Black Box 1102, Secure Device Servers, 1101 System Management, System Administration and Reset

1101 and 1102 Secure Device Servers

11. System Management

This chapter describes how the Administrator can perform a range of general console server system administration and configuration tasks such as:

•Applying Soft and Hard Resets to the gateway.

•Re-flashing the Firmware.

•Configuring the Date, Time, and NTP.

•Setting up Backup of the configuration files.

System administration and configuration tasks that are covered elsewhere include:

•Resetting the System Password and entering a new System Name and Description (Chapter 4.2).

•Setting the System IP Address (Chapter 4.3).

•Setting the permitted Services by which to access the gateway (Chapter 4.4).

•Configuring the Dashboard (Chapter 12).

11.1 System Administration and Reset

The Administrator can reboot or reset the gateway to default settings.

A soft reset is affected by:

Selecting Reboot in the System: Administration menu and clicking Apply.

Figure 11-1. Reboot the gateway.

The console server reboots with all settings (for example, the assigned network IP address) preserved. This soft reset disconnects all users and ends any established SSH sessions.

A soft reset will also occur when you switch OFF power from the console server, and then switch the power back ON. If you cycle the power and the unit is writing to flash, you could corrupt or lose data, so rebooting the software is the safer option.

A hard erase (hard reset) is performed by:

Pushing the Erase button on the rear panel twice. A ball-point pen or bent paper clip is a suitable tool for this procedure. Do not use a graphite pencil. Press the button gently twice (within a couple of seconds) while the unit is powered ON. This will reset the console server back to its factory default settings and clear the console server’s stored configuration information.

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