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Black Box LES1608A User Manual
Les series les1500 series les1600 series les1700 series console servers
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Contents
Table of Contents
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Revision History
Safety Precautions
About this Manual
Products Covered
Who Should Read this Manual
Manual Organization
Types of Users
Management Console
Where to Find Additional Information
1 Specifications
LES1500 Series
LES1600 Series
LES1700 Series
Available Models Comparison Charts
2 Overview
What's Included
LES1500 Series (LES1516A, LES1532A, LES1548A)
LES1600 Series
LES1700 Series
Hardware Description
LES1500 Series
LES1600 Series
LES1700 Series
3 Installation
Power Connection
LES1700, LES1516A, LES1532A, LES1548A Models
LES1600 Models
Network Connection
Serial Port Connection
Cisco Rolled RJ-45 Pinout
Cisco RJ-45 Pinout
USB Port Connection
Fitting Cellular SIM and Antennas
Les1604A-V/-T/-R Models
LES1700 Models
4 System Configuration
Management Console Connection
Connected Computer Setup
Browser Connection
Administrator Setup
Change Default Root System Password
Set up a New Administrator
Name the System
Network Configuration
Ipv6 Configuration
Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Configuration
Services and Service Access
Brute Force Protection
Communications Software
SDT Connector
Putty
Sshterm
Management Network Configuration
Enable the Management LAN
Configure the DHCP Server
Select Failover or Broadband OOP
Aggregating the Network Ports
Wi-Fi Wireless LAN
Static Routes
Configuration over DHCP (ZTP)
Ensuring the Console Server Is Unconfigured
Example ISC DHCP (Dhcpd) Server Configuration
Setup When the LAN Is Untrusted
Prepare a USB Drive and Create the X.509 Certificate and Private Key
What an Unconfigured Console Server Does on First Boot
Using What an Unconfigured Console Server Does on First Boot to Update Firmware
The Urls in DHCP OFFER, Option 43, Sub-Option 1
Importing the Configuration File
Running a Restore or Update in Secure Recovery Mode
5 Serial Port, Host, Device and User Configuration
Configure Serial Ports
Common Settings
Console Server Mode
SDT Mode
Device (RPC, UPS, EMD) Mode
Terminal Server Mode
Serial Bridging Mode
Syslog
NMEA Streaming
USB Ports
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
Add and Edit Users
Setup New Groups
Setup New Users
Authentication
Network Hosts
Trusted Networks
Serial Port Cascading
Automatically Generate and Upload SSH Keys
Manually Generate and Upload SSH Keys
Configure the Slaves and Their Serial Ports
Managing the Slaves
Serial Port Redirection (Portshare)
Managed Devices
Ipsec VPN
Enable the VPN Gateway
Openvpn
Enable the Openvpn
Configure as Server or Client
Windows Openvpn Client and Server Setup
Pptp Vpn
Enable the PPTP VPN Server
Add a PPTP User
Setup a Remote Pptp Client
Call Home
Set up Call Home Candidate
Accept Call Home Candidates as Managed Consoles
Calling Home to a Generic Central SSH Server
IP Passthrough
Downstream Router Map
IP Passthrough Pre-Requisite Pre-Configuration Steps
IP Passthrough Certification
Service Intercepts
IP Passthrough Status
Caveats
6 Firewall, Failover and Oob Access
Dial-Up Modem Connection
OOB Dial-In Access
Configure Dial-In PPP
Using SDT Connector Client
Set up Windows XP or Later Client
Set up Earlier Windows Clients
Set up Linux Clients
Dial-Out Access
Always-On Dial-Out
Failover Dial-Out
OOB Broadband Ethernet Access
Broadband Ethernet Failover
Cellular Modem Connection
Connecting to a GSM HSUPA/UMTS Carrier Network
Connecting to a CDMA EV-DO Carrier Network
Connecting to a 4G LTE Carrier Network
Verifying the Cellular Connection
Cellular Modem Watchdog
Dual SIM Failover
Multi-Carrier Cellular Support
Cellular Operation
OOB Access Setup
Cellular Failover
Cellular Routing
Cellular CSD Dial-In
Firewalls and Forwarding
Configuring Network Forwarding and IP Masquerading
Configuring Client Devices
Port and Protocol Forwarding
Firewall Rules
Packet State Matching in Firewall Rules
7 Ssh Tunnels and Sdt Connector
Configuring for SSH Tunneling to Hosts
SDT Connector Client Configuration
SDT Connector Client Installation
Configuring a New Gateway in the SDT Connector Client
Auto-Configure SDT Connector Client with the User's Access Privileges
Make an SDT Connection through the Gateway to a Host
Manually Add a Host the the SDT Connector Gateway
Manually Add New Services to the New Hosts
Add a Client Program to be Started for the New Service
Dial-In Configuration
SDT Connector to Management Console
SDT Connector: Telnet or SSH Connect to Serially-Attached Devices
Using SDT Connector for Out-Of-Band Connection to the Gateway
Importing and Exporting Preferences
SDT Connector Public Key Authentication
Setting up SDT for Remote Desktop Access
Enable Remote Desktop on the Target Windows Computer to be Accessed
Configure the Remote Desktop Connection Client
SDT SSH Tunnel for VNC
Install and Configure the VNC Server on the Computer to be Accessed
Install, Configure and Connect the VNC Viewer
Using SDT to IP Connect to Hosts that Are Serially Attached to the Gateway
Establish a PPP Connection between the Host COM Port and the Console Server
Set up SDT Serial Ports on the Console Server
Set up SDT Connector to SSH Port Forward over the Console Server Serial Port
SSH Tunneling Using Other SSH Clients (for Example, Putty)
VNC Security
8 Alerts, Auto-Response and Logging
Configure Auto-Response
Check Conditions
Environmental
Alarms and Digital Inputs
UPS and Power Supply
UPS Status
Serial Login, Signal or Pattern
USB Console Status
ICMP Ping
Cellular Data
Custom Check
CLI Session Event
SMS Command
Login and Logout Check
Network Interface Event
Route Data Usage Check
Trigger Actions
Send Email
Send SMS
Perform RPC Action
Run Custom Script
Send SNMP Trap
Send Nagios Event
Perform Interface Action
Resolve Actions
Configure SMTP, SMS, SNMP and Nagios Service for Alert Notifications
Send Email Alerts
Send SMS Alerts
Send SNMP Trap Alerts
Send Nagios Event Alerts
Logging
Log Storage
Serial Port Logging
Network TCP and UDP Port Logging
Auto-Response Event Logging
Power Device Logging
9 Power, Environment and Digital I/O
Remote Power Control (RPC)
RPC Connection
RPC Access Privileges and Alerts
User Power Management
RPC Status
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Control
Managed UPS Connections
Remote UPS Management
Controlling UPS-Powered Computers
UPS Alerts
UPS Status
Overview of Nework UPS Tools (NUT)
Digital I/O Ports
Digital I/O Output Configuration
Digital I/O Input Configuration
High-Voltage Outputs
DIP SNMP Status
10 Authentication
Authentication Configuration
Local Authentication
TACACS Authentication
RADIUS Authentication
LDAP Authentication
RADIUS and TACACS User Configuration
Group Support with Remote Authentication
Remote Groups with RADIUS Authentication
Remote Groups with LDAP Authentication
Remote Groups with TACACS+ Authentication
Idle Timeout
Kerberos Authentication
Authentication Testing
Pluggable Authentication Modules
SSL Certificate
11 Nagios Integration
Nagios Overview
Configuring Nagios Distributed Monitoring
Enable Nagios on the Console Server
Enable NRPE Monitoring
Enable NSCA Monitoring
Configure Selected Serial Ports for Nagios Monitoring
Configure Seleced Network Ports for Nagios Monitoring
Configure the Upstream Nagios Monitoring Host
Advanced Distributed Monitoring Configuration
Sample Nagios Configuration
Basic Nagios Plug-Ins
Additional Plug-Ins
Number of Supported Devices
Distributed Monitoring Usage Scenarios
12 System Management
System Administration and Reset
Firmware Upgrades
Date and Time Configuration
Backup Configuration
Delayed Configuration Commit
FIPS Mode
13 Status Reports
Port Access and Active Users
Statistics
Support Reports
Syslog
Dashboard
Configuring the Dashboard
Creating Custom Widgets for the Dashboard
14 Management
Device Management
Port and Host Logs
Terminal Connection
Web Terminal
SDT Connector Access
Power Management
15 Configuration from the Command Line
Accessing Configuration from the Command Line
Serial Port Configuration
Adding and Removing Users
Adding and Removing User Groups
Authentication
Network Hosts
Trusted Networks
Cascaded Ports
UPS Connections
RPC Connections
Managed Devices
Port Log
Alerts
SMTP and SMS
Snmp
Administration
IP Settings
Date and Time Settings
Dial-In Settings
DHCP Server
Services
Nagios
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