Specifications

6 CONSOLESWITCH SCS232 USER’S MANUAL
PARAGON CABLING: KVM OVER UTP
NOTE: The following information addresses the stricter cabling requirements of Raritan’s Paragon switches.
These specifications are more stringent than for ConsoleSwitch. If you are using ConsoleSwitch as a
standalone serial access device, you may ignore this section.
CERTIFIED CABLE
Raritan certifies the following Category 5e UTP and Category 6 UTP cable products for use with Paragon:
Certified Cables for Use with Raritan Products
Category 5e UTP Cable: Belden DataTwist 350 UTP #1700A Solid
Belden DataTwist 350 patch #1752A Stranded
Category 6 UTP Cable: Belden MediaTwist #1872A Solid
Use of non-certified cabling can result in video and data degradations that users may find unsatisfactory.
Certified Raritan cable products listed above are widely available and competitively priced. When using certified
cable, users can transmit video signals at distances up to 1,000 feet at 1024x768 @75Hz; and up to 600 feet at
1600x1200 @75Hz.
NOTE: Raritan does not have any marketing relationship with Belden, nor does Raritan receive any financial
incentive for recommending Belden products.
For more information, please see your Paragon Manual.