Black Box 24 port, 16 port manual List of line service types

List of line service types

When you are configuring a line on the Console Server (the ‘unit’) you will find a parameter for a line called ‘service’. The detail of types of line service available are shown below.

Note do not confuse line ‘service’ with user ‘service’. User ‘service’ is a completely different parameter from line ‘service’ and is used by the unit in different ways.

	Line
	Service	Description/Uses	Example
	Type
Bidir	Allows a bidirectional modem	A UUCP connection for batch file
		connection on a port	transfer and printing.
Direct	When using the unit as a Serial	Users on terminals.
telnet		Server, to bypass the unit and
or rlogin		allow users to login straight into
		a specific host. These are non-
		permanent connections
Direct Raw	Enables external non-login	On dialin connections: user applications
		devices to access TCP/IP	for devices such as bar code readers
		servers via the unit.	and smart cards.
		No authentication will take place.
		The connection is set up from
		the unit to a TCP/IP network host
		(the opposite of Reverse Raw).
		These connections are
		established by pressing
		<return>.
cslogin	The default connection.	a) System administrator to do unit
		The unit presents a login on that	configuration
		line.	b) Users to starting the unit’s sessions to
			hosts.
			c) Providing authentication of a user
			before starting a user ‘service’ of SLIP
PPP	a) Remote access connection	A mobile employee
		b) Using the unit as a router (two
		units back-to-back)	Joining together two networks

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