- Raritan Paragon II User Guide

CHAPTER 4: OPERATION – ADMINISTRATOR FUNCTIONS 55
Autoscan and Autoskip
As administrator, you can press F6 to turn autoscanning on and off. When autoscanning is turned
on, Paragon II switches sequentially and automatically from one channel port to the next,
displaying each channel port’s video for the duration of the user’s global scan rate or the channel
port’s individual scan rate (see Chapter 3: Operation – User Functions, User Customization),
starting over at port 1 when it reaches the last channel port.
In a cascaded system, when the scan reaches a channel port to which a subsidiary Base Unit is
attached, it “drops down” to the subsidiary’s channel ports and scans them before resuming with
the higher-level channel ports.
To take keyboard and mouse control of the CPU on a given channel port, autoscanning must be
turned off. The word “Scan” at the bottom of the OSUI menus will appear in black when autoscan
is off or yellow when autoscan is on.
In Paragon II’s default setting, autoscanning will display all of system’s channel ports (including
vacant ones), except those occupied by CPUs that the user has not been granted the keyboard and
mouse-control rights for, that is, the CPUs that are not in one of the user’s permitted groups – see
the section Group Settings in this chapter. To allow a user to see CPUs that he or she cannot
otherwise access, an administrator must set “Display All Computers” to “Yes” (see the section
System Configuration in this chapter). To force the system to skip over vacant channel ports, an
administrator must turn on autoskipping.
While logged in to Paragon II, administrators can press F7 to turn autoskipping on and off. When
autoskipping is turned on, the Paragon will automatically skip vacant ports while autoscanning or
when a user tries to switch to such a port manually. The word “Skip” at the bottom of the OSUI
menus will appear in black when autoskip is off or yellow when autoskip is on.
Power Management
An administrator can control power to connected devices directly via the Paragon II OSUI. To
use the power management features of Paragon II, you will need Raritan’s Remote Power Control
Unit in one of three models, depending on your needs:
− PCR8 – 8 port, 1U rack mount
− PCS12 – 12 port, “zero-U” vertical mount
− PCS20 – 20 port, “zero-U” vertical mount, 2U rack mount
A special Raritan Power CIM (P2CIM-PWR) is available for use with this power strip. Attach
this CIM to the RJ45 port on the Power Strip, and then connect the power strip in to an AC source.
Connect the CIM to one of the target ports on a UMT unit. The P2CIM-PWR is required for
integration with the Paragon OSUI.
Configuring and Naming the Power Strip
Activate the Paragon II OSUI. The new power strip should appear in the appropriate channel port
under the name PCR8, PCS12, or PCS20, depending on the model type. The Power Strip will be
treated exactly like a second tier device.
1. Press F5 to activate the Administrative Menu and select the Power Strip channel port for
configuration.
2. Edit the name of the Power Strip as it is displayed in the OSD. The model type should
already be selected as the appropriate type.
3. Press G to configure the individual power outlets on the power strip.