Raritan P2-USTIP1, User Manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction 

USTIP Overview 

Thank you for purchasing Raritan’s USTIP, the industry-leading solution for multi-platform, 
high-performance, network-based, remote KVM console access, and a critical part of Raritan’s 
Paragon family of server management – one server, one dedicated monitor, one dedicated 
keyboard, and a single user station (monitor, keyboard, and mouse) for multiple servers – even 
servers of different platforms.  

USTIP enables highly-secure, multi-user, bandwidth-efficient, and software-independent access 
to your servers’ KVM consoles via a web browser for one or two users. It 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 
target servers for maintenance, administration, and trouble-shooting, from running GUI 
applications to BIOS-level troubleshooting, and even rebooting. 

A Paragon II system consists of several components: Main switching units (M Units), which 
serve as base units and matrix switches, securely connecting users to servers; Stacking units (S 
Units), which allow you to expand your system and connect to the M Units while conserving 
space; Computer-Interface Modules (CIMs) connected to each server; and either the User Station 
(P2-UST), which connects your keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the M unit and provides an 
intuitive On-Screen User Interface for accessing attached servers, or the Enhanced User Station 
(P2-EUST), providing all of the P2-UST features, plus superior video quality with manual skew 
compensation. 

In addition, the P2-USTIP1 and P2-USTIP2, one-and two-worker user stations, have integrated IP 
access and includes KVM over IP capability for anytime, anywhere access and control of servers 
along with a slim design and GUI for point-and-click remote access. The P2-USTIP supports IP 
access, enabling one or two remote users to access Paragon II-connected servers from anywhere 
via Web browser. The P2-USTIP2 also supports 128-bit SSL encryption and local authentication 
through Paragon II, or centralized authentication when used with Raritan’s CommandCenter 
Secure Gateway.  

Use USTIP for convenient access to servers anytime, from anywhere:  

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Control servers from within the building or across a campus 

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Manage servers at branch offices from a central site 

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Provide remote support for worldwide data centers 

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Troubleshoot, reconfigure, and reboot servers from home 

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Provide convenient and secure lights-out server management 

Access via Internet, LAN/WAN, or dial-up Modem 

USTIP provides a broad array of remote access methods to control any server connected to a 
Raritan KVM Switch. Since servers can also be accessed out-of-band with USTIP, remote access 
to mission-critical target servers is always available - even if the network is down. 

For reading ease, P2-USTIP1 and P2-USTIP2 units are called simply “USTIP.”