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LES1508A 8-Port Value-Line Console Server QS Guide Quick Start Guide This Quick Start Guide helps you through installation, configuration, and local operation. For more details, refer to the user manual on CD-ROM.
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8-Port Value-Line Console Server Quick Start Guide Trademarks Used in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies, Inc. Cisco is a registered trademark of Cisco Technology, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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8-Port Value-Line Console Server Quick Start Guide Follow the steps listed below to get started: Step 1: Check kit contents. LES1508A 8-Port Value-Line Console Server with Cisco® serial pinouts This printed quick start guide (1) CD-ROM containing a user’s manual in PDF format ...
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8-Port Value-Line Console Server Quick Start Guide NOTE: The network-connected computer must have an IP address in the same network range (192.168.0.xxx) as the Value-Line Console Server. If this is not convenient, you can use the ARP Ping command to set the IP address (refer to the user manual for details).
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8-Port Value-Line Console Server Quick Start Guide Figure 3. System: Services screen. Note: The LES1508-A Value-Line Console Server comes with a second network port (ETH2). This network is inactive by default; however it can be set up to provide network failover/out-of-band access, or to provide a local Management LAN.
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8-Port Value-Line Console Server Quick Start Guide Select the console server protocols (Telnet, SSH, TCP, and RFC2217) that will be used for the data connection to the serial port. NOTE: Port 1 is configured by default in Local Console (modem) mode. Use the crossover-pinned DB9F-RJ-45 adapter and UTP cable to connect to a terminal emulator application on your PC’s serial COM port.
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8-Port Value-Line Console Server Quick Start Guide For each new user, select “Serial & Network: Users & Groups” and click “Add User.” Enter a username and enter and confirm a password. Figure 5. Serial & Network: Users & Groups screen. ...
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8-Port Value-Line Console Server Quick Start Guide Step 7: Advanced configurations. The Value-Line Console Server offers many more advanced functions, including: The Alerts & Logging: Auto Response facility monitors serial ports, hosts, user logins, UPSs (uninterruptible power supplies), and RPCs (remote power controllers such as PDUs and IPMI devices).