Sessions; Users From Lan To Terminal Server To Serial Device; Easy Port Access Menu; Configuring Network Options - Black Box Terminal Server User Manual

Configuring Network Options

Sessions

Sessions are defined for users who are coming in through a serial device going to a host on the
LAN.
Users who have successfully logged into the Terminal Server (
can start up to four login sessions on LAN hosts. These users start sessions through the Menu
option
Multiple sessions can be run simultaneously on the same host or on different hosts. Users can
switch between different sessions and also between sessions and the Terminal Server using
hotkey commands.
Users with
configure them to start automatically on login to the Terminal Server.
can only start sessions predefined for them by the Admin user.
You can configure the User access rights to the port, such as
(RI).

Users From LAN to Terminal Server to Serial Device

Easy Port Access Menu

The Easy Port Access Menu is displayed when a
from the Ethernet side (
Access Menu displays the line number, line name, line protocol, and a logout option. You can
only access the line if it has the same connection protocol as the one you used to log into the
Terminal Server. So, if you used SSH to log into the Terminal Server and the
for Rev Telnet
Configuring Network Options

Hosts

This is probably one of the first Terminal Server options you want to configure, since so many
other configuration options require a preconfigured host. You can use any host name you want,
since the host name is used only by the Terminal Server. You can configure up to 20 hosts using
IPv4 or IPv6 internet addresses.

Gateways

Gateways are hosts that connect Local Area Networks (LANs) together. If you want to access a
host that isn't on your local network, you will be connected via a gateway. Gateways route data
via other gateways until the destination local network is reached. There are three types of
gateways:
Default—A gateway that provides general access beyond your local network.
Host—A gateway reserved for accessing a specific host external to your local network.
Network—A gateway reserved for accessing a specific network external to your local
network.
You can specify up to twenty gateways.

Syslog

The system log is sent to the specified host. You can configure a primary and secondary host for
the syslog information and specify the level for which you want syslog information sent.
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Sessions .
or privileges can define new sessions and connect through them, even
Admin Normal
Line Service
, you will not be able to access the serial device connected to that line.
Terminal Server User Guide
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set to ) to access a serial device. The Easy Port
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set to
User Service DSprompt
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(RW) or
Read Input
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