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Black Box LES1508A User Manual

Black Box LES1508A User Manual

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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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  • Page 1 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.
  • Page 2 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.
  • Page 3 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 ...
  • Page 4 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).
  • Page 5 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.
  • Page 6 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.
  • Page 7 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. ...
  • Page 8 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).
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  • Page 12 LES1508A QSG, rev. 1...