3.0System Components
Each ConsoleServer 3200 consists of three major components: chassis, device cards, and access cards.
3.1Chassis
The chassis contains a
3.1.1 Power Supply Module
The ConsoleServer 3200 may be equipped with either an AC power module or a DC power module. The power module may be changed if the available power source changes.
3.2Device Cards
Each device card has four completely independent ports for attachment to servers or other devices with console ports. Eight device cards may be installed per unit, for a maximum of 32 device ports. The device ports do not send a break to the attached servers at any time unless specified by the user. There are no adjustments directly on the device cards. All parameters are set up through the system administrator port.
3.3Access Cards
3.3.1 Terminal Cards
The terminal card provides a point of connection for a conventional terminal or a computer running a terminal emulation program. Users connected through a terminal card may connect to any of the device cards in the system, provided that their user profile has access rights for the port. There are four ports per terminal card. Each port‘s parameters are set up independently from the other ports. All parameters are set up through the system administrator port. There is no access to the administration functions through the terminal card.
3.3.2 Network Cards
The network card allows users to connect to the device cards from a telnet session over a network, and remote access to the administration functions. Each card supports four simultaneous user telnet connections and one administrator connection to the same IP
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