Black Box 37687, User Manual

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Terminal Server User Guide
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Chapter 2 Installation
Saving and downloading configurations
It is possible to save the configuration of your Terminal Server. This is convenient for loading
multiple communications servers with the same setup. It is also advisable as a backup
method.
If the boot file name has the extension “.cfg” (eg iolan.cfg), it will be loaded as a configuration
file rather than a boot file.
This allows the administrator to configure one Terminal Server, save its configuration and
automatically configure subsequent units via bootp.
Should the configuration of your Terminal Server ever be corrupted because of user error or
damage, it is an advantage to have the configuration stored somewhere for easy re-
installation.
This can be achieved by uploading the configuration of the unit to a host on the network. To
do this, enter the Communications Server Menu from the Administration Menu. Select the Init
file entry of this menu.
Set this to the full pathname of the file in which you wish to store the configuration. Set Boot
host to the host machine you wish the file to reside within and save these entries.
Boot host: rockvegas (or ip address)
Init file: /tftp/term_serv.cfg
Log onto the host machine in the normal manner and create the file you have specified in the
Terminal Server menu, this could be as shown in the next picture:
touch term_serv.cfg
Note
This file must exist with the correct read/write permissions before you can write to it.This
can be accomplished by pressing the
Enter key and selecting the CLI option in the pop
up menu. At the iolan> prompt, use the CLI as the administrator by typing:
su
and enter the password and type:
save config
This uploads the communications server port configurations to the host in a format that
can be downloaded at a later date.
Note
This does not save any of the settings configured in the Server Configuration Menu,
including the IP address, language, name, subnet mask, etc.