- avocent. Network Installer/User Guide CCM

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Table of Contents
List of Figures ................................................................................................................ vii
List of Tables ................................................................................................................... ix
Chapter 1: Product Overview.......................................................................................... 1
Features and Benefits ........................................................................................................................ 1
Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................. 2
Rack mount safety considerations .............................................................................................. 2
Using AVWorks Software...................................................................................................................3
Chapter 2: Installation and Configuration ..................................................................... 5
Hardware Overview........................................................................................................................... 5
CCM850 and 1650 appliance hardware ....................................................................................5
CCM4850 appliance hardware ..................................................................................................6
Installing the CCM Appliance ........................................................................................................... 7
Configuring the CCM Appliance ....................................................................................................... 8
Configuring the network address settings .................................................................................. 8
Initial CCM appliance login.....................................................................................................10
Rebooting and Reinitializing the CCM Appliance........................................................................... 10
Rebooting.................................................................................................................................. 10
Reinitializing.............................................................................................................................11
Chapter 3: Operations ................................................................................................... 13
Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Configuring Global Settings ............................................................................................................ 13
Updating the Appliance Clock......................................................................................................... 14
Configuring Serial Port Settings...................................................................................................... 15
Connecting to Serial Devices........................................................................................................... 17
Connecting to devices using Telnet .......................................................................................... 17
Connecting to devices from the console port............................................................................18
Configuring and using dial-in connections ..............................................................................19
Using PPP ................................................................................................................................19
Using SSH................................................................................................................................. 20
Enabling plain text Telnet and SSH connections......................................................................23
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