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User Manual

30 May 2001

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Page 2: ...LCI Asia Pacific Postal address P O Box 19 Glen Iris VIC 3146 Australia Delivery address 16 Network Drive Port Melbourne VIC 3207 Australia 61 3 9646 1144 Fax 61 3 9645 3377 Email sales lightwavecom com au Internet www lightwavecom com au LCI Europe Zaubzerstraße 11 Munich D 81677 Germany 49 89 306 3810 Fax 49 89 306 3812 Email office lightwave de Internet www lightwave de ...

Page 3: ...ection 16 4 1 3 Logging Out 16 4 1 4 System Help 16 4 1 5 Changing the Administration Password 18 4 2 Creating and Managing Users 19 4 3 Devices Command 22 4 4 Network Command 23 4 5 Modem Command 24 4 6 Status Commands 25 4 6 1 CONNECTIONS Command 25 4 6 2 VERSION Command 26 4 6 3 INFO Command 27 4 6 4 POWERSTATUS Command 28 4 7 Administrator Session Management Commands 28 4 7 1 LINESPERPAGE Comm...

Page 4: ...ronmental 57 C 3 Electrical 57 C 3 1 AC Power 57 C 3 2 DC Power 57 C 4 Interface 58 C 4 1 Terminal and Device 58 C 4 2 Network 58 C 4 3 Modem 58 C 5 Compliance and Certification 58 C 6 Identification of Exterior Components 59 Appendix D DC Power Specifications 60 D 1 DC Power Source 60 D 2 Overcurrent Protection 60 D 3 DC Supply Connector 60 Appendix E Command Abbreviations 62 Appendix F Hexadecim...

Page 5: ...ort configurations and other system parameters are saved even when the unit is not powered A maximum of 50 user profiles may be stored per system The system software held in flash memory can be updated while the unit is installed The ConsoleServer will not send breaks to the attached servers during the flash update process Updates are sent to the unit using either a serial connection to the termin...

Page 6: ... Access to attached servers is controlled by assigning access rights to system user profiles Each user profile is assigned an ID a password I O rights Users must have a user profile to access any of the attached devices 2 4 Connection Formats 2 4 1 Serial All devices attached to both the device ports and the terminal port must support the RS 232C standard The serial communications parameters may b...

Page 7: ...3 Modem The optional modem card connects to a POTS line using standard RJ11 modular telephone cable The analog modem on the card connects at speeds up to 38 400 baud 2 5 Device Port Buffer Each device port stores 64 KB approximately 100 screens of I O data in a FIFO buffer This data is viewed while the user is not directly interacting with the attached device ...

Page 8: ...fan to provide adequate airflow through the unit 3 2 Physical Installation The ConsoleServer 800 may be installed either in an EIA standard 19 inch rack or as a desktop unit If the unit is used as a desktop unit then four rubber feet included should be applied to the underside of the unit to prevent scratching of the desk surface Rack Mount Instructions Materials Required ConsoleServer 800 EIA sta...

Page 9: ...tching AC power supplies The power supplies accept AC input voltage between 85 and 264 VAC with a frequency between 47 and 440 Hz A country specific power cord is included with the unit additional cords are available from Lightwave if required AC power input Installation Materials ConsoleServer 800 included power cable power outlet 1 Select a power outlet for the ConsoleServer It may be desirable ...

Page 10: ...connector kit wires to 48 VDC power see Appendix D for specifications 1 Turn off the circuit breaker to the DC power supply 2 Select a three wire set 48V 48 Return and Power Supply Ground from the power supply 3 Strip 0 35 inches 89 mm of insulation from each wire 4 Insert a small flat blade screwdriver in the provided connector 5 Insert the appropriate wire into the connector Remove the screwdriv...

Page 11: ...ed from the network A dumb terminal or computer may be attached to the serial port if the serial port uses RS 232 C protocol and vt100 emulation is supported Inserting a cable in the terminal port The default communication parameters for the terminal port are 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity Xon Xoff flow control and a port type of DCE Adapters from Lightwave Communications must be used ...

Page 12: ...mmunication program Make sure that the communication parameters of the terminal or computer match those of the terminal port see above 3 5 Connecting to the Device Port Any device that has a serial console port such as a server or a switch may be connected to the ConsoleServer for consolidated remote administration The console port must support the RS 232 C serial protocol Additionally many server...

Page 13: ...ave adapter to the serial console port 2 Connect the Cat 5 cable to the adapter Connect the other end to the ConsoleServer 800 device port 3 Check that the device port and serial console port communications parameters match and synchronize them if they do not match See sections 4 3 and 4 6 3 for more information regarding the device port parameters 3 6 Connecting the Network Port The ConsoleServer...

Page 14: ...manually set to 10 Mbits half duplex with no auto negotiation 3 Connect the ConsoleServer network port to the network using a standard LAN cable 4 Check the status lights at each end of the connection Both should indicate a good link Try reaching the IP address assigned to the ConsoleServer by using PING or TELNET If there is a problem check the network configuration 3 7 Connecting the Modem Port ...

Page 15: ...ble with sufficient length to reach between the jack and the ConsoleServer 2 Connect one end of the telephone cable to the jack Connect the other end to the ConsoleServer modem port 3 Make sure the ConsoleServer is powered Dial the telephone number of the line connected to the ConsoleServer The modem should automatically answer If not check the telephone line and connections 3 8 Installing a Modem...

Page 16: ...rver 800 modem card Installation Materials ConsoleServer 800 without modem card ConsoleServer 800 modem card Remove the modem panel 1 Remove the metal plate covering the modem slot on the rear of the ConsoleServer ...

Page 17: ...dem card into the open slot and seat flush to the rear of the ConsoleServer Tighten screws on modem card 3 Tighten the screws on the modem card by hand Follow the instructions in section 3 7 to connect the modem port to the telephone network ...

Page 18: ...abbreviated at all For example the command VERSION may be abbreviated to VER but LCIUPDATE may not be abbreviated See Appendix E for more information regarding abbreviations NOTE ESC ESC or CTRL C will cancel an operation and return to the administrator prompt Pressing CTRL R at the LCI800 or sys admin prompt will discard the characters on the current command line and retype the last command used ...

Page 19: ...er up sequence the administrator is logged out as indicated by the LCI800 prompt Some commands may be used from this prompt but most are available only when logged in NOTE The administrator may define the system prompt using the PROMPT command see section 4 10 but the system default prompt LCI800 is used in this manual for clarity 4 1 1 Logging In to System Administration Using Serial Connection L...

Page 20: ...he system will only prompt for the password At the Please enter password prompt enter the administration password The default administrator password is PASS see section 4 1 5 to change the administrator password The ConsoleServer will only echo stars when the password is entered If the password is correct the prompt will change to sys admin 4 1 3 Logging Out To log out from an administration sessi...

Page 21: ... LCIUPDATE tftp Start system update process requires update file s tftp used only at console port when system updates are transfered using the network LINESPERPAGE n Display set number of lines before pause n can be 0 to 99 0 disables LISTDEVICES Show list of device names LISTUSERS user id ALL Display list of users LOGOUT LOGOFF Logout MODEM DEFAULT Display set modem init string DEFAULT set init s...

Page 22: ... REBOOT no abbreviation RESTORE no abbreviation TELNETTIMEOUT TELNETT TT TIMEOUT TIME VERSION VER 4 1 5 Changing the Administration Password At the first login the ConsoleServer 800 will use the factory default password PASS all upper case This default password should be changed as soon as possible to prevent access by anyone other than authorized personnel sys admin passwd Please enter current ro...

Page 23: ...multaneous logins a user may have The administrator may select between 0 and 10 concurrent logins A user with 0 logins will have connect and listen permissions defined but cannot login to access anything until a number of logins greater than 0 is defined Allowed devices example 1 5 8 DEVICES 0 1 5 7 8 The administrator is now prompted to define the device ports that the user will be allowed to acc...

Page 24: ...for the next user ID to be defined Repeat the set up process until all users have been entered To return to the administrator prompt simply press ENTER at the USER ID prompt More users may be added at any time by using the ADDUSER command A maximum of 50 users can be defined sys admin EDITUSER TOM Enter accepts present value Enter case sensitive password PASSWORD 0 10 MAX CONCURRENT LOGINS 2 6 All...

Page 25: ...user ID will be displayed If the ALL qualifier is included after the LISTUSERS command then the parameters for all users are displayed sys admin DELETEUSER PETE Delete user pete Yes or No N y sys admin listusers 2 User id KEVIN 3 User id TONY sys admin To delete a user use the DELETEUSER command followed by the user ID on the same line The LISTUSERS command will allow verification after deleting a...

Page 26: ... the parameter as is If changes need to be made each parameter may be edited as it comes up after each prompt The device name may not contain the character If a name is entered with this character the administrator will be asked to re enter the name Four baud rates are offered 9600 19200 38400 and 57600 Most devices use 9600 as the console admin port baud rate so the device port defaults to this v...

Page 27: ...ine the network port s IP address local subnet mask and default gateway The secondary configuration allows the administrator to define a routing path to reach a specific destination network via an alternate gateway that has a better route to that destination network The network administrator for the ConsoleServer 800 will determine if it is necessary to use this feature If the secondary configurat...

Page 28: ...rver or by the administrator then the ConsoleServer may be accessed by telnet Connecting to the default telnet port reaches the user login connecting to port 5000 reaches the administrator login 4 5 Modem Modem Modem Modem Command The MODEM command allows manipulation of the modem card initialization string When the command is entered the administrator is prompted for the new initialization string...

Page 29: ...tring typing YES and ENTER will send the default initialization string immediately to the modem card while typing NO and ENTER keeps the old modem string It is recommended that the default modem initialization string be used unless the application requires that it be changed The default initialization string is ATH0S0 1 which disconnects any active phone connections when the initialization string ...

Page 30: ... with the MONITOR command line qualifier the CONNECTIONS command updates the connection list on screen every time a user logs in or out or changes login level i e goes into direct mode rather than simply displaying the list once as occurs when the CONNECTIONS command is used alone Connection list update does not apply towards the interaction required to delay a TIMEOUT logout see section 4 7 Admin...

Page 31: ...E 9600 N 8 1 FLOW XON OFF RTS 1 DTR 1 Modem Port M DCE 38400 N 8 1 FLOW RTS CTS RTS 1 DTR 1 sys admin The INFO command displays miscellaneous system information Device port settings network port settings and other system data are reported The network port will return the following information The amount of active telnet sessions The telnet session timeout limit The amount of network administrator ...

Page 32: ...TS line and DTR indicates the status of the DSR line 4 6 4 POWERSTATUS POWERSTATUS POWERSTATUS POWERSTATUS Command sys admin POWERSTATUS Power supply A is OK Power supply B is OK sys admin The POWERSTATUS command displays the status of the two redundant power supplies in the ConsoleServer 800 chassis Power supplies will either be listed as OK or Failed The ConsoleServer 800 will continue to functi...

Page 33: ...admin TIMEOUT 0 Timeout set to 0 minutes 0 disables the timeout from occurring sys admin TIMEOUT 5 Timeout set to 5 minutes sys admin The TIMEOUT command allows the administrator to define a time limit on how long an idle administration session may remain logged in If there is no interaction for the defined amount of time the system will log out the administrator The time limit in minutes is enter...

Page 34: ...YES Yes or No No yes sys admin The FORCELOGOUT command may also be used to disconnect a network administrator session The qualifiers SYSADMIN must be specified after the command 4 8 2 TELNETTIMEOUT TELNETTIMEOUT TELNETTIMEOUT TELNETTIMEOUT Command sys admin TELNETTIMEOUT Timeout set to 5 minutes Sys admin TELNETTIMEOUT 0 Timeout set to 0 minutes 0 disables the timeout from occurring sys admin TELN...

Page 35: ... limit in whole minutes after the command sets the idle time limit Entering a value of 0 will disable the timeout Entering the command by itself will display the current modem idle call time limit 4 9 Saving and Restoring System Settings The administrator may save all the ConsoleServer 800 parameter settings terminal port settings device port settings user IDs etc and restore them later using the ...

Page 36: ...th the BACKUP command all users must be logged out before proceeding with the RESTORE process To begin enter the command RESTORE at the sys admin prompt The ConsoleServer will wait for the plain ASCII file containing the system records previously saved using the BACKUP command Send the records file to the ConsoleServer 800 using the communications program s ASCII file upload function The ConsoleSe...

Page 37: ... may never be abbreviated It is not necessary to backup the ConsoleServer 800 system settings using the BACKUP command before performing the software update as all settings remain the same when the update is complete Appendix B covers the procedure for using the LCIUPDATE command The newest version of flash software is always available at the Lightwave Communication s FTP site ftp ftp lightwavecom...

Page 38: ...5 2 Network Port The network card must be connected to a network that uses TCP IP Devices connected to the network card must be at 10 Mbits half duplex and no auto negotiation on 10 base T Cat 5 wiring IPv6 is not supported To connect to the ConsoleServer 800 network port the user should use a TCP IP telnet client to telnet to the IP address assigned to the network card OCTANE_65 10 TELNET 172 16 ...

Page 39: ...telephone cable RJ11 in the jack on the modem card and insert the other end in a telephone network jack See section 4 5 for instructions on setting the modem initialization string The user interface for the modem card is identical to that found on the terminal card with the exception of one command which is outlined below Only one user at a time may connect to the modem card 5 3 1 Ending a Modem S...

Page 40: ...ly if the terminal or terminal emulation supports VT100 function keys If the terminal or emulation program does not support VT100 function keys then the user may press the CTRL and D key simultaneously to use the pull down menu To exit from a menu without selecting a command press ESC ESC or CTRL C Pressing CTRL U the control and U key simultaneously will erase all typed commands on the current co...

Page 41: ...REVERSE n LINES Go reverse n lines and display page CLEAR Clear device buffer DIRECT Enter direct mode BYE Hang up phone line logoff implied REBOOT Perform a warm boot requires root password Most commands may be abbreviated to one extent or another See Appendix E for allowed abbreviations 5 5 Logging In and Changing Passwords F2 PULL DOWN MENU SHOWING INITIAL MENU CHOICES LOGGED OUT MENU USER LOG ...

Page 42: ... user for the old password by displaying PLEASE ENTER OLD PASSWORD At this prompt the user should enter the old password and press ENTER The ConsoleServer 800 will then prompt the user for the new password by displaying the prompt PLEASE ENTER NEW PASSWORD The user should enter the new password which may be up to ten alphanumeric characters and is case sensitive at this prompt and press ENTER Afte...

Page 43: ...ls Before attempting to select a device port the user may desire to check if the device port is free The CONNECTIONS command allows the user to list the users that are logged in which devices they have currently selected and which mode they are in Users may also view this information by selecting DISPLAY CONNECTED LIST from the pull down menu when logged in 5 8 Selecting a Device Port F2 or CTL D ...

Page 44: ... ACCESS TO DEVICE CHANNEL and the connection will not be made The user may exit from their current device port first by using the EXIT command or selecting EXIT FROM SERVER from the pull down menu to free the device port for use by other users A user may not select a server that is already selected by another user When a server has been selected the prompt will change to show which server has been...

Page 45: ...the port as the command qualifier if using the pull down menu a prompt box will appear to select the device port The user s terminal will then be directly connected to the server and will act as if the terminal was physically connected to the server The ConsoleServer 800 displays the last page of the device buffer along with a system information message indicating which device port is selected as ...

Page 46: ...ODE DEVICE MODE MENU ENTER DIRECT MODE CONNECT TO SERVER DIR CONNECT TO SERVER DISPLAY NEXT PAGE DISPLAY PREVIOUS PAGE GOTO BEGINING OF BUFFER GOTO END OF BUFFER CLEAR BUFFER FORWARD N LINES REVERSE N LINES EXIT FROM SERVER DISPLAY CONNECTED LIST LOGOUT DISPLAY HELP DISCONNECT MODEM Each device port saves the output of a server to a FIFO buffer Each buffer can store up to 64K of data giving approx...

Page 47: ...ting W O P R LOGIN GUEST PASSWORD LOGIN FAILED LOGIN SFALKEN PASSWORD LOGIN FAILED LOGIN JOSHUA Greetings Professor Falken How are you today TOP usr1 DEVICE_1 The following table outlines the functions of the individual commands and pull down menu items COMMAND MENU ITEM FUNCTION TOP GOTO BEGINNING OF BUFFER displays first 24 lines of buffer data BOTTOM GOTO END OF BUFFER displays last 24 lines of...

Page 48: ...acter sequence The factory default break generation sequence is ESC B the escape key then uppercase b The user may edit the break generation sequence in a manner similar to the direct mode escape sequence The user may use the command EDITBRK or select CHANGE BREAK MODE ESC from the pull down menu It is recommended that the user only change the break generation sequence if it causes problems with t...

Page 49: ...45 the selection is unacceptable an error message will appear and the sequence will revert to the old character values Appendix F lists the hexadecimal codes for the ASCII character set ...

Page 50: ...all users will be disconnected and the power on self test will run Any user may issue the REBOOT command so long as they have the administrator password At any ConsoleServer 800 prompt enter the command REBOOT The system will prompt Are you sure you want to reboot Enter YES to proceed or enter NO or just hit ENTER to exit without rebooting The system will then prompt for the administrator password...

Page 51: ...of the modem card as installed or not installed The devices category displays the serial communication parameters for each device port The trailing zeros for the baud rate are truncated so a baud rate of 9600 will be displayed as 96 Parity is indicated by the first letter of the parity type e g NONE is displayed as N The status of the hardware flow control lines is indicated by a 0 or 1 where 0 in...

Page 52: ...or Pinouts ConsoleServer 800 Drawing Number 800_term_dev vsd 1 4 6 8 7 2 3 5 Tx Rx RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD SG ConsoleServer 800 Terminal Device DTE RJ45 1 4 6 8 7 2 3 5 Tx Rx RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD SG ConsoleServer 800 Terminal Device DCE RJ45 pin 1 RJ 45 Connector 100 Washington Street Milford CT 06460 800 871 9838 Fax 203 874 0157 www lightwavecom com ...

Page 53: ...200d0066 vsd 01 01 of RJ45 Receptical to DB25M Adapter 200 0066 ConsoleServer 800 2 DB25 MALE 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 3 2 7 8 6 5 1 4 RJ45 pin 1 Drawing Number 700 200 0066 100 Washington Street Milford CT 06460 800 871 9838 Fax 203 874 0157 www lightwavecom com ...

Page 54: ...00d0067 vsd 01 01 of RJ45 Receptical to DB25F Adapter 200 0067 ConsoleServer 800 2 DB25 FEMALE 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 3 2 7 8 6 5 1 4 RJ45 pin 1 Drawing Number 700 200 0067 100 Washington Street Milford CT 06460 800 871 9838 Fax 203 874 0157 www lightwavecom com ...

Page 55: ...A 200d0069 vsd 01 01 of RJ45 Receptical to DB9M Adapter 200 0069 ConsoleServer 800 1 DB9 MALE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RJ45 pin 1 Drawing Number 700 200 0069 100 Washington Street Milford CT 06460 800 871 9838 Fax 203 874 0157 www lightwavecom com ...

Page 56: ... 200d0070 vsd 01 01 of RJ45 Receptical to DB9F Adapter 200 0070 ConsoleServer 800 1 DB9 FEMALE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RJ45 pin 1 Drawing Number 700 200 0070 100 Washington Street Milford CT 06460 800 871 9838 Fax 203 874 0157 www lightwavecom com ...

Page 57: ...s be obtained at Lightwave Communications FTP site ftp lightwavecom com accessible from any web browser or FTP client program The full URL to the latest ConsoleServer 800 flash software updates procedures and instructions is ftp ftp lightwavecom com pub products 800 update B 3 Getting Started Before initiating the flash update process it is recommended that the system administrator check that ther...

Page 58: ...Yes or No No yes Once there are no users logged in the system administrator must type LCIUPDATE to initiate the flash update process The ConsoleServer will ask the system administrator if he is sure by displaying the prompt Start system update are you sure write out yes Yes or No No If the system administrator wants to proceed with the update he should type out YES completely and press ENTER Other...

Page 59: ...ich will return the system administrator to the previous flash update prompt If the administrator chooses to continue the update the system will reprogram the flash and restart automatically B 5 Update over Network A flash update file download may be initiated from either a network administrator session or a local serial administrator session In either case no other administrator session activity ...

Page 60: ...erver 800 will restart and the standard start up messages will be displayed Once the ConsoleServer 800 has checked the memory pages and reset those necessary the LCI800 prompt will be displayed and the system administrator may login On the first log in after the flash update it recommended that the system administrator check the software versions by using the VERSION command Once the LCI800 prompt...

Page 61: ... 4 F 20 C to 158 F 70 C Storage humidity range 10 to 90 RH non condensing Heat generated in normal operation 75 1 BTU hour C 3 Electrical Both the AC and DC power versions of the ConsoleServer feature redundant power supplies C 3 1 AC Power Universal input voltage auto switched AC power supplies switch fused Input voltage 110 240 VAC AC frequency 50 60 Hz Maximum power consumption 25 W Typical pow...

Page 62: ...m user sessions 8 C 4 3 Modem Format analog POTS Maximum speed 38400 baud Maximum user sessions 1 C 5 Compliance and Certification Entela Electrical Safety Certification equivalent to UL 1950 and CSA 950 Entela is a USA OSHA Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory NRTL an accredited Certification Organization by the Standards Council of Canada SCC and an IECEE CB Scheme National Certifications Bo...

Page 63: ...59 C 6 Identification of Exterior Components Front of ConsoleServer 800 Rear of ConsoleServer 800 ...

Page 64: ... Amp trip double pole fast trip DC rated Overcurrent protection devices e g circuit breakers must be provided as part of each equipment rack and are not included with the ConsoleServer The device must be located between the DC power source and the ConsoleServer D 3 DC Supply Connector The supply input connectors are provided with each ConsoleServer However the conductors are not See below for cond...

Page 65: ...61 Grounding cable insulation color green yellow The cable type should be one of the following UL style 1028 or other UL 1581 VW 1 compliant equivalent IEEE 383 compliant IEEE 1202 1991 compliant ...

Page 66: ...trator Commands command abbreviation adduser addu au backup backup changepswd passwd pswd connections c monitor m deleteuser deleteu devices dev all a edituser editu eu forcelogout forcelogout help h info info lciupdate lciupdate tftp tftp linesperpage linespp lines lpp listdevices listd ld listusers listu lu all a login logi logout logoff lo modem modem modemtimeout modemt mt network net edit e p...

Page 67: ...reviation bottom bo bye bye changepswd ch clear cl connections co devlist de direct dir diselect dis editbrk editb editesc edite exit ex forward f login logi logout logoff logou logof next n passwd pa previous pr reboot reboot reverse r select se top t ...

Page 68: ...al Code Equivalent Character 00 NUL 20 SP 01 SOH 21 02 STX 22 03 ETX 23 04 EOT 24 05 ENQ 25 06 ACK 26 07 BEL 27 08 BS 28 09 HT 29 0A NL 2A 0B VT 2B 0C NP 2C 0D CR 2D 0E SO 2E 0F SI 2F 10 DLE 30 0 11 DC1 31 1 12 DC2 32 2 13 DC3 33 3 14 DC4 34 4 15 NAK 35 5 16 SYN 36 6 17 ETB 37 7 18 CAN 38 8 19 EM 39 9 1A SUB 3A 1B ESC 3B 1C FS 3C 1D GS 3D 1E RS 3E 1F US 3F ...

Page 69: ... 61 a 42 B 62 b 43 C 63 c 44 D 64 d 45 E 65 e 46 F 66 f 47 G 67 g 48 H 68 h 49 I 69 i 4A J 6A j 4B K 6B k 4C L 6C l 4D M 6D m 4E N 6E n 4F O 6F o 50 P 70 p 51 Q 71 q 52 R 72 r 53 S 73 s 54 T 74 t 55 U 75 u 56 V 76 v 57 W 77 w 58 X 78 x 59 Y 79 y 5A Z 7A z 5B 7B 5C 7C 5D 7D 5E 7E 5F _ 7F DEL ...

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