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Serial Console Server User Manual
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Terminology
Throughout the manual we make reference to the terms Local and Remote in
regard to the operators and equipment deployed in a Serial Console Server
installation. Depending on the point of view, users and servers can be
considered
Local under some circumstances, and Remote under others:
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Serial Console Server’s Point of View
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Remote users – We refer to a user as a Remote user when we think of
him as someone who logs into the Serial Console Server over the net
from a location that is
remote from the Serial Console Server.
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Local Console – a computer connected directly to the Serial Console
Server by a physical connection.
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Servers, Serial Device, or Port Device – any device attached to the
Serial Console Server’s ports via cable.
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User’s Point of View
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Local client users – We refer to a user as a Local user when we think of
him as sitting at his computer performing operations on the devices
connected to the Serial Console Server that is
remote from him .
When we describe the overall system architecture we are usually speaking
from the Serial Console Server’s point of view – in which case the users are
considered remote. When we speak about operations users perform via the
browser, viewers, and AP programs over the net, we are usually speaking from
the user’s point of view – in which case the Serial Console Server and the
devices connected to it are considered remote.
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