Server User Manual

Add New Users

Note: It is recommended that you set up a new Administrator user (in the admin group with full

access privileges) and login as this new user for all ongoing administration functions (rather than

continuing as root).

• Foreachnewuser,selectSerial & Network: Users & Groups and click Add User.

• EnteraUsername and enter and conﬁrm a Password, and nominate the Accessible Hosts and

Ports the user is allowed to access, then click Apply.

Conﬁgure Dial-In Access

For dial in modem access you must set up PPP with a user account:

• SelectSystem: Dial and select the port to be conﬁgured (either Internal Modem Port or Serial

Port 1/ External USB Type A PortforB095-004-1Ewithexternalmodem).

• SettheBaud Rate and Flow Control that will be used on the modem link. When using a

console server with a built-in modem, it is recommended that this be changed to 115200

Baud Rate with hardware Flow Control. When connecting an external modem to Serial Port 1

ortheUSBTypeAportontheB095-004-1E,thesesettingsmustmatchthatoftheexternal

modem.

• CheckEnable Dial-In Access and conﬁgure the Dial-In Settings (Username, Password, Remote

and Local PPP IP Address ﬁeld, Authentication).

• Click Apply.

• Ifyouwishadditionaldial-backsecurity,checkEnable Dial-Back and enter the phone number

to be called to re-establish an OoB link once a dial-in connection has been logged.

Advanced Conﬁgurations

The B095 console server offers many more advanced functions including:

• TheAlerts & Logging: Alerts facility which monitors serial ports, hosts, user log ins, UPS and

PDUs. A broad selection of trigger events (such as data patterns, temperature or battery

levels) can be speciﬁed. When triggered a warning email, SMS, Nagios or SNMP alerts are

sent to a nominated destination.

• ExtensivemanagementofTrippLiteandthirdpartyUPSsandPDUsusingopensourceNUT and

Powerman tools. The Manage: Power facility enables both administrators and regular users to

monitor and control attached PDU power strips, and servers with embedded IPMI BMCs.

• Historicallogsofallcommunicationswithserial-andnetwork-attacheddevices,systemactivity,

UPS and PDU power status, environmental status, etc. The level of logging is set as ports and

devices are conﬁgured, Alerts & Logging: Port Log allows this history to be saved locally or

remotely. Logs can be viewed from the Status and Manage menus.

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