Connecting the appliance to a console device
You can connect a computer directly to the console port of the SafeNet KeySecure Appliance using a serial
connection. From the console you log in a the System Administrator (aka, 'ksadmin' user), create a secure
password, start-up the system and access the IP address of the Graphical User Interface (GUI).
Direct administration connection to the console via serial terminal is required for these reasons:
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During initial configuration, do not yet know the IP address dynamically allocated by your DHCP server.
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After deployment, if you re-configure network settings (i.e., change the IP address) via SSH, you will loose
the old IP address connection.
To open a serial connection:
1.
Connect the serial port on the appliance's rear panel to a terminal server, dumb terminal, PC, or laptop,
using the supplied Prolific Technology Inc. USB to RJ45 (with 8P8C connector) adapter.
2.
If the driver for the Prolific Technology Inc. USB to RJ45 (with 8P8C connector) adapter did not download
and install automatically, go to
to download and install the PL2303 USB-to-Serial
Windows driver.
3.
Open
Device Manager
(
Control Panel
>
Hardware
>
Device Manager
) and expand the
Ports
(COM and LPT)
folder. If the driver installed successfully, an entry is displayed for the
Prolific USB-to-
Serial Comm Port
, followed by the port associated with the adapter. For example:
Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM4)
Record the COM port (COM4 in this example) associated with the adapter. You will need this port number
when you open a serial connection.
4.
Use a terminal emulation package, such as PuTTY, to open a serial connection to the COM port associated
with your Prolific USB-to-Serial adapter. Set the serial connection parameters as follows:
Baud rate:
19200
Data bits:
8
Parity:
None
Stop bits:
1
Serial Port Pinout
KeySecure k470 Appliance : Installation Guide
16 June 2020, Copyright © 2020 Thales Group. All rights reserved.
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