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Black Box Console Server user guide 10CHAPTER 3 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION ... 69Securit

Black Box Console Server user guide 100User form field descriptionsThis section describes the fields within the user form detailed in Configuration pr

Black Box Console Server user guide 101Service Instructs the unit to start a user service by selecting one from the following list (once the user is a

Black Box Console Server user guide 102TCP Port No(ignore this field unless you have selected a user Service of ‘telnet’)(telnet only) enter the TCP/I

Black Box Console Server user guide 103255.255.255.255 - specified by user. The unit will prompt the user for an IP address or hostname, when the teln

Black Box Console Server user guide 104Callback for a userCALLBACK(fixed)OFFONThe unit will not provide any type of callback to the user, neither fixe

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Black Box Console Server user guide 106framed ip (use only when the user service field is set to ‘slip’ or ‘ppp’) this is the ip address of the remote

Black Box Console Server user guide 107framed compression(use only when the user service field is set to ‘slip’ or ‘ppp’) this parameter determines wh

Black Box Console Server user guide 108Changing a user’s passwordTo change a user’s password, proceed as follows;1. Within the Users menu, select ‘Set

Black Box Console Server user guide 109Configuring Break Pass ThroughThe Console Server will not send break signals on power cycles. It is also config

Black Box Console Server user guide 11CHAPTER 4 USING YOUR CONSOLE SERVER ... 115Introductio

Black Box Console Server user guide 110Resetting the line to defaultThis feature enables you to reset the serial line which you are configuring to the

Black Box Console Server user guide 111Saving your settingsSaving settings to non-volatile memory1. After making changes to the configuration, exit th

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Black Box Console Server user guide 115Chapter 4 Using your Console ServerYou need to read this chapter if you want to...You need to read this chapter

Black Box Console Server user guide 116IntroductionOnce the unit has been configured and users added using the procedures given in Chapter 2 Installat

Black Box Console Server user guide 117Accessing devices via Telnet from the LANIn order to perform this function you must have a system capable of ru

Black Box Console Server user guide 118Accessing devices via SSHIn order to perform this function you must have a system capable of running an SSH ses

Black Box Console Server user guide 1193. You will be prompted to generated the SSH keys associated with the version of SSH selected. This initial gen

Black Box Console Server user guide 12add gateway ...

Black Box Console Server user guide 1205. Once the keys have been generated, you will be prompted to save your settings. 6. Each line which you requir

Black Box Console Server user guide 121• SSH protocol enabled and associated key generated on the Console Server• Disable decompression on SSH client

Black Box Console Server user guide 122Accessing devices via modems using PPPFor this method you will need to setup one of the serial ports for PPP (s

Black Box Console Server user guide 123Accessing devices via modems using a dumb deviceFor this method you will be using either a PC with a terminal e

Black Box Console Server user guide 12413. At this prompt telnet to the appropriate port For example Telnet 'ipaddress' 'socket #'

Black Box Console Server user guide 125Appendix A Cabling informationYou need to read this appendix if you want to...You need to read this appendix if

Black Box Console Server user guide 126RJ45 RS232 serial ports The RS232 RJ45 serial ports are 8-pin shielded and surge-suppressed to 15KV. Note that

Black Box Console Server user guide 127Pin numbering in the RJ45 connectors

Black Box Console Server user guide 128AUI portThe port labelled AUI, on the rear panel, is a 15-way female D-type. Pin-outs are:Note To use the AUI p

Black Box Console Server user guide 129RJ45 10/100BaseT portThe RJ45 port on the rear panel, labelled ‘10/100BaseT’ is 8-pin shielded RJ45. It is wire

Black Box Console Server user guide 13Syntax ...

Black Box Console Server user guide 130Admin PortThe port labelled ‘Admin’ is on the rear of the unit. When fitted with a 25-pin female D-type connect

Black Box Console Server user guide 131Direct (1:1) ConnectionsThis section describes direct (1:1) connections (definition below) and shows you connec

Black Box Console Server user guide 132Sun Microsystem serversFor connecting a port on the front of the Console Server to the console port on a Sun se

Black Box Console Server user guide 133For connecting a port on the front of the Console Server to Sun Netra t1 and other Sun systems with RJ45 consol

Black Box Console Server user guide 134CISCO RJ45 console ports with software flow controlBlack Box 833ASBlack Box Series router console portConsole S

Black Box Console Server user guide 135IBM RS6000Console Server RS6000DB25DSR 2 <———————— 1 DCDS/GND 4 5 S/GNDTX 5 ————————> 2 RXRX 6 <——————

Black Box Console Server user guide 136PC serial portPC, example connections,with a Black Box RS232 RJ45 connector and a direct (1:1) connection to th

Black Box Console Server user guide 137RXD 2 <——————— 3 TXDGND 7 ———————— 5 GND

Black Box Console Server user guide 138TerminalsTerminals (slow speed or using software flow control)For a standard terminal operating at slow speeds,

Black Box Console Server user guide 139Connection from the 25-pin Admin Port to a TerminalFor a terminal operating at speeds faster than 9600 baud, or

Black Box Console Server user guide 14APPENDIX C SNMP ...

Black Box Console Server user guide 140ModemsDirect connectionsModems; example connections,Notes:1. At the modem, signal RXD is received data from the

Black Box Console Server user guide 141Appendix B The CLI commands You need to read this appendix if you want to...You need to read this appendix if y

Black Box Console Server user guide 142CLI commandsadd communityuser level:adminThis command enables you to define up to four SNMP communities.Syntax

Black Box Console Server user guide 143Menu equivalentNetwork Configuration - DNS - Add DNSSee also delete DNS, add WINS, show server

Black Box Console Server user guide 144add gatewayuser level:adminThis command enables you to define the gateways in your network. You can add up to t

Black Box Console Server user guide 145Menu equivalentNetwork Configuration - Host Table - Add HostSee also delete host, set host

Black Box Console Server user guide 146add modemuser level:adminUse this command to add modem details to the unit. You will want to add modems which y

Black Box Console Server user guide 147add trapuser level:adminUse this command to define communities which will receive trap messages generated by th

Black Box Console Server user guide 148See also delete WINS, add DNS, show serveradminuser level:normalIf you are a normal user, this command enables

Black Box Console Server user guide 149Communities are numbered according to the order they are created in. You can list them using the show snmp comm

Black Box Console Server user guide 15BOOTP messages output to screen...

Black Box Console Server user guide 150Menu equivalentNetwork Configuration - Host TableSee also add host, set hostdelete modemuser level:adminUse thi

Black Box Console Server user guide 151delete trapuser level:adminThis command enables you to delete SNMP trap communities defined using the addtrap c

Black Box Console Server user guide 152heapuser level:adminThis command tells you how much free memory currently exists and the largest available frag

Black Box Console Server user guide 153helpall users The help command displays a brief description of how to use the Command Line:Syntax helpkill line

Black Box Console Server user guide 154netloaduser level:adminThis command allows you to download a file over a network from a host using TFTP. The fi

Black Box Console Server user guide 155If you have used the ‘nowrite’ option and you now wish to discard this file in RAM and revert to the original f

Black Box Console Server user guide 156netsaveuser level:adminThis command enables you to save two types of information to a file on a remote host: th

Black Box Console Server user guide 157Menu Equivalent:(not available)See Also: netload, save

Black Box Console Server user guide 158pingall users If you are having trouble accessing a host, try the ping command. This tries to elicit a response

Black Box Console Server user guide 159packets_sent is the number of packets sent (default = 10).

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Black Box Console Server user guide 160reboot user level:adminThis command will reboot the unit. You will be asked to confirm the reboot with the foll

Black Box Console Server user guide 161Menu equivalentLine Configuration - Line Settings - Quit formSee also kill line, restart, show line, set linere

Black Box Console Server user guide 162Where n is the session you want to resume.Menu equivalentSessions - Resume SessionSee also start

Black Box Console Server user guide 163rloginuser level:admin, normalThis command will establish a connection with a host using the rlogin protocol. R

Black Box Console Server user guide 164screenuser level: adminThis command will change you from Command Line mode to Full Screen mode (on supported te

Black Box Console Server user guide 165set ethernet interface RJ45user level:adminThis command enables you to select the RJ45 10/100Base-T interface.S

Black Box Console Server user guide 166Menu equivalentNetwork Configuration - Gateway - Change GatewaySee also add gateway, delete gateway, show gatew

Black Box Console Server user guide 167[phone_number phone-number][modem_name modem-name][idle_timer i-timer value][session_timer s-timer value][routi

Black Box Console Server user guide 168line-service select from one of: cslogin, direct, silent, reverse, bidir, slip or ppp.for remote access connec

Black Box Console Server user guide 169Any number or combination of the arguments can be used. Examples:set line 6 service silent telnet platoset line

Black Box Console Server user guide 17Chapter 1 IntroductionYou need to read this chapter if you want to...You need to read this chapter if you want a

Black Box Console Server user guide 170set ppp lineuser level:adminUse this command to configure PPP on a line.syntax set ppp line line_number paramet

Black Box Console Server user guide 171Menu equivalentLine Configuration - Line SettingsSee also show ppp line

Black Box Console Server user guide 172set radiususer level:adminUse this command to set RADIUS settings of the unit:Syntax set radius <parameter&g

Black Box Console Server user guide 173set serveruser level:adminUse this command to configure the home setup of the unit.Syntax set server[name serve

Black Box Console Server user guide 174domain set or change your domain name. After this action, you must reboot the unit; use the command reboot.user

Black Box Console Server user guide 175gui-status use this parameter to control access to the unit’s graphical configuration programme, JETset . The d

Black Box Console Server user guide 176OEM-mode The OEM_mode field is a 4 digit hexadecimal number. The number is defined as a bit field, each bit bei

Black Box Console Server user guide 177OEMmode 8 also enables a per-connection keepalive TCP keepalive feature - after approx 3 minutes of network con

Black Box Console Server user guide 178services This command allows the ability to enable/disable specific processes in the Console Server.The service

Black Box Console Server user guide 179Any combination of the arguments can be used. Examples:set server name stimpyset server name stimpy tftp retry

Black Box Console Server user guide 18About the Console ServerThe Console Server is a console server which allows you to communicate directly via the

Black Box Console Server user guide 180set slip lineuser level:adminUse this command to configure SLIP on a line.syntax setsliplineline_number paramet

Black Box Console Server user guide 181set telnetuser levels:adminUse this command to set telnet parameters on a line. It is available for line servic

Black Box Console Server user guide 182Note:echo, mapnl, mode, intr, quit, eof, erase and break are telnet options.Menu equivalentnot available in the

Black Box Console Server user guide 183Where:password if you include this argument you will prompted to enter a new password.user-level is ‘admin’,

Black Box Console Server user guide 184Session arguments... session n /* type telnet/rlogin host hostname[termtype termtype] [auto on/off] [echo on/of

Black Box Console Server user guide 185See also add user, netload, show user, delete user, show telnetshow ARPThis command is used to display the curr

Black Box Console Server user guide 186show gatewaysuser levels:admin, normalUse this command to list the gateways you have defined. The list will be

Black Box Console Server user guide 187show hostsuser levels:admin, normalUse this command to list the contents of the host table:Syntax show hostsMen

Black Box Console Server user guide 188show lineuser levels:admin, normalThis command can be used to display the configuration of a single line or all

Black Box Console Server user guide 189If you specify all lines, the display will look similar to this:Note that the user shown in the right-hand colu

Black Box Console Server user guide 19See also Typical applications summary on page 20 and Console Server front and rear views on page 21.

Black Box Console Server user guide 190See also set line, show user

Black Box Console Server user guide 191show modemsuser levels:admin, normalUse this command to show modem details held by the unit.Syntax show modemTh

Black Box Console Server user guide 192show ppp lineuser levels:admin,normalUse this command to show the PPP configuration of a line. Admin users can

Black Box Console Server user guide 193The meanings and values of these parameters are explained in Introduction to SLIP and PPP connections on page 7

Black Box Console Server user guide 194show radiususer levels:admin, normalUse this command to check the RADIUS settings of the unit:Syntax show radiu

Black Box Console Server user guide 195Note this command is synonymous with the ‘netstat -r’ command on most Unix systems. See the manpages (type “man

Black Box Console Server user guide 196show serveruser levels:admin, normalThis command displays the base configuration of the unit, for example:Field

Black Box Console Server user guide 197show slip lineuser levels:admin, normalUse this command to show the SLIP configuration of a line. Admin users c

Black Box Console Server user guide 198show snmpuser levels:admin, normalThis command shows the configuration of the unit for SNMP support; for exampl

Black Box Console Server user guide 199show telnetuser levels:admin, normalUse this command to show telnet parameters on a line. Note that telnet para

Black Box Console Server user guide 2Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOM) Electrical Safety StatementINSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD1. Todas las instrucciones

Black Box Console Server user guide 20Typical applications summaryManaging devices over the LAN/WAN The Console Server allows the administrator to Tel

Black Box Console Server user guide 200show useruser levels:admin, normalUse this command to display a user’s setup, including predefined sessions. Th

Black Box Console Server user guide 201Menu equivalentSessions - Start Predefined SessionSee also resumetelnetuser levels:admin, normalThis command es

Black Box Console Server user guide 202versionuser levels:admin, normalThis command tells you what version of software your unit is running.Syntax ver

Black Box Console Server user guide 203Appendix C SNMPYou need to read this appendix if you want to...You need to read this appendix if you want infor

Black Box Console Server user guide 204OverviewThe Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol for access and control of network managemen

Black Box Console Server user guide 205Configuring SNMP supportTo configure for SNMP support proceed as follows;1. From the Main Menu select ‘network

Black Box Console Server user guide 206The unit’s SNMP Agent will only provide information to hosts defined by an SNMP community.

Black Box Console Server user guide 207Summary of objects in the private MIBOBJECT NAMEADDRESS TYPE PERMISSIONSServerInfo 1.3.6.1.4.1.667.3.1 Aggregat

Black Box Console Server user guide 208lineName 1.3.6.1.4.1.667.3.2.2.1.25 DisplayString read-onlyOBJECT NAMEADDRESS TYPE PERMISSIONS

Black Box Console Server user guide 209Private MIB definitionsOBJECT TYPE SYNTAX ACCESS STATUS DEFINITIONServerName DisplayString Read-write Mandatory

Black Box Console Server user guide 21Console Server front and rear viewsThe Console Server is a network access server with front-mounted RJ45 serial

Black Box Console Server user guide 210baudRate INTEGER {b75(1)b300(2)b600(3)b1200(4)b1800(5)b2400(6)b4800(7)b9600(8)b19200(9)b38400(10)b57600(11)b115

Black Box Console Server user guide 211defaultUser INTEGER Read-write Mandatory The default user of the portvalidUser INTEGER {no (1)yes (2)}Read-writ

Black Box Console Server user guide 212pinDCD INTEGER {off (1)on (2)}Read-only Mandatory The current status of the port’s DCD pin.pinDTR INTEGER {off

Black Box Console Server user guide 213Network managementIf you have separate network management software you can interrogate and configure the unit u

Black Box Console Server user guide 214Editing the MIBRouting information

Black Box Console Server user guide 215Appendix D Upgrading your firmwareYou need to read this appendix if you want to...You need to read this appendi

Black Box Console Server user guide 216IntroductionIf you have been supplied with a software upgrade this appendix shows you how to install it.To chec

Black Box Console Server user guide 217Saving your existing ConfigurationSaving the existing configuration will allow the configuration information in

Black Box Console Server user guide 218TFTP configurationcli syntax:set server tftpYou can configure TFTP in the Console Server (the ‘unit’). It is us

Black Box Console Server user guide 219Writing to FLASH memoryThe Console Server will load the software into RAM, perform checks, and then write the s

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Black Box Console Server user guide 220Using BOOTP from a boothostWhen installing with BOOTP, the SW_FILE parameter in your BOOTFILE will need to be c

Black Box Console Server user guide 221Upgrade using JETset, the web browser interface1. Start JETset by pointing your network browser at the Internet

Black Box Console Server user guide 222After any software upgrade you should always check that DHCP is set to ON if you require BOOTP/DHCP to configur

Black Box Console Server user guide 223Appendix E Summary of Line Service TypesYou need to read this appendix if you want to...You need to read this a

Black Box Console Server user guide 224List of line service typesWhen you are configuring a line on the Console Server (the ‘unit’) you will find a pa

Black Box Console Server user guide 225Reverse RawSimple pipe between a TCP/IP host and a machine/device attached to a port on the unit. The connectio

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Black Box Console Server user guide 227Appendix F BOOTPYou need to read this appendix if you want to...You need to read this appendix if you require i

Black Box Console Server user guide 228IntroductionYou can use BOOTP to perform the following actions on a single or multiple Console Server (the ‘uni

Black Box Console Server user guide 229How BOOTP worksOn bootup or power-up, the unit will send a broadcast request to the BOOTP server(s) on the netw

Black Box Console Server user guide 23Chapter 2 InstallationYou need to read this chapter if you want to...You need to read this chapter if you want i

Black Box Console Server user guide 230A configuration file (if you specify one) contains general configuration parameters; these parameters will have

Black Box Console Server user guide 231How to setup BOOTPYour nominated BOOTP server should be on the same network as the unit(s). The BOOTP server ca

Black Box Console Server user guide 232ht (hardware type) set to 1 (=10Mb ethernet).ha (hardware address) the ethernet address of the unit.ip (interne

Black Box Console Server user guide 233Gateways are detailed in Section Chapter 2 Installation.

Black Box Console Server user guide 234The bootfileIf you wish to download basic configuration information to the unit you must create a bootfile. Thi

Black Box Console Server user guide 2356. If a domain name and nameserver are configured, either in the bootptab entry or in the unit’s memory, you ca

Black Box Console Server user guide 236BOOTP messages output to screenThe unit will output BOOTP messages to your screen during bootup, provided you a

Black Box Console Server user guide 237• in bootptab file entry for a single unit on page 231 on page 231, place a hash before all the lines, e.g.# :h

Black Box Console Server user guide 238Booting multiple unitsYou can boot mutliple unit’s simultaneously using BOOTP; we recommend you alter the forma

Black Box Console Server user guide 2394. You will see that all the unit’s are being directed towards the same bootfile (as listed in the ‘bf’ field i

Black Box Console Server user guide 24General installation procedureThe general procedure for installing and setting up your Console Server is as foll

Black Box Console Server user guide 240Multiple BOOTP serversYou may well wish to have a secondary BOOTP server as a back-up to the primary BOOTP serv

Black Box Console Server user guide 241Our example entry in a BOOTPTAB file5. Create the bootfile specified in the above entry; i.e. file ‘test’:Our e

Black Box Console Server user guide 2427. Reboot the unit. After receiving details from the bootptab file, the unit should download the bootfile and t

Black Box Console Server user guide 243Appendix G JETsetYou need to read this appendix if you want to...You need to read this appendix if you want inf

Black Box Console Server user guide 244Introduction to JETsetOnce you have allocated an ip address, you can use the Graphical User Interface, named ‘J

Black Box Console Server user guide 245To acces s JETset1. Make sure you set ‘gui_access’ to ‘on’, see Chapter 2 Installation2. Open your web browser

Black Box Console Server user guide 246Using JETsetusing JETsetNote the following guidelines about JETset:• JETset uses the ‘Frames’ feature of HTML,

Black Box Console Server user guide 247• press the JETset ‘Save’ button before moving from one area, e.g. ‘line’ to another area, e.g. ‘user’; see usi

Black Box Console Server user guide 248• if you visit another URL (address on the World Wide Web) and then wish to return to JETset you can either:use

Black Box Console Server user guide 249JETset program summary• compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer® or Netscape Navigator®, both at version 3

Black Box Console Server user guide 25Rack mounting your Console ServerTo mount a single Console Server into a 19 inch rack, use the two mounting brac

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Black Box Console Server user guide 251Appendix H TroubleshootingYou need to read this appendix if you want to...You need to read this appendix if you

Black Box Console Server user guide 252IntroductionThis appendix contains solutions for problems that may arise while Console Server (the ‘unit’).- if

Black Box Console Server user guide 253•if your network is congested, subnet it with a bridge; however, bear in mind the recommendations in the previo

Black Box Console Server user guide 254Access to host lost after a few minutes•If the route to this host goes through routers, make sure those routers

Black Box Console Server user guide 255Login problemsUser is waiting up to 60 seconds before login is accepted or deniedother factors: authentication

Black Box Console Server user guide 256You have lost or don't know your password (as ‘admin’ user)• you must reset the unit to its factory defaul

Black Box Console Server user guide 257Problems with terminalssee also: Login problems on page 255.The following section concerns problems with the ap

Black Box Console Server user guide 258Emergency recoveryProblem:You have a unit already configured and,- you do know your password, but- have lost, m

Black Box Console Server user guide 259# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZIndexAaccessing devicesusing modemson a dial in link 122wi

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Black Box Console Server user guide 260# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Zset radius 172set server 173set telnet 181set time 182set

Black Box Console Server user guide 261# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZIP address setting up 33JJETset 243Kkill line command 153L

Black Box Console Server user guide 262# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Zshow hardware command 186show hosts command 187show interf

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Black Box Console Server user guide 27Desk mounting your Console ServerTo prepare the Console Server for use on a desk use the four self-adhesive rubb

Black Box Console Server user guide 28Multiple stacking your Console ServerWhen stacking your unit on a desk we recommend that you stack no more than

Black Box Console Server user guide 29LED guideDuring bootup you should see power and network LEDs display the following colours.Power and network LED

Black Box Console Server user guide 315. En caso de existir, una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia.16. El cable de c

Black Box Console Server user guide 30Console Serverduring normal operations

Black Box Console Server user guide 31RJ45 LEDs There are bi-colour LEDs on the RJ45 connectors on both the front and rear panels. These LEDs flicker

Black Box Console Server user guide 32Selecting AUI or 10/100 Base T interfaceBefore performing the initial configuration of your Console Server unit,

Black Box Console Server user guide 33Setting up an IP addressSetting up an IP address automatically using DHCPThis section includes the following;• S

Black Box Console Server user guide 342. Connect your Console Server to the network and turn on the unit.The IP address and any other configuration in

Black Box Console Server user guide 35About DHCPYou can use DHCP to perform the following actions on a single or multiple Console Server (the ‘unit(s)

Black Box Console Server user guide 36The DHCP server checks the ethernet address and looks for a matching address in its DHCP tables:- if a matching

Black Box Console Server user guide 37The major differences between BOOTP and DHCP are:• BOOTP is largely reliant on a network client's low level

Black Box Console Server user guide 38Manually setting up an IP addressThis section includes the following;• Set up procedure on page 39• Server form

Black Box Console Server user guide 39Set up procedureTo manually set up an IP address proceed as follows;1. Set up a terminal or PC running terminal

Black Box Console Server user guide 4FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONANDCANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONSRADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTST

Black Box Console Server user guide 406. Within the server form, complete the fields by moving between the fields using the arrow keys. Use the <de

Black Box Console Server user guide 418. Accept the form; you will be returned to the Main Menu.You may want to save your configuration changes perman

Black Box Console Server user guide 42Server form field descriptionsThe server form fields are described in the next table. You can use this informati

Black Box Console Server user guide 43both - (the default) firstly with the unit’s own user table. If the username is found in unit but the password i

Black Box Console Server user guide 44gui access this parameter controls access to the Console Server’s graphical configuration programme JETset. The

Black Box Console Server user guide 45Accessing the Console Server configuration softwareLogging onto your Console Server1. From your host, telnet to

Black Box Console Server user guide 46Setting up your network parametersSetting up the host tableThe Console Server needs to know the hostnames and in

Black Box Console Server user guide 472. Type in the name of the host (14 characters maximum) and press <return>.

Black Box Console Server user guide 48Changing a HostThis option enables you to add or change a host’s internet address:To change a host (set host, sh

Black Box Console Server user guide 49Deleting a hostThis option enables you to delete an entry from the host table. If a host is referenced by a pre-

Black Box Console Server user guide 5About this GuidePurpose of this manualThis manual tells you how to install, configure and use the Console Server

Black Box Console Server user guide 50Changing the Admin Passwordcli syntax:set userpasswordTo change the Admin password proceed as follows;1. Within

Black Box Console Server user guide 51RADIUS configurationThis section includes the following:• Set up procedure on page 51• RADIUS parameters descrip

Black Box Console Server user guide 524. Key a maximum of sixteen alphanumeric characters.To change the secret you must delete the host and then add i

Black Box Console Server user guide 537. Accept the form; you will be returned to the menu.Tip You may want to save your configuration changes permane

Black Box Console Server user guide 54RADIUS parameters descriptionThe RADIUS parameters are as follows:retry (for authentication) the number of times

Black Box Console Server user guide 55auth_port - the UDP port number for RADIUS authentication. The default value is 1645 which should match most RAD

Black Box Console Server user guide 56DNS configurationYou can enter the addresses of two DNS hosts in the Console Server (the ‘unit’); one will be th

Black Box Console Server user guide 57WINS configurationWINS (Windows Internet Name Service) is a database of hostnames and corresponding internet add

Black Box Console Server user guide 58Configuring network gatewaysGateways are hosts that connect Local Area Networks (LANs) together. If you want to

Black Box Console Server user guide 59Adding a gatewayTo add a gateway proceed as follows:1. From the Network Configuration menu, select ‘Gateway’. 2.

Black Box Console Server user guide 6Fast ContentsABOUT THIS GUIDE...

Black Box Console Server user guide 60Deleting a Gatewaydelete gatewayIf a host on your network is retired from gateway duty, you can use this option

Black Box Console Server user guide 61Verifying your network installationTo check that you have installed the Console Server (the ‘unit’) successfully

Black Box Console Server user guide 62Saving configuration changesSaving to non-volatile memoryTo save your configuration settings to non volatile mem

Black Box Console Server user guide 63Saving to a filecli syntax:netsaveYou can also save your configuration information to a file on a host. This can

Black Box Console Server user guide 64Setting date and timeThe Console Server (the ‘unit’) has a real-time clock which you can set and view. It is bat

Black Box Console Server user guide 65Performing a soft rebootTo perform a soft re-boot (cli syntax: reboot);1. From the Network Configuration menu, s

Black Box Console Server user guide 66Restoring factory default settingsResetting to factory defaults using softwareThis feature enables you to reset

Black Box Console Server user guide 671. Use the tip of a pen or pencil to press the reset switch located on the rear of the unit. The Console Server

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Black Box Console Server user guide 69Chapter 3 System administrationYou need to read this chapter if you want to...You need to read this chapter if

Black Box Console Server user guide 7ContentsABOUT THIS GUIDE...

Black Box Console Server user guide 70SecurityThe Console Server has a number of security features built in that can be enabled or disabled depending

Black Box Console Server user guide 71Viewing and editing your line settingsLines set to reverse Telnet by defaultcli syntax:set lineA reverse telnet

Black Box Console Server user guide 723. Assign a TCP port number to the unit port using the ‘CS Port’ field. This TCP port number will be used by any

Black Box Console Server user guide 736. The line should now be configured similar to that shown in the next picture:7. Press <return> to exit;

Black Box Console Server user guide 74Configuring a dial in lineIntroduction to SLIP and PPP connectionsThis section deals with setting up SLIP and PP

Black Box Console Server user guide 75Setting up the linecli syntax:set line,show line1. From the Line Configuration menu, select ‘Line Settings’.2. W

Black Box Console Server user guide 76Service option DescriptionPPP When you want a remote access service connection using PPP, or when you want to us

Black Box Console Server user guide 774. Ignore the other fields in this form. Press <return> to exit; if you do not wish to save your changes p

Black Box Console Server user guide 78Configuring SLIPcli syntax:set slip line, show slip lineTo configure the SLIP parameters proceed as follows;1. F

Black Box Console Server user guide 79Remote ip address This is the IP address of the remote end of the SLIP link. This must be specified. Choose an a

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Black Box Console Server user guide 80VJ Compression This determines whether Van Jacobson compression is used on this link; i.e. whether you are using

Black Box Console Server user guide 81Configuring PPPThis section describes how to configure a dial in line using PPP and includes the following:• PPP

Black Box Console Server user guide 82PPP form field descriptionsThis section describes the fields and settings used in the PPP form referred to in PP

Black Box Console Server user guide 83Local ip addressThis is the IP address of the unit end of the PPP link. For routing to work you must enter a loc

Black Box Console Server user guide 84ACCM This allows the specification of an accm (asynchronous control character map) of characters that should be

Black Box Console Server user guide 85CHAP challenges a client/device at regular intervals to validate itself with a username and a response, based on

Black Box Console Server user guide 86User Complete this field only if you:• have specified PAP or CHAP (security protocols) in the ‘Security’ field,

Black Box Console Server user guide 87• you wish to dedicate this line to a single remote user, and your user will be authenticated by the unit, or• y

Black Box Console Server user guide 88Protocol compressionThis determines whether compression of the PPP Protocol field shall take place on this link.

Black Box Console Server user guide 89Configure req. timeoutThis parameter specifies the maximum time in seconds that LCP (Link Control Protocol) will

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Black Box Console Server user guide 90PPP lineROAMING CALLBACKOFF ONthe unit can still provide fixed callback - provided you have set the (fixed) call

Black Box Console Server user guide 91Challenge_intervalsets the interval in minutes at which the unit will issue a CHAP re-challenge to the remote en

Black Box Console Server user guide 92Configuring a modemA summary of the configurable features for modems is listed below. Note all references to mod

Black Box Console Server user guide 93Configuring usersYou need to configure user accounts on the Console Server (the ‘unit’) for those users who are

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Black Box Console Server user guide 95About user accounts and RADIUSOverviewYou can have a maximum of 32 user accounts on the Console Server. You will

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Black Box Console Server user guide 97Example RADIUS user file: telnet serviceAn explanation of the file shown in Example RADIUS user file: telnet ser

Black Box Console Server user guide 98Adding a user accountTo add a user account, proceed as follows;1. Within the Users menu, select ‘Add User’ (cli

Black Box Console Server user guide 99Configuring a user accountThe section includes the following:• Configuration procedure on page 100• User form fi