Black Box RS-232 Overview, Full-featured console server, Power manager, too, Top-flight security

FEATURES

•Supports local or remote console port switching for up to six network devices.

•Includes remote power management and control for up to four network devices.

•Reboot servers, routers, Web cams, firewalls, and other remote devices.

•Access by using a Web browser over any TCP/IP network—even the Internet.

•Or, bypass the network with dialup access to remote consoles or direct serial connection to local consoles.

•In-band or out-of-band network management.

Access serial management ports and reset power over your network!

Power cord

CAT5 cable

10BASE-T Ethernet

Remote Console Port +	DB9 RS-232 cable
	Power cord
Remote Power Manager
(SW549A)	DB9 RS-232 cable
		Routers
	Power cord
	DB9 RS-232 cable
	Power cord
	DB9 RS-232 cable
	Power cord

OVERVIEW

The Remote Console Port + Remote Power Manager is a six-port console server that also incorporates a power manager so you can reset power to as many as four network devices.

It operates in-band over any TCP/IP network such as your internal Ethernet network or the Internet, as well as out-of-band via the integral 33.6-kbps modem or a direct serial connection.

A full-featured console server.

The manager provides secure access to as many as six console ports so you can access remote devices for management functions such as changing configuration, connecting users

to restricted ports, and collecting data.

There are two separate user interfaces: the Web browser interface and the text interface. The Web browser interface enables you to contact the manager over any TCP/IP network, using a standard, JavaScript® enabled Web browser. You can even access it across the Internet and manage your network devices from anywhere in the world!

The text interface consists of a series of ASCII text menus that you can access via a Telnet™ login over a TCP/IP network, a modem, or a direct serial connection from one of the manager’s serial ports to a PC. Any of the manager’s serial ports can be used as an inbound connection to access any other port. The manager supports up to four simultaneous Telnet sessions.

You can access each of the six RS-232 ports individually by number, name, or group. Configure ports using simple, menu- driven commands to set passwords, data rates, parity, flow control, and many other operating parameters. Configuration and Status screens display port parameters and connection activity for one or all ports.

A power manager, too.

Never again make that late-night trip just to flick a power switch off and on. The Remote Console Port + Remote Power Manager enables you to reboot equipment remotely across the Internet. Access the integral power manager the same way you access a console server—across a TCP/IP network, by modem, or by direct serial connection.

You can assign each of the four AC power outlets plug names and view plug status via easy-to-use commands. Outlets can be individually switched on, off, or booted using plug numbers or names. For power sequencing, you can assign each plug a power-up time to wait before turning on the next plug.

Top-flight security.

The manager supports supervisor-level passwords that allow access to all configuration and switching functions, and non-supervisor passwords which restrict access to assigned plugs and ports and can’t be used to change unit configuration. You can define passwords for up to 32 users.

Each menu-defined password can be assigned an individual user name for easy reference and an optional dialback number, which instructs the unit to call the user at a predefined number before allowing access.

Buffer mode.

The manager stores the last 32K of data through each port in its flash memory. Use this data for management— for instance, to see alarms sent while you’re not connected. You can view, save, or erase buffered data at any time.

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