Part Number 900-433 Revision I April
EDS Device Servers/Terminal Servers User Guide
EDS4100 EDS8PS EDS16PS EDS8PR EDS16PR EDS32PR
Warranty
Copyright & Trademark
Contacts
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Table of Contents
3 Installation of EDS8PS and EDS16PS
1 About This Guide
2 Introduction
4 Installation of EDS4100
5 Installation of EDS8PR, EDS16PR and EDS32PR
6 Using DeviceInstaller
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7 Configuration Using Web Manager
8 Network Settings
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
10 Terminal and Host Settings
12 Security Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
13 Modbus
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15 Advanced Settings
16 VIP Settings
17 Branding the EDS
18 Updating Firmware
Appendix A - Technical Support
List of Figures
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Figure 11-18 LPD Configuration
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List of Tables
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Table 15-3 Email Configuration135 Table 15-6 CLI Configuration
Table 15-8 XML Export Configuration140 Table 15-10 XML Export Status
Table 15-16 XML Import Lines from Single Line Settings
Table 16-3 VIP Counters149
1 About This Guide
Note Modbus is only available on the EDS4100 and
is not supported on the EDS8PR, EDS16PR
EDS32PR, EDS8PS and EDS16PS
EDS Command Reference
DeviceInstaller Online Help
Additional Documentation
1 About This Guide
2 Introduction
Protocol Support Evolution OS Additional Features
Configuration Methods Addresses and Port Numbers
EDS8PS and EDS16PS Overview EDS4100 Overview
Features
EDS8PS and EDS16PS Overview
2 Introduction
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Features
enable asynchronous RS-232 and
See Chapter 4 Installation of EDS4100 for installation instructions
EDS4100 Overview
Features
EDS8PR, EDS16PR, and EDS32PR Overview
2 Introduction
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Applications
Protocol Support
Evolution OS
2 Introduction
Web-Based Configuration and Troubleshooting
Command-Line Interface CLI
VIP Access
Modem Emulation
Configuration Methods
Troubleshooting Capabilities
Terminal Server/Device Management
2 Introduction
Hardware Address
IP Address
Port Numbers
2 Introduction
Product Information Label
2 Introduction
UDP Port 10003 Tunnel 3, etc
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3 Installation of EDS8PS and EDS16PS
Package Contents
User-Supplied Items
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3 Installation of EDS8PS and EDS16PS
Serial Ports
Console Port
Note The console port cannnot be used as a serial port
Reset Button
Reboot the device
3 Installation of EDS8PS and EDS16PS
Ethernet Port
Connecting the EDS8/16PS
Restore factory defaults
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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4 Installation of EDS4100
Package Contents
User-Supplied Items
Identifying Hardware Components
4 Installation of EDS4100
All four serial ports are configured as DTE
Serial Ports
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4 Installation of EDS4100
Note Multi-drop connections are supported in 2-wire mode only
Ethernet Port
Ports 1 & 3 support up to Ports 2 & 4 support up to
Terminal Block Connector
Reset Button
4 Installation of EDS4100
LEDs
Connecting the EDS4100
4 Installation of 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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5 Installation of EDS8PR, EDS16PR and EDS32PR
Package Contents
User-Supplied Items
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5 Installation of EDS8PR, EDS16PR and EDS32PR
Serial Ports
Console Port
The EDS8PR has 8 serial ports The EDS16PR has 16 serial ports
5 Installation of EDS8PR, EDS16PR and EDS32PR
Ethernet Port
LEDs
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Reset Button
Connecting the EDS8/16/32PR
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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6 Using DeviceInstaller
Accessing EDS Using DeviceInstaller
DeviceInstaller
Device Details Summary
Device Family
6 Using DeviceInstaller
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7 Configuration Using Web Manager
Accessing Web Manager Web Manager Page Components
To access Web Manager, perform the following steps
Navigating the Web Manager Table 7-3 Summary of Web Manager Pages
7 Configuration Using Web Manager
Device Status Page
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Figure 7-1 Web Manager Home Page
7 Configuration Using Web Manager
Information Instructions Help Menu Bar Configuration Status Area
Links to Subpages Header
Logout Link
7 Configuration Using Web Manager
Navigating the Web Manager
Table 7-3 Summary of Web Manager Pages
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7 Configuration Using Web Manager
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Web Manager Page
Description
8 Network Settings
Network 1 eth0 Interface Configuration Network 1 Ethernet Link
Network 1 eth0 Interface Status
To view the network interface status
Network 1 eth0 Interface Configuration
8 Network Settings
To view and configure network interface settings
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8 Network Settings
Configuration
Settings
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8 Network Settings
To view and configure the Ethernet link
Network 1 Ethernet Link
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9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Line Settings
Line Settings Tunnel Settings
Line Statistics
Line Configuration
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
To configure a specific line
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9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Table 9-3 Line Configuration
Line - Configuration
Settings
Line Command Mode
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
To configure Command Mode on a specific line
Table 9-5 Line Command Mode
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Statistics Tunnel - Serial Settings
Tunnel - Packing Mode
5. Click Submit
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Accept Mode Tunnel - Connect Mode
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
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
To configure serial settings for a specific tunnel
Table 9-8 Tunnel - Serial Settings
Tunnel - Packing Mode
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
To configure the Packing Mode for a specific tunnel
5. Click Submit
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
4. Enter or modify the following settings
Figure 9-10 Tunnel 1 Packing Mode Mode = Timeout
Figure 9-11 Tunnel 1 Packing Mode Mode = Send Character
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Table 9-12 Tunnel Packing Mode
Tunnel - Packing Mode
Settings
Tunnel - Accept Mode
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
To configure the Accept Mode of a specific tunnel
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9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Table 9-14 Tunnel Accept Mode
Tunnel - Accept Mode
Settings
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Accept Mode
Settings continued
5. Click Submit
Tunnel - Connect Mode
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Disable
TCP AES encryption over TCP and UDP
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
To configure Connect Mode for a specific tunnel
Modem Control Asserted
Modem Emulation
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Table 9-16 Tunnel Connect Mode
Tunnel - Connect Mode
Settings
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Tunnel - Connect Mode
Settings continued
When you configure Tunnel - Connect Mode, you can specify a number
Connecting Multiple Hosts
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Host List Promotion
To promote a specific Host
Tunnel - Disconnect Mode
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
To configure the Disconnect Mode for a specific tunnel
Table 9-19 Tunnel Disconnect Mode
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Table 9-20 Modem Emulation Commands and Descriptions
Tunnel - Modem Emulation
5. Click Submit
9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Table 9-20 Modem Emulation Commands and Descriptions continued
To configure modem emulation for a specific tunnel
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9 Line and Tunnel Settings
Emulation Settings
Select Enabled to echo +++ when entering modem Command Mode
Echo Commands
10 Terminal and Host Settings
Line Terminal Configuration
Terminal Settings Host Configuration
To configure a specific line to support an attached terminal
10 Terminal and Host Settings
Table 10-2 Terminal on Line 1 Configuration
Configuration Settings
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Network Terminal Configuration
10 Terminal and Host Settings
To configure menu features applicable to CLI access via the network
Table 10-4 Terminal on Network Configuration
Host Configuration
10 Terminal and Host Settings
To configure a selected remote host
Table 10-6 Host Configuration
11 Service Settings
DNS Settings SNMP Settings FTP Settings TFTP Settings
Syslog Settings HTTP Settings RSS Settings LPD Settings
To view the DNS status
11 Service Settings
To configure SNMP
To find a DNS Name or IP Address
To clear cache entries
FTP Settings
11 Service Settings
To configure FTP
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11 Service Settings
Table 11-5 FTP Settings
FTP Settings
Select Enabled to enable the FTP server
11 Service Settings
To configure TFTP
TFTP Settings
Note TFTP cannot authenticate the client, so the device is open to
11 Service Settings
To configure the Syslog
Syslog Settings
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HTTP Settings
11 Service Settings
HTTP Statistics
To view HTTP statistics
HTTP Configuration
11 Service Settings
To configure HTTP
Table 11-12 HTTP Configuration
11 Service Settings
HTTP Configuration
Settings continued
the SSL configuration section to use HTTPS
HTTP Authentication
11 Service Settings
To configure HTTP authentication settings
Table 11-14 HTTP Authentication
RSS Settings
11 Service Settings
To configure RSS settings
3. Click Submit
LPD Settings
11 Service Settings
LPD Statistics
To view LPD statistics for a specific LPD line
LPD Configuration
11 Service Settings
To configure LPD settings for a specific LPD line
Table 11-19 LPD Configuration
11 Service Settings
LPD Configuration
Settings continued
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12 Security Settings
SSL Configuration
SSH Server Host Keys SSH Server Authorized Users
SSH Client Known Hosts SSH Client Users SSL Cipher Suites
12 Security Settings
SSH Server Host Keys
To upload SSH server host keys generated from PuTTY
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12 Security Settings
Table 12-2 SSH Server Host Keys Settings - Upload Keys Method
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
Settings continued
5. Click Submit
12 Security Settings
Table 12-6 SSH Server Host Keys Settings - Create New Keys Method
To create new SSH server host keys
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12 Security Settings
To configure the SSH server for authorized users
SSH Server Authorized Users
3. Click Submit
12 Security Settings
Table 12-8 SSH Server Authorized User Settings
Settings
Enter the name of the user authorized to access the SSH server
12 Security Settings
To configure the SSH client for known hosts
Known Hosts Settings
Address in Connect mode tunneling
12 Security Settings
To configure the SSH client users
SSH Client Users
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12 Security Settings
Settings
is a command shell
Table 12-12 SSH Client Users
SSL Settings
12 Security Settings
SSL Cipher Suites
Table 12-13 Supported Cipher Suites
12 Security Settings
SSL Certificates
SSL RSA or DSA
SSL Certificates and Private Keys
12 Security Settings
SSL Utilities
OpenSSL
Steel Belted RADIUS
SSL Configuration
12 Security Settings
To configure SSL settings
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12 Security Settings
SSL Settings
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Table 12-15 SSL
12 Security Settings
SSL Settings continued
3. Click Submit
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13 Modbus
Modbus Statistics Modbus Configuration
Table 13-1 6 Byte Header of Modbus Application Protocol
Table 13-2 Modbus Transmission Modes
Modbus Statistics
13 Modbus
To view modbus statistics
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To view and configure the Modbus Server
Table 13-5 Modbus Configuration
Modbus Configuration
Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Filesystem Settings Protocol Stack Settings IP Address Filter
Query Port Diagnostics System Settings
Filesystem Statistics
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Filesystem Browser
To browse the filesystem
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14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Settings
Table 14-3 Filesystem Browser
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TCP Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To configure the TCP network protocol
Table 14-5 TCP Protocol Settings
IP Settings
ICMP Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To configure the network protocol settings for IP
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Table 14-9 ICMP Settings
Disabled
ICMP Settings
ARP Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To configure the ARP network protocol
Table 14-11 ARP Settings
SMTP Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To configure the SMTP network protocol
Table 14-13 SMTP Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To configure the IP address filter
Table 14-15 IP Address Filter Settings
3. Click Add
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To configure the query port server
Query Port
3. Click Submit
Diagnostics
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To display hardware diagnostics
Hardware
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
MIB-II Statistics
To view MIB-II statistics
Table 14-19 Requests for Comments RFCs
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
IP Sockets
Ping
To display open IP sockets
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Table 14-22 Diagnostics Ping
Diagnostics
Ping Settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Table 14-24 Diagnostics Traceroute
Traceroute
To use Traceroute
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14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To use diagnostics logging
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Figure 14-27 Diagnostics Log Line
Severity Level specifies the level of system message to be logged
4. Click Submit
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Memory
Buffer Pools
To display memory statistics
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
Processes
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
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
To configure Real Time Clock settings
Table 14-32 Real Time Clock Settings
To configure system settings
14 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings
System Settings
Note Close and reopen the web manager browser upon a firmware update
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15 Advanced Settings
Email Settings
Email Settings Command Line Interface Settings XML Settings
Email Statistics
Email Configuration
15 Advanced Settings
To configure email settings
Table 15-3 Email Configuration
15 Advanced Settings
Email - Configuration
Settings continued
5. Click Submit
CLI Configuration
15 Advanced Settings
To configure the CLI
CLI Statistics
15 Advanced Settings
Table 15-6 CLI Configuration
Command Line Interface
Configuration Settings
XML Settings
15 Advanced Settings
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XML Export Configuration
15 Advanced Settings
To export the system configuration
Table 15-8 XML Export Configuration
15 Advanced Settings
XML Export Status
To export the system status
Table 15-10 XML Export Status
XML Import Configuration
Import Configuration from External File
15 Advanced Settings
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Import Configuration from the Filesystem
15 Advanced Settings
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Figure 15-13 XML Import from Filesystem
15 Advanced Settings
Import Configuration from
Filesystem Settings
Note By default, all groups are checked except those pertaining
Import Lines from Single Line Settings on the Filesystem
15 Advanced Settings
To modify Single Line Settings on the Filesystem
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15 Advanced Settings
Table 15-16 XML Import Lines from Single Line Settings
Import Lines Settings
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16 VIP Settings
Obtaining a Bootstrap File Importing the Bootstrap File
Enabling VIP Configuring Tunnels to Use VIP
Virtual IP VIP Configuration
Configuring Tunnels to Use VIP
16 VIP Settings
Enabling VIP
Virtual IP VIP Statistics
16 VIP Settings
To view EDS VIP settings
To configure the EDS VIP settings
Table 16-3 VIP Counters
17 Branding the EDS
Web Manager Customization
Short and Long Name Customization
Web Manager Customization Short and Long Name Customization
18 Updating Firmware
Obtaining Firmware
Loading New Firmware
To upload new firmware
Appendix A - Technical Support
Technical Support US
Technical Support Europe, Middle East, Africa
Email eutechsupp@lantronix.com or eusupport@lantronix.com
Appendix B - Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions
Converting Binary to Hexadecimal
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
Appendix C - Compliance
RF Common Mode Conducted Susceptibility
Power Frequency Magnetic Field Immunity
Manufacturer’s Name & Address
Lithium Battery Notice
Installationsanweisungen
Rackmontage
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Energiezufuhr
Erdung
Rack Mounting
Input Supply
Appendix D - Lantronix Cables and Adapters
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Lantronix P/N
Description
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XML Export Configuration Export Status Import System Configuration
XML Settings XML-Based Architecture
Web Manager Device Status Web Page 44 Navigating
Page Components 45 Page Summary
