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CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION 29
Installing a Cascaded Paragon System
Paragon II’s channel port capacity can be expanded by installing a cascade of Paragon matrix
switches (Main Units). In a “two-tiered” cascaded system, one or more subsidiary Paragon
switches are connected to the channel ports of a Base Unit (“first-tier” Paragon switch). If you
fully populate a second tier, you can add a third tier by connecting additional subsidiary Paragon
switches to the channel ports of Paragon switches in the second tier. Three tiers is the maximum
depth of a cascaded system; only CIMs may be attached to the channel ports of Paragon switches
in the third tier.
Figure 25 Sample Cascaded System
1. Connect one end of a CAT5 UTP cable to user port #1 on the back of the Base Unit. (Do not
attach anything to the switch’s channel ports and do not plug it in or turn it on yet.)
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the RJ45 CAT5 port on the back of the user station.
3. Connect a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to the user station. (Do not plug in or turn on the
user stations or monitors yet.)
4. For each subsidiary Paragon switch you want to attach directly to the Base Unit, run CAT5
UTP cables from consecutive channel ports on the Base Unit to the subsidiary Paragon
switch’s user ports.
5. If you are installing a third tier: Run CAT5 UTP cables from consecutive channel ports on a
second-tier Paragon switch to the user ports on a third-tier Paragon switch. Repeat for all
other subsidiary switches in the third tier.
A
Servers
B
Paragon switches
C
User stations with the monitor, keyboard, and mouse attached