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CHAPTER

2Accessing the MergePoint 5224/

The following topics describe how to access the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP manager and

target devices:

•Accessing the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP Manager’s Console on page 21

•Accessing Management Features From the User Shell Menu on page 22

•Accessing the Console of a Target Device on page 24

•Creating an SSH Tunnel on page 25

•Creating a VPN Tunnel on page 27

•Obtaining and Using One Time Passwords for Dial-ins on page 33

NOTE: Chapter 3 describes using the Web Manager to manage target devices. This chapter contains

procedures that must be performed on the command line.

As described under User Shell (rmenush) on page 16 and SP Shell (spshell) on page 17, authorized

users who connect to the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP manager’s console are presented with a menu

of choices. From the initial menu, users can bring up a list of target devices that they are authorized

to access and then access a submenu of management actions they can perform on the selected

target device.

This section describes how to access the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP manager’s console using SSH.

The following procedure requires the listed prerequisites to be met:

• The user must know the IP address of the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP manager.

• The user must have a username and password for the MergePoint 5224/5240 SP manager.

• The user’s workstation must be running an SSH client and either has an SSH application such

as PuTTY or access to the command line.

• If using the ssh command, the user must know the correct format, which is described in ssh

command line format on page 18.