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Paragon and Dominion KX II Serial Device Computer Interface Modules P2CIM-SER/P2CIM-SER-EU User Guide Release 2.62 Copyright © 2010 Raritan, Inc. P2SER-0E-E July 2010 255-33-7000-00.
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C ONTENTS i Content s Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................1 Overview ..............................................................................................
ii Paragon and Dominion KX II Serial Devic e CIM User Guide Figur es Figure 1 P2CIM-SER/P2CIM-SER-EU ........................................................................................................ 1 Figure 2 P2CIM-SER/P2CIM-SER-EU Connectors .
C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION 1 Chapter 1: Introduction Congratulations on purchasing a Raritan P2CI M-SER or P2CIM-SER-EU terminal converter. This User Guide explains how to use these converters to access and operate an ASCII serial device through a Raritan Dominion KX II or Paragon KVM switch.
2 Paragon and Dominion KX II Serial Devic e CIM User Guide • Works with Raritan Paragon II, Dominion KX II, and MCCAT KVM switches for convenient access to multiple ASCII devices and LAN/WAN components.
C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION 3 Language Keyboards The P2CIM-SER supports ISO-646 with these language keyboards: • USA • French • German • UK • Denmark I • Swedish • Italian • Spanish I .
4 Paragon and Dominion KX II Serial Devic e CIM User Guide Chapter 2: Installation This chapter explains how to install a P2CIM- SER or P2CIM-SER-EU terminal converter. This entails connecting the converter to an ASC II device, a power source, and a KVM switch.
C HAPTER 2: I NSTALLATION 5 Connecting the Converter to a KVM Switch To connect the converter to a Raritan Dominion KX II or Paragon KVM switch: 1. Take a standard Category 5e UTP cable and co nnect one end to the RJ45 connector on the P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SER-EU.
6 Paragon and Dominion KX II Serial Devic e CIM User Guide Chapter 3: Operation This chapter explains how to administer an ASCII device connected to a Raritan Do minion KX II or Paragon KVM switch by means of a P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SER-EU term inal converter.
C HAPTER 3: O PERATIO N 7 Access indicator. It indicates one of the following: • RMT Remote port (RJ45) is active. • NO No port is active. Command keys that can be used w ith the screen currently .
8 Paragon and Dominion KX II Serial Devic e CIM User Guide Figure 4 Setup Screen Programming the Function Keys To program the function keys: 1. Press Alt+F3 . The Setup Programmable Keys screen a ppears. This screen contains entries for each of the 12 programmable function keys.
C HAPTER 3: O PERATIO N 9 2. Use the Tab and Shift+Tab keys to move the cursor to a function key. 3. Type a maximum of 16 characters for the function key. To type special characters, use Ctrl+V . For example, to enter a carriage return (CR), type Ctrl+V + Enter .
10 Paragon and Dominion KX II Serial Devic e CIM User Guide Obtaining On-Line Help You can obtain on-line help at any time during your session by pressing Alt+F1 . This displays the Help screen, which lists the on-line, setup, and buffer edit commands.
A PPENDIX A: PWR-SER-4 P OWER A DAPTER 11 Appendix A: PWR-SER-4 Power Adapter The PWR-SER-4 power adapter enables you to connect up to four P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SER- EUs to a standard power outlet using their USB connectors.
12 Paragon and Dominion KX II Serial Devic e CIM User Guide Appendix B: Field Firmware Upgrade This appendix explains how to pe rform a field firmware upgrade. Perform the upgrade 1. This upgrade requires the use of Atmel’s FLI P (Flexible In-system Programmer).
Appendix C: Pin Definition of DB9 Connector The female DB9 connector of the P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SER-EU is a standard Data Communication Equipment (DCE) serial connector. The following table lists the signal of each pin. Please note that P2CIM-SER and P2CIM-SER-EU do NOT support RS-232 hardware flow control.
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