24 port Console Servers User Guide
MAY LS50116 LS50116-AE LS50124 LS50124-AE
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Who this manual is for
 Fast Contents
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 Introduction
 Installation
 Configuring Break Pass Through 110
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 Set ethernet interface AUI
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 A p t e r 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n
 About the Console Server
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 Typical applications summary
Managing devices without accessing the LAN/WAN
Management and diagnostics
Managing devices over the LAN/WAN
 Console Server rear panel
Console Server front and rear views
Console Server front view
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 General installation procedure
 Rack mounting your Console Server
Console Server
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 Desk mounting your Console Server
 Multiple stacking your Console Server
 Power and network LEDs
LED guide
 Console Server During normal operations
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 Selecting AUI or 10/100 Base T interface
10/100Base-T
 Set up procedure
Setting up an IP address
Setting up an IP address automatically using Dhcp
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 About Dhcp
Dhcp request and response
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 Manually setting up an IP address
 Set up procedure
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 Tip
Are valid, should not need recourse to a Radius host
 Server form field descriptions
Parameter Description
 Dhcp
 Gui access
 Accessing the Console Server configuration software
Logging onto your Console Server
 Adding a Host
Setting up your network parameters
Setting up the host table
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 Changing a Host
 Deleting a host
 Factory default password is superuser
Changing the Admin Password
Cli syntax set user password
 Radius configuration
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 Accept the form you will be returned to the menu
 Radius parameters description
Radius host Accounting flag State of Radius Result Specified
 0a000006
 DNS configuration
Cli syntax add DNS Delete DNS
 Wins configuration
Add Wins
 Configuring network gateways
Active and passive gateways
 Adding a gateway
 Delete
From the Network Configuration menu, select ‘Gateway’
Deleting a Gateway
Gateway
 Verifying your network installation
Ping hostname
 Saving configuration changes
Saving to non-volatile memory
 Saving to a file
 Setting date and time
 Performing a soft reboot
 Resetting to factory defaults using reset switch
Restoring factory default settings
Resetting to factory defaults using software
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 A p t e r 3 S y s t e m a d m i n i s t r a t i o n
 Setting up the line on your Console Server
Security
 Typical Reverse Telnet Configuratio n
Viewing and editing your line settings
Lines set to reverse Telnet by default
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 Lost password
 Deciding whether to use Slip or PPP
Configuring a dial in line
Introduction to Slip and PPP connections
 Setting up the line
Show line
 Service option
Option Description
 Service option Description
Router use only
 Configuring Slip
OptionDescription
 Interactive
 OptionDescription
 Show PPP Line Now select a line
Configuring PPP
PPP configuration procedure
 PPP form field descriptions
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 Password
 IP address negotiation
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 Roaming Callback
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 Add modem
Configuring a modem
Cli syntax
Set modem
 Configuring users
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 Overview
When Radius authenticates users
About user accounts and Radius
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 Example Radius user file telnet service
 Adding a user account
 Choose your user from the list of names now displayed
Configuring a user account
Configuration procedure
Values
 User form field descriptions
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Particular line to ‘cslogin’ see Setting up the line on
Particular port to ‘cslogin’ see Setting up the line on
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 Callback for a user
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About user levels
CLI prompts
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Changing a user’s password
Deleting a user account
 Configuring Break Pass Through
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 Resetting the line to default
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 Saving settings to a file
Saving your settings
Saving settings to non-volatile memory
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 A p t e r 4 U s i n g y o u r C o n s o l e S e r v e r
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 Introduction
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 Information required
Accessing devices via Telnet from the LAN
Access procedure
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Accessing devices via SSH
SSH Setup Procedure
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 Required Information
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 Accessing devices via modems using PPP
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 Accessing devices via modems using a dumb device
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Server console server
This appendix includes the following sections
 Circuit Direction Function
Pin locations RJ45 connectors
RJ45 RS232 serial ports
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 Pin numbering in the RJ45 connectors
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Pin Signal
AUI port
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Pin Signal Function
RJ45 10/100BaseT port
 Admin Port
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Direct 11 Connections
Example direct connections
 Sun Microsystem servers
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 Black Box Series router console port
Cisco RJ45 console ports with software flow control
Black Box 833AS
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 IBM RS6000
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 PC, example connections
Connection from the 25-pin Admin Port to a PC
PC serial port
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Terminals slow speed or using software flow control
Terminals
 Connection from the 25-pin Admin Port to a Terminal
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Modems
Direct connections
 P e n d i x B T h e C L I c o m m a n d s
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 Add DNS
CLI commands
Add community
Inetaddress
 Menu Network Configuration DNS Add DNS Equivalent See also
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Add gateway
Add host
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 Add radius
Where Host type
Add modem
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 Add Wins
Add trap
Add user
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 Delete ARP
Admin
Debug
Delete community
 Delete host
Delete DNS
Delete gateway
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 Delete radius
Menu Network Configuration Host Table Equivalent See also
Delete modem
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 Delete Wins
Delete trap
Delete user
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Heap
Syntax heap
 Logout
Help
Kill line
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Netload
Where
 Software When you reboot the unit. See reboot on
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 Netsave
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Ping
Packetsize
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 Reset line
Reboot
Reset factory
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 Resume
Reset user
Restart
Menu None available Equivalent See also
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 Save
Rlogin
Menu Sessions Start telnet/rlogin Equivalent See also
Also use this argument to log in as someone else
 Set date
Screen
Set contact
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 Set gateway
Set ethernet interface RJ45
Set ethernet interface AUI
Syntax
 Normal
Set host
Set line
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 Nouser
Line service can be used to dedicate the line to a specific
Enter their login name just their password
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 Set to None off, send, listen or send & listen
Set location
Routing
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Set ppp line
Parameter syntax Parameter name
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 Set radius
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 Subnet
Unit afterwards use the command ‘reboot’
Set server
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 Gui-status
Programme is controlled by password
Or OFF. The default is OFF
JETset
 Login prompt uses OEM1 string
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 Send Break Option
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 Sshbreakstring
Menu equivalents See also
Break
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 Set slip line
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Syntax Command telnet
Set telnet
 For example set time
Set time
Set user
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 Show date
User levels admin, normal Syntax Menu equivalent See also
Show ARP
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 Show hardware
Admin, is normal Syntax
Show gateways
Menu Main Menu Hardware Equivalent See also
 Normal Syntax
Show hosts
Show interfaces
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 Show line
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 This will show for example
Admin Normal Syntax
Show modems
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Show ppp line
Normal line
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 Menu There is no menu equivalent Equivalent
Show radius
Show routes
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Menu Server configuration Equivalent See also
Show server
 Show slip line
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Menu Network configuration snmp Equivalent See also
Show snmp
 Show time
User levels admin, normal
Show telnet
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 Show user
Syntax Target login directory, you will be logged straight
Where n is the predefined session that you want to start
Start
 Set telnet or show telnet can be saved permanently
Telnet
Menu Sessions Start Predefined Session Equivalent See also
Inetaddress Termtype
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Version
Normal Syntax version
 P e n d i x C S N M P
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 Overview
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 Community
Configuring Snmp support
Add
Delete Community
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 Summary of objects in the private MIB
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 Private MIB definitions
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Network management
Editing RFC1213
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Editing
Routing information
 P e n d i x D U p g r a d i n g y o u r f i r m w a r e
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 Using a Bootp server see Using Bootp from a boothost on
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 Using Tftp from a host
Saving your existing Configuration
Example of saving a configuration file
Cli syntax netload software
 Tftp configuration
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 Writing to Flash memory
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 Using Bootp from a boothost
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 Disable BOOTP/DHCP
Upgrade using JETset, the web browser interface
Enabling BOOTP/DHCP after upgrading software
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 List of line service types
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Line Service Description/UsesExample Type
Silent
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 P e n d i x F B O O T P
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How Bootp works
Bootp request and response
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 Bootptab file entry for a single unit
How to setup Bootp
Bootptab file entry
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Bootfile
Bootfile
 Parameter Value Brief Meaning Fuller explanation
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Bootp messages output to screen
Disabling the Bootp reply
 # ht=1\ # ha=0080ba000057\ # gw=192.101.35.254\
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Booting multiple units
Bootptab file entry for multiple units
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Multiple Bootp servers
Example of Bootp
 Bootptab file
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You need to
Server JETset utility
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Introduction to JETset
JETsethome
 To access JETset
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 Netscape Navigator configuratio n
Using JETset
Using JETset
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 Internet Explorer configuratio n
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 JETset program summary
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 P e n d i x H Troubleshooting
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 General communication matters
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 Host problems
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 JETset problems
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 Login problems
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 You have lost or dont know your password as ‘admin’ user
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 Problems with terminals
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Emergency recovery
Problems with framed Routing
 Index
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