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Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports> General
The remaining serial port connection protocol options are nonstandard, and
they should only be used by expert administrators to meet special serial port
configuration needs.
Serial/AUX>Physical Ports>General>Terminal
Server Profile Connection Protocols
When a dumb terminal is connected to the console port on a device, a
Terminal Server (TS) profile must be defined for the serial port using values
you supply in the serial port configuration screens. Selecting the appropriate
connection protocol on the Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical
Ports>General Screen is part of defining the TS profile. An administrative
user can configure serial ports to support dumb terminals in the following two
ways:
• Dedicate a dumb terminal to access a single remote server by means of
either telnet, one of two ssh versions, or raw socket connections.
• Enable a dumb terminal to access multiple servers and perform any other
desired actions through the OnSite.
The TS profile must specify the terminal type, the desired connection
protocol, the TCP port number, and the IP address for the remote host (for
dedicated dumb terminals). When the user turns on a dedicated dumb
terminal, the OnSite starts a session using the specified connection protocol.
For example, if “Telnet” is selected as the connection protocol, when the
dumb terminal is turned on, the OnSite automatically starts a telnet session
on the specified host.
The following table describes the connection protocols that can be selected if
a dumb terminal is connected to the selected serial port. When you choose one
of the dumb terminal connection protocols, TS profile-specific fields appear
on the “Other” screen, which you also need to fill out.
Table 6-13: Protocols for Dumb Terminals Connected to Serial Ports
Protocol Name Result
Telnet Dedicates a dumb terminal that is connected to the selected serial
port to access a specific server using the telnet protocol. When
the attached dumb terminal is turned on, the OnSite opens a
telnet session on the server, whose IP address you need to
specify on the “Other” screen.