User`s manual

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INDEX
INTRODUCTION 11
INSTALLATION 15
2.1 Models 15
2.1.1 Kit components LES1208A, LES1216A and LES1248A Advanced Console Servers 16
2.1.2 Kit components LES1116A and LES1148A Console Servers 16
2.1.3 Kit components LES1108A Console Server 17
2.2 Power connection 17
2.2.1 LES1208A, LES1216A and LES1248A power 17
2.2.2 LES1116A and LES1148A power 17
2.2.3 LES1108A power 18
2.3 Network connection 18
2.4 Serial Port connection 18
2.5 USB Port Connection 19
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 20
3.1 Management console connection 20
3.1.1 Connected PC/workstation set up 20
3.1.2 Browser connection 21
3.2 Administrator Password 22
3.3 Network IP address 23
3.3.1 IPv6 configuration 25
3.4 System Services 25
3.5 Communications Software 27
3.5.1 SDT Connector 27
3.5.2 PuTTY 28
3.5.3 SSHTerm 28
3.6 Management network configuration (LES1208A, LES1216A and LES1248A only) 29
3.6.1 Enable the Management LAN 29
3.6.2 Configure the DHCP server 30
3.6.3 Select Failover or broadband OOB 32
3.6.4 Bridging the network ports 33
SERIAL PORT AND NETWORK HOST 35
4.1 Configure Serial Ports 35
4.1.1 Common Settings 36
4.1.2 Console Server Mode 37
4.1.3 SDT Mode 42
4.1.4 Device (RPC, UPS, EMD) Mode 43
4.1.5 Terminal Server Mode 43
4.1.6 Serial Bridging Mode 43
4.1.8 Syslog 44
4.2 Add/ Edit Users 45
4.3 Authentication 47
4.4 Network Hosts 47
4.5 Trusted Networks 48
4.6 Serial Port Cascading 50
4.6.1 Automatically generate and upload SSH keys 50
4.6.2 Manually generate and upload SSH keys 51
4.6.3 Configure the slaves and their serial ports 53
4.6.4 Managing the Slaves 54
4.7 Serial Port Redirection 54
4.8 Managed Devices 55