- Raritan Paragon II User Guide

12 PARAGON II USER GUIDE
Initial Configuration
Note: This section includes full instructions for how to install single Base Units, cascades of
multiple base units, or stacking switches. Follow the simplified procedure previously outlined in
Basic Installation to install a simple Paragon system with a single Base Unit. See Appendix B:
User Station Direct Mode, to install a “direct mode” User Station-to-CIM system with no Base
Units. See Chapter 5: Paragon II and Z-CIM to install a Z-CIM and a local PC in your system.
Using the OSUI for Initial Configuration
You will use the Paragon II On-Screen User Interface (OSUI) while you install the Paragon
system, so here are some basics of the OSUI to familiarize yourself before starting your
installation. Once the User Station and user-station equipment are in place and powered ON,
activate the OSUI by rapidly pressing the default hotkey (Scroll Lock) twice on an attached
keyboard. Each OSUI menu contains the following sections: a menu-title line, a menu/screen
body (for text and fields), a prompt/message bar, and a status line that consists of:
• The current OSUI hotkey
• Scan/Skip status
• NCS (Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock) status indicator
• A communication-speed indicator (“L” for low or “H” for high, which will depend on your
Paragon components) showing the communication speed between the User Station and Base
Station.
Figure 18 Format of OSUI screens
Use function keys F1, F2, F3, F4, F8, and F12 to toggle between first-level menus. Press F1
while the OSUI is displayed to activate the Help Menu, a list of available help options.
While the OSUI is on screen, the user-station keyboard’s Scroll Lock LED indicator blinks.
Title Line
Menu/Screen
Body (for text
and fields)
Messages Banner
Status Line –
displays….
…the current OSUI hot
key activator (in this
case, the Scroll Lock
key)
…Scan/Skip status
(if yellow, option is
ON; if white, option
is OFF)
…(N) Num Lock, (C) Caps Lock, (S) Scroll
Lock, followed by P2 Communication Speed
Indicator: (L) Low or (H) High (speed can
depend on your component versions)