panel.
While the User Station is in Direct Mode, if the CAT5 cabling between the User Station and the P2CIM-
PS2 becomes disconnected at any point for more than three to four seconds, the User Station will exit
Direct Mode. To re-establish Direct Mode, repeat the above steps.
To return a User Station that’s in Direct Mode to normal operation, take these steps:
1. Power OFF the User Station.
2. Disconnect the opposite end of the CAT5 cabling from the CIM.
3. Connect the opposite end of the CAT5 cabling to a user port of a Base Unit.
4. Run other CAT5 cabling from the channel port of a Base Unit to the CIM.
5. Power ON the User Station.