Remote Console Port

Remote Console Port

Description

The remote console port is a logical port that enables you to configure the access server from a remote terminal on the network.

Features of the Remote Console Port

The following table lists the features that distinguish the remote console port from other ports:

Feature

Description

 

 

Local switch character

~ (Tilde)

Personal computer file transfers

Unsupported

SET/DEFINE/CHANGE

Available for all ports except for the remote

PORT characteristics

console port

Number of sessions supported

1 at a time

 

 

Communications Utilities for Remote Console Sessions

The following table describes the four utilities you can use to connect to the remote console port on the access server:

Connection Utility

Host Type

Protocol

 

 

 

Network Control Program (NCP)

OpenVMS Phase IV

MOP

SET HOST/MOP

OpenVMS DECnet/

MOP

 

OSI

 

Telnet remote console

Internet

Telnet

Console Carrier Request (CCR)

ULTRIX DECnet

MOP

Access Server Manager

32-bit Microsoft

Telnet

 

Windows, Windows

 

 

95, and Windows NT

 

 

 

 

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