6 CONSOLESWITCH SCS232 USER MANUAL
Paragon Cabling: KVM Over UTP
NOTE
: The following information addresses the stricter cabling requirements of Raritan’s Paragon switches. These specifications
are more stringent than for ConsoleSwitch. If you are using ConsoleSwitch as a standalone serial access device, you may ignore this
section.
Certified Cable
Raritan certifies the following Category 5e UTP and Category 6 UTP cable products for use with Paragon:
Use of non-certified cabling can result in video and data degradations that users may find unsatisfactory.
Certified Raritan cable products listed above are widely available and competitively priced. When using certified
cable, users can transmit video signals at distances up to 1,000 feet at 1024x768 @75Hz; and up to 600 feet at
1600x1200 @75Hz.
For more information, please see your Paragon Manual.