User Guide

22.....Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server
System
Click System to display information about the console server and allow an administrator to
configure the console server’s system parameters. The following tabs are listed under System in
the side navigation bar.
Security
Security Profile
ASecurity Profile determines which network services are enabled on the console server.
During initial configuration, the console server administrator must configure security parameters to
conform with the site security policy. The following security features can be configured either in the
web manager, CLI or the DSView software:
• Configure the session idle time-out
• Enable or disable RPC
• Ability to configure access for all users, or allow the configuration of group authorizations to
restrict access
• Select a Security Profile, which defines:
• Enabled services (FTP, ICMP, IPSec and Telnet)
• SSH and HTTP/HTTPS access
• Enable or disable Bootp Configuration retrieval
The administrator can select either a preconfigured Security Profile or create a custom profile.
All the services and the SSH and HTTP/HTTPS configuration options that are enabled and
disabled for each Security Profile are shown in the Wizard - Security and the System - Security -
Security Profile pages.
To configure a Security Profile:
1. Select System - Security - Security Profile.
2. In the Idle Timeout field, enter the number of minutes before the console server times out
open sessions.
NOTE: This value applies to any user session to the appliance via HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, Telnet or
CONSOLE port. It will not overwrite the value configured for the user's authorization group. The new idle
time-out will be applied to new sessions only.
3. Under the Enabled Services section, enable or disable the RCP checkbox.