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Chapter 2: Installation

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Installing a Cascaded Paragon System

ParagonIIʹschannelportcapacitycanbeexpandedbyinstallinga

cascadeofParagonmatrixswitches(MainUnits).Inaʺtwo‐tieredʺ

cascadedsystem,oneormoresubsidiaryParagonswitchesareconnected

tothechannelportsofaBaseUnit(ʺfirst‐tierʺParagonswitch).Ifyou

fullypopulateasecondti

er,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.

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A

Servers

B

Paragonswitches

C

Userstationswiththemonitor,keyboard,andmouseattached

1. ConnectoneendofaCat5UTPcabletouserport#1onthebackof

theBaseUnit.(Donotattachanythingtotheswitchʹschannelports

anddonotplugitinorturnitonyet.)

2. ConnecttheotherendofthecabletotheRJ

45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.)