12 CONSOLESWITCH SCS232 USER’S MANUAL
CONNECTING CONSOLESWITCH TO PARAGON
All cabling performed in the following steps must conform to the requirements specified in Chapter 3: Cabling
Requirements -Paragon Cabling – KVM over UTP.
1. In your ConsoleSwitch shipment (see Chapter 2: Introduction - Package Contents), you will find two
nulling serial adapters (RJ45 to DB-25), Raritan part number SCSDB25M; and two terminal emulator
/converters, Raritan part number AUATC. Connect each nulling serial adapter to the two AUATC
terminal emulators, in the port labeled “To ASCII Terminal Port.” Secure the adapter with the
thumbscrews.
2. Using the supplied 7’ straight-through Category 5e UTP cables (or any other straight-through UTP cable
shorter than 50 feet in length), connect each ConsoleSwitch user port to the two AUATC emulators. One
end of the UTP cable should be inserted into the ConsoleSwitch ports labeled “User 1” and “User 2”; the
other end of the UTP cable should be inserted into the nulling serial adapter that you attached to AUATC
in the previous step. See Figure 8 for an illustration of the final connection.
3. Using Category 5e UTP cable, connect the AUATCs to two device ports of your Paragon switching unit
(P/N UMT8). No adapters are necessary; simply insert one end of the cable into an AUATC’s “UTP
Cable” port, and the other end into the Paragon device port. With the appropriate cable, the combined
cable distance from AUATC to any Paragon user station may total up to 1000 feet.
Figure 8. Paragon Cabling to ConsoleSwitch
POWER ON
1. Plug each supplied 6V DC power supply provided with the AUATCs into the two terminal emulators.
2. After first ensuring that the power switch is in the “off” position, connect the provided AC power cord to
ConsoleSwitch SCS232, and plug into an appropriate power source.
3. With your serial devices attached and powered on, toggle the power switch to turn on ConsoleSwitch
SCS232.
ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP
1. Immediately after ConsoleSwitch SCS232 is powered on, the Paragon On-Screen User Interface should
indicate that the Paragon database is updating.
