Raritan USTIP Quick Installation And Setup Manual

USTIP

Quick Installation and Setup Guide

For more detailed instructions, please consult the User Guide found on the enclosed CD-ROM or visit www.raritan.com      Rev. D   April 2006  255-31-0007

1. Attach the included AC power

cord to USTIP and plug the

other end into a nearby AC

power outlet.

2. Connect the client PC to the

USTIP ADMIN Port using a seri-

al (DB9) cable. 

3. Connect a standard Ethernet

cable from the Network Port to

an Ethernet switch, hub, or

router.

4. On a USTIP1 unit, connect

the single Paragon port to the

User port on your UMT unit

using a CAT5 cable. On a

USTIP2 unit, connect both the

upper and the lower Paragon

ports to User ports on your UMT

unit using CAT5 cables. The

upper Paragon port allows you

to download the Paragon data-

base to the USTIP unit, and the

lower Paragon port allows local

access to the Paragon unit.

5. Launch a Hyperterminal ses-

sion from the client PC. To

access the Serial Admin Port,

use  HyperTerminal to configure

specific settings with the follow-

ing steps:

A. In Windows, click on the

Start > Programs > Accessories

>  Communications, and then

click HyperTerminal to start a

session.

B. Name the HyperTerminal

session, select a session icon - if

required - and then click OK.

C. In the Connect To window,

click on the Connect Using drop-

down arrow and select COM1

(or other option, depending on

where your PC's serial cable is connected)

and click OK.

D. In the COM1 Properties window, click

on the Port Settings tab. Make sure the

Bits per second drop-down is 115200 and

Flow control drop-down is set to NONE,

and click OK.

E. On the File menu, click Properties;

click on the Settings tab, then click on the

Emulation drop-down arrow and select

VT100.

i. Click ASCII Setup and ensure that

the checkbox before Wrap lines that

exceed terminal width is checked and that

this is the only checkbox enabled on this

screen.

ii. Click OK.

iii. Click Terminal Setup and ensure

that the checkbox before Keypad applica-

tion mode is checked.

iv. Click OK.

6. Power ON USTIP.

7. After booting, the USTIP Setup Wizard

appears on the Admin Console screen.

Press the letter B  on the Admin Console

keyboard to configure USTIP. 

8. Navigate to the Network Configuration

Screen, assign a unique name to the

USTIP

unit, such as its location

(“ServerRoom”), and type its IP Address

parameters. Press CTRL+S  to save the

data. 

9. When the Main Menu appears, browse

through the Admin Console options to con-

figure USTIP for your environment. Please

see Raritan’s USTIP User Guide on the

enclosed CDROM for detailed instructions

on USTIP Configuration.

10. When you are finished configuring the

USTIP unit, return to the Main Menu. Press

the letter R  and then press ENTER  to

restart the USTIP and save your changes. 

11. Press the letter S  and then press

ENTER to shut the USTIP down, and phys-

ically power OFF the unit. 

II. Attach Local Console for Initial Configuration

I. Prepare Servers and Network for Remote Operation

Congratulations on your purchase of USTIP, the industry-leading solution for multi-platform, high-perform-

ance, network-based, remote KVM console access. USTIP enables highly-secure, multi-user, bandwidth-

efficient, and software-independent access to your servers' KVM consoles via a web browser. USTIP uses

Raritan's powerful frame-grabber and Video Compression Algorithm to capture, digitize, and compress the

video signal before transmitting to a remote PC. The remote user has direct access and total control of tar-

get servers for maintenance, administration, and trouble-shooting, from running GUI applications to BIOS-

level troubleshooting, and even rebooting.

All Servers

A. For optimal bandwidth effi-

ciency and video performance,

set the desktop background to a

predominantly solid, plain, light-

colored graphic.

B. Ensure that the server’s

video resolution and refresh rate

are supported by USTIP, and

the signal is non-interlaced:

Text Modes:

640x480 @ 60Hz

1024x768 @ 60Hz

640x480 @ 72Hz

1024x768 @ 70Hz

640x480 @ 75Hz

1024x768 @ 75Hz

640x480 @ 85Hz

1024x768 @ 85Hz

720x400 @ 70Hz

1152x864 @ 60Hz

720x400 @ 85Hz

1152x864 @ 70Hz

800x600 @ 56Hz

1152x864 @ 75Hz

800x600 @ 60Hz

1280x960 @ 60Hz

800x600 @ 72Hz

1280x1024 @ 60Hz

800x600 @ 75Hz

800x600 @ 85Hz

Windows XP

Disable 

Enhanced Pointer

Precision 

and set the mouse motion

speed exactly to the middle

speed setting; these options are

located in Control Panel >

Mouse > Mouse Pointers.

Windows 2000 / ME

Set mouse pointer acceleration

to none, and the mouse motion

speed to the middle speed set-

ting.

Windows 95 / 98 / NT

Set mouse motion speed to the

slowest setting in Control Panel

> Mouse > Motion.

Linux

Set mouse acceleration to

exactly 1, and threshold to

exactly 1.

Sun Solaris

Set mouse acceleration to

exactly 1.0. Ensure that your

video card is set to a supported

resolution, and is outputting

VGA (H-and-V Sync, not com-

posite sync). This non-default

configuration can be set in the

bootprom mode by issuing the

command

setenv output-device screen

:r1024x768x70

followed by the command boot

to reboot.

Macintosh

No specific mouse settings are

required when using USTIP to

access and control a Macintosh

system, but you must set the

USTIP client to single cursor

mode. 

Network / Firewall

To enable USTIP, your network

and firewall must allow commu-

nication on TCP Port 5000. 

Alternatively, USTIP can be con-

figured to use a different TCP

port of your own designation (in

step II-6 below).

1

2

Local Port

keyboard and mouse used to 

perform initial configuration

To AC Power Outlet

UST-IP1/2

5

4

3

6

III. Connect Remotely Using MPC or RRC

When you complete the physical installation of your USTIP unit, access Raritan Multi-Client Platform or Raritan Remote Client and estab-

lish an initial network connection. Raritan Multi-Platform Client (MPC) and Raritan Remote Client (RRC) are graphical interfaces that allow

you to remotely access the target devices connected to Raritan's Dominion, IP-Reach, and USTIP units.

Note: Please see the Raritan Multi-Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client User Guide, available on Raritan's Website http://www.rari-

tan.com/support/sup_prdmanuals.aspx, or on the Raritan User Manuals & Quick Setup Guides CD ROM, included with this shipment, for

details on installing and operating MPC and RRC. 

Launch MPC

To launch MPC from a Windows PC running

Internet Explorer, type http://

address>/mpc  into the IE address line.

Please note that the MPC applet will launch

in a new window that does not contain the IE

Menu bar, Tool bar, Scroll bar, or Address

bar. You can work in this window and toggle

to other open windows using the command

ALT+TAB when in a Windows environment.

You can also install MPC as a standalone

applet, described further in the Raritan Multi-

Platform Client and Raritan Remote Client

User Guide.

To launch MPC from any browser except

Internet Explorer running on a Windows PC,

type http:// into your browser's

address line, where is the IP

address of the Raritan device.

Note: You must disable any pop-up blockers

in order to launch MPC.

Launch RRC

1. Log on to any Windows-based comput-

er with network access to your Raritan

devices.

2. If you are using Windows NT, 2000, XP,

or 2003, ensure that you are not a "restrict-

ed" user.

3. Launch Microsoft Internet Explorer

(ensure that your Internet Explorer security

settings allow the download and execution

of ActiveX controls).

Note: A Windows default security setting of

Medium is sufficient.

4. In the URL text field of your Web brows-

er, type the IP address you assigned earlier

in Step II-8. Press ENTER.

5. After RRC launches, a device tree of all

automatically detected Raritan devices

found on your subnet is displayed on the left

side of the screen. If you do not find your

Raritan unit listed by name, create an icon

manually by selecting New Profile on the

Connection menu. 

6 Double-click on the icon that corre-

sponds to your Raritan unit.

Note:  RRC works only with MS Internet

Explorer. If you are using a different Web

browser, MPC will load automatically.