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Introduction

Once the unit has been configured and users added using the procedures given in Chapter 2 Installation and Chapter 3 System administration, you can begin to use it as a console server.

There are three methods of accessing the devices attached to the serial ports:

•Accessing devices via telnet from the LAN. See page 117

•Accessing devices via SSH from the LAN. See page 118

•Accessing devices via modems on a dial in link using PPP. See page 122

•Accessing devices via modems on a dial in link with no network. See page 123

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