106Cyclades® ACS 5000 Installation/Administration/User Guide

Protocol Name

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Dedicates a server terminal connected to the selected serial port to access a server using the SSHv2 protocol. When the attached

SSHv2terminal is turned on, the console server opens a SSHv2 session on the server. The server’s IP address should be specified on the Other form, Ports - Physical Ports - Other.

Dedicates a terminal connected to the selected serial port for connecting to the console server. When the attached terminal is turned on, the console server opens a Telnet session on itself. The

Local Terminaluser then can use any of the console server’s Linux commands. You can also create a terminal profile menu, Applications - Terminal Profile Menu that enables the user to quickly launch sessions on any number of remote hosts.

Dedicates a terminal connected to the selected serial port to access a specific remote host using the Raw Socket protocol. When the

Raw Socketattached terminal is turned on, the console server opens a Raw Socket session on the host using an IP address and TCP port number specified on the Other form, Ports - Physical Ports - Other.

The console profile features such as data buffering, multiple users and event notifications are not available under this profile.

When the attached terminal is turned on and the Enter key is pressed, a login banner and a login prompt is displayed.

NOTE: If the user does not log in within a configurable timeframe, the serial port returns to an idle state. The timeout period can be configured through the Web Manager Ports - Physical Ports - Access form.

The administrator can build custom menus using the Terminal Profile Menu form accessible from the web manager, Applications - Terminal Profile Menu or from a terminal window using the menush_cfg command. You should specify the bidirectional shell command, /bin/menush in the web manager, Ports - Physical Ports - Access form.

Bidirectional Telnet protocol

Bidirectional Telnet protocol can be selected from the Ports - Physical Ports - General from.

Bidirectional Telnet supports both a CAS profile Telnet connection and a TS profile menu shell. Both connection protocols are supported on one port; however, connections cannot be opened simultaneously.

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