SCS1600/3200 User Guide
4: Application Setup
Console Server Example
Modem
Internet
or
Intranet
UNIX
Server
PBX
Router
Switch
SCS
In-Band
PC
Out-of-Band
PC
Phone Line
Once you have completed the physical connections, you can establish an SSH or Telnet
connection to the SCS's IP address and socket number of the desired port.
The SCS's serial ports allow three types of socket connections: SSH connections at
socket 22xx, Telnet IAC interpretation at socket 20xx, and raw TCP connections at
socket 30xx, where xx is the port number. For example, to open a Telnet connection to
port 2 of an SCS at IP address 192.0.1.168, issue the command
telnet
192.0.1.168 2002
from your system prompt.
Note:
The syntax for SSH connections depends on your SSH client software.
Enabling Menu Mode
If others need to access devices attached to the SCS, but you wish to limit their options,
use menu mode. Menus allow users to access often-used hosts and services without
needing to know command syntax, the IP address of the non-local devices, or the socket
numbers involved. You can enable menu mode on either individual serial ports or on
port
0
(the network port template) so users who Telnet to the SCS see the configured menu
rather than the
Local>
prompt.
When menu mode is enabled, a user who logs in to an SCS port (or, if menu mode is
enabled for port 0, a user who Telnets to the SCS) sees a menu listing various
descriptive entries. Each menu entry corresponds to a command. For example, selecting
option 4 from the following menu connects the user to the SCS
Local>
prompt.
Sample Menu
Lantronix Console Server
1) Cisco Router
2) Sun Server
3) Linux Server
Enter Selection:
4) Local> Prompt
5) Logout
6)
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