Logical Solutions SCS-R manual Product Overview, Intended Application

SECURE CONSOLE SERVERS Intended Application

2 Product Overview

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2.1 Intended Application

The Logical Solutions Secure Console Servers are used to securely monitor and centrally manage up to 48 of your networking systems (servers, routers, switches, etc.). They do so by monitoring the Console Port of your network center’s devices and sys- tems. Each attached component must have an EIA-232 compatible serial console port. The SCS160 and SCS160R support 16 ports, SCS320 and SCS320R support 32 ports, and the SCS480 supports 48 ports. Security is maintained through encryption and user passwords.

The SCS160R and SCS320R systems are used where redundant power concerns exist, where hot-swap replacement of Power Modules is a concern, or where more than one Network connection or more than one Console Port connection are required.

User accounts are set up by the root user, who acts as the system administrator of the SCS. A user can access the attached servers using commands from a local terminal, or through an ssh-protocol (secure) network connection. In order to interact with a device, the user must have rights for read, review or write access to that port.

Users can interact with each of the attached network devices by logging into the SCS, and entering the connect command and the Port number or Port name at the command prompt; the SCS acts as a conduit for the connection but does not interfere. When the user is not interacting with a network system, the SCS can log the output of the Console port to a file, so that data may be reviewed later.

User commands are discussed in Section 9, User Operations, beginning on page 71.

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