User`s guide
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Opengear Application Note: SDTConnector + Dell Page 6 of 14
Ensure your Opengear unit is running firmware version 2.2.3 or later. The latest firmware is available from ftp.opengear.com
From the Serial & Network menu, select Network Hosts. Click Add Host. Enter the IP Address of the BMC as detailed
above in the Configuring the BMC step (i.e. in this example we used 192.168.0.200)
Remove any Permitted Services you do not require, select the UDP radio button and enter Port 623. Click Add. Scroll to
the bottom of the page and click Apply
From the Serial & Network menu, select Users & Groups. If you have not already, click Add User, otherwise Edit the
user and skip to the next paragraph. Enter a Username for the new user, e.g. delladmin. Enter and confirm a gateway
Password for this user. Note that this is separate from the BMC password
In Accessible Host(s), select the IP address for the PowerEdge BMC (192.168.0.200). Click Apply.
Configuring SDTConnector to connect the SOL session
Install and launch SDTConnector (1.2.x or later) on the client PC. If you haven't previously added the Opengear gateway:
Select File -> New Gateway
Enter the IP address through which the Opengear unit/management LAN gateway is accessible to this client PC (e.g.
192.168.0.1). Enter the gateway username (e.g. delladmin) and password you set in the previous step. Optionally enter a
gateway name (e.g. USA Gateway IM4248-2 ) and click OK
Once you have an Opengear gateway connection in place you need to establish a connection to the PowerEdge through that
gateway:
Right click on the Opengear gateway and select New Host. Enter the BMC’s IP address (192.168.0.200) in Host Address.
Select the Dell SOL Proxy (or just SOL) service, optionally enter a Descriptive Name (e.g Dell 2003 Server BMC) and click
OK. Install and launch SDTConnector (1.2.x or later) on the client PC
Connecting the SOL session
Select the newly created host and click the SOL button. A Telnet window with the SOL proxy menu is displayed:
BMC Management Utility