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
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Chapter 3: Operation – User Functions
User functions for configuration and operation of your Paragon II system are processed through
the On-Screen User Interface (OSUI). To activate the OSUI at any time, press the hot key (default:
Scroll Lock) twice in QUICK succession.
Login
Log on to Paragon II so you can access servers and other devices connected to the Paragon II
system. The Login screen is automatically displayed on every User Station monitor after the
single or Master Paragon II matrix switch (Base Unit) is powered on. To activate the Login
screen on a user-station monitor at any other time, press the system’s hot key (factory default:
Scroll Lock) twice in QUICK succession to activate the OSUI, then press F9.
Note: If a User Station monitor displays the message “…No Connection to Paragon…” instead
of the Login screen, either the User Station is not connected properly to the matrix switch, the
matrix switch is powered OFF, or the matrix switch is malfunctioning. Make sure that the cabling
between the User Station and the matrix switch is intact and is securely connected at both ends.
Make sure that when you turn the matrix switch off and back on, the LEDs run through the
sequence described in step 1B of Installing a Paragon System with a Single Matrix Switch in
Chapter 2.
The Device ID field in the login screen will initially contain the single or Master matrix switch’s
default device name: “Paragon II” followed by “2x42” for a P2-UMT242, “4x42” for a P2-
UMT442, “8x32” for a P2-UMT832M, or “16x64” for a P2-UMT1664M. (The Administrator can
assign a different name.) The User Port is the number of the user port on the matrix switch – from
1 to 16 depending on the model – to which this user and User Station are attached.
Paragon’s Login screen is designed to move from corner to corner of the monitor, acting as a
screen-saver. “Saver” mode is configurable in the System Configuration menu, under Login
Sleep. Please see System Configuration in Chapter 4 for additional information.
Figure 30 Login Menu
To log on at the Login screen and start operating the system:
1. Type in the user name assigned to you by the System Administrator. (If user names have not
been assigned, use default names: user01 through user15, depending on the model, for
regular users and admin for the administrator. User names are not case-sensitive.) When
finished, press Enter.
2. Paragon II will prompt you if a password is necessary. If so, type your password and press
Enter. The default password for the admin user is raritan (all lowercase; passwords are
case-sensitive). We recommend changing this password right away; please see the section
User Profile Customization in this chapter for additional information.