Avocent CPS1610 CPS manual

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Ta b l e of Contents Chapter 1: Product Overview Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chapter 2: Installation and Configuration Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Installing the CPS . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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Contents Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 Pr oduct Over v iew[...]

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Chapter 1: Product Overview 3 Chapter 1: Product Overview Features and Benefits Overview The CPS is a serial over IP network appliance that provides non-blocked access and control for multiplatform servers and serial devices such as routers, power management devices and firewalls. This includes Avocent SPC power distribution units that provide adva[...]

4 CPS Installer/User Guide Extensive command set The CPS offers a wide range of commands that allow administrators to easily configure, control and display information about the CPS operating environment, including its ports, user accounts and active sessions. The user interface also offers descriptive error message data and built-in command help i[...]

Chapter 1: Product Overview 5 • Circuit Ov erloading : Consideration should be giv en t o t he connec tion of the equipment t o the supply c irc uit and the effec t that ov erloading of circ uits might have on o v ercurrent prot ec tion and supply wiring. Consider equipment nameplate ratings for maximum current . • Relia ble Earthing : Relia bl[...]

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Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Installing the CPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Configuring the CPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Reinitializing the CPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2 Inst al la ti on and Configuration[...]

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Chapter 2: Installation and Configuration 9 Chapter 2: Installation and Configuration Hardware Overview Figure 2.1 shows the front panel of a CPS1610. Figure 2.1: CPS1610 Front Panel The lower left area of the front panel contains five LEDs and two buttons, which are described in the following table. CPS LEDs and Buttons LED/Button Description POWE[...]

10 CPS Installer/User Guide Installing the CPS See Appendix B for device cabling information. WAR N I N G : T he p ower o ut let s hou ld b e in st all ed n ea r the e qui pm ent a nd s ho uld b e easily a ccessible. To install the CPS hardware: 1. Locate t he C P S where y ou can c onnec t cables between the serial devices and the C P S serial por[...]

Chapter 2: Installation and Configuration 11 Configuring the IP address and subnet mask You may use any of three methods to configure the CPS IP address and subnet mask: BootP, Telnet Command Line Interface (CLI) or the serial CLI on port 1. These methods work as documented on most Windows® and UNIX systems; however, the actual implementation on y[...]

12 CPS Installer/User Guide After the IP address is configured successfully, launch a Telnet session to the CPS IP address. Then, see Initial CPS login in this chapter. To confi gure the IP address and subnet mask using a T elnet CLI: 1. Ensure that y our serv er or w orkstation has a T elnet c lient and is located on the same LAN segment as t he [...]

Chapter 2: Installation and Configuration 13 4. Proceed to Initial C PS login in this chapt er . After you complete the CPS configuration, you may reconfigure the CLI on another port or disable it completely and use port 1 with an attached device. For more information, see Connecting to devices from the serial CLI port in Chapter 3. Initial CPS log[...]

14 CPS Installer/User Guide Reinitializing the CPS Reinitializing the CPS removes configured information. This may be useful when reinstalling the CPS at another location in your network. The CPS stores configuration information in FLASH databases. During reinitialization, the FLASH erase has two phases. The first phase erases the CPS configuration[...]

Contents Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Configuring Serial Port Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Connecting to Serial Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Managing User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Using Authentication and Encryption . . . . . . . . . . 31 Us[...]

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Chapter 3: Operations 17 Chapter 3: Operations Overview The CPS and its ports can be easily configured and managed to meet your requirements for device connection, user authentication, access control, power status monitoring, port history information display and SNMP compliance for use with third-party network management products. Support for SSH ([...]

18 CPS Installer/User Guide To confi gure serial console port settings: Issue a Port Set command. You may specify settings for one or all ports. POR T [< port >|ALL] S ET TD=CON S OLE [ N AM E=< name >] [B A U D=< baud >] [S IZE= < size >] [P AR ITY=< parity >] [ STOP=< stop_bits >] [FLO W=< fl ow_ctrl >][...]

Chapter 3: Operations 19 Connecting to Serial Devices The CPS offers several methods for connecting to attached serial devices: Telnet, serial CLI, PPP and SSH. If a user attempts to connect to a port that is already in use, and if the user attempting to connect has an access level equal to or higher than the currently-connected user, the connectin[...]

20 CPS Installer/User Guide Connecting to devices using Telnet Each CPS serial port is directly addressable via a unique TCP port number that provides a connection to the attached serial device. To connect to a device using T elnet : Type telnet, followed by the CPS IP address and the appropriate TCP port number, which by default is 3000 plus the p[...]

Chapter 3: Operations 21 Standalone third-party Telnet clients You may use third-party Telnet clients to access the CPS directly without DS management software. Connecting to devices from the serial CLI port By factory default, port 1 of the CPS is configured with the serial CLI, which prohibits the use of port 1 with an attached serial device. You[...]

22 CPS Installer/User Guide 3. T o end a device session t hat w as initiated wit h a Connect c ommand, issue a Disconnec t command. DIS CO NNEC T For more information, see Server CLI command , Connect Command and Disconnect Command in Chapter 5. Connecting to devices using PPP The CPS supports remote PPP access using an auto-answer modem that answe[...]

Chapter 3: Operations 23 For more information, see Show Server CLI command and Server PPP command in Chapter 5. To display PPP confi guration information: Issue a Show Server PPP command. SH O W SER V ER PPP For more information, see Show Server PPP command in Chapter 5. Configuring and using dial-in connections You can attach an external modem to[...]

24 CPS Installer/User Guide Connecting to devices using SSH The CPS supports version 2 of the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol (SSH2). The CPS SSH server operates on the standard SSH port 22. The shell for this connection provides a CLI prompt as if you had established a Telnet connection on port 23. The shell request for this connection is for CLI acce[...]

Chapter 3: Operations 25 SSH Authentication Methods Method Description PW (default) SS H connections will be authenticated with a username/ password. With this method, a user’s defi nition must include a valid password in order for that user to authenticate an SSH session. A password can authenticate to a DSAuth or R ADIUS server or to the local[...]

26 CPS Installer/User Guide For more information, see Using Authentication Modes and Encryption in this chapter. SSH user keys A user’s SSH key is specified in a User Add or User Set command. You may define a key even if SSH is not currently enabled. The key can be specified in one of two ways: • When using the S S H KEY and FTP I P keyw ord pa[...]

Chapter 3: Operations 27 4. If y ou are reenabling S S H, y ou are prompt ed to use t he existing S S H serv er key or genera t e a new key . Enter Y t o use the existing key or N t o generate a new key . For more information, see Server SSH command in Chapter 5. To disable SSH session access to the CPS: Issue a Server SSH command with the Disable [...]

28 CPS Installer/User Guide command may be used to override the Server CLI access character on a per-port basis. For more information, see Server CLI command and Port Set command in Chapter 5. To display CLI access character information: Issue a Show Server CLI command. SH O W SER V ER CL I For more information, see Show Server CLI command in Chapt[...]

Chapter 3: Operations 29 To add a user: Issue a User Add command. USER ADD < user name > [P AS SW OR D=< pwd >] [ S S H KEY=< keyfi le >] [FT P I P=< ftpadd >] [ KEY=< sshkey >] [A CC E S S=< access >] You must specify a username. You must also specify a password or SSH user key information, or you may specify b[...]

30 CPS Installer/User Guide 2. T o display informa t ion about all users, issue a Show U ser command wit h the All parameter . SH O W US ER ALL For more information, see Show User command in Chapter 5. Access rights and levels Most CPS commands require the user to have access rights to use the commands. The access rights for each CPS command are li[...]

Chapter 3: Operations 31 • The ADM I N lev el is equivalent to P ALL, U S ER , S MO N, PC ON and B R EAK A user’s access level can be used for preemption. For example, assume User A is connected to a port. User B tries to connect to the same port. If User B has an access level equal to or greater than User A’s access level, then User B will b[...]

32 CPS Installer/User Guide Local authentication Local authentication uses the CPS unit’s internal user database to authenticate users. RADIUS authentication RADIUS authentication uses an external third-party RADIUS server containing a user database to authenticate CPS users. The CPS, functioning as a RADIUS client, sends usernames and passwords [...]

Chapter 3: Operations 33 This method cannot be used when SSH connections are enabled, nor can it be combined with any other authentication method. Authentication summary The CPS allows concurrent use of multiple authentication modes. This allows Telnet, SSH and DSView clients to all access a single CPS as long as the appropriate authentication meth[...]

34 CPS Installer/User Guide ENCRYPT=< encrypt > DSAUTH=< dsauth > If y ou specify D S authent ic ation, y ou must : Spec ify the I P address of a primary DS aut hentic ation serv er and optionally , t he I P address of a secondary D S aut hentic ation serv er . - or - Indicate t hat any DS authent ication server ma y be used. If y ou sp[...]

Chapter 3: Operations 35 Since the CPS allows multiple connection modes to operate concurrently, you can specify multiple encryption types. For example, the following command enables connections via Telnet and via DSView SSL Telnet using Triple DES or RC4 encryption. server security encrypt=none,3des,128 The following command enables connections vi[...]

36 CPS Installer/User Guide A locked-out user will remain locked-out until the specified time elapses, the CPS is power-cycled or the user is unlocked by an administrator with the User Unlock command. A user with the ADMIN access level can unlock all users except a user with the APPLIANCEADMIN level. A user with the APPLIANCEADMIN level can unlock [...]

Chapter 3: Operations 37 Port History Mode Commands Command Description B ottom B sets the view location to the bottom of the fi le minus 23 history display lines, if available. C lear C clears the port history buffer . N ext N increments the current history display line by the number of lines per page and outputs a new history display page. P rev[...]

38 CPS Installer/User Guide To access port history mode: Issue a Port History command. POR T HIS T OR Y The PORT HISTORY > prompt appears. To control the port history buffer display when you connect : Issue a Server CLI command, using the History parameter to specify the Hold or Auto option: SE RV ER CLI H I STOR Y=H OLD|AUT O • If Hold is spe[...]

Chapter 3: Operations 39 Managing SNMP Structures The CPS provides a set of commands that create and manage SNMP structures for use by third-party network management products. These commands cover the following operations: • Enabling and disa bling S N M P U D P port 1 6 1 S N M P processing • Defi ning read, writ e and t rap communit y names [...]

40 CPS Installer/User Guide W hen y ou defi ne a t least one S N M P manager , S N M P request s are processed if they are from one of t he defi ned S N M P managers. If a request is not from one of the defi ned S N M P managers, the S N M P request is discarded. 2. T o delete an S N M P management ent it y address, issue a Server SN M P Manager[...]

Chapter 3: Operations 41 To add or delete SNMP trap destination addresses: 1. To add an S N M P trap dest ination address, issue a Server S N M P Trap Destination c ommand with t he A dd paramet er and the dest ination’s IP address. Y ou may defi ne up t o four dest ination addresses, using separate commands. SERVER SNMP TRAP DESTINATION ADD <[...]

42 CPS Installer/User Guide To display SNMP confi guration information: Issue a Show Server SNMP command. SH O W SER V ER SNMP The display includes information specified with the Server SNMP, Server SNMP Community, Server SNMP Manager, Server SNMP Trap and Server SNMP Trap Destination commands. For more information, see Show Server SNMP command in[...]

Contents Accessing the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Entering Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Understanding Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Command Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 4 Using CPS Comm ands[...]

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Chapter 4: Using CPS Commands 45 Chapter 4: Using CPS Commands Accessing the CLI You may access the CLI in three ways: using the Telnet CLI, using the serial CLI or entering the CLI access character during a session to a serial device. When the CLI is accessed, its prompt appears (>), indicating you may type a command. Entering Commands At the c[...]

46 CPS Installer/User Guide When commands take effect Each command is completely processed before the next command can be entered. Some commands prompt for confirmation before they are processed. In these cases, you must confirm or cancel by entering Y or N respectively. If you enter a Server FLASH command or if you change the CPS IP address with a[...]

Chapter 4: Using CPS Commands 47 In this case, both SERVER and REBOOT are positional commands. In most cases, one or more spaces separate positional commands, positional parameters and keyword parameters. For most positional commands, positional parameters or keyword parameters, you only need to enter the first three characters. The exceptions are:[...]

48 CPS Installer/User Guide In the following example, there are spaces between BAUD, the equal sign and the value 57600. Spaces are not permitted between keyword parameters and their values. > POR 2 SET BAUD = 57600 FLOW=XON ------------ ERR 26 - SET keyword parameter invalid Syntax conventions This manual uses the following command syntax conve[...]

Chapter 4: Using CPS Commands 49 CPS Command Summary (Continued) Command Description, Access Right and Access Level * Po rt Logout T erminates the CPS session on a specifi ed port. Access right: USER; Access level: A and AA Po rt Set Changes port settings. Access right: SCON or PCON; Access level: A and A A Quit T erminates the current CPS session[...]

50 CPS Installer/User Guide CPS Command Summary (Continued) Command Description, Access Right and Access Level * Show Port Alert Displays a port’s alert strings. Access right: SMON; Access level: A and AA Show Server Displays CPS confi guration, statistics and session information. Access right: SMON; Access level: A and AA Show Server CLI Displa[...]

Contents Connect Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Disconnect Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Help Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Port Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Quit Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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Chapter 5: CPS Commands 53 Chapter 5: CPS Commands Connect Command The Connect command establishes a connection from the CPS serial CLI port to a device attached to another port on that CPS. If the specified port is already in use, you will receive an error message. To use this command, you must have previously issued a Server CLI command with the [...]

54 CPS Installer/User Guide Help Command Parameter P arameter Description < command_name > Command name. Default: Displays list of all commands Examples The following command displays information about the Show Server CLI command. help sho ser cli The following command displays a list of all commands. help Port Commands The Port command has s[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 55 Port Alert Add Command Parameters P arameter Description < port > P ort number in the range 1 -8 for a CPS8 1 0 or 1 - 1 6 for a CPS1 6 10. < string > 3-32 character string. Port Alert Copy command The Port Alert Copy command copies the alert strings from one port (from_port) to another (to_port). Any alert st[...]

56 CPS Installer/User Guide Port Alert Delete Command Parameter P arameter Description < port > P ort number in the range 1 -8 for a CPS8 1 0 or 1 - 1 6 for a CPS1 6 10. Example The following command deletes defined alert strings from port 3. > PORT 3 ALERT DELETE Alert-strings assigned to port 3: 1) The first alert string 2) The second al[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 57 Port History Mode Commands Command Description B ottom B sets the history view location to the bottom of the fi le minus 23 history display lines, if available. C lear C clears the port’s history buffer . N ext N increments the current history display line by the number of lines per page and a new history display page [...]

58 CPS Installer/User Guide Port Set command The Port Set command changes CPS port settings in the CPS configuration database. At least one keyword parameter and value must be specified. For more information, see Configuring Serial Port Settings in Chapter 3. Access right: SCON or PCON; Access level: A and AA Syntax PORT [< port >|ALL] SET [T[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 59 Port Set Command Parameters (Continued) P arameter Description FL OW=< signal > Flow control signal. For hardware fl ow contr ol, be sure the control signals are correctly wired, or data loss may occur . The fl ow control signal cannot also be used for power status monitoring. Valid values are: X ONXOF Specifi es[...]

60 CPS Installer/User Guide Example The following command sets a baud rate of 57600 and enables XON/XOFF flow control on port 2. > port 2 set baud=57600 flow=xonxof Quit Command The Quit command terminates the current CPS session and terminates your Telnet connection to the CPS. Access right: None needed; Access level: All Syntax QUIT Resume Com[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 61 Server Command Summary (Continued) Command Description Server SNMP Enables/disables SNMP processing. Server SNMP Community Defi nes read, write and trap community strings. Server SNMP Manager Defi nes/deletes SNMP management entities. Server SNMP T rap Enables/disables SNMP traps. Server SNMP T rap Destination Defi nes[...]

62 CPS Installer/User Guide Server CLI Command Parameters (Continued) P arameter Description CONNEC T=ON|OFF Enables or disables the ability to use the Connect command from the serial CLI port. When enabled, a serial CLI user may use the Connect command to establish a connection to the serial device attached to another CPS serial port. When disable[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 63 Syntax SERVER FLASH BOOT|APP HOSTIP=< tftp_add > IMAGE=< host_file > Server FLASH Command Parameters P arameter Description BOO T Indicates the BIOS/Bootstrap image should be updated. APP Indicates the application image should be updated. HOSTIP=< tftp_add > IP address of TF TP server host. IMA GE =< [...]

64 CPS Installer/User Guide Server PPP Command Parameters (Continued) P arameter Description REMO TEIP=< re m_ ip > I P address to assign to the PPP client end of the PPP connection. Must be on same subnet as L OCALIP address. MASK=< subnet > L AN subnet for the PPP dial-in client. Examples The following command enables the PPP server w[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 65 Server RADIUS Command Parameters (Continued) P arameter Description USER-RIGHT S=< attr > Attribute number defi ned on the R ADIUS server, in the range 1 - 255. AUTHPORT=< udp > UDP port for RADIUS authentication server, in the range 1 -65535. This value is usually 1 645, but may be 1 8 1 2. Default = 1 645 T[...]

66 CPS Installer/User Guide Access right: SCON; Access level: AA Syntax SERVER SECURITY [AUTHENTICATION=< auth_mode >] [ENCRYPT=< encrypt >] [DSAUTH=< dsauth >] [DSCLEAR] [LOCKOUT=< hours >] Server Security Command Parameters P arameter Description AUTHENTICA TION= Authentication mode. Multiple values may be specifi ed, sep[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 67 The following command specifies that any DS authentication server should be used to authenticate users, and the strongest encryption negotiated between triple DES and 128-bit. > ser sec auth=ds dsauth=any encrypt=3des,128 The following command sets the CPS to accept connections via Telnet and via Avocent SSL using Trip[...]

68 CPS Installer/User Guide Server SNMP Community command The Server SNMP Community command defines read, write and trap SNMP community strings. Community names are case-sensitive. For more information, see Managing SNMP Structures in Chapter 3. Access right: SCON; Access level: AA Syntax SERVER SNMP COMMUNITY [READCOMM=< name >] [WRITECOMM=&[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 69 Example The following command adds an SNMP management entity with the IP address of 192.168.0.1. server snmp manager add 192.168.0.1 Server SNMP Trap command The Server SNMP Trap command enables or disables SNMP traps. When you issue this command with the Enable parameter, the CPS displays a numbered list of all currently[...]

70 CPS Installer/User Guide server snmp trap enable Traps now disabled: 1) linkUp 4) userLogin 2) userAdded 5) imageUpgradeStarted 3) userDeleted Select trap(s) to enable>1,3-4 Server SNMP Trap Destination command The Server SNMP Trap Destination command defines or deletes destinations for enabled SNMP traps. Once you define destinations for ena[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 71 Server SSH Command Parameters P arameter Description ENABLE|DISABLE Enables or disables SSH session access to the CPS. AUTH=< auth > SSH authentication methods. Y ou must enter the entire value; abbreviations are not permitted. Valid values are: PW Password authentication. KEY Key authentication. PW|KEY Password or [...]

72 CPS Installer/User Guide Show Port Command Parameter P arameter Description < port > Port number . Default = your port ALL Displays information about all ports. NAMES Displays only port names. The following tables list the display fields for a SHOW PORT command that specifies one or all ports. Show Port Command Display Fields for Console P[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 73 Show Port Command Display Fields for SPC Ports Field Content Status ONLINE indicates the SPC is powered on, OFFLINE Indicates the SPC is powered off. Ve rsion SPC fi rmware version. Sockets Number of sockets on the SPC, either 8 or 1 6. Minload Minimum load amp value (fr om SPC command). Maxload Maximum load amp value (f[...]

74 CPS Installer/User Guide Show Server Command Display Fields (Continued) Field Content Po rt Port number . Username Username (from User Add command) . Duration Duration of session. Socket T elnet CPS socket number . From Sock et T elnet client IP address with socket number in parentheses. IP Input and Output Network IP statistics, including numbe[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 75 Show Server PPP command The Show Server PPP command displays the current CPS PPP settings that were configured with the Server PPP command. Access right: SMON; Access level: A and AA Syntax SHOW SERVER PPP Show Server RADIUS command The Show Server RADIUS command displays the current CPS RADIUS settings that were configur[...]

76 CPS Installer/User Guide Show Server Security Command Display Fields (Continued) Field Contents DS Credential Present indicates that DS credentials are stored; Not Present indicates they are not. This is valid only for DS authentication, and applies to SSL anonymous and SSL certifi cate connection types. Fingerprint (Hex) SSH k ey MD5 hash. Fin[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 77 Show User Command Display Fields (Continued) Field Contents Locked YES if user is lock ed-out, NO if not. Last Login System up time value when the user logged in. Po rt Serial port to which user is connected. Username Username. Duration Duration of user’ s session. Socket T elnet CPS socket number . From Sock et T elnet[...]

78 CPS Installer/User Guide SPC Command Parameters P arameter Description < port >|ALL Either a port number in range 1 -8 for a CPS8 1 0 or 1 - 1 6 for a CPS1 6 1 0, or All, which indicates that the settings that follow should be applied to all CPS ports confi gured as SPC . MI NL OAD=< amps > Minimum load in amperes in the range Ø-30[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 79 User Add command The User Add command adds a new user to the CPS user database. The CPS user database holds a maximum of 64 user definitions. For more information, see Managing Users , Connecting to devices using SSH and Access rights and levels in Chapter 3. Access right: USER; Access level: A and AA Syntax USER ADD <[...]

80 CPS Installer/User Guide The following command adds the username JaneDoe, with access to all ports. The name of the SSH public user key file is cps_key2.pub. This file is located on the FTP server at IP address 10.0.0.3. > user add JaneDoe ssh=cps_key2.pub ftp=10.0.0.3 access=pall The following command adds the username JDoe and gives that us[...]

Chapter 5: CPS Commands 81 User Set command The User Set command changes a user’s configuration in the CPS user database. For more information, see Managing Users , Connecting to devices using SSH and Access rights in Chapter 3. You may delete a user’s password or key; however, each user must have a password or a key, so you cannot remove both.[...]

82 CPS Installer/User Guide User Set Command Parameters (Continued) P arameter Description ACC ESS=< access > Valid values for access levels are: (Continued) ADM IN PALL, USER, SMON, PCON and BREAK access rights. APPLIANCEADMI N P ALL, USER, SCON, SMON, PCON and BREAK access rights. Default = P ALL,SMON Examples The following command sets the[...]

Contents Appendic e s Appendix A: Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 85 Appendix B: Device Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Appendix C: Ports Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Appendix D: Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90[...]

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Appendices 85 Appendices Appendix A: Technical Specifications The following table lists the CPS technical specifications. CPS Product Specifi cations Device Ports Number 8 (CPS8 1 0); 1 6 (CPS1 6 1 0) Ty pe Serial ports Connectors Serial port RJ- 45 Network Connection Number 1 Ty pe Ethernet: IEEE 802.3, 1 0Base T Fast Ethernet: IEEE 802.3U, 1 00B[...]

86 CPS Installer/User Guide Appendix B: Device Cabling Each CPS serial port has an RJ-45 connector for attaching a serial device. Figure B.1 shows the RS-232 pinouts plus the wiring diagrams for cables that connect to terminals and PCs. Figure B.1: RJ-45 Pinouts and Cable Wiring Diagrams[...]

Appendices 87 RJ-45 modular adaptors and cables Modular adaptors are available from Avocent to convert RJ-45 modular jacks to DB-25 or DB-9 connectors. These modular adaptors, when used with 8-wire modular cables, provide the same functions shown in Figure B.1. Figure B.2 shows the modular adaptors available from Avocent. Figure B.2: Avocent Modula[...]

88 CPS Installer/User Guide The following table lists the modular cables and adaptors available from Avocent, plus other accessories. Cables and Adaptors Part No. Description 690026 1 0 foot 8-wire Reversing Modular Cable. 69022 7 25 foot 8-wire Reversing Modular Cable. 690228 75 foot 8-wire Reversing Modular Cable. 21 0090 R J-45 to DB-25 D TE Mal[...]

Appendices 89 Appendix C: Ports Used The following table lists the UDP and TCP port numbers used by the CPS. The values assume a default CPS configuration; some values are configurable. Ports Used by CPS Port T ype and Number Used for TC P 22 SSH2, if enabled. TC P 23 T elnet. UDP 1 61 SNMP , if enabled. TC P 32 1 1 Secure protocol used by DSauth. [...]

90 CPS Installer/User Guide Appendix D: Technical Support Our Technical Support staff is ready to assist you with any installation or operating problems you encounter with your Avocent product. If an issue should develop, follow the steps below for the fastest possible service: 1. Check t he pertinent sec tion of t he manual to see if t he issue c [...]

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