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

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Basic Installation

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6. ConnectaPS/2orUSBkeyboard,mouse,andaVGAmonitortothe

userstation.Poweronthemonitor.

Warning!TheuserstationdoesnotsupporttheuseofaVGAtoDVI

converter.DoNOTconnectthemonitortotheuserstationthrougha

DVIconnector.

7. ConnectoneendofaCat5UTPcabletoChannelPort#1ontheback

oftheMainUnit(orStackingUnit,ifattached).Connecttheotherend

ofthecabletotheRJ45portonaComputerInterfaceModule

(P2CIM).

8. ConnectP2CIMtoaserverʹskeyboard,vi

deo,andmouseports.

Tip:IftheserverprovidesaDVI‐DconnectorinsteadofaVGAport,

RaritanrecommendstheuseofaSmartViewDVI(female)toVGA

(female)converter(DV‐101)forconnectingtheP2CIMandtheserver.

NotethatcurrentlyonlytheSmartViewDVItoVGAconverterhas

beentestedandisofficiallysupportedbyRaritanforusewith

ParagonII.

9. Powerontheserver.

10. Repeatsteps4through9forallotherserversanduserstationsyou

wanttoattach.

Note:Althoughusersandserverscanbelocatedupto1000feet(304m)

apart,foroptimalvideoquality,limitthecablelengthbetweentheMain

UnitandCIMtolessthan100feet(30.5m).Forgoodvideoquality,limit

thecablelengthtolessthan500feet(152m).

Initial Administrative Verification

Toverifythatanattachedservercanbeviewedandcontrolledthrough

theParagonsystem:

1. WhenyoufirstpowerontheParagonMainUnit,anattacheduser

station,andtheuserstationʹsattachedmonitor;theLoginscreen

appears.Typeadmin intheUserNamefieldandpressEnter.Type

raritan (a

lllowercase)inthePasswordfieldandpressEnter.

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