Raritan Computer 255-30-6000-00 Home Theater Server User Manual


 
Chapter 4: Operation - Administrator Functions
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Channel Association Guidelines
Thissectiondescribesthegeneralconceptforassociatingchannels.
ThisfunctionappliestobothParagonIIMainandStackingUnits.
Channelportsofthesameassociationgroupareallonthesame
ParagonIIMainUnit(eitherwithorwithoutanyStackingUnits
connected).
Setthechannelintendedtoa
ctivateotherchannelsasthe“first”
channelintheassociationsetting.
Associationoftwoorfourchannelportsispermittedformost
ParagonIImodelsexceptP2UMT242,whichcomeswithtwouser
portsonly.
Thesequenceofassociatedchannelscanberandom.
Eachchannelportbelongstooneassoc
iationgrouponly.
Onlychannelportsconnectedtoserversareavailableforassociation.
Upto256associationgroupsareallowedperParagonIIsystem.
Limitations:
TheMultipleVideofunctionisnotapplicabletothosechannelswhich
shareonlyonepathviathetiereddevice,suchasP2ZCIM,
P2CIMAPS2BorP2CIMAUSBB(forIBMBladeCenterservers).
User Configuration
Toviewthecurrentconnectionstatusforeachuserandtoadd,delete,
andeditusernamesandsecurityrights,selectoption2,User
Configuration,fromtheAdministrationmenu.