Console server configuration
The Console Server feature allows connections to be made to multiple devices
that use RS-232 serial links for configuration and reporting, such as specialist
servers, ethernet switches, etc.
You can configure a maximum of seventeen serial ports; one of which uses the
OPTIONS port, while the others require Console CAMs to be attached to the
various standard ports. The ports can be universally configured using the ‘Port
Defaults’ settings or can be set individually using the Edit Port Configuration
button.
To get here
1 Using VNC viewer or a browser, log on as the ‘admin’ user.
2 Click the ‘Configure’ button in the top right corner.
3 Click the ‘Console Server Configuration’ option.
Use Console Server
Tick this option to enable the Console Server features of the unit.
Telnet Base Port
Sets the base value for the IP port used by Telnet to connect to a particular port
on the unit. The port use is Base Port + Port Number (Port Number is 0..16).
Set this to 0 to completely disable Telnet access to the Console Server ports.
SSH Base Port
Sets the base value for the IP port used by the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol to
connect to a particular port on the unit. The port use is Base Port + Port Number
(Port Number is 0..16).
Set this to 0 to completely disable SSH access to the Console Server ports.
Port Defaults
Using these settings, you can determine a standard set of parameters which can
be applied to all ports that are using the Console Server feature.
If you have a mixture of settings to apply to the ports, but most adhere to a
particular common format, use these Port Defaults (and then the ‘Set All Ports
to...’ button) to first apply the common format to all and then use the ‘Edit Port
Configuration’ button to alter the exceptions to the applied defaults.
Set All Ports to Port Defaults
Click to apply the current Default Port setting to all ports and then display the
Console Server Port Configuration
page. This allows all ports to be quickly
configured to a common set of values and then individual changes to be made
as required.
Edit Port Configuration
Click this button to display the
Console Server Port Configuration
page
(shown on next page) where serial parameters and protocol settings can be
applied to each port individually.
