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CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION 11
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 17 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)