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Specify which Users will be allowed to use this connection. This should be the same Users who were given Remote Desktop access privileges in the earlier step. Click Next.

On the Network Connection screen select TCP/IP and click Properties.

Select Specify TCP/IP addresses on the Incoming TCP/IP Properties screen, select TCP/IP. Nominate a From: and a To: TCP/IP address, and click Next.

Note You can choose any TCP/IP addresses so long as they are addresses that are not used anywhere else on your network. The From: address will be assigned to the Windows XP/2003 computer and the To: address will be used by the console server. For simplicity, use the IP address as shown in the illustration above:

From: 169.134.13.1

To: 169.134.13.2

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Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers User’s Manual Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers Manual Blackbox.com Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers Manual Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers Manual Administrator Password Power connectionSystem Services Management network configuration Configuring for SSH Tunneling to Hosts FIREWALL, Failover and OoB DIAL-IN OoB Dial-In AccessSDT Connector Client Configuration Serial Port Redirection Managed Devices IPsec VPN SDT Connector Public Key Authentication SDT Connector to Management ConsoleSetting up SDT for Remote Desktop access SSH Tunneling using other SSH clients e.g. PuTTY Uninterruptible Power Supply Control UPS Remote Power Control RPCAuthentication Configuration PAM Pluggable Authentication Modules 203 13.4 Power Management 212209 213 Modifying Snmp Configuration Raw Access to Serial PortsSecure Shell SSH Public Key Authentication Power Strip Control Appendix This Manual Chapter IntroductionManual Organization Server Types of users Management ConsoleConsole server Publishing history Manual Conventions Date Revision Update details Copyright Chapter Installation IntroductionModels Kit components LES1508A Console Server Blackbox.com Power connection 1 LES1508A powerKit components LES1108A Console Server 2 LES1116A, LES1132A and LES1148A power 4 LES1108A power Network connectionSerial Port connection USB Port Connection PIN Signal Definition Direction Antenna and SIM Before powering on the console server Chapter Initial System Configuration Management console connectionIP address Browser connection Blackbox.com Administrator Password Set up new administrator Network IP addressName the console server Configuration Method Dynamic DNS Ddns configuration 1 IPv6 configuration Service Access System Services Blackbox.com  Select the Service Settings tab on the System Services Message Changes to configuration succeeded Service Settings Communications Software PuTTY SDT Connector SSHTerm Management network configuration Enable the Management LAN  Check Enable Dhcp Server Configure the Dhcp server Select Failover or broadband OOB Blackbox.com Aggregating the network ports Static routes To add to the static route to the route table of the system Configure Serial Ports Serial Port, Host, Device & User Configuration Common Settings Console Server Mode Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Blackbox.com SDT Mode Terminal Server Mode Device RPC, UPS, EMD Mode Serial Bridging Mode Cisco USB console connection Add/ Edit Users Pptpd AdminDialin Ftp Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Network Hosts Authentication  Select Serial & Network Trusted Networks Trusted Networks Automatically generate and upload SSH keys Serial Port Cascading  Check Generate SSH keys automatically and click Apply  Select RSA Keys and/or DSA KeysManually generate and upload SSH keys # ssh remhost Configure the slaves and their serial ports Managing the Slaves Serial Port Redirection  Select Serial & Network Managed Devices Managed Devices Add Connection IPsec VPN  Select IPsec VPN on the Serial & Networks menu Enable the VPN gateway  Select OpenVPN on the Serial & Networks menu Enable the OpenVPN Configure as Server or Client Windows OpenVPN Client and Server set up Windows client/server configuration file options are AES Blackbox.com Pptp VPN None Set up a remote Pptp client  Click Apply Settings Add a Pptp user Blackbox.com OoB Dial-In Access Chapter Firewall, Failover and OoB Dial Access  Check Enable Dial-In Configure Dial-In PPP MSCHAPv2 Set up Windows XP/ 2003/Vista/7 client Using SDT Connector client OoB broadband access Set up earlier Windows clientsSet up Linux clients for dial-in Broadband Ethernet Failover Always-on dial-out Dial-Out Failover Blackbox.com Connect to the GSM HSUPA/UMTS carrier network Failover dial-out Blackbox.com Connect to the Cdma EV-DO carrier network Otasp ActivationManual Activation Cellular modem watchdog Verify cellular connection Cellular failover setup OOB access set up Cellular CSD dial-in setup  Check Enable Dial-In and configure the Dial-In SettingsCellular routing Firewall & Forwarding Configuring network forwarding and IP masquerading Configuring client devices Manual ConfigurationDhcp Configuration  Click Add New Port Forward Port forwarding Firewall rules  Click New Firewall Rule Dialout/Cellular, VPN, Network Interface, Dial-in etcInterface Dialout/Cellular Port Range Port Range InterfaceSource IP Destination IP Chapter Secure SSH Tunneling & SDT Connector SDT Connector Client Configuration Configuring for SSH Tunneling to Hosts  Run the set-up program SDT Connector installation Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Make an SDT connection through the gateway to a host Manually adding hosts to the SDT Connector gateway Manually adding new services to the new hosts Blackbox.com Adding a client program to be started for the new service Blackbox.com Dial in configuration SDT Connector to Management Console Blackbox.com  Click Add, then scroll to the bottom and click Apply Blackbox.com Pon networkconnection Importing and exporting preferences OpenSSH Windows http//sshwindows.sourceforge.net/download SDT Connector Public Key Authentication Setting up SDT for Remote Desktop access Configure the Remote Desktop Connection client Blackbox.com Option Description  Click Connect On a Macintosh client SDT SSH Tunnel for VNC Install, configure and connect the VNC Viewer Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Blackbox.com From  Select Allow calling computer to specify its own address Set up SDT Serial Ports on console server SSH Tunneling using other SSH clients e.g. PuTTY Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Chapter Alerts, Auto-response Logging Configure Auto-Response Blackbox.com  Click on UPS / Power Supply as the Check Condition UPS / Power Supply Check Save Auto-Response UPS Status  Click on UPS Status as the Check Condition Serial Login/Logout  Click on Icmp Ping as the Check Condition Check Save Auto-Response Cellular Data  Check Save Auto-Response SMS Command  Click on SMS Command as the Check Condition Click on Custom Check as the Check Condition Send Email Action Delay Time Send SMS  Click Save New Action Send Email alerts Select Alerts & Logging Smtp &SMS SMS via Email Gateway Send SMS alerts SMS via Cellular Modem  Select Cellular Modem In the SMS Settings field  Select Alerts & Logging Snmp Send Snmp trap alerts Nagios alerts LoggingNetwork Serial Ports refer to Chapter Log storage Serial port logging Power device logging Network TCP and UDP port loggingAuto-Response event logging Chapter Power & Environmental Management Remote Power Control RPCRPC connection Blackbox.com Blackbox.com RPC access privileges and alerts User power managementTurn on Uninterruptible Power Supply Control UPS Turn OFF Cycle StatusRPC status Managed UPS connections Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Remote UPS management Controlling UPS powered computers Monitor managedups@192.168.0.1 1 username password slave UPS alertsUPS status Overview of Network UPS Tools NUT Blackbox.com Environmental Monitoring Connecting the EMD Blackbox.com Environmental status Environmental alerts Authentication Configuration Chapter Authentication Tacacs authentication Radius authentication Ldap authentication  Enter the Server Password Blackbox.com Group support with remote authentication RADIUS/TACACS User Configuration Remote groups with Radius authentication Remote groups with Ldap authenticationNetwork Administration Group DN Idle timeout Remote groups with TACACS+ authentication Select Serial and Network Authentication Kerberos authentication Authentication testing PAM Pluggable Authentication Modules TACACS+ SSL Certificate Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Chapter Nagios Integration Nagios Overview Central management and setting up SDT for Nagios Distributed console servers Black Box console servers Set up central Nagios server Description, for example Windows 2003 IIS Server Set up distributed console servers  Select Serial Port from the Serial & Network menu  In Description enter Administrator connection Click Console server Mode, and select Logging Level  Check Nagios Nsca Enable Nagios on the console server Configuring Nagios distributed monitoringEnabled  Select Users & Groups from the Serial & Network menu Enable Nrpe monitoring  Select System Nagios and check Nrpe EnabledEnable Nsca monitoring Configure Selected Serial Ports for Nagios Monitoring  Select System Nagios and check Nsca EnabledConfigure Selected Network Hosts for Nagios Monitoring Permitted Service Advanced Distributed Monitoring Configuration Configure the upstream Nagios monitoring hostSample Nagios configuration Hostname Black Box CheckpingviaBlack Box Checkportlog Executionfailurecriteria SSH Port Define command CheckconnviaBlack BoxBasic Nagios plug-ins Number of supported devices Additional plug-ins Local office Distributed Monitoring Usage Scenarios Remote site with restrictive firewall II. Remote site Remote site with no network access Chapter System Management System Administration and Reset Configure Date and Time Upgrade Firmware Configuration Backup Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Delayed Configuration Commit  Select the System Administration menu option Fips Mode  Select the Status Port Access Port Access and Active UsersChapter Status Reports Statistics Syslog Support Reports Select the Status Statistics  Select Status Syslog Dashboard Configuring the Dashboard Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Echo table Creating custom widgets for the Dashboard Device Management Chapter Management Web Terminal to Command Line Port and Host LogsWeb Terminal SDT Connector access  Check Web Terminal and click Apply Select Manage Terminal  Select Manage Power Power Management Accessing config from the command line Chapter Command Line Configuration Syntax DescriptionOptions Run=configurator At /etc/config/config.xml# /bin/config -d element name Listed below Serial Port configuration Device Mode Console server mode # config -s config.ports.port5.mode=bridge Serial bridge modeConfig.ports.port5.bridge.ssh.enabled=on Syslog settings # config -g config.users.total # config -d config.users.user2.port1Adding and Removing Users # config -r users # ./delete-node config.users.user2# config -g config.groups.total Adding and removing user Groups # config -r auth # config -a # config -s config.sdt.hosts.total=4 # config -g config.sdt.hosts.totalAdd power device host Add other network host # config -hosts # config -g config.devices.total# config -g config.portaccess.total Cascaded Ports # config -r cascade UPS ConnectionsManaged UPSes # config -s config.ups.monitors.total=1 RPC ConnectionsRemote UPSes Environmental # config -d config.devices.device8 Port LogUser Syslog Mail News General settings for all alerts ErrorSignal Alert Alerts UPS Power Status Alert Environmental and Power Sensor AlertPattern Match Alert # config -r alerts Alarm Sensor Alert# config -s config.system.smtp.server2=mail.Black Box.com Smtp & SMS Administration IP settingsSnmp Date & Time Settings # config -s config.system.timezone=US/Eastern Dial-in settings# config -r time # config -s config.console.ppp.defaultroute=on Services Blowfish Twofish RIJNDAEL-256 Serpent Gost Nagios Using IPMItools Chapter Advanced ConfigurationCustom script to run when booting Custom Scripting # dos2unix /etc/config/rc.local Running custom scripts when alerts are triggered# cd Deleting Configuration Values from the CLI Example script Power Cycling on Pattern MatchExample script Multiple email notifications on each alert Bin/sh /etc/scripts/alert-email $suffix Delete-node script # ./delete-node config.users.user3 While $COUNTER != $TOTAL-NUMBER+1 do NEWTOTAL=$ $TOTAL Power Cycle any device when a ping request fails Ping-detect script Running custom scripts when a configurator is invoked # /etc/scripts/backup-usb list # /etc/scripts/backup-usb load filenameBacking-up the configuration off-box Advanced Portmanager Portmanager commandsPmshell Pmchat Pmusers SignalsPortmanager daemon External Scripts and Alerts Access to serial ports Raw Access to Serial Ports Accessing the console/modem port Etc/config/ipfilterIP- Filtering Modifying Snmp Configuration 15.5.1 /etc/config/snmpd.confSysdescr Black Box Syscontact Adding more than one Snmp server Secure Shell SSH Public Key Authentication Config --set config.system.snmp.password2=yourpasswordSSH Overview Generating Public Keys Linux Installing the SSH Public/Private Keys Clustering$ ssh-keygen -t rsadsa 28aa2938ba40f4115e3fd4fae53614d6 user@server Chown fred /etc/config/users/fred/.ssh/authorizedkeys Installing SSH Public Key Authentication Linux Blackbox.com Generating public/private keys for SSH Windows Blackbox.com Fingerprinting Ab7e33bd85505a430be0bd433f1ca5f8Offending key in /.ssh/knownhosts1 Client Keys SSH tunneled serial bridging Authorized Keys Public key to refer to either idrsa.pub or iddsa.pub Secure Sockets Layer SSL Support SDT Connector Public Key Authentication$ ls /home/user/keys Uploading Keys Generating an encryption key HttpsOpenssl genrsa -des3 -out sslkey.pem Generating a self-signed certificate with OpenSSL Installing the key and certificate Power Strip ControlLaunching the Https Server Kill -HUP `cat /var/run/inetd.pid` PowerMan tool Target SpecificationSynopsis Powerman --on foo0,4-5 Pmpower toolAdding new RPC devices Blackbox.com P-f password -o oemtype command IPMItoolIpmitool -c-h-v-V-I lan -H hostname -p port Cciphersuite AauthtypeIinterface Lprivlvl Ipmitool help Help Custom Development Kit CDK Ipmitool chassis power helpScripts for Managing Slaves Ipmitool chassis help Select Alerts & Logging Port Log Select Serial & Network Serial Port, Edit the serial portsSelect Status Support Report Appendix a Linux Commands & Source Code Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Commands Sigspec -n signum -si let arg arg Feature Value Appendix B Hardware Specifications FCC Warning Statement Appendix C Safety & Certifications Appendix F End User License Agreement Read Before Using the Accompanying Software JSch License SDT Connector License Blackbox.com No Warranty Blackbox.com Blackbox.com Black Box Tech Support FREE! 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