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4.
SERIAL PORT AND NETWORK HOST
Introduction
The Console Server enables access and control of serially-attached devices and network-attached
devices (
hosts
). The Administrator must configure access privileges for each of these devices, and specify
the services that can be used to control the devices. The Administrator can also set up new users and
specify each user’s individual access and control privileges.
This chapter covers each of the steps in configuring hosts and serially attached devices:
Configure Serial Ports –
setting up the protocols to be used in accessing serially-connected devices
Users & Groups –
setting up users and defining the access permissions for each of these users
Authentication –
covered in Chapter 9
Network Hosts –
configuring access to local network connected computers or appliances (referred to as
hosts)
Configuring Trusted Networks
Cascading and Redirection of Serial Console Ports
Connecting to Power (UPS, PDU and IPMI) and Environmetal Monitoring (EMD) devices
Serial Port Redirection -
using the VirtualPort windows client
Managed Devices -
presents a consolidated view of all the connections (version 3.0 firmware and later)
IPSec
–
enabling VPN connection (version 3.0 firmware and later)
4.1
Configuring Serial Ports
To configure a serial port you must first set the
Common Settings
(
Chapter 4.1.1
) that are to be used for
the data connection to that port (e.g. baud rate) and the
mode
the port is to operate in. Each port can
be set to support one of five operating modes:
i.
Console Server Mode
(
Chapter 4.1.2
) is the default setting and enables general access to the serial
console port on serially attached devices.
ii.
Device Mode
(
Chapter 4.1.3
) sets the serial port up to communicate with an intelligent serial
controlled PDU, UPS or Environmental Monitor Devices (EMD).
iii.
SDT Mode
(
Chapter 4.1.4
) enables graphical console access (with RDP, VNC, HTTPS etc) to hosts that
are serially connected.
iv.
Terminal Server Mode
(
Chapter 4.1.5
) sets the serial port to await an incoming terminal login
session.
v.
Serial Bridge Mode
(
Chapter 4.1.6
) enables the transparent interconnection of two serial port
devices over a network.
To select the serial port to configure:
Select
Serial & Network: Serial Port
and click
Edit
on the port to be reconfigured.