Chapter 3: Serial Port, Device and User Configuration
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PortShare
is supplied free with each console server and you are licensed to install
PortShare
on one
or more computers for accessing any serial device connected to a console server port.
PortShare
for Windows
The
portshare_setup.exe
can be downloaded from the ftp site. See the PortShare User Manual and
Quick Start for details on installation and operation.
PortShare
for Linux
The
PortShare
driver for Linux maps the console server serial port to a host
try
port. Opengear has
released the
portshare-serial-client
as an open source utility for Linux, AIX, HPUX, SCO, Solaris and
UnixWare. This utility can be downloaded from the ftp site.
This PortShare serial port redirector allows you to use a serial device connected to the remote
console server as if it were connected to your local serial port. The
portshare-serial-client
creates a
pseudo tty port, connects the serial application to the pseudo tty port, receives data from the
pseudo tty port, transmits it to the console server through network and receives data from the
console server through network and transmits it to the pseudo-tty port.
The
.tar
file can be downloaded from the ftp site. See the PortShare User Manual and Quick Start for
details on installation and operation.
3.8
Managed Devices
The
Managed Devices
page presents a consolidated view of all the connections to a device that can be
accessed and monitored through the console server. To view the connections to the devices, select
Serial
& Network > Managed Devices
