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24 port Console Servers User Guide
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 Who this manual is for
Purpose of this manual
 Fast Contents
 Contents
 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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 Management and diagnostics
Managing devices without accessing the LAN/WAN
Typical applications summary
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
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Rack mounting your Console Server
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 Desk mounting your Console Server
 Multiple stacking your Console Server
 LED guide
Power and network LEDs
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 10/100Base-T
Selecting AUI or 10/100 Base T interface
 Set up procedure
Setting up an IP address
Setting up an IP address automatically using Dhcp
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 Dhcp request and response
About Dhcp
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 Manually setting up an IP address
 Set up procedure
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 Are valid, should not need recourse to a Radius host
Tip
 Parameter Description
Server form field descriptions
 Dhcp
 Gui access
 Logging onto your Console Server
Accessing the Console Server configuration software
 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 host Accounting flag State of Radius Result Specified
Radius parameters description
 0a000006
 Cli syntax add DNS Delete DNS
DNS configuration
 Add Wins
Wins configuration
 Active and passive gateways
Configuring network gateways
 Adding a gateway
 Deleting a Gateway
From the Network Configuration menu, select ‘Gateway’
Delete
Gateway
 Ping hostname
Verifying your network installation
 Saving to non-volatile memory
Saving configuration changes
 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
 Security
Setting up the line on your Console Server
 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
 Show line
Setting up the line
 Option Description
Service option
 Router use only
Service option Description
 OptionDescription
Configuring Slip
 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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 Cli syntax
Configuring a modem
Add modem
Set modem
 Configuring users
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When Radius authenticates users
About user accounts and Radius
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 Example Radius user file telnet service
 Adding a user account
 Configuration procedure
Configuring a user account
Choose your user from the list of names now displayed
Values
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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
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Configuring Break Pass Through
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Resetting the line to default
 Saving settings to non-volatile memory
Saving your settings
Saving settings to a file
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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
 Access procedure
Accessing devices via Telnet from the LAN
Information required
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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
 RJ45 RS232 serial ports
Pin locations RJ45 connectors
Circuit Direction Function
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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
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Admin Port
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Direct 11 Connections
Example direct connections
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Sun Microsystem servers
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Cisco RJ45 console ports with software flow control
Black Box Series router console port
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IBM RS6000
 PC serial port
Connection from the 25-pin Admin Port to a PC
PC, example connections
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Terminals slow speed or using software flow control
Terminals
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Connection from the 25-pin Admin Port to a Terminal
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Modems
Direct connections
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P e n d i x B T h e C L I c o m m a n d s
 Add community
CLI commands
Add DNS
Inetaddress
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Menu Network Configuration DNS Add DNS Equivalent See also
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Add gateway
Add host
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 Add modem
Where Host type
Add radius
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 Add user
Add trap
Add Wins
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 Debug
Admin
Delete ARP
Delete community
 Delete gateway
Delete DNS
Delete host
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 Delete modem
Menu Network Configuration Host Table Equivalent See also
Delete radius
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 Delete user
Delete trap
Delete Wins
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Heap
Syntax heap
 Kill line
Help
Logout
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Netload
Where
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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 factory
Reboot
Reset line
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 Restart
Reset user
Resume
Menu None available Equivalent See also
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 Menu Sessions Start telnet/rlogin Equivalent See also
Rlogin
Save
Also use this argument to log in as someone else
 Set contact
Screen
Set date
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 Set ethernet interface AUI
Set ethernet interface RJ45
Set gateway
Syntax
 Set line
Set host
Normal
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 Enter their login name just their password
Line service can be used to dedicate the line to a specific
Nouser
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 Routing
Set location
Set to None off, send, listen or send & listen
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Set ppp line
Parameter syntax Parameter name
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Set radius
 Set server
Unit afterwards use the command ‘reboot’
Subnet
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 Or OFF. The default is OFF
Programme is controlled by password
Gui-status
JETset
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Login prompt uses OEM1 string
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Send Break Option
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 Break
Menu equivalents See also
Sshbreakstring
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Set slip line
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Syntax Command telnet
Set telnet
 Set user
Set time
For example set time
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 Show ARP
User levels admin, normal Syntax Menu equivalent See also
Show date
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 Show gateways
Admin, is normal Syntax
Show hardware
Menu Main Menu Hardware Equivalent See also
 Show interfaces
Show hosts
Normal Syntax
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Show line
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 Show modems
Admin Normal Syntax
This will show for example
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Show ppp line
Normal line
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 Show routes
Show radius
Menu There is no menu equivalent Equivalent
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Menu Server configuration Equivalent See also
Show server
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Show slip line
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Menu Network configuration snmp Equivalent See also
Show snmp
 Show telnet
User levels admin, normal
Show time
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 Where n is the predefined session that you want to start
Syntax Target login directory, you will be logged straight
Show user
Start
 Menu Sessions Start Predefined Session Equivalent See also
Telnet
Set telnet or show telnet can be saved permanently
Inetaddress Termtype
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Version
Normal Syntax version
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P e n d i x C S N M P
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Overview
 Add
Configuring Snmp support
Community
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
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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
 Example of saving a configuration file
Saving your existing Configuration
Using Tftp from a host
Cli syntax netload software
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Tftp configuration
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Writing to Flash memory
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Using Bootp from a boothost
 Enabling BOOTP/DHCP after upgrading software
Upgrade using JETset, the web browser interface
Disable BOOTP/DHCP
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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
How to setup Bootp
Bootptab file entry for a single unit
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Bootfile
Bootfile
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Parameter Value Brief Meaning Fuller explanation
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Bootp messages output to screen
Disabling the Bootp reply
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# 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
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Bootptab file
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You need to
Server JETset utility
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Introduction to JETset
JETsethome
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To access JETset
 Using JETset
Using JETset
Netscape Navigator configuratio n
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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
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Index
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