Configure the device using the ConnectPort LTS web interface
Configuration through the web interface
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5. Complete the steps based on the selected profile option:
n
Console Management
: Most network devices such as routers, switches, and servers
offer one or more serial ports for management. Instead of connecting a terminal to the
console port, cable the console port to the serial port of your Digi device server. Then
using TCP/IP utilities like reverse telnet, network administrators can access these
consoled serial ports from the LAN.
a. Record the TCP (or SSH) port number listed under
TCP Server Settings
. You
will need the TCP port number when configuring an application or device
that accesses the serial port from the network.
b. To log inbound serial data, click
Advanced Serial Settings
, select
Enable
port logging
, and then click
Apply
.
c. Click
Basic Serial Settings
, complete the fields to match the settings of the
attached serial device, and then click
Apply
.
Note
Configure the application or device that initiates communication to the serial port
from the network with the following information:
l
IP address of this Digi device server.
l
TCP or (SSH) port number for the serial port recorded above in Step a.
n
Local Configuration
(Console Port): Click
Basic Serial Settings
, complete the fields to
match the settings of the attached serial device or terminal, and then click
Apply
.
n
Custom
: Complete the fields under
Serial Port Configuration
and then click
Apply
.
n
Modem
: To accommodate environments where the ConnectPort LTS is not available on
the network (for security purposes) or to allow access when a network outage occurs,
use externally attached serial modems for out-of-band management.
a. Select
Incoming Connection
or
Outgoing Connection
(or
Network Bridge
Connection
... if bi-directional).
b. Select
Enable PPP Connections on this Modem
if you want to establish a
PPP connection.
c. Click
Apply
.
d. Click
Basic Serial Settings
and configure these settings to match the
settings of the attached modem. In a typical configuration, you should set
the baud rate should be set to
115200
and set flow control to
Hardware
.
e. Click
Apply
.
