1: About This Guide; Purpose And Audience; Summary Of Chapters - Lantronix SLC 8000 User Manual

1: About this Guide

Purpose and Audience

This guide provides the information needed to install, configure, and use the Lantronix SLC™
8000 Advanced Console Manager. The SLC unit is for IT professionals who must remotely and
securely configure and administer servers, routers, switches, telephone equipment, or other
devices equipped with a serial port for facilities that are typically remote branch offices or
"distributed" IT locations.

Summary of Chapters

The remaining chapters in this guide include:
Chapter
Chapter 2: Introduction
Chapter 3: Installation
Chapter 4: Quick Setup
Chapter 5: Web and
Command Line Interfaces
Chapter 6: Basic Parameters
Chapter 7: Services
Chapter 8: Device Ports
Chapter 9: USB/SD Card Port
Chapter 10: Remote Power
Managers
Chapter 11: Connections
Chapter 12: User
Authentication
Chapter 13: Maintenance
Chapter 14: Application
Examples
SLC™ 8000 Advanced Console Manager User Guide
Description
Describes the SLC 8000 models, their main features, and the protocols they
support.
Provides technical specifications; describes connection form factors and
power supplies; provides instructions for installing the SLC 8000 advanced
console manager in a rack.
Provides instructions for getting your SLC unit up and running and for
configuring required settings.
Describes the web and command line interfaces available for configuring
the SLC 8000 advanced console manager.
The configuration chapters (6-12) provide detailed instructions for using the
web interface and include equivalent command line interface commands.
Provides instructions for configuring network ports, firewall and routing
settings, and VPN.
Provides instructions for enabling and disabling system logging, SSH and
Telnet logins, SNMP, SMTP, and the date and time.
Provides instructions for configuring global device port settings, individual
device port settings, and console port settings.
Provides instructions for using the USB port.
Provides instructions for using RPMs.
Provides instructions for configuring connections and viewing, updating, or
disconnecting a connection.
Provides instructions for enabling or disabling methods that authenticate
users who attempt to log in via the web, SSH, Telnet, or the console port.
Provides instructions for creating custom menus.
Provides instructions for upgrading firmware, viewing system logs and
diagnostics, generating reports, and defining events. Includes information
about web pages and commands used to shut down and reboot the SLC
8000 advanced console manager.
Shows how to set up and use the SLC unit in three different configurations.
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