User`s guide

Before You Begin
This installation, administration, and user’s guide provides background
information and procedures for installing, configuring, and administering the
BLACK BOX® Advanced Console Server and for accessing connected
servers and other connected devices.
Audience
This manual is intended for installers and system administrators of the CS and
for users who may be authorized to connect to devices, to manage power
through the CS, and to monitor the CS’s temperature.
This document describes configuration, administration, and use of the CS
only. It does not describe how to set up and administer other external services
or servers that the CS may access for authentication, system logging, IPMI
control, SNMP notifications, data logging, file sharing, or other purposes.
This document assumes that users who are authorized to connect to servers
and other devices through the CS already know how to use the connected
devices.
Document Organization
The document contains the following chapters:
1: Introduction An overview of the features of the Advanced Console
Server and necessary prerequisite information for
understanding the rest of the information in this
guide.
2: Installation and Configuration
A list of tasks for installing and configuring the
Advanced Console Server and connecting devices,
with pointers to the needed background information
and procedures.