1: Introduction
6AlterPath Console Server User Manual
• Telnet/SSH over a network
You can configure ACS by using any of the following user interfaces:
• Web Browser
• VI Editor
• Wizard
• Command Line Interface (CLI)
With the ACS set up as a Console Access Server, you can access a server
connected to the ACS through the server’s serial console port from a
workstation on the LAN or WAN.
There is no authentication by default; you can configure the system for
authentication to be performed by a Radius server, a TacacsPlus server, or
even by a local database. You can use either Telnet or ssh (a secure shell
session).
Product Models and ComponentsThere are two models of the ACS based on the type of power supply:
• ACS with a dual power supply and two PCMCIA slots
• ACS with a single power supply and two PCMCIA slots.
There are six models of the ACS based on the number of serial ports:
•ACS48
•ACS32
•ACS16
•ACS8
•ACS4
•ACS1