Terminal Appearance; Table 5.14: Terminal Profile Menu Configuration Parameters - Avocent Cyclades ACS Command Reference Manual

To set up which servers the users may access:
1. Enter the following command to set up a menu, which is prompted when you connect from a
dumb terminal. Refer to Table 5.14 for configuration parameters.
cli> config applications terminalmenu add [parameter] <value>
2. Activate and save your configuration.

Table 5.14: Terminal Profile Menu Configuration Parameters

Parameter
menutitle
actionname
command
NOTE: You may open an SSH connection to the desired server. To do so, substitute telnet host_ip with ssh -l
username host_ip.

Terminal Appearance

You may change the banner appearance when a connection is made to a server. The banner
appearance may be port-specific or a unified banner for all ports.
To configure the terminal appearance:
1. Enter the following command to configure a banner for one or multiple serial ports.
cli> config physicalports [all|range] other banner ""<login banner>""
NOTE: A banner string with spaces must be quoted with both single and double quotes "'<string1 string2>'".
2. Activate and save your configuration.
Value Description
<string> Type a description for the menu title bar.
<action name> Enter n identification for the command. For example,
server name.
<string> Enter a command such as telnet host_ip.
Chapter 5: Administration 101