User`s guide

Support for Multiple Types of Access
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AlterPath OnSite Administrator’s and User’s Guide
By connecting a terminal or computer running a terminal emulation
program to the console port, an OnSite administrator can log into the
OnSite as root and can enter commands from the on-board Linux
command line or the OnSite CLI utility in the Linux shell.
Dumb terminals can also be connected to any serial port and configured as
follows:
• Dedicated to access one specific server
• A menu can be configured that allows the connected user to access any
number of servers
Access Options Table
The following table lists the access methods with links to where they are
described.
Table 1-17: OnSite Access Methods
Access Method Where Documented
LAN, WAN • “Browser Access With the Web Manager” on page 42
• Chapter 3, “Web Manager Introduction”
• Chapter 4, “Web Manager for Regular Users”
• Chapter 6, “Web Manager for Administrators”
phone line • “Dial-in Access Types and Options” on page 41
telnet, ssh • Chapter 2, “Accessing Connected Devices and
Managing Power”
OSD • ”Chapter 7, “OSD for All User Types
dumb terminal • “Serial Port Connections” on page 100
• Table 6-13, “Protocols for Dumb Terminals
Connected to Serial Ports,” on page 233.