Part Number 900-433 Revision I April
EDS Device Servers/Terminal Servers User Guide
EDS4100 EDS8PS EDS16PS EDS8PR EDS16PR EDS32PR
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3 Installation of EDS8PS and EDS16PS
Table of Contents
1 About This Guide
2 Introduction
5 Installation of EDS8PR, EDS16PR and EDS32PR
4 Installation of EDS4100
6 Using DeviceInstaller
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8 Network Settings
7 Configuration Using Web Manager
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
10 Terminal and Host Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
12 Security Settings
13 Modbus
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16 VIP Settings
15 Advanced Settings
17 Branding the EDS
18 Updating Firmware
Appendix A - Technical Support
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List of Figures
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Figure 11-18 LPD Configuration
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List of Tables
Table 15-8 XML Export Configuration140 Table 15-10 XML Export Status
Table 15-3 Email Configuration135 Table 15-6 CLI Configuration
Table 15-16 XML Import Lines from Single Line Settings
Table 16-3 VIP Counters149
Note Modbus is only available on the EDS4100 and
1 About This Guide
is not supported on the EDS8PR, EDS16PR
EDS32PR, EDS8PS and EDS16PS
DeviceInstaller Online Help
EDS Command Reference
Additional Documentation
1 About This Guide
Protocol Support Evolution OS Additional Features
2 Introduction
Configuration Methods Addresses and Port Numbers
EDS8PS and EDS16PS Overview EDS4100 Overview
EDS8PS and EDS16PS Overview
Features
2 Introduction
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enable asynchronous RS-232 and
Features
See Chapter 4 Installation of EDS4100 for installation instructions
EDS4100 Overview
EDS8PR, EDS16PR, and EDS32PR Overview
Features
2 Introduction
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Protocol Support
Applications
Evolution OS
2 Introduction
Command-Line Interface CLI
Web-Based Configuration and Troubleshooting
VIP Access
Modem Emulation
Troubleshooting Capabilities
Configuration Methods
Terminal Server/Device Management
2 Introduction
IP Address
Hardware Address
Port Numbers
2 Introduction
2 Introduction
Product Information Label
UDP Port 10003 Tunnel 3, etc
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Package Contents
3 Installation of EDS8PS and EDS16PS
User-Supplied Items
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Serial Ports
3 Installation of EDS8PS and EDS16PS
Console Port
Note The console port cannnot be used as a serial port
Reboot the device
Reset Button
3 Installation of EDS8PS and EDS16PS
Ethernet Port
Restore factory defaults
Connecting the EDS8/16PS
3 Installation of EDS8PS and EDS16PS
Finding a Suitable Location
Figure 3-5 Example of EDS8/16PS Connections
3 Installation of EDS8PS and EDS16PS
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Package Contents
4 Installation of EDS4100
User-Supplied Items
Identifying Hardware Components
All four serial ports are configured as DTE
4 Installation of EDS4100
Serial Ports
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Note Multi-drop connections are supported in 2-wire mode only
4 Installation of EDS4100
Ethernet Port
Ports 1 & 3 support up to Ports 2 & 4 support up to
Reset Button
Terminal Block Connector
4 Installation of EDS4100
LEDs
4 Installation of EDS4100
Connecting the EDS4100
Finding a Suitable Location
Connect the EDS4100 to one or more serial devices
Figure 4-7 Example of EDS4100 Connections
4 Installation of EDS4100
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Package Contents
5 Installation of EDS8PR, EDS16PR and EDS32PR
User-Supplied Items
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Serial Ports
5 Installation of EDS8PR, EDS16PR and EDS32PR
Console Port
The EDS8PR has 8 serial ports The EDS16PR has 16 serial ports
Ethernet Port
5 Installation of EDS8PR, EDS16PR and EDS32PR
LEDs
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Connecting the EDS8/16/32PR
Reset Button
5 Installation of EDS8PR, EDS16PR and EDS32PR
Finding a Suitable Location
Figure 5-5 Example of EDS16PR Connections
5 Installation of EDS8PR, EDS16PR and EDS32PR
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Accessing EDS Using DeviceInstaller
6 Using DeviceInstaller
DeviceInstaller
Device Details Summary
Device Family
6 Using DeviceInstaller
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Accessing Web Manager Web Manager Page Components
7 Configuration Using Web Manager
To access Web Manager, perform the following steps
Navigating the Web Manager Table 7-3 Summary of Web Manager Pages
Device Status Page
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Figure 7-1 Web Manager Home Page
Information Instructions Help Menu Bar Configuration Status Area
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Links to Subpages Header
Logout Link
Navigating the Web Manager
7 Configuration Using Web Manager
Table 7-3 Summary of Web Manager Pages
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Web Manager Page
Description
Network 1 eth0 Interface Configuration Network 1 Ethernet Link
8 Network Settings
Network 1 eth0 Interface Status
To view the network interface status
8 Network Settings
Network 1 eth0 Interface Configuration
To view and configure network interface settings
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Configuration
8 Network Settings
Settings
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To view and configure the Ethernet link
8 Network Settings
Network 1 Ethernet Link
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Line Settings
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Line Settings Tunnel Settings
Line Statistics
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Line Configuration
To configure a specific line
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Table 9-3 Line Configuration
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Line - Configuration
Settings
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Line Command Mode
To configure Command Mode on a specific line
Table 9-5 Line Command Mode
Tunnel - Statistics Tunnel - Serial Settings
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Packing Mode
5. Click Submit
Tunnel - Accept Mode Tunnel - Connect Mode
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Disconnect Mode Tunnel - Modem Emulation
Tunnel - Statistics
Figure 9-6 Tunnel 1 Statistics
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
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Tunnel - Serial Settings
To configure serial settings for a specific tunnel
Table 9-8 Tunnel - Serial Settings
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Packing Mode
To configure the Packing Mode for a specific tunnel
5. Click Submit
4. Enter or modify the following settings
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Figure 9-10 Tunnel 1 Packing Mode Mode = Timeout
Figure 9-11 Tunnel 1 Packing Mode Mode = Send Character
Table 9-12 Tunnel Packing Mode
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Packing Mode
Settings
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Accept Mode
To configure the Accept Mode of a specific tunnel
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Table 9-14 Tunnel Accept Mode
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Accept Mode
Settings
Tunnel - Accept Mode
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Settings continued
5. Click Submit
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Connect Mode
Disable
TCP AES encryption over TCP and UDP
To configure Connect Mode for a specific tunnel
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Modem Control Asserted
Modem Emulation
Table 9-16 Tunnel Connect Mode
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Connect Mode
Settings
Tunnel - Connect Mode
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Settings continued
When you configure Tunnel - Connect Mode, you can specify a number
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Connecting Multiple Hosts
Host List Promotion
To promote a specific Host
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Disconnect Mode
To configure the Disconnect Mode for a specific tunnel
Table 9-19 Tunnel Disconnect Mode
Table 9-20 Modem Emulation Commands and Descriptions
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Modem Emulation
5. Click Submit
Table 9-20 Modem Emulation Commands and Descriptions continued
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
To configure modem emulation for a specific tunnel
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Emulation Settings
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Select Enabled to echo +++ when entering modem Command Mode
Echo Commands
Line Terminal Configuration
10 Terminal and Host Settings
Terminal Settings Host Configuration
To configure a specific line to support an attached terminal
Table 10-2 Terminal on Line 1 Configuration
10 Terminal and Host Settings
Configuration Settings
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10 Terminal and Host Settings
Network Terminal Configuration
To configure menu features applicable to CLI access via the network
Table 10-4 Terminal on Network Configuration
10 Terminal and Host Settings
Host Configuration
To configure a selected remote host
Table 10-6 Host Configuration
DNS Settings SNMP Settings FTP Settings TFTP Settings
11 Service Settings
Syslog Settings HTTP Settings RSS Settings LPD Settings
To view the DNS status
To configure SNMP
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To find a DNS Name or IP Address
To clear cache entries
11 Service Settings
FTP Settings
To configure FTP
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Table 11-5 FTP Settings
11 Service Settings
FTP Settings
Select Enabled to enable the FTP server
To configure TFTP
11 Service Settings
TFTP Settings
Note TFTP cannot authenticate the client, so the device is open to
To configure the Syslog
11 Service Settings
Syslog Settings
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11 Service Settings
HTTP Settings
HTTP Statistics
To view HTTP statistics
11 Service Settings
HTTP Configuration
To configure HTTP
Table 11-12 HTTP Configuration
HTTP Configuration
11 Service Settings
Settings continued
the SSL configuration section to use HTTPS
11 Service Settings
HTTP Authentication
To configure HTTP authentication settings
Table 11-14 HTTP Authentication
11 Service Settings
RSS Settings
To configure RSS settings
3. Click Submit
11 Service Settings
LPD Settings
LPD Statistics
To view LPD statistics for a specific LPD line
11 Service Settings
LPD Configuration
To configure LPD settings for a specific LPD line
Table 11-19 LPD Configuration
LPD Configuration
11 Service Settings
Settings continued
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SSL Configuration
12 Security Settings
SSH Server Host Keys SSH Server Authorized Users
SSH Client Known Hosts SSH Client Users SSL Cipher Suites
SSH Server Host Keys
12 Security Settings
To upload SSH server host keys generated from PuTTY
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Table 12-2 SSH Server Host Keys Settings - Upload Keys Method
12 Security Settings
6. Click Submit To upload SSH server host RFC4716 format keys
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Table 12-4 SSH Server Host Keys Settings - Upload Keys Method
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Settings continued
5. Click Submit
Table 12-6 SSH Server Host Keys Settings - Create New Keys Method
12 Security Settings
To create new SSH server host keys
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To configure the SSH server for authorized users
12 Security Settings
SSH Server Authorized Users
3. Click Submit
Table 12-8 SSH Server Authorized User Settings
12 Security Settings
Settings
Enter the name of the user authorized to access the SSH server
To configure the SSH client for known hosts
12 Security Settings
Known Hosts Settings
Address in Connect mode tunneling
To configure the SSH client users
12 Security Settings
SSH Client Users
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Settings
12 Security Settings
is a command shell
Table 12-12 SSH Client Users
12 Security Settings
SSL Settings
SSL Cipher Suites
Table 12-13 Supported Cipher Suites
SSL Certificates
12 Security Settings
SSL RSA or DSA
SSL Certificates and Private Keys
SSL Utilities
12 Security Settings
OpenSSL
Steel Belted RADIUS
12 Security Settings
SSL Configuration
To configure SSL settings
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SSL Settings
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Table 12-15 SSL
SSL Settings continued
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3. Click Submit
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Modbus Statistics Modbus Configuration
13 Modbus
Table 13-1 6 Byte Header of Modbus Application Protocol
Table 13-2 Modbus Transmission Modes
13 Modbus
Modbus Statistics
To view modbus statistics
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Table 13-5 Modbus Configuration
To view and configure the Modbus Server
Modbus Configuration
Settings
Filesystem Settings Protocol Stack Settings IP Address Filter
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Query Port Diagnostics System Settings
Filesystem Statistics
Filesystem Browser
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To browse the filesystem
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Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Table 14-3 Filesystem Browser
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14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
TCP Settings
To configure the TCP network protocol
Table 14-5 TCP Protocol Settings
ICMP Settings
IP Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To configure the network protocol settings for IP
Table 14-9 ICMP Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Disabled
ICMP Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
ARP Settings
To configure the ARP network protocol
Table 14-11 ARP Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
SMTP Settings
To configure the SMTP network protocol
Table 14-13 SMTP Settings
To configure the IP address filter
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Table 14-15 IP Address Filter Settings
3. Click Add
To configure the query port server
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Query Port
3. Click Submit
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Diagnostics
To display hardware diagnostics
Hardware
MIB-II Statistics
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To view MIB-II statistics
Table 14-19 Requests for Comments RFCs
IP Sockets
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Ping
To display open IP sockets
Table 14-22 Diagnostics Ping
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Diagnostics
Ping Settings
Table 14-24 Diagnostics Traceroute
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Traceroute
To use Traceroute
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14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To use diagnostics logging
Figure 14-27 Diagnostics Log Line
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Severity Level specifies the level of system message to be logged
4. Click Submit
Memory
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Buffer Pools
To display memory statistics
Processes
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To display the processes running and their associated statistics
Note The Adobe SVG plug-in is required to view the CPU Load Graph
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14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Figure 14-30 Diagnostics Processes
To configure Real Time Clock settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Table 14-32 Real Time Clock Settings
To configure system settings
System Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Note Close and reopen the web manager browser upon a firmware update
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Email Settings
15 Advanced Settings
Email Settings Command Line Interface Settings XML Settings
Email Statistics
15 Advanced Settings
Email Configuration
To configure email settings
Table 15-3 Email Configuration
Email - Configuration
15 Advanced Settings
Settings continued
5. Click Submit
15 Advanced Settings
CLI Configuration
To configure the CLI
CLI Statistics
Table 15-6 CLI Configuration
15 Advanced Settings
Command Line Interface
Configuration Settings
15 Advanced Settings
XML Settings
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15 Advanced Settings
XML Export Configuration
To export the system configuration
Table 15-8 XML Export Configuration
XML Export Status
15 Advanced Settings
To export the system status
Table 15-10 XML Export Status
Import Configuration from External File
XML Import Configuration
15 Advanced Settings
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15 Advanced Settings
Import Configuration from the Filesystem
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Figure 15-13 XML Import from Filesystem
Import Configuration from
15 Advanced Settings
Filesystem Settings
Note By default, all groups are checked except those pertaining
15 Advanced Settings
Import Lines from Single Line Settings on the Filesystem
To modify Single Line Settings on the Filesystem
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Table 15-16 XML Import Lines from Single Line Settings
15 Advanced Settings
Import Lines Settings
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Obtaining a Bootstrap File Importing the Bootstrap File
16 VIP Settings
Enabling VIP Configuring Tunnels to Use VIP
Virtual IP VIP Configuration
16 VIP Settings
Configuring Tunnels to Use VIP
Enabling VIP
Virtual IP VIP Statistics
To view EDS VIP settings
16 VIP Settings
To configure the EDS VIP settings
Table 16-3 VIP Counters
Web Manager Customization
17 Branding the EDS
Short and Long Name Customization
Web Manager Customization Short and Long Name Customization
Obtaining Firmware
18 Updating Firmware
Loading New Firmware
To upload new firmware
Technical Support US
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Technical Support Europe, Middle East, Africa
Email eutechsupp@lantronix.com or eusupport@lantronix.com
Converting Binary to Hexadecimal
Appendix B - Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions
Conversion Table
Table 20-1 Binary to Hexadecimal Conversion Table
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1. On the Windows Start menu, click Programs Accessories Calculator
Scientific Calculator
RF Common Mode Conducted Susceptibility
Appendix C - Compliance
Power Frequency Magnetic Field Immunity
Manufacturer’s Name & Address
Installationsanweisungen
Lithium Battery Notice
Rackmontage
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Erdung
Energiezufuhr
Rack Mounting
Input Supply
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Lantronix P/N
Description
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XML Settings XML-Based Architecture
XML Export Configuration Export Status Import System Configuration
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Page Components 45 Page Summary
