User`s guide

Introduction 47
Port Access Prerequisites
The options for configuring direct access to KVM ports in the Web Manager
and in the OSD are listed in the following table, which provides links to more
information.
Port Numbers and Aliases
Each connected device is identified in different ways in the management
software by the port number to which it is connected.
The following table shows the default conventions for addressing the device
files and port numbers for the AUX ports, KVM ports, serial ports, and
PCMCIA slots on the OnSite.
Table 1-19: Tasks for Configuring Direct Access to and Authentication for KVM Ports
OSD
• “Configure>General: Direct Access Screen” on page 394
• “To Enable Direct Access to KVM Ports [OSD]” on page 394
• “To Configure an Authentication Type for Direct KVM Port Access”
on page 392
Web Manager
• “Enabling Direct Access to KVM Ports” on page 214
• “To Enable Direct Access to KVM Ports [Expert]” on page 214
• “To Configure an Authentication Method for Direct Access
to KVM Ports [Expert]” on page 217
Table 1-20: Port Numbers, Names, Device Filenames, TCP Port Numbers
Port or Slot Number
Port Name
on Web
Manager Device File Name TCP Port Number
AUX
1-2 N/A ttyA[1 | 2] N/A
Modem
(internal)
3N/AttyA3 N/A
Console
0N/AttyS0 N/A