System information

Web Manager "Access" Menu Options 143
Accessing the OnBoard Console Through the Web Manager
For the tasks only the administrative user can do under “Access,” see the
following sections:
• “Accessing the OnBoard Console Through the Web Manager” on page
143
• “Viewing IPDU Status and Managing IPDUs” on page 144
• “Upgrading AlterPath PM IPDU Software” on page 145
Accessing the OnBoard Console Through the
Web Manager
After an administrative user clicks the OnBoard option under Access on the
Web Manager, enters the correct password and is authenticated, then the
administrative user can do any of the following:
• Access the cycli utility to perform command line configuration
• Run the onbdshell utility to access devices
• Enter commands that do not require root to succeed
• Run commands that require root to succeed by entering the sudo
command followed by the name of the command
T To Access the OnBoard’s Console
1. Bring up the Web Manager and log in as an administrative user.
2. Go to Access → OnBoard.
• If this is the first time you accessed the console, MindTerm prompts
you to ask if the IP address of the OnBoard should be saved as an
alias in your home directory on your workstation. Go to Step 3.
• If this is not the first time you accessed the console, the login prompt
for the OnBoard appears. Go to Step 4.
3. If this is the first time you are accessing the OnBoard’s console, do the
following steps.
a. Press “Enter” at the prompt to confirm the saving of the OnBoard’s IP
address.
A dialog asks if you want to add the OnBoard to your set of known
hosts.