Lantronix SLC 8000 manual Connections, Typical Setup Scenarios for the SLC Unit, Terminal Server

10: Connections

Chapter 8: Device Ports on page 100 described how to configure and interact with an SLC advanced console server port connected to an external device. This chapter describes how to use the Devices > Connections page to connect external devices and outbound network connections (such as Telnet or SSH) in various configurations.

An SLC unit port attached to an external device can be connected to one of the following endpoints:

Another device port attached to an external device

Another device port with a modem attached

An outgoing Telnet or SSH session

An outgoing TCP or UDP network connection

This enables the user to set up connections such as those described in the next section. You can establish a connection at various times:

Immediately. These connections are always re-established after reboot.

At a specified date and time. These connections connect if the date and time have already passed.

After a specified amount of data or a specified sequence of data passes through the connection. Following reboot, the connection is not reestablished until the specified data passes through the connection.

Typical Setup Scenarios for the SLC Unit

Following are typical configurations in which SLC connections can be used, with references to settings on the Devices > Connections and Device Ports > Settings web pages.

Terminal Server

In this setup, the SLC 8000 advanced console manager acts as a multiplexer of serial data to a single server computer. Terminal devices are connected to the serial ports of the SLC unit and configured as a Device Port to Telnet out type connection on the Devices > Connections page. The users of the terminals can access the server as if they were connected directly to it by local serial ports or a console.

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