Raritan Z-SERIES, X4200U User Manual

Raritan Computer Inc.

400 Cottontail Lane
Somerset, NJ 08873
USA
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http://www.raritan.com

Copyright © 2002 Raritan Computer, Inc.
Z4200U-0C
April 2002

Raritan Computer Europe, B.V.

Eglantierbaan 16
2908 LV Capelle aan den IJssel
The Netherlands
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Raritan Computer Japan, Inc.

Kuga Building 7F
11-6, Kuramae 4-chome
Taitoo-ku, Tokyo 111-0051, Japan
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Raritan Computer Taiwan, Inc.

5F, 121, Lane 235,
Pao-Chiao Rd., Hsin Tien
Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
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http://www.raritan.com.tw

I FCC Information

FCC Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
commercial installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation
of this equipment in a residential environment may cause harmful interference.

Product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Z-Series, Paragon, MasterConsole MX
respective logos are registered trademarks of Raritan Computer, Inc. PS/2, RS/6000, and PC/AT are registered
trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Sun is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems. All
other marks are the property of their respective owners.

Japanese Approvals

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, MasterConsole MXU2, MasterConsole II, MasterConsole SMX, and their

I Table of Contents

Table of Contents II

Table of Contents

FCC INFORMATION I

TABLE OF CONTENTS II

1. INTRODUCTION 1

2. IMPORTANT CABLE INFORMATION 4

3. INSTALLATION 5

Quick Start 5

Installing More Computers 7

Installing Local User Console to UKVMSC 8

4. OPERATING Z4200U 9

APPENDIX A: UTP CABLING FAQS 13

APPENDIX B: PARAGON DIRECT CONNECT 15

APPENDIX C: SPECIFICATIONS 16

APPENDIX D: FAQS 17

APPENDIX E: TROUBLESHOOTING 18

GLOSSARY 19

Introduction 1

1. INTRODUCTION

Z-Series Z4200U Features

 Innovative Zero-U design supports up to 42 computers
 Simple plug and play installation
 Add a computer anywhere in the chain at any time
 Keep-alive keyboard/mouse emulation for flawless operation
 Hot connect a user console to any server
 Hot-swap components with no impact on server operation
 User Station supports PS/2 or Sun keyboard
 Select computers by name from on-screen menus
 Automatic Video Tuning (AVT) adjusts video quality automatically
 Supports high-resolution video—to 1600 x 1200
 Locate user up to 1,000 feet away with Category 5e UTP cable
 Admin. Port for on-site, flash firmware upgrades

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A Z-Series Z4200U “switch less” access system consists of two components – a User Station (USTS) (Figure 2) and
a Z-Series Computer Interface Module (Z-CIM) (Figure 3), - connected with Enhanced Category 5e UTP cable. The
Z-CIMs are linked in a chain via Category 5e UTP cable. Servers are connected to each of the Z-CIMs.