Opengear ACM5000, User Manual

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Introduction
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Console Server & RIM Gateway User Manual
THIS MANUAL
This Users Manual walks you through installing and configuring the following Opengear product lines:
- ACM5504-5-G-I, ACM5504-2-P, ACM5508-2-M and ACM5008-2-P Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM)
gateways
- ACM5002, ACM5004, ACM5004-2, ACM5004-G, ACM5004-I, ACM5003-M & ACM5003-W Remote Infrastructure
Management (RIM) gateways (with
–SDC, -E and -F options) and ACM5004-G/GV (with –SDC and -E options) &
ACM5005-G-I Cellular Routers
- IM4004-5 & IM4216-34-DAC (or DDC) Management Gateways
- IM4248-2-DAC (or DDC), IM4232-2-DAC (DDC), IM4216-2-DAC (DDC) & IM4208-2-DAC Infrastructure Managers
- CM4001, CM4008, CM4116-SAC, CM4116-SAC & CM4148-SAC Console Servers
- SD4001, SD4002 Secure Device Server
Each of these products is referred to generically in this manual as a console server. Where appropriate product groups
may be referred to as RIM gateways or cellular routers or by specific product line name or product group (e.g. IM4200
family, ACM5500).
Manual Organization
This manual contains the following chapters:
1. Introduction An overview of the features of the console server and information on this manual
2. Installation Physical installation of the console server and the interconnecting of managed devices
3. System Configuration Covers initial installation and configuration of the console server on the network and the
services that will be supported
4. Serial & Network Covers configuring serial ports and connected network hosts, and setting up users
5. Firewall, Failover & OoB Describes setting up the firewall router functions and the high availability access features
of the
console server
6. Secure Tunneling Covers secure remote access using SSH and configuring for RDP, VNC, HTTP, HTTPS
etc access to network and serially connected devices
7. Auto Response and Logs Explains the setting up of local and remote event/ data logs and configuring auto-
response actions to trigger events
8. Power & Environment Management of USB, serial and network attached power strips and UPS supplies. EMD
environmental sensor configuration
9. Authentication All access to the console server requires usernames and passwords which are locally or
externally authenticated
10. Nagios Integration Setting Nagios central management with SDT extensions and configuring the console
server as a distributed Nagios server
11. System Management Covers access to and configuration of services to be run on the console server
12. Status Reports View a dashboard summary and detailed status and logs of serial and network connected
devices (ports, hosts, power and environment)
13. Management Includes port controls and reports that can accessed by Users
14 Basic Configuration Command line installation and configuration using the config command
15. Advanced Config Advanced command line configuration activities using Linux commands
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