Instruction Manual
Communications Software
You have configured access protocols for the Administrator client to use when connecting to the ECS0016. User clients (who you may set up later) will also use these protocols when accessing ECS0016 serial attached devices and network attached hosts.
You will need to have appropriate communications software tools set up on the Administrator (and User) client’s PC/workstation. ECS0016 includes MetaConnect as the recommended client software tool, however other generic tools such as PuTTY and SSHTerm may be used, and these are all described below:
MetaConnect
StarTech.com recommends using the MetaConnect communications software tool for all communications with ECS0016 gateways, to ensure these communications are secure. Each ECS0016 is supplied with an unlimited number of MetaConnect licenses to use with that gateway.
MetaConnect is a lightweight tool that enables Users and Administrators to securely access the ECS0016 gateway, and the various computers, network devices and appliances that may be serially or network con- nected to the gateway.
MetaConnect
(RDP/VNC/Telnet/LAN HTTP Client)
SSH Encrypted
Tunnel
RDP/VNC/Telnet/HTTP Ses- sions forwarded to devices/ service processors on the
LAN
Applications & Database Servers
Web Server
Desktop PCs
Network Appliance
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