24 port Console Servers User Guide
MAY LS50116 LS50116-AE LS50124 LS50124-AE
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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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Managing devices without accessing the LAN/WAN
Management and diagnostics
Typical applications summary
Managing devices over the LAN/WAN
Console Server front view
Console Server front and rear views
Console Server rear panel
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A p t e r 2 Installation
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
Setting up an IP address automatically using Dhcp
Setting up an IP address
Set up procedure
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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
Setting up the host table
Setting up your network parameters
Adding a Host
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Changing a Host
Deleting a host
Cli syntax set user password
Changing the Admin Password
Factory default password is superuser
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
From the Network Configuration menu, select ‘Gateway’
Deleting a Gateway
Delete
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 software
Restoring factory default settings
Resetting to factory defaults using reset switch
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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
Lines set to reverse Telnet by default
Viewing and editing your line settings
Typical Reverse Telnet Configuratio n
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Lost password
Introduction to Slip and PPP connections
Configuring a dial in line
Deciding whether to use Slip or PPP
Setting up the line
Show line
Service option
Option Description
Service option Description
Router use only
Configuring Slip
OptionDescription
Interactive
OptionDescription
PPP configuration procedure
Configuring PPP
Show PPP Line Now select a line
PPP form field descriptions
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Password
IP address negotiation
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Roaming Callback
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Configuring a modem
Cli syntax
Add modem
Set modem
Configuring users
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About user accounts and Radius
When Radius authenticates users
Overview
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Example Radius user file telnet service
Adding a user account
Configuring a user account
Configuration procedure
Choose your user from the list of names now displayed
Values
User form field descriptions
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Particular port to ‘cslogin’ see Setting up the line on
Particular line to ‘cslogin’ see Setting up the line on
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Callback for a user
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CLI prompts
About user levels
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Deleting a user account
Changing a user’s password
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Configuring Break Pass Through
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Resetting the line to default
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Saving your settings
Saving settings to non-volatile memory
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
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Accessing devices via Telnet from the LAN
Access procedure
Information required
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SSH Setup Procedure
Accessing devices via SSH
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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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This appendix includes the following sections
Server console server
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Pin locations RJ45 connectors
RJ45 RS232 serial ports
Circuit Direction Function
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Pin numbering in the RJ45 connectors
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AUI port
Pin Signal
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RJ45 10/100BaseT port
Pin Signal Function
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Admin Port
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Example direct connections
Direct 11 Connections
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Sun Microsystem servers
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Cisco RJ45 console ports with software flow control
Black Box 833AS
Black Box Series router console port
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IBM RS6000
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Connection from the 25-pin Admin Port to a PC
PC serial port
PC, example connections
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Terminals
Terminals slow speed or using software flow control
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Connection from the 25-pin Admin Port to a Terminal
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Direct connections
Modems
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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
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CLI commands
Add community
Add DNS
Inetaddress
Menu Network Configuration DNS Add DNS Equivalent See also
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Add host
Add gateway
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Where Host type
Add modem
Add radius
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Add trap
Add user
Add Wins
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Admin
Debug
Delete ARP
Delete community
Delete DNS
Delete gateway
Delete host
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Menu Network Configuration Host Table Equivalent See also
Delete modem
Delete radius
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Delete trap
Delete user
Delete Wins
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Syntax heap
Heap
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Help
Kill line
Logout
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Where
Netload
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Software When you reboot the unit. See reboot on
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Netsave
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Packetsize
Ping
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Reboot
Reset factory
Reset line
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Reset user
Restart
Resume
Menu None available Equivalent See also
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Rlogin
Menu Sessions Start telnet/rlogin Equivalent See also
Save
Also use this argument to log in as someone else
Screen
Set contact
Set date
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Set ethernet interface RJ45
Set ethernet interface AUI
Set gateway
Syntax
Set host
Set line
Normal
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Line service can be used to dedicate the line to a specific
Enter their login name just their password
Nouser
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Set location
Routing
Set to None off, send, listen or send & listen
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Parameter syntax Parameter name
Set ppp line
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Set radius
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Unit afterwards use the command ‘reboot’
Set server
Subnet
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Programme is controlled by password
Or OFF. The default is OFF
Gui-status
JETset
Login prompt uses OEM1 string
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Send Break Option
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Menu equivalents See also
Break
Sshbreakstring
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Set slip line
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Set telnet
Syntax Command telnet
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Set time
Set user
For example set time
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User levels admin, normal Syntax Menu equivalent See also
Show ARP
Show date
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Admin, is normal Syntax
Show gateways
Show hardware
Menu Main Menu Hardware Equivalent See also
Show hosts
Show interfaces
Normal Syntax
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Show line
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Admin Normal Syntax
Show modems
This will show for example
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Normal line
Show ppp line
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Show radius
Show routes
Menu There is no menu equivalent Equivalent
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Show server
Menu Server configuration Equivalent See also
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Show slip line
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Show snmp
Menu Network configuration snmp Equivalent See also
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User levels admin, normal
Show telnet
Show time
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Syntax Target login directory, you will be logged straight
Where n is the predefined session that you want to start
Show user
Start
Telnet
Menu Sessions Start Predefined Session Equivalent See also
Set telnet or show telnet can be saved permanently
Inetaddress Termtype
Normal Syntax version
Version
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P e n d i x C S N M P
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Overview
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Configuring Snmp support
Add
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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Editing RFC1213
Network management
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Routing information
Editing
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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
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Saving your existing Configuration
Example of saving a configuration file
Using Tftp from a host
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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Upgrade using JETset, the web browser interface
Enabling BOOTP/DHCP after upgrading software
Disable BOOTP/DHCP
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List of line service types
Silent
Line Service Description/UsesExample Type
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P e n d i x F B O O T P
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Bootp request and response
How Bootp works
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How to setup Bootp
Bootptab file entry
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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Disabling the Bootp reply
Bootp messages output to screen
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# ht=1\ # ha=0080ba000057\ # gw=192.101.35.254\
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Bootptab file entry for multiple units
Booting multiple units
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Example of Bootp
Multiple Bootp servers
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Bootptab file
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Server JETset utility
You need to
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JETsethome
Introduction to JETset
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To access JETset
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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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Problems with framed Routing
Emergency recovery
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Index
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