User guide
14 Cyclades ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide
6. Slide the protective cover back into place over the DC terminal block.
7. If your console server has dual-input DC terminals, repeat steps 3-6 for the second terminal.
8. Connect the DC power cables to the DC power source and turn on the DC power source.
9. Turn on the console server.
10. Turn on the power switches of the connected devices.
Configuring an ACS 6000 Console Server
An ACS 6000 console server may be configured at the appliance level through the Console menu
interface accessed through the SETUP, CONSOLE or Ethernet port. All terminal commands are
accessed through a terminal or PC running terminal emulation software.
NOTE: To configure using DSView 3 software, see the DSView 3 Installer/User Guide. To configure using
console server’s Web Manager, see
Chapter 3 beginning on page 17. To configure using Telnet or SSH, see the
ACS 6000 Command Reference Guide.
To connect a terminal to the console server:
1. Using a null modem cable, connect a terminal or a PC that is running terminal emulation
software (such as HyperTerminal
®
) to the SETUP, CONSOLE or Ethernet port on the back
panel of the console server. For models that support an RJ-45 port, an RJ-45 to DB9 (female)
adaptor is provided.
The terminal settings are 9600 bits per second (bps), 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity and no flow
control.
2. Turn on each target device and then turn on the console server. When the console server
completes initialization, the Console menu will display the following message: Press any key
to continue.
Using Telnet/SSH
An authorized user can use a Telnet or SSH client to make a connection directly to the console of a
device if all of the following are true:
The Telnet or SSH:
• protocol is enabled in the selected security profile
• protocol is configured for the port
• client is available, and it is enabled on the computer from which the connection is made
To use Telnet to connect to a device through a serial port:
For this procedure, you need the username configured to access the serial port, the port name (for
example, 14-35-60-p-1), device name (for example, ttyS1), TCP port alias (for example, 7001) or
IP port alias (for example, 100.0.0.100) and the hostname of the console server or its IP address.