User guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Chapter 3: Operation – User Functions
- Chapter 4: Operation – Administrator Functions
- The Administration Menu
- Guidelines for System Configuration
- System Configuration
- Video Redirection (Forced Video)
- Channel Association for Multiple Video
- User Configuration
- Channel Configuration
- User Station Profile
- Group Settings (Access Rights)
- Recommendations
- System Reboot and System Reset
- Network Settings
- Autoscan and Autoskip
- Power Management
- Paragon II Network Port
- Chapter 5: Paragon II and P2ZCIMs/Z-CIMs
- Chapter 6: Managing IBM BladeCenter Servers
- Chapter 7: Configurations
- Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade
- Appendix A: Specifications
- Appendix B: User Station Direct Mode
- Appendix C: Tiering and Compatibility
- Appendix D: Paragon II Rack Mount
- Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to Paragon II System
- Appendix F: Extra Keyboard/Mouse Information and Settings
- Appendix G: Recommendation for Better Video Quality
- Appendix H: Other Components Working with Paragon II
- Appendix I: Troubleshooting
APPENDIX E: CONNECTING SERIAL DEVICES TO PARAGON II SYSTEM 117
Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to
Paragon II System
Introduction to Serial CIMs
To connect an ASCII serial device, LAN/WAN component or a server through a serial port
(RS-232) to Paragon II system, use one of our serial CIMs. They are P2CIM-SER, P2CIM-SER-
EU and AUATC. These CIMs can emulate an ASCII terminal and convert the serial data from the
ASCII device to VGA video (800x600x60) and PS/2 keyboard signals. This conversion allows
users to access and operate any ASCII serial device connected to the Paragon II system.
The table lists the port difference of the serial CIMs:
MODEL SERIAL PORT LOCAL PORT
P2CIM-SER
3
P2CIM-SER-EU
3
AUATC
3 3
Usually the use of P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SER-EU is enough to satisfy your needs to access a
serial device, unless you need to connect a local PS/2 or Sun keyboard and a VGA monitor to the
device. In that case, choose AUATC, which provides a local port.
Here are some useful features of serial CIMs:
• Interoperates with an ASCII device in the On Line Mode as if the device were attached to a
text terminal
• Edits, copies, marks, and/or resends data to the ASCII serial device or server in the Buffer
Edit Mode
• Maintains eight pages of data in a circular buffer
• Provides 12 programmable keys for frequently-used character strings or commands
Installing a Serial CIM
Take these steps to attach a serial CIM to the serial port of a serial device or server and to your
Paragon II system.
Installing P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SER-EU
The installation of P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SER-EU is quite easy.
1. Connect the CIM to a serial port on the serial device or server, using its serial DB9 connector.
2. Connect the CIM to the Paragon system using a standard Category 5e UTP cable.
3. Connect the CIM’s USB connector to a powered USB port, or to a separately available
Raritan PWR-USB-4 power adapter, to obtain power.
For additional information on the installation, see Paragon and Dominion KX Serial Device
CIM User Guide. This user guide can be downloaded from Raritan’s Website:
http://www.raritan.com/_downloads/pdfs/products/P2CIM-SER%20User%20Guide.pdf
.
Installing AUATC
1. Run an appropriate cable from AUATC’s DB25 female DTE connector to the device’s serial
port. The type of cable will depend on what type of connector the port is and whether it’s
pinned as DTE (for a data source/destination such as a server) or DCE (for a data-
communicating device such as a modem). Here are the product codes of some cables we
recommend if the port is:
A. DB9 male DTE (most PCs, some routers, etc.)