Serial Port and Network Host Configuration | StarTech.com ECS0016

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Serial Port and Network Host Configuration	13
Configuring Serial Ports	13
Common Settings	15
Console Server Mode	16
SDT Mode	20
Power Strip Mode	20
Terminal Server Mode	20
Serial Bridging Mode	21
Syslog	21
Add / Edit Users	22
Authentication	24
Network Hosts	25
Serial Port Cascading	27
Remote Power Control (RPC)	32
Uninterruptible Power Supply Control (UPS)	36
Overview of Network UPS Tools (NUT)	43
Environmental Monitoring	45
Failover and Out-of-Band Dial Access	50
OoB Dial-In access	50
Configure Dial In PPP	51
Using The MetaConnect client	53
Set up Windows XP/ 2003 client	53
Set up earlier Windows clients	53
Set up Linux clients	54
Secure Tunneling & MetaConnect	56
Telnet or SSH connection to serially attached devices	56
MetaConnect for OoB Connection to the Gateway	58
MetaConnect Public Key Authentication	60

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ECS0016 FCC Compliance Statement Table of Contents Serial Port and Network Host Configuration Alerts and Logging 105 132 Package Contents FeaturesIntroduction Power Connection Initial ConfigurationAC power socket Management Console Connection 192.168.0.1 ARPPing IP Address Assignment Click Start RunPage Administrator Password Select System Administration Network IP address On the System IP menu System Services Https Telnet Ping Base Communications Software MetaConnect PuTTY Serial Port and Network Host Configuration SSHTerm Configuring Serial Ports Common Settings Console Server Mode Page SSH TCP RFC2217 SDT Mode Power Strip ModeTerminal Server Mode Accumulation Period Syslog Serial Bridging ModeLocal Ethernet LAN ECS0016 Add / Edit Users Page Authentication Configuration AuthenticationSelect Serial & Network Users & Groups Network Hosts Select Serial & Network Trusted Networks Trusted NetworksNetwork IP Address Serial Port Cascading Subnet Mask Click ApplyPage To define and configure a Slave # ssh remhost Please note Page Remote Power Control RPC RPC ConnectionPage RPC Alerts RPC Status User Power Management Uninterruptible Power Supply Control UPS Managed UPS Connections Click Add UPS Groups Configure UPS Powering the Console Server Page Configuring Powered Computers to Monitor a Managed UPS Monitor managedups@192.168.0.1 1 username password slave UPS Alerts UPS Status Overview of Network UPS Tools NUT Page Environmental Monitoring Connecting the EMD Click Add Environmental Alerts Alerts & Logging Alerts Environmental Status Failover and Out-of-Band Dial Access OoB Dial-In access Configure Dial In PPP Check the Enable Dial In Access box Select PAP, CHAP, MSCHAPv2 or None and click Apply Set up Windows XP/ 2003 client Using The MetaConnect clientSet up earlier Windows clients Set up Linux clients Page Secure Tunneling & MetaConnect Telnet or SSH connection to serially attached devices Network To configure MetaConnect for OoB access MetaConnect for OoB Connection to the Gateway Pon networkconnection Poff networkconnection To make the OoB connection using MetaConnect MetaConnect Public Key AuthenticationImporting and exporting preferences Setting up MetaConnect for Remote Desktop access PuTTYgen OpenSSH OpenSSH Windows Set up MetaConnect Serial Ports on ECS0016 SSH port forward over the ECS0016 Serial Port Alerts and Logging Enable SMTP, Snmp and/or NagiosEmail alerts Configure Alerts Snmp alertsSelect Alerts & Logging Snmp Nagios AlertsPage Remote Log Storage Serial Port Logging Power Control Page Configuring Serial Port Power Strips Configuring Ipmi Power Management Configuring Browser Controlled Power Strips User Power Management Nagios Integration Nagios overview Central Nagios server Central management and setting up MetaConnect for NagiosDistributed ECS0016 console servers Set Up a Central Nagios Server MetaConnect Nagios setup involves the following stepsClients Set up distributed ECS0016 console servers Central Site Remote Site Nagios ServerNetwork Managed Hosts Check Prefer NRPE, Nrpe Enabled and Nrpe Command Arguments Host Click New Check and select Check TCP. Select PortSelect Serial Port from the Serial & Network menu Click Console Server Mode, and select Logging Level Enable Nagios on the ECS0016 Click Connection Alert Enable Nrpe monitoring Enable Nsca monitoring Select System Nagios and check Nsca EnabledConfigure selected Serial Ports for Nagios monitoring Configure selected Network Hosts for Nagios monitoring Configure the upstream Nagios monitoring host System Administration and Reset System Management Firmware Upgrades Firmware Configure Date and Time Select the Enable NTP checkbox on the Network Time Protocol Select Status Port Access Port Access and Active UsersStatus Reports Statistics Support Reports Syslog Power Management Select Manage PowerManagement Device Management Serial Port Terminal Connection Select Manage Terminal Basic Configuration Linux Commands Port Log Management Linux Command line Power up the ECS0016 and connect the terminal device Run all registered configurators. This Config Tool SyntaxDescription Administration Configuration Manually Change Clock Settings Date and Time ConfigurationNetwork Time Protocol IP Configuration Dhcp Network ConfigurationTime Zone IP Configuration Static Disable DhcpDefault Gateway Secondary DNS Dial-in Configuration # /bin/config --run=dial-in Services Configuration Serial Port Configuration Supported Protocol Configuration Telnet Access LAN DisabledSSH Access LAN Enabled Raw TCP via LAN Disabled Config.users.total Trusted Networks Event Logging Configuration Password secretRemote Serial Port Log Storage Username cifsuser # /bin/config --run=eventlog Alert Configuration MetaConnect Host Configuration MetaConnect host TCP Ports Advanced Configuration Pmshell CommandsAdvanced Portmanager Pmshell Pmchat Pmusers Portmanager Daemon # pmusers Signals External Scripts and Alerts 109 Access to Serial Ports Raw Access to Serial PortsAccessing the Console Port Enabling Boot Messages on the Console Standard IP-Filter configurationEtc/config/ipfilter IP Filtering Etc/config/filter-custom Customizing the IP-Filter Modifying Snmp Configuration Etc/config/snmpd.conf Adding more than one Snmp server To set the Manager Address field Power Strip Control PowerMan Synopsis Target Specification Pmpower Adding new RPC devices Speedbaud rate/speed charsizecharacter size/charsize Glossary of Terms Used Term Meaning Chap Internet Intranet Key lifetimes MAC address NAT Net mask Radius Router SOL TCP/IP address Telnet UTP Technical Specifications Micrel KS8695P controller RJ45 Connector PinoutWiring 131 Technical Support Warranty Information Limitation of Liability