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Belkin OmniView F1DP116S User Manual

Belkin OmniView F1DP116S User Manual

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  • Page 1: Console Server

    OmniView Serial ® Console Server User Manual F1DP116S...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents Product Overview....................1 System Status and Log ..................37 Introduction ....................1 System Status ....................37 Package Contents ..................1 System Logging ................... 37 Console Server Features ................2 System Administration ..................39 Equipment Requirements ................3 User Administration ..................

  • Page 3: Product Overview

    Product Overview Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Belkin OmniView Serial Console Server (Console Server). This device provides administrators secure monitoring and control of servers, routers, switches, and other serial devices from anywhere on the corporate TCP/IP network, over the Internet, or through dial-up modem connections, even when the server is unavailable through the network.

  • Page 4: Console Server Features

    Product Overview Product Overview Console Server Features Equipment Requirements • In-band and out-of-band management • Universal Connectivity Kit (included) Console port management solutions offer remote, reliable, and secure • RJ45-RJ45 CAT5 Cable (included) access to serial-console ports through in-band networks and out-of-band connectivity options, such as serial terminal access and dial-up modem. System Requirements • Manage network devices/servers centrally, remotely, and securely Reliable console-port management solutions allow you to encrypt sensitive...

  • Page 5: Unit Display Diagrams

    Product Overview Product Overview Unit Display Diagrams LED Indicators, Button, and Connectors Front/Rear Panel Indication Link Red – power indication Power Power Fig. 1 Front View ON: power is applied Ethernet Link/Act/10/100Mbps: Orange – 10BaseT Ethernet connection established Link Green – 100BaseT Ethernet connection established Blinking: when data in activity Ready ON: when no data in activity and link connected Port LEDs...

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Auto-detecting, full/half-duplex selectable Beyond that length, the probability of signal degradation increases. For this Operation Modes reason, Belkin recommends that the length of the CAT5 UTP cable between the Console server Console Server and the connected servers does not exceed 50 feet (15m).

  • Page 7: Desktop Or Rack-Mounting

    Local Installation Local Installation Desktop or Rack-Mounting Connecting the Target Devices to the Console Server The Console Server can be placed on desktops or rack-mounted on 1. Power down the target device(s) that will be connected to your 19-inch/1U racks. Console Server.

  • Page 8: Network Configuration

    The Console Server offers support for both Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and static IP addressing. Belkin recommends that an IP address be reserved for the Console Server and that it remains static while connected to the network.

  • Page 9: Assigning Ip From The Console Port-Vt-100 (Console, Telnet, Ssh)

    1. Connect the console port on the rear panel to a serial port on a PC host using the CAT5 cable and the local console port RJ45/DB9F adapter, included with the Belkin Console Server. 2. Configure a terminal emulation program, such as HyperTerminal, using the following parameters: • Baud rate = 115200...
  • Page 10 Network Configuration Network Configuration The following figure depicts the structure of the interface. Network > IP Config The page to the left shows the IP configuration items. Tier 1 menu Product name Software version 1. For IP mode — You can press the SPACE bar to select Static mode or DHCP mode. 2.

  • Page 11: Web-Browser Management Interface

    Network Configuration Network Configuration Note: Only the admin user has the privilege to log in to VT-100. All the other users are not authorized to make configuration with VT-100. Where available, the page will allow users to apply or cancel their actions. To apply all changes, select “Apply”...

  • Page 12: Network Settings

    Network Settings Network Settings IP Filtering You can configure the network IP settings via VT-100 or web interface. This section describes configuration through the web interface. The IP filtering function keeps unauthorized hosts from accessing the Console Server by specifying rules. IP Configuration The Console Server requires a valid IP address to operate within the user’s network environment.

  • Page 13: Web-Server Configuration

    Network Settings Network Settings After these rules are applied, only the hosts that belong to the subnet 192.168.2.x can access the Console Server (through http port 80). In addition to the IP filter chain rule mentioned above, the web interface also provides a convenient way to enable/disable telnet (port 23) or the web- configuration port (port 80/443).

  • Page 14: Dynamic Dns

    IP address from the network, the IP address might change. This can make it difficult to know if an IP address has changed, or what the new IP address is. Belkin Serial Ethernet Console Server Router/NAT...

  • Page 15: Radius-Server Configuration

    Network Settings Serial Ports RADIUS-Server Configuration Configuration Under the “Serial” menu heading, click “Configuration” to show the port summary list. Note: In order to make RADIUS service effective, a RADIUS server must be installed prior use. HTTPS/SSL The Console Server supports both HTTP and HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) services simultaneously.

  • Page 16: Port Enable/Disable

    Serial Ports Serial Ports Port Enable/Disable Operation Modes Each serial port can be individually enabled or disabled. A disabled serial port The Console Server unit provides four types of operation modes. These are cannot be accessed by a user. Users can reset the serial port to default settings described below.

  • Page 17: Terminal-Server Mode

    Serial Ports Serial Ports The following parameters are configurable in console-server mode: Listening TCP Port Number You can also access a serial port through the IP address of the Console Server and the listening TCP port number of the serial port. If the IP address of the Console Server and the serial port are assigned as 192.168.123.100 and the listening TCP port number is 4001, the user can connect to the port as follows: telnet 192.168.123.100 4001...

  • Page 18: Port Logging

    Serial Ports Serial Ports Click “Port event handling”. Port Logging While in console-server mode, the data received from the tracking serial port will be buffered in the unit’s memory. The memory buffer size for logging data is 192K per port. If the log data grows larger than the memory size, the new data will overwrite the old data.

  • Page 19: Telnet Java Applet

    Serial Ports Serial Ports Use the hyperlink located at the bottom of the Connect Page to test your Java compatibility. Or use the link below to download the latest Java version. Make sure that you enable your browser’s Java support option and also check your Java Runtime Environment version (known as JRE version).

  • Page 20: Serial-To-Serial Function

    9600 8N1 (not reconfigurable) in order to get the best compatibility with Console Server on ports 1 through 15. You may also use an external terminal third-party terminal monitor devices. converter, like the Belkin F1D084E, to connect your Console Server to a KVM switch and consolidate the control. Installation To install, connect your terminal device to port 16 of the Console Server.
  • Page 21 Serial Ports System Status and Log System Status The web page also gives read-only settings of the serial-to-serial function; it will automatically change according to the setting change on the VT-100 console. Click “Cancel” to refresh the values. The “System Status” page lists current system information such as name, serial number, firmware versions, MAC address, current time, and the network settings.

  • Page 22: System Status And Log

    System Status and Log System Administration System Logging User Administration You may enable or disable the system-logging process and set the log buffer At start-up, the system will prompt the user to enter the password to access the size. The system log buffer’s default value is 50K bytes and can be allocated to system.

  • Page 23: Remove User

    System Administration System Administration The figure below shows the “Add User” screen. Edit the Access Control list (ACL) The Console Server provides ACL (Access Control List) security where you can specify user access discretely by individual ports only, instead of all ports. To edit the ACL: • Check the users on the “User administration” screen.

  • Page 24: Change Password

    NTP servers. In this case, it should be connected from the network to the Internet. The second method is to set the date and time manually without using The latest firmware version is available from www.belkin.com/support. the NTP server. In this case, the date and time information is maintained by the internal battery backup.

  • Page 25: Ssl Certificate

    System Administration System Administration Once all certificate files are uploaded, users shall initiate a reboot command manually to make the new certificate effective. Warning!!! DO NOT disconnect the power or the Ethernet cable during this upgrading process. Doing so may cause upgrade failure and destroy the image in memory.
  • Page 26 System Administration System Administration The other way to tell a secure web connection from an unsafe one is by looking for a lock symbol on your browser (bottom-right corner of Internet Explorer browser). You can double-click on the symbol to examine the detailed information of the server-side certificate.

  • Page 27: Reset To Factory-Default Settings

    System Administration System Administration Reset to Factory-Default Settings To roll back to factory-default settings, click on “Apply”. Reboot You can trigger the Console Server to perform a software reboot via the network. The reboot function is mandatory when the CA-certificate upload is complete.

  • Page 28: Technical Data

    Technical Data Appendix A: Adapters Default Settings F1D120 (RJ45F–DB9F DTE) DB9 Female DTE Adapter Server Name BelkinSC Applications: Bay Accelar, Nortel, etc. DHCP Enabled Part No: F1D120 - Single Pack IP Address 192.168.2.156 F1D120-8PK - 8 Pack Net Mask 255.255.255.0 Adapter Gateway 192.168.2.1 Serial Number xxxxxxxxx (printed on bottom of unit) Signal RJ45 DB9F...

  • Page 29: Appendix A: Adapters

    Appendix A: Adapters Appendix A: Adapters F1D122 (RJ45F–DB25M DCE) F1D124 (RJ45F–RJ45M CISCO) DB25 Male DCE Adapter RJ45 Male Adapter Applications: Modems Applications: Sun devices Part No: F1D122 - Single Pack Part No: F1D124 - Single Pack F1D124-8PK - 8 Pack Adapter Adapter Signal RJ45 DB25M Signal RJ45 RJ45M...

  • Page 30: Appendix B: Ethernet Pin-Outs (Rj45)

    Appendix B: Ethernet Pin-Outs (RJ45) Appendix C: Well-Known TCP/UDP Port Numbers Standard Ethernet Cable RJ45 Pin-Out Port numbers are divided into three ranges: Well-Known Ports, Registered Ports, and Dynamic and/or Private Ports. Well-Known Ports are those from 0 through 1023. Registered Ports are those from 1024 through 49151. Dynamic and/or Private Ports are those from 49152 through 65535.

  • Page 31: Appendix D: Protocol Glossary

    Appendix D: Protocol Glossary Appendix D: Protocol Glossary BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) NTP (Network Time Protocol) Similar to DHCP, but for smaller networks. Automatically assigns the IP address A protocol used to synchronize time on networked computers and equipment. for a specific duration of time. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol) A method of user authentication in which the user name and password are A secure protocol for connecting to a system;...

  • Page 32: Appendix E: Creating Ca Files

    Appendix E: Creating CA Files Appendix E: Creating CA Files The Console Server supports secure web-page configuration (aka https). There ii) Strip passphrase: are two types of certificate files for server-side authentication. openssl rsa -in cakey.pem -out cakey-nopassword.pem iii) Combine the key and X.509 certificate files into server.pem: • S elf-signed: Users can create the certificate files by themselves. The cat cakey-nopassword.pem cacert.pem >...

  • Page 33: Information

    What is not covered by this warranty? to the following two conditions: All above warranties are null and void if the Belkin product is not provided to (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must Belkin for inspection upon Belkin’s request at the sole expense of the purchaser,...
  • Page 34 INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR MULTIPLE DAMAGES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST BUSINESS OR PROFITS ARISING OUT OF THE SALE OR USE OF ANY BELKIN PRODUCT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which may vary from state to state.
  • Page 35 +44 (0) 1933 35 2000 +44 (0) 1933 31 2000 fax © 2008 Belkin International, Inc. All rights reserved. All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed. Windows is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. P75598...

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