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11: Connections
This chapter describes how to use the Connections web page to connect external devices and
outbound network connections, such as Telnet or SSH, in various configurations. For information
about how to configure devices to interact with an SLC device port connected to an external
device, see
Chapter 8: Devices .
This chapter contains the following sections:

Types of Endpoints and Connections

Typical Configurations of SLC Connections

Connection Configuration
Types of Endpoints and Connections
An SLC device port attached to an external device can be connected to one of the following
endpoint types:

Another device port attached to an external device

Another device port with a modem attached

An outgoing Telnet or SSH session

An outgoing TCP or UDP network connection
You can set up connections such as those described below in Typical Configurations of SLC
Connections .
You can establish the following types of connections:

Immediately and always after reboot.

At a specified date and time. These connections connect if the date and time have already
passed.

After a specified amount of data or a specified sequence of data passes through the
connection. Following reboot, the connection is not reestablished until the specified data
passes through the connection.
Typical Configurations of SLC Connections
The following configurations are typical.
Terminal Server
Figure 11-1 shows the SLC console manager as a multiplexer of serial data to a single server
computer. Terminal devices are connected to the serial ports of the SLC device are configured as
a
Device Port to Telnet out type connection on the Connections page. The users of the terminals
can access the server as if they were connected directly to it by local serial ports or a console.