Avocent MERGEPOINT 53XX SP MANAGER, Installer/User Manual

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Administration Tasks Not
Performed in the Web Interface
This section lists the configuration and maintenance tasks that are performed by an administrator
(the root user, the admin user or a member of the admin group) either on the Linux command line,
using the CLI utility or in the UBoot monitor mode.
Using MindTerm to Create an SSH Tunnel
This section describes how an admin user can create an SSH tunnel from a user workstation to a
managed device using the MindTerm applet that activates when any user connects to the console
using the web interface. A regular user cannot use this procedure; the Tunnels option is not
available for them on the MindTerm menu.
NOTE: You must enable the SSH protocol before creating an SSH tunnel. See Configuring the MergePoint SP
Manager System on page 35.
To use MindTerm to create an SSH tunnel:
1. Log into the web interface as an administrative user, and select System – Setting.
2. Select Connect. A window running a MindTerm applet appears, with an encrypted SSH
connection between the user’s computer and the console.
3. Log in and follow any prompts that may appear about saving the host key.
4. Press Ctrl and the right mouse button at the same time ( Ctrl +[mouse right-click]) then drag the
cursor to pull down and select the Tunnels Basic menu option.
5. The MindTerm Basic Tunnels Setup dialog box appears.
6. Enter a TCP port number to forward in the Local port field. You can select a random number
over 1000.
7. Enter the device’s port number to bring up the desired web application in the Remote
port field.
8. Enter the IP address of the device in the Remote Host field.
9. Click Add. The tunnel is created and the dialog box appears similar to the following
screen example.