User guide

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Installation
Overview
The Cyclades® CS console server is a 1U device that serves as a single access point for using and
administering servers and other devices.
Product Models and Configurations
There are four models of the Cyclades CS console server based on the number of serial ports.
Accessing the Cyclades CS Console Server and Connected Devices
You can access the console server and the connected servers or devices locally or remotely using
any of the following methods.
• Using the Web Manager through LAN/WAN IP networks.
• Using a modem, ISDN, GSM or CDMA.
• Using the Web Manager you can login and launch a console session such as Telnet or SSH to
connect to the console of devices that are connected to the console server’s serial ports.
• By connecting a computer running a terminal emulation program, a console server
administrator can log into the console server and enter commands in the console server shell or
use the Command Line Interface (CLI) tool.
NOTE: Only one user logged in as “root” or “admin” can have an active CLI or Web Manager session. A second
user who connects through the CLI or the Web Manager as the “root” or “admin” has a choice to abort the
session or close the other user’s session.
Table 1.1: Cyclades CS Console Server Models
Product Model Name Number of Serial Ports
Cyclades CS4001 1
Cyclades CS4004 4
Cyclades CS4008 8
Cyclades CS4016 16