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Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server

Installer/User Guide

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Page 1: ...Avocent ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server Installer User Guide ...

Page 2: ...spective owners This document may contain confidential and or proprietary information of Avocent Corporation and its receipt or possession does not convey any right to reproduce disclose its contents or to manufacture or sell anything that it may describe Reproduction disclosure or use without specific authorization from Avocent Corporation is strictly prohibited 2014 Avocent Corporation Allrights...

Page 3: ...allation 7 Getting Started 7 Supplied with the console server 7 Additional items needed 7 Rack Mounting 7 Connecting the Hardware 8 Console server connectors 8 Connecting device consoles or modems to serial ports 10 Turning On the Console Server 11 AC power 11 DC power 12 Configuring a Console Server 13 Using Telnet or SSH 13 Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager 17 Web Manager Overview...

Page 4: ...onfiguration 49 Authentication 49 Appliance authentication 50 Authentication servers 51 Users Accounts and User Groups 53 Local accounts 53 User groups 54 DSView software access rights 61 Event Notifications 61 Event List 61 Event Destinations 62 Trap Forward 62 Data Buffering 63 Appliance logging 63 Sensors 64 Power Management 64 PDUs 65 Login 67 Outlet Groups 67 Network PDUs 68 Active Sessions 6...

Page 5: ...via Dial up 74 Installing DSView software with an OOB back door 74 Configuring dial up for a console server 74 Internal Modem 77 AT MS modulation selection 80 Set telephone extension option 81 AT S registers 81 Basic modem result codes 82 Digital line guard 82 Sleep mode operation 83 Disconnecting a call 83 Selecting country codes 83 Using caller ID 84 Technical Support 86 ...

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Page 7: ...Command Line Interface CLI utility or DSView software to access and configure the console server Some models feature two PC card slots to support modem Ethernet fast Ethernet fiber optic and storage PC cards 16 bit and 32 bit One USB port supports modem V 92 and Wireles storage devices and USB hubs Two fast Ethernet ports support connections to more than one network or configuration of Ethernet bo...

Page 8: ... of this message each administrator needs to verify that changes made during the session were saved Web manager Users and administrators can perform most tasks through the web manager accessed with HTTP or HTTPS The web manager runs in Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari on any supported computer that has network access to the console server The list of supported client br...

Page 9: ...entication server or a DSView server The console server also supports remote group authorizations for the LDAP RADIUS and TACACS authentication methods Fallback mechanisms are also available Any authentication method configured for the console server or the ports is used for authentication of any user who attempts to log in through Telnet SSH or the web manager For more information see Authenticat...

Page 10: ...The console server enables users who are authorized for power management to turn power on turn power off and reset devices plugged into a connected power distribution unit PDU The power devices can be connected to any serial port or to the AUX Modem port if an internal modem is not installed For more information see Power Management on page 64 Auto discovery An administrator can enable auto discov...

Page 11: ...ection 11 LAN firewall 5 PC card modem Ethernet or storage not available on all models 12 Remote authentication server 6 Either AUX Modem or any serial port 13 DSView client server 7 Modem ordered and configured internally at the factory or external modem on a device in one of the PC card slots or USB port or connected to a serial port or the AUX port 14 Remote local Windows Linux computer Typical...

Page 12: ...Introduction 6 ...

Page 13: ...r RJ 45 to DM 25M straight through cable Mounting brackets screws and cord retention clips Keyhole mounting kit Software License Agreement Safety Sheet Additional items needed If you are configuring the console server in a standalone configuration you will also need the following items One or more RJ 45 to RJ 45 CAT 5 straight through cables An RJ 45 to DB 9F straight through adaptor A PC running ...

Page 14: ... in a secure position Bracket Connections for Front Mount Configuration Connecting the Hardware Console server connectors The following figure shows the connectors on the front of the ACS 6000 console server Front of the Console Server ACS 6032 Console Server Shown Number Description 1 USB connector 2 LEDs 3 PC card slots not available on all models Connectors on the Console Server Front ...

Page 15: ...r of the Console Server ACS 6032 Console Server Shown Number Description 1 Power supplies dual AC shown 2 Serial ports 32 ports shown Models come with 4 8 16 32 or 48 serial ports 3 ETH 1 10 100M 1G Ethernet port Can be connected to a second network or used for failover 4 AUX Modem port If an optional internal modem is ordered this port is defined as a V 92 modem at the factory otherwise the port ...

Page 16: ...creen then check Enable Cisco RJ Pin Out The following tables show serial port pinout information Pin No Signal Name Input Output 1 RTS OUT 2 DTR OUT 3 TxD OUT 4 GND N A 5 CTS IN 6 RxD IN 7 DCD DSR IN 8 Not Used N A ACS Console Server Serial Port Pinout Pin No Signal Name Input Output 1 CTS IN 2 DCD DSR IN 3 RxD IN 4 GND N A 5 Not Used N A 6 TxD OUT 7 DTR OUT 8 RTS OUT Cisco Serial Port Pinout To ...

Page 17: ...ct the other end of the cable to the IN port of the chained PDU Repeat both steps until you have connected the desired number of PDUs NOTE For performance reasons Avocent recommends connecting no more than 128 outlets per serial port Turning On the Console Server The console server is supplied with single or dual AC or DC power supplies WARNING Always execute the shutdown command through the web m...

Page 18: ... 1 Power switch 3 GND Ground 2 RTN Return 4 48 VDC DC Power Connection Details To turn on a console server with DC power 1 Make sure the console server is turned off 2 Make sure DC power cables are not connected to a power source 3 Remove the protective cover from the DC power block by sliding it to the left or right 4 Loosen all three DC power connection terminal screws 5 Connect your return lead...

Page 19: ...tings are 9600 bits per second bps 8 bits 1 stop bit no parity and no flow control 2 Turn on the console server When the console server completes initialization the terminal will display the login banner plus the login prompt Using Telnet or SSH An authorized user can use a Telnet or SSH client to make a connection directly to the console of a device if all of the following are true The Telnet or ...

Page 20: ...ugh a serial port For this procedure you need the username configured to access the serial port the port name for example 14 35 60 p 1 TCP port alias for example 7001 device name for example ttyS1 and the hostname of the console server IP address or IP Port alias for example 100 0 0 100 To use an SSH client enter the information in the dialog boxes of the client or To use SSH in a shell enter the ...

Page 21: ...Installation 15 At the beginning of a line enter the hotkey defined for the SSH client followed by a period The default is Or enter the text session hotkey for the CLI prompt and then enter quit ...

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Page 23: ...re see the Cyclades ACS 6000 Command Reference Guide or the DSView Software Installer User Guide Web Manager Overview for Administrators NOTE For an overview of the web manager for regular users see Web Manager Overview for Regular Users on page 70 To log into the web manager 1 Open a web browser and enter the console server IP address in the address field 2 Log in as either admin with the passwor...

Page 24: ... administrator through the configuration steps An administrator can configure all ports in the CAS Profile and set the Security Profile Network and Users Settings using the Wizard By default the first time an administrator accesses the console server through the web manager the Wizard will be displayed Subsequent log ins will open in Expert mode and once the console server has been configured Expe...

Page 25: ...k and Gateway in the appropriate fields 4 Enable or disable IPv6 support 5 Click Next to configure ports or click on the Security Ports or Users link to open the appropriate screen To configure Ports 1 Select the Ports link in the content area 2 Check the box es to enable all ports and or to enable Cisco RJ45 Pin Out to change the pin out when a Cisco cable is connected 3 Use the appropriate drop ...

Page 26: ...t Mode The following tabs are available in the side navigation bar of the web manager when an administrator is in Expert mode Access Click Access to view all the devices connected to the console server To view and connect to devices using the web manager 1 Select Access in the side navigation bar The content area displays the name of the console server and a list of names or aliases for all instal...

Page 27: ... click System Tools then click Upgrade Firmware 4 Download the file from an FTP server by selecting FTP server a In the FTP site field enter the address of the FTP server where you saved the firmware b Enter the username and password for the FTP server in the appropriate fields c Enter the file directory where the firmware is saved and the filename for the firmware in the appropriate fields or Dow...

Page 28: ... to restrict access Select a Security Profile which defines Enabled services FTP ICMP IPSec and Telnet SSH and HTTP HTTPS access Enable or disable Bootp Configuration retrieval The administrator can select either a preconfigured Security Profile or create a custom profile All the services and the SSH and HTTP HTTPS configuration options that are enabled and disabled for each Security Profile are s...

Page 29: ...ole server in Trust All mode To configure DSView software security settings 1 Select System Security DSView 2 Click the Allow appliance to be managed by DSView checkbox and click Save FIPS module The console server has embedded the FIPS capable OpenSSL that is the combination of the FIPS Object Module the FIPS 140 2 validated module along with a FIPS compatible OpenSSL it is a version of the OpenS...

Page 30: ...HA Triple DES SHA DES CBC3 SHA SNMP version 3 requests will be accepted when authentication is SHA and the encryption cipher is AES HTTPS Certificate You can generate a new self signed certificate or download a signed certificate to the appliance from an FTP server or from your desktop To generate a new self signed certificate 1 Select System Security HTTPS Certificate 2 Check the radio button nex...

Page 31: ...rver will restart to use the new certificate all http https sessions will close and user needs to re establish the connection Bootp Configuration Retrieval You can set your console server to be reconfigured during boot or at IP renewal To generate configuration to be retrieved 1 Click System Tools Save Configuration and save the configuration to either an FTP site or locally or Use the list_config...

Page 32: ...is used to provide time and date information NOTE The Current Time displayed in the Date Time screen shows only the time when the screen was opened It does not continue to update in real time To set the time and date using NTP 1 Click System Date And Time 2 Select Enable network time protocol 3 Enter the NTP server site of your choice and click Save To set the time and date manually 1 Click System...

Page 33: ...e to firewall configurations nor is it recommended It is generally advisable for you to use the online help system provided with the product or download the online help zip file and run it from a local server The system administrator can download the online help from Avocent For more information on downloading the online help contact Technical Support Once the online help file is obtained in zip f...

Page 34: ...nfiguration 1 Click System Boot Configuration 2 Under Boot Mode select From Flash and select Image 1 or Image 2 or Select From Network and enter the following information Appliance IP Address Enter the fixed IP address or a DHCP assigned IP address to the console server TFTP Server IP Enter the IP address of the TFTP boot server Filename Enter the filename of the boot firmware 3 Using the drop dow...

Page 35: ...ncludes entries for any Ethernet PC cards that may be installed To configure a network device 1 Select Network Devices The Devices screen appears with a list of network interfaces and their status enabled or disabled 2 Click the name of the network device to configure 3 Select the status either Enabled or Disabled from the drop down menu 4 Select one of the following IPv4 method options Select DHC...

Page 36: ...yntax destination IP CIDR in the Destination IP Mask Bits field 4 Enter the IP address of the gateway in the Gateway field 5 Enter the interface name Eth0 Eth1 or PPPx in the Interface field when the route is by interface 6 Enter the number of hops to the destination in the Metric field then click Save Hosts An administrator can configure a table of host names IP addresses and host aliases for the...

Page 37: ...ured for a chain after it is added Configuring the firewall For each rule an action either ACCEPT DROP RETURN LOG or REJECT must be selected from the Target pull down menu The selected action is performed on an IP packet that matches all the criteria specified in the rule If LOG is selected from the Target pull down menu the administrator can configure a Log Level a Log Prefix and whether the TCP ...

Page 38: ...m the Fragments pull down menu the target action is performed on packets from or to the specified interface if they meet the criteria in the selected Fragments menu option To add a chain 1 Select Network Firewall 2 Select either IPv4 Filter Table or IPv6 Filter Table as needed 3 Click Add 4 Enter the name of the chain to be added 5 Click Save NOTE Spaces are not allowed in the chain name 6 Add one...

Page 39: ...n services at the IP level of the protocol stack NOTE IPSec VPN is not supported with IPv6 When Network IPSec VPN is selected the IPSec VPN screen is displayed Use the Add button to add a VPN connection or click on an existing connection name to edit one already in the list Click the Delete button to delete an existing connection If NAT settings need to be changed click the Configure NAT button Wh...

Page 40: ...Hop The router through which the console server on the left side or the remote host on the right side sends packets to the host on the other side SubNet The netmask of the subnetwork where the host resides Use CIDR notation The IP number followed by a slash and the number of one bits in the binary notation of the netmask For example 192 168 0 0 24 indicates an IP address where the first 24 bits ar...

Page 41: ...ss or If the required SNMP version is v3 click the Version v3 button then select the Authentication Type MD5 or SHA enter the authentication passphrase or password select the Encryption Method DES or AES enter the privacy passphrase and select the Minimum Authentication Level NoAuthNoPriv AuthNoPriv AuthPriv 7 Click Save NOTE For SNMP v1 v2c the console server will allow an administrator to config...

Page 42: ... port number b Check the box to enable auto discovery In this case the port name will be used when auto discovery fails to discover the server name c Check the box to enable speed auto detection NOTE Auto speed detection requires additional configuration in the CAS Profile Auto Discovery Settings screen d Use the appropriate drop down menus to set the protocol and authentication type e Enter the t...

Page 43: ... d Click Delete Any to delete all strings whether selected or not NOTE Clicking Delete Any will delete all alert strings Selecting all the alert strings and clicking Delete is not the same functon as it will not delete alert strings not shown in the table 7 Click Next or click the Power link a Click Add to add a new outlet Click Selected PDU and select a PDU from the list of detected PDUs Enter th...

Page 44: ... to suspend the target session and display Power Management Menu to control the outlets merged to the target Not available for Raw Default Ctrl P NOTE The default escape character for ts_menu is Ctrl X TCP Port Alias Telnet Port Alias TCP port to connect directly to a serial port using Telnet protocol for the connection SSH Port Alias TCP port to connect directly to a serial port using SSH protoco...

Page 45: ...notification for logins and logouts in data buffering Default Disabled Serial Session Logging Enabled stores data at all times Disabled stores data when a CAS session is not opened Default Enabled Alerts Status A special event notification will be generated when input data matches one of the alert strings Default Disabled Alert Strings Strings used to generate event notifications Default Empty Scr...

Page 46: ... file etc ppp srp secrets Default None CHAP Configure the CHAP interval CHAP max challenge and CHAP restart Default values CHAP Interval 0 CHAP Max Challenge 10 CHAP Restart 3 PPP Idle Timeout Number of seconds being idle before PPP times out Default 0 no time out To configure or to edit one or more serial ports with a connected PDU 1 Select Ports Serial Ports 2 Click the checkbox for one or more ...

Page 47: ...e Interval The interval in seconds between Off and On actions for the power cycle command Default 15 Syslog When enabled the PDU will send syslog messages to the appliance Default Enabled Buzzer Enables or disables the PDU s buzzer Default Enabled SW Overcurrent Protection When enabled the software s overcurrent protection is on Default Disabled To copy clone the configuration of one port to other...

Page 48: ...or Set Dial Out button and use the drop down menus to configure the Dial in settings 3 Configure the PPP parameters address authentication and so on 4 Click Save CAS Profile An administrator can configure settings for auto discovery and for auto answer features Auto discovery The auto discovery feature will discover the target name of the server connected to the serial port This name will be used ...

Page 49: ...first one will extract target name from things such as nanana myTarget à results myTarget jhdsgjhas tg2 kjafja à results tg2 And the second one from things such as hsagdfjhagfxxxTARGETyyyyyy à resulting TARGET To configure the strings for probe match used by auto discovery Perform this procedure to change the default settings or the probe or match strings used in auto discovery 1 Select Ports CAS ...

Page 50: ...t Alias SSH Port Alias Raw Mode Port Alias IPv4 Alias and IPv6 Alias The first available port in the pool is used as the serial port for connection NOTE The multiple session access right does not have any effect when using a pool of CAS ports When all ports in the pool are taken the connection to the pool is denied NOTE All ports in the pool must share the same CAS protocol The protocol is validat...

Page 51: ... interface used by the IPv4 Alias Default Eth0 Pool IPv6 Alias The IPv6 address used by the pool This parameter is optional Pool IPv6 Alias Interface The interface used by the IPv6 Alias Default Eth0 Pool of CAS Ports Parameters Dial in Profile An administrator can configure secure dial in settings such as OTP login PPP connections PPP PAP authentication callback and OTP users for PPP connections ...

Page 52: ...me and passphrase in the appropriate fields and click Save NOTE This PPP OPT user will establish PPP connection after being successfully authenticated To configure EAP TLS as PPP authentication for ports with the Dial in Profile 1 Select Ports Serial Ports or Select Ports Auxiliary Ports 2 Check the box next to the port where the modem is connected and click Set Dial In NOTE If using an auxiliary ...

Page 53: ...ial out profile will work only to establish PPP link on demand The administrator must configure static route to have packages routed to the PPP interface Parameter Description Status Enables or disables the port Default Disabled Phone No The phone number to dial to Speed The speed that will be used to configure the serial device and communicate with the connected modem Init Chat Chat for modem ini...

Page 54: ...gger the establishment of the connection DCD Regards or Always Socket Client Parameters Pluggable Devices The console server supports a variety of pluggable devices connected to its USB ports Some models also support PC cards connected to the PCMCIA slots on the front of the console server For more information go to http emersonnetworkpower com en us products then select Infrastructure Management ...

Page 55: ...ted and configured once detected by the console server Ethernet cards and modems must be configured NOTE Configuration of wireless devices takes effect only after the device is ejected and re inserted To configure a pluggable device 1 From the side navigation bar click Pluggable Devices 2 For a network device click its name to configure its network parameters 3 or 4 For a modem V 92 or wireless cl...

Page 56: ... use Single Sign on Authentication to facilitate group authorization When Single Sign on Authentication is disabled the console server uses the individual configuration based in the destination of the access the console server itself or each serial port Users must use their password each time they access an individual port If enabled Single Sign on Authentication will use the authentication server...

Page 57: ... or passphrase in the Confirm Secret field 5 Enter the desired number of seconds for server time out in the Timeout field 6 Enter the desired number of retries in the Retries field 7 If you select the Enable Service Type attribute to specify the authorization group checkbox enter the authorization group name for each of the following Service Types Login Framed Callback Login Callback Framed Outbou...

Page 58: ...m Password field 7 Enter your desired Login Attributes 8 Click Save To configure a Kerberos authentication server 1 Select Authentication Authentication Servers Kerberos 2 Enter the IP address Realm of the server 3 Enter the Realm Domain Name example avocent com 4 Enter the Domain Name example avocent com 5 Click Save To configure an NIS authentication server 1 Select Authentication Authentication...

Page 59: ...onsole server has two local user accounts by factory default admin Performs the initial network configuration The factory default password for admin is avocent The admin user is a member of the admin group and can configure the console server and ports as well as user and group authorizations root Has the same permissions as the admin user The factory default password for root is linux The root us...

Page 60: ...iven access and authorizations either by default or as assigned by an administrator Administrators can alter the permissions and access rights of users belonging to the appliance admin or user groups or create additional groups with custom permissions and access rights Administrators can add delete or modify permissions and access rights for users from any group at any time If an administrator con...

Page 61: ...up Name is selected both the content area and side navigation bar change The side navigation bar will display specific menu options for Members and Access Rights which include Serial Power and Appliance rights 3 In the side navigation bar click Access Rights Serial or Access Rights Power to access the screens displaying the fixed access rights and permissions for members of the admin group pertain...

Page 62: ...ups to add permissions and access rights as needed By default all selections on the Appliance Access Rights screen will be disabled NOTE The Appliance Access Rights screen for the user group can be changed at any time by an administrator This will change the access rights for all members of the console server s user group shell login profile Members of the shell login profile group have access to ...

Page 63: ...emove Click Delete to delete the selected members To configure a session idle time out and or login profile for a group 1 Click Users Authorization Groups 2 Click on the name of the group whose session idle time out and or login profile you want to set In the side navigation bar click Login Profile 3 Select the radio button to use either the global settings for the Session Timeout or to use custom...

Page 64: ...targets from the box on the right by double clicking on the target or by selecting the target and clicking the Remove button 6 Select the desired access rights 7 Click Save The Serial screen will appear and show the serial target devices you have authorized for use by the user group with configured permission s 8 Edit the access rights by selecting the checkbox next to one or more of the target na...

Page 65: ...uthorization Groups 2 Click on the new user group name 3 In the side navigation bar click Access Rights Power Outlets 4 Click Add The Add Outlet screen is displayed 5 For connected PDUs click the Select PDU button to activate the Connected PDUs and Outlets fields 6 Select Connected PDU from the pull down menu 7 Enter the outlets assigned to the user group NOTE Outlets can be specified individually...

Page 66: ... belongs to the authorization group TACACS_1 and the user special belongs to the authorization group admin To configure a group in a RADIUS authentication server Define which group s the user belongs to in the attribute FRAMED_FILTER_ID with the following syntax group_name acs6000_group1 acs6000_group2 NOTE The group names should be separated by a comma and end with a semi colon NOTE The ACS 6000 ...

Page 67: ...re access rights to console server access rights 1 Click Users Authorization DSView Access Rights 2 Select the desired access rights and click Save Event Notifications The console server will generate notifications for a variety of events You can configure the console server to direct or store those event notifications to various destinations for immediate use or for analysis later Event List The ...

Page 68: ...ct Appliance Console to send messages to the console server s console 4 Select Root Session to send syslog messages to all sessions where you are logged in as root user 5 Under the SNMP Trap heading enter the name of the community defined in one or more of the SNMP trap servers in the Community field then enter the IP addresses of up to five servers in the server fields 6 Under the SMS heading ent...

Page 69: ...st be enabled in the Security Profile screen before configuring NFS Data Buffering Settings NFS does not support IPv6 4 To segment data buffering files every day based in hour enter the time in the Close Log Files and Open New Ones at Time HH MM field This will be valid for local and NFS data buffering 5 To configure data buffer storage on a syslog server in the Syslog Data Buffering Settings sect...

Page 70: ...alls below the Maximum Temperature minus Threshold an even notification that the console server has returned to normal operating temperature will be generated This is also true for setting the minimum temperature threshold 4 In the Minimum Temperature field enter the temperature in degrees Celsius that if the console server s temperature falls below will generate an event notification 5 In the Min...

Page 71: ...SPC devices when the corresponding serial port is configured for power management PDUs To manage a PDU 1 Select Power Management PDUs 2 Select the checkbox next to the PDU you want to manage 3 Click On Off Cycle Reboot PDU Reset HW Overcurrent Protection or Factory Defaults if desired A confirmation appears Click OK NOTE The power controls On Off and Cycle will be applied to all outlets of the PDU...

Page 72: ...7 Click Current Voltage Power Consumption Energy Consumption or Environment in the side navigation bar to view a table with appropriate information Click Reset Values to clear Max Min and Average values To configure a PDU 1 Click Settings to expand the side navigation bar 2 Click Outlets 3 Click on an outlet number to change its settings Click Save then click Close or Check two or more boxes next ...

Page 73: ...as well as configure them You can also turn on turn off or cycle selected outlet groups To manage outlet groups 1 Select Power Management Outlet Groups 2 Check the box next to the name of the Outlet Group you want to manage 3 Click the On Off or Cycle radio button if desired or 4 Click Add to add an outlet group The Add Group screen appears Enter the name in the Group Name field 5 Click Save To vi...

Page 74: ...e PDU By selecting the Network PDUs node an administrator can add new Network PDUs or edit configuration of current ones The following functionalities are supported for Network PDUs Power Control turn on turn off and cycle reboot outlets rename the PDU and rename the outlets To add a network PDU 1 Select Power Management Network PDUs 2 Click Add 3 Enter the IP address of the network PDU 4 Select t...

Page 75: ...e user The following table shows the types of information available Screen Name Definition Network Devices Shows Ethernet ports and PC card Device Name Status enabled disabled IPv4 Address IPv4 Mask and IPv6 Address not available on all models Network IPv4 Routing Table Shows Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use and lface Network IPv6 Routing Table Shows Destination NextHop Flags Metri...

Page 76: ...ers 3 Content area Contents change based on the options selected in the side navigation bar Web Manager Regular Users Screen Functional Areas Menu Option Description Access Displays all the devices the user can access Click on Serial Viewer in a device s Action column to launch a terminal session with that device Power Management PDUs Outlet Groups Click PDUs to turn on turn off cycle reboot reset...

Page 77: ...oltage 120 VAC Typical 0 17 A 20 W Maximum 0 25 A 30 W Nominal voltage 230 VAC Typical 0 1 A 23 W Maximum 0 15 A 35 W Nominal voltage 48 VDC 20 tolerance Typical 0 5 A Ambient Atmospheric Condition Ratings Operating Temperature 32oF to 122oF 0o C to 50o C Storage Temperature 4oF to 158oF 20o C to 70o C Humidity 20 to 80 relative humidity non condensing across the operating temperature range Dimens...

Page 78: ...ctly to the console server s CONSOLE port 2 Turn the console server off then on again 3 Press the Spacebar to access the uboot prompt 4 Type hw_boot single and press Enter 5 The console server will boot into single user mode Type passwd and press Enter 6 Enter the new password and confirm 7 Type reboot and let the console server boot normally ...

Page 79: ...er can accept connections from the DSView management software TCP port 3502 https TCP port 3871 adsap2 UDP port 3211 aidp TCP port 22 sshd The following ports in the DSView software can accept connections from the ACS 6000 advanced console server TCP port 4122 default SSH server TCP port 4514 default data logging or Syslog server ...

Page 80: ...is installation the DSView server must be the central point of reception of both the packets leaving the downloaded viewer and the console server To ensure this Proxy mode must be configured within the DSView software The viewer will then point to the DSView server not the console server to establish the SSH connection The DSView server would then route the packets by changing both the source and ...

Page 81: ...k Generate Automatically to set the IP address automatically or enter the PPP Local IP address and Appliance IP address manually 10 Select DSView Settings Dial up and click Save 11 To configure a console server to receive the dial up connection within the DSView software 12 In a Units view window containing appliances select the ACS 6000 console server you want to configure 13 For a modem attached...

Page 82: ... console server s CLI and access the Linux shell Edit the etc ppp chap secrets and add a line in the format where the first column should have the PPP user and the third column should have the PPP password as is shown in the following example pppuser ppppassword ...

Page 83: ...ss AT commands at most standard DTE Data Terminal Equipment speeds and parity settings For each command issued the modem will respond with a result code to inform you of the modem s status The format of a basic AT command and result code is as follows AT Command CR OK AT Attention Command any valid command CR Carriage Return or Enter key OK Result Code Command Description ATDT7678900 CR Instructs ...

Page 84: ...e speaker volume medium ATL3 Sets the speaker volume high ATM0 Speaker is always off ATM1 Speaker is on during call establishment but goes off when carrier is detected default ATM2 Speaker is always on ATM3 Speaker if off during dialing and when receiving carrier but on during answering ATQ0 Enables result codes to the DTE default ATQ1 Disables result codes to the DTE ATSr Establishes S register r...

Page 85: ...is issued AT F Restores factory configuration AT G0 Disables guard tone default AT G1 Enables 550 Hz guard tone AT G2 Enables 1800 Hz guard tone AT K0 Disables flow control AT K3 Enables RTS CTS flow control default for data modes AT K4 Enables XON XOFF flow control AT K5 Supports transparent XON XOFF flow control AT P0 39 61 make break ratio at 10 pulses per second default AT P1 33 67 make break ...

Page 86: ...Carrier Description Bell 103 B103 300 Bell 212 B212 1200 V 21 V21 300 V 22 V22 1200 V 22 bis V22 2400 or 1200 V 23 V23C 1200rx 75tx or 75rx 1200tx V 32 V32 9600 or 4800 V 32 bis V32B 14400 12000 9600 7200 or 4800 V 34 V34 33600 31200 28800 26400 19200 16800 14400 12000 9600 7200 4800 or 2400 V 90 V90 56000 54667 53333 52000 50667 49333 48000 46667 45333 42667 41333 40000 38667 37333 36000 34667 33...

Page 87: ...of an S register issue an ATSr CR command where r is the register in question The modem will then display the value of the S register Register Range Units Default Description S0 0 255 Rings 0 Ring to answer on ATS0 1 CR means answer call on first ring detected S1 0 255 Rings 0 Number of rings counted S2 0 127 ASCII 43 Escape code character S3 0 127 ASCII 13 Command terminator CR S4 0 127 ASCII 10 ...

Page 88: ... a 1200bps line or DTE connection 6 NO DIALTONE 7 BUSY The modem has detected a busy tone 8 NO ANSWER After S7 time has elapsed the remote server never answered 10 CONNECT 2400 Line speed or DTE connection at 2400bps 12 CONNECT 9600 Line speed or DTE connection at 9600bps 15 CONNECT 14400 Line speed or DTE connection at 14400bps 16 CONNECT 19200 Line speed or DTE connection at 19200bps 17 CONNECT ...

Page 89: ...can also be used to disconnect a call In order to issue a command to the modem when it is On Line the modem must be placed into the On Line Command State This is accomplished by issuing a special escape sequence The default value of this three digit escape sequence is the character see S2 to change The is protected by a one second delay before and after it is sent see S12 to change the time When t...

Page 90: ...bout incoming telephone calls The modem can inform you of the date time telephone number and name associated with incoming calls When the CID option is enabled information will be displayed between the first and second incoming RING In order for this feature to work properly the telephone line connected to the modem must subscribe to caller ID service offered by the local telephone company A sampl...

Page 91: ...ameter Description VCID 2 Enable caller ID with unformatted presentation to the DTE VRID 0 Displays the formatted caller ID of the last received call VRID 1 Displays the unformatted caller ID of the last received call ...

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