Instruction Manual
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3.Assuming you have already set up the target ECS0016 as a gateway in your MetaConnect client (with username/ password etc), select this gateway and click the Host icon to create a host (alternatively, select File > New Host).
4.Enter 127.0.0.1 as the Host Address and select Serial Port 2 for Service. In Descriptive Name, enter as appropriate (e.g. Loop back ports, Local serial ports, etc.). Click OK to continue.
•Click the Serial Port 2 icon for Telnet access to the serial console on the device attached to serial port #2 on the gateway
To enable MetaConnect to access devices connected to the gateway’s serial ports, you must also configure the ECS0016 gateway itself to allow
1.Browse to the ECS0016 gateway and select Serial Port from Serial &
Network.
2.Click Edit next to the selected Port number (e.g. Port 2 if the target device is attached to the second serial port). Ensure the port’s serial configuration is appropriate for the attached device.
3.Scroll down to Console Server Setting and select Console Server Mode. Check Telnet (or SSH) and scroll to the bottom and click Apply.
4.Select Network Hosts from Serial & Network and click Add Host.
5.In the IP Address/DNS Name field enter 127.0.0.1 and enter Loop back in Description.
6.Remove all entries under Permitted Services, select TCP and enter 200+n in Port. (This configures the Telnet port enabled in the previous steps, so for Port 2 you would enter 2002)
7.Click Add, then scroll to the bottom and click Apply.
By default, administrators have gateway and serial port access privileges; however for Users to access the gateway and the serial port, you will need to give those Users the required access privileges. To do so:
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