Raritan Computer PMG-0I-v2.0.3-E manual

Paragon Manager™ User Guide Release 2.0.3 Copyright © 2009 Raritan, Inc. PMG-0I-v2.0.3-E May 2009 255-30-6100-00[...]

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C ONTENTS i Content s Chapter 1: In troduction .................................................................. 1 Paragon Manager Overview ...................................................................................................... 1 Installing Pa ragon Manager ............................................................................[...]

ii F IGURES Figur es Figure 1 Session Me nu - Connec t ............................................................................................................... 3 Figure 2 Paragon Manager Login Dialog - Connec t ..................................................................................... 3 Figure 3 UMT Profile Di alog ...............[...]

C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION 1 Chapter 1: Introduction Paragon Manager Overview Paragon Manager is Raritan’s appliance management and configur ation app lication, offering one coordinated graphical user interface that displays Device, User, Log, and Outlet information for your Paragon system. Paragon Manager allows you to add, modi fy, and delete De[...]

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C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 3 Chapter 2: Operation Connection and Login Only three types of users have permis sions to log in t o Paragon Manager: • Administrators (the “Admin” account) • Users with administrator privileges • Users with Forced Video privileges Administrators and users with administrator priv ileges can manage or even modify t[...]

4 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE 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. • Type the IP address of the Paragon switch in the IP Address field. • Type the Port number of the Paragon switch in the Port field. • Type the appropriate encryption key of the Paragon swit[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 5 7. When connected, the Paragon Manager window appears. Figure 5 Paragon Manager W indow 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 t[...]

6 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Figure 6 Paragon Manager W indow Device panel - displays all connected devices in the Paragon II system User panel – displays users and groups in the system Log panel – displays tracked events by date and time Power Strip View panel – displays power strips and connected ports Device View Tabs – view devices [...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 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 ma rk be fore the m enu item indicates that it is displayed. Only the Device panel cannot be hidde[...]

8 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Device Panel The Device panel displays all devices connect ed 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). I CON I NDICATES :[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 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 is 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 num ber or[...]

10 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE 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. • Switches are represented by a grey node. • Target Systems are represented by a grey computer • Power Strips are represented by a grey lig[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 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 is reserved in the Paragon system. The target (or port) name wi ll continue to appear in black text on the On- Screen Display (OSUI) of loc[...]

12 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE 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 > System Setting. The System Setting dialog appears. Figure 11 System Settings Dialog 2[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 13 5. Click the Login Sleep drop-down arrow and choose OFF, Saver or Green. If you choose Saver or Green, specify the amount of t ime in minutes that the local user station can rem ain inactive at the Login Menu before the monito r enters the power-saving mode (press any of the keys on the keyboard to restore normal vide o).[...]

14 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE 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. I CON I NDICATES : Admin logged in and Connected A[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 15 3. 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. Figure 13 Change Password Dialog 4. The Security Groups field is automatically populated, b ased on the defaults of the Paragon switch [...]

16 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Deleting a User Deleting a user in the Paragon Manager window de letes the user account from both the Paragon Manager screen and also from the currently connected Paragon system. 1. In the User panel, click the user you want to delete. 2. Choose Users > Delete . The Confirm User Delete dialog appears. 3. Click Y[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 17 Not all of the Adm inistrator User’s (Admin) prope rties 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 For[...]

18 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Loading a User Profile Use the Load Profiles command to restore previously backed-up Paragon Manager files. 1. Choose Users > Load Profiles. The Confirm Load User Profile dialog appears. Figure 17 Confirm Load User Profile Dialog 2. Click Yes to load existing user profiles, or click No to exit the dialog. Note :[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 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 Adm inistrator, yo u can record and config ure standard events and message filters, and set severity levels for events , color-coding them for easier identificat[...]

20 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Power Strip View Panel The Power Strip View panel is a mobile disp lay 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 colla pse the view of devices plugged into each of the seria[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 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 associ ations must be created manually[...]

22 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE - 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 seria[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 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-rela[...]

24 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Setting Up Multiple Video Function Multiple Video allows users to leverage a serve r’s num erous 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 out[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 25 6. Click the First Channel drop-down arrow and select the channel num ber that will be able to activate video outputs of other channels when it is accessed. 7. Click the Second Channel drop-down arrow and se lect the channel number whose video output will be activated when the first channel is accessed. 8. Repeat step 7 f[...]

26 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE 2. Click the association group that you want to de lete from the list on the lower part of the dialog. 3. Click Delete . 4. Click Y to delete the group, or N to abort the deletion. Video Redirection (Forced Video) You can direct a channel output its vid eo/keyboard/mouse signals to a specific user station and thus [...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 27 Setting Up NV5128 Router Association Paragon version 4.6 or later s upports 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 da ta is required. With th e router association data, Paragon Manager can command[...]

28 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Figure 28 Configure Routers Dialog 2. Click New to start adding a router. 3. Type the NV5128 router’s IP address in the IP Address field. 4. Ensure the TCP Port Number field displays 5194. Important: Do not change the TCP port number, or Paragon Manager cannot control the NV5128 router. 5. Type a name in the Rout[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 29 Removing NV5128 Rou ters You can delete any existing NV5128 routers from Paragon Manager so that Paragon Manager can no longer control it. When you delete the router, al l association data relevant with the router is removed, either. 1. Choose Router > Configure Routers . The Configure Routers dialog appears. 2. Click [...]

30 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE 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: • Click Apply to save [...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 31 6. Click Close to quit the dialog. Note about “Reset to Defa ults” 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 charact eristics: ?[...]

32 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE 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. • To associate the ports at a random sequence: a. Click the Destination Port dro[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 33 Note about “Reset to Defa ults” 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: • All existing destination a[...]

34 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE There are two types of routing r ecords as explained in the table. Type 1 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 These messages indicate that Paragon [...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 35 3. The Paragon Update dialog appears. Figure 34 Paragon Update Dialog 4. If the device(s) intended to upgrade are listed in the dialog, go to Step 5. If n ot, click New to add the device(s) and click each field to ente r or select the appropriate data, which is explained below: Depending on the manner in which the compute[...]

36 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE 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 y our time re-entering the same information. Note : The devices checked ( 3 ) on the list must all belong to the same type. For example, either all of them are Paragon switches o[...]

C HAPTER 2: O PERATIO N 37 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. Figure 38 Paragon Update Progress Bar Paragon Update utility will update[...]

38 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE 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 is able to sync hronize its [...]

A PPENDIX A: C LI ENT S OFTWARE FOR P ARAGON II S YSTEM C ONTROLLER 39 Appendix A: Client Software for Paragon II System Controller This appendix is only for Administrators who use Paragon II System Controller (P2SC). The client software for Paragon II Syst em Controller (P2SC), which is called Paragon II System Controller Admin (P2SC Admin) , look[...]

40 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE For most of the shared commands, the operation an d functions are the same as those in Paragon Manager and you can refer to previo us 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[...]

A PPENDIX A: C LI ENT S OFTWARE FOR P ARAGON II S YSTEM C ONTROLLER 41 Create and Property (Users Menu) The functions of the “Create” and “Property” co mmands are similar to those of Paragon Manager. Only two points are different: • P2SC does not support th e Forced Video function so the config uration of “Allow Forced Video Privileges?[...]

42 P ARAGON M ANAGER U SER G UIDE Adding Paragon Switches i n P2SC 1. Select Base UMT’s from the Setup drop-down menu. The Paragon System Configuration dialog appears. Figure 44 P2SC – Paragon System Configuration Dialog (No Dat a) 2. Click New to add new Paragon switches’ data. 3. Click each field and type the appropriate data for Paragon sw[...]

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