User guide
74 Cyclades® CS Console Server Installation, Administration and User Guide
To configure multiple sessions and port sniffing for one or more serial ports:
1. Go to Ports - Physical Ports in Expert mode and select a port or ports to modify.
2. Click the Multi User tab.
3. To allow or to prevent multiple sessions, select an option from the Allow Multiple Sessions
pull-down menu. The options are: No, Yes (show menu), Read/Write (do not show menu),
ReadOnly.
4. To configure the type of data that displays on the monitor in a port-sharing session, select an
option from the Sniff Mode pull-down menu.
5. If you have allowed multiple sessions, complete the following fields.
a. Add user names to the Privilege Users field.
b. Enter a hotkey in the Menu Hotkey field to display the sniffer menu on the monitor. The
default shown is
^z. The caret stands for the Ctrl key.
c. Enable the Notify Users field, if desired.
6. Click Done.
7. Click apply changes.
Other
Under Ports - Physical Ports in Expert Mode, after you select one or more serial ports and click
Modify Port(s), you can select the Other form from the tabbed menu to configure other options.
The Other form appears.
You can use this form to configure other settings. The options on this form may be less common
settings. The following table describes the available fields in the Other form.
Table 8.8: Other Form Fields
Field Name Definition
TCP Port The TCP Port number for a serial port. The TCP port numbers by default
start from 7001 and increment by +1 up to the number of serial ports that
the console server unit has. For example, a console server unit with 8
serial ports have TCP port numbers 7001 through 7008.
Port IP Alias A name (alias) for the IP of the selected port. A port IP alias field appears
when a console (CAS) profile is selected from the Connection Protocol
pull-down menu on the General form.
TCP Keep-alive Interval Specifies the time interval between the periodic polling by the system to
check client processes and connectivity.
Idle Timeout The maximum time (in seconds) that a session can be idle before the
user is logged off.
STTY Options Set terminal options.