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Appendix J - Examples for Config Testing
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Appendix J - Examples for Configuration Testing
Introduction
The following three examples are just given to test a configuration. The steps should be fol-
lowed after configuring the BLACK BOX ® Advanced Console Server.
Console Access Server
With the BLACK BOX ® Advanced Console Server set up as a CAS you can access a server
connected to the BLACK BOX ® Advanced Console Server through the server’s serial console
port from a workstation on the LAN or WAN. There is no authentication by default, but the
system can be configured for authentication to be performed by a Radius server, a TacacsPlus
server, or even by a local database. Either telnet or ssh can be used.
See Appendix A - New User Background Information
for more information about ssh. The
instructions in Chapter 2 - Installation, Configuration, and Usage
will set up a fully-functional,
default CAS environment. More options can be added after the initial setup, as illustrated in
Chapter 3 - Additional Features
.
An example of a CAS environment is shown in This configuration example has local authenti-
cation, an Ethernet interface provided by a router, and serially-connected workstations.