SLC™ 8000 Advanced Console Manager User Guide
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1: About this Guide
Purpose and Audience
This guide provides the information needed to install, configure, and use the Lantronix® SLC™
8000 Advanced Console Manager. The SLC unit is for IT professionals who must remotely and
securely configure and administer servers, routers, switches, telephone equipment, or other
devices equipped with a serial port for facilities that are typically remote branch offices or
“distributed” IT locations.
Summary of Chapters
The remaining chapters in this guide include:
Chapter
Description
Chapter 2: Introduction
Describes the SLC 8000 models, their main features, and the protocols they
support.
Chapter 3: Installation
Provides technical specifications; describes connection formats and power
supplies; provides instructions for installing the SLC 8000 advanced console
manager in a rack.
Chapter 4: Quick Setup
Provides instructions for getting your SLC unit up and running and for
configuring required settings.
Chapter 5: Web and
Command Line Interfaces
Describes the web and command line interfaces available for configuring
the SLC 8000 advanced console manager.
The configuration chapters (6-12) provide detailed instructions for using the
web interface and include equivalent command line interface commands.
Chapter 6: Basic Parameters
Provides instructions for configuring network ports, firewall and routing
settings, and VPN.
Chapter 7: Services
Provides instructions for enabling and disabling system logging, SSH and
Telnet logins, SNMP, SMTP, and the date and time.
Chapter 8: Device Ports
Provides instructions for configuring global device port settings, individual
device port settings, and console port settings.
Chapter 9: USB/SD Card Port
Provides instructions for using the USB port.
Chapter 10: Connections
Provides instructions for configuring connections and viewing, updating, or
disconnecting a connection.
Chapter 11: User
Authentication
Provides instructions for enabling or disabling methods that authenticate
users who attempt to log in via the web, SSH, Telnet, or the console port.
Provides instructions for creating custom menus.
Chapter 12: Maintenance
Provides instructions for upgrading firmware, viewing system logs and
diagnostics, generating reports, and defining events. Includes information
about web pages and commands used to shut down and reboot the SLC
8000 advanced console manager.
Chapter 13: Application
Examples
Shows how to set up and use the SLC unit in three different configurations.
Chapter 14: Command
Reference
Lists and describes all of the commands available on the SLC command line
interface