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16-, 32-, and 48-Port Value-Line Console Servers Quick Start Guide
3. Select the console server protocols (Telnet, SSH, TCP, and RFC2217) that are to be
used for the data connection to that port.
4. You may also set a Logging Level to specify the level of information to be logged
and monitored for that port. Click “Apply.”
5. To access locally networked computers (referred to as Hosts) through the console
servers, select “Serial & Network: Network Hosts” and click “Add Host.”
Figure QS-3. Serial and Network: Network Hosts screen
6. Enter the IP address/DNS Name of the host.
7. Edit the Permitted Services used for accessing this host, for example, HTTPS (TCP
Port 443), VNC (TCP Port 5990), or add custom TCP or UDP port numbers. Only
the services specified here are tunneled to the host, all other services are blocked.
8. At this stage, you may also specify the level of information to be logged and
monitored for each host access.
9. Click “Apply.”
QS6. Add New Users
NOTE: We recommend that you set up a new Administrator user (in the admin
group with full access privileges) and log in as this new user for all ongoing
administration functions (instead of continuing as root).
