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Austin Hughes Electronics CyberView CS-116 User Manual

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dedicated KVM switch and rackmount screen technology
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CS - 116
1U
Serial Console Server
751
Designed and manufactured by Austin Hughes
UM-CV-751-CS-116-Q215V1
www.austin-hughes.com

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  • Page 1 dedicated KVM switch and rackmount screen technology User Manual CS - 116 Serial Console Server Designed and manufactured by Austin Hughes UM-CV-751-CS-116-Q215V1 www.austin-hughes.com...
  • Page 2 Legal Information First English printing, October 2002 Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. We are not liable for any injury or loss that results from the use of this equipment.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents < Part. 1 > CS-116 Package Contents Connection to Serial Device or Server Membrane Connection & Operation < Part 2 > P.4 - 6 Device Setup IP Confi guration P.8 - 9 IP Filtering P.9 - 11 Web Server Confi guration P.12 - 17 Serial Port Confi...

  • Page 4: Before Installation

    Before Installation CS-116 ■ It is very important to mount the equipment in a suitable cabinet or on a stable surface. ■ Make sure the place has a good ventilation, is out of direct sunlight, away from sources of excessive dust, dirt, heat, water, moisture and vibration.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    < Part 1 > < 1.1 > Package Content CS-116 • CS-116 unit x 1 CS-116 • Mounting set w/ bracket & screws x 1 • Power cord x 1 • RJ45-DB9 female adapter x 1 • RJ45-DB9 male adapter x 1 Product Dimension Packing Dimension Gross...
  • Page 6 < 1.2 > Connect to Single Serial Device or Headless Server CS-116 SG-100F RJ45-DB9 female adapter Cat5 cable Computer with RS-232 serial port RJ45 Serial port CS-116 Console Power Cat5 cable Cat5 cable Cat5 cable Network device SG-100M SG-100F hub or router RJ45-DB9 RJ45-DB9 male adapter...

  • Page 7: Membrane

    < 1.3 > Membrane CS-116 Power ON ■ Turn off all devices / servers and Cat5 IP serial console ■ Make sure all cables / connectors are properly connected Front Panel - Port LED Indications 16 ports Port activity Status LEDs Reset button Power Red:...

  • Page 8: Part 2 > Connection & Operation

    < Part 2 > Connection & Operation < 2.1 > Device Setup CS-116 2.1.1 Setup the IP address from Console Port The IP serial console offers user-friendly menu-driven user interface. User can simply connect a VT-100 terminal to the console port to access to the unit. This is useful when you does not know the network settings of the server, and cannot access to the server.

  • Page 9: Device Setup

    < 2.1 > Device Setup CS-116 2.1.2 Setup the IP address from Ethernet port In addition to VT100 interface, we also provide a Network Setup Software tool as below for the network settings to the IP serial console. The operation procedures are as follows: Run the software tool IP serial console IPCS_Setup.exe For details, please visit the link below : http://www.austin-hughes.com/support/utilities/cyberview/IPCS_Setup.exe...
  • Page 10 < 2.1 > Device Setup CS-116 2.1.3 Web Management Interface The IP serial console supports both HTTP and HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) protocols. The user must authenticate themselves by logging into the system with a correct user name and password To access the IP serial console Web management pages, enter the pre-set IP address or resolvable hostname into the web browser’s URL/Location field.

  • Page 11: Ip Confi Guration

    < 2.2 > IP Confi guration CS-116 User can do the network IP settings via V-100 or web pages. This chapter describes the usage of web pages. The default IP settings are as follows. 2.2.1 IP Configuration The IP serial console requires a valid IP address to operate within the user’s network environment. If the IP address is not readily available, contact the system administrator to obtain a valid IP address for the IP serial console.

  • Page 12: Ip Filtering

    < 2.3 > IP Filtering CS-116 2.3.1 IP Filtering The IP filtering function keeps unauthorized hosts from accessing to the IP serial console by specifying IP filtering rules. It is important to fully understand what an IP filter is. If you don’t fully understand this, you will get unexpected results against your original plan.

  • Page 13: Web Server Confi Guration

    < 2.3 > IP Filtering CS-116 2.3.2 IP Filtering Users can add a new IP filtering rule by setting the properties at adding line and then clicking the button Add. User can remove a rule by clicking the button Remove. In the example above, no host is allowed to connect to the IPCS through http (port 80) by the #3 rule but the hosts whose subnet is 192.168.1.x is allowed by the #1 rule and 192.168.2.x by the rule #2.
  • Page 14 < 2.4 > Web Server Confi guration CS-116 2.4.2 Dynamic DNS When users connect the IP serial console to a DSL line or use a DHCP configuration, and get a dynamic IP address from the network, the IP address may not the same as previous. It can therefore be very difficult to know if an IP address has changed, or what the new IP address is.
  • Page 15 < 2.4 > Web Server Confi guration CS-116 2.4.4 RADIUS Authentication is the process of identifying an individual, usually based on a username and password. The IP serial console supports various authentication options, such as Local, RADIUS, to authenticate the users who access the serial port. When the authentication is set to Local, the IP serial console will use its own user list to authenticate a user.
  • Page 16 < 2.5 > Serial Port Confi guration CS-116 Under the Serial Port heading, click Configuration will show the list of port summary as below. 2.5.1 Port Authentication Authentication is the process of identifying an individual, usually based on a username and password. The IP serial console supports various authentication options, such as Local, RADIUS, to authenticate the users who access the serial port.

  • Page 17: Serial Port Confi Guration

    < 2.5 > Serial Port Confi guration CS-116 2.5.3 Port Title Users can enter descriptive information for each port based on the device attached to it. We can use the shortcut Move to on the up-right corner to go to the wished port page directly. P.13 UM-CV-751-CS-116-Q215V1 www.austin-hughes.com...
  • Page 18 < 2.5 > Serial Port Confi guration CS-116 2.5.4 Operation Modes The IP serial console unit provides four types of operation modes. These are described in the following sections. Note : ■ The last port (e.g., Port #16 of IP serial console) can also be used as External ESP (Entry Serial Port) in Serial-to-Serial operation mode.
  • Page 19 < 2.5 > Serial Port Confi guration CS-116 Console Server Mode Configuring a serial port as a console server creates a TCP socket on the IP serial console unit that listens for a Telnet or SSH client connection. When you connect to the TCP socket, you have access to the device attached to the serial port as if the device were connected directly to the network.
  • Page 20 < 2.5 > Serial Port Confi guration CS-116 2.5.5 Serial Port Parameters To connect the serial device to the IPCS serial port, the serial port parameters of the IP serial console should match exactly to that of the serial device attached. 2.5.6 Port Logging With the Port logging feature while in console server mode, the data receiving from the tracking serial port will be buffered in...

  • Page 21: Serial Port Connection

    < 2.5 > Serial Port Confi guration CS-116 2.5.6 Port Logging If Port logging option is enabled, the user can let the IP serial console to search a defined keyword from the port logging data and send an email to an administrator by Port event handling configurations. Each reaction can be configured individually upon each keyword.
  • Page 22 < 2.6 > Serial Port Connection CS-116 2.6.1 Telnet Java Applet 1. Select Telnet protocol under Serial port > Configuration > Operation mode. 2. Select the Serial port > connection menu item, click the terminal icon at C column. If connect success, the terminal emulation will pop up login prompt.

  • Page 23: Serial-To-Serial Function

    < 2.7 > Serial-to-Serial Function CS-116 2.7.1 Serial-to-Serial Function Normally the data transfer of IP serial console is between Ethernet port and serial ports. With Serial-to-Serial function the data transfer can be between one designated serial port (ESP) and one of the other serial ports. The designated serial port, Entry Serial Port (ESP), is connected to a Terminal Converter to provide VGA and keyboard ports locally, or connect the VGA/ keyboard ports to KVM switch to consolidate the administration.
  • Page 24 < 2.7 > Serial-to-Serial Function CS-116 5. Confirm the choice the screen below will show up. 6. Type in user name and password. Then the data channel connection between ESP and the selected serial port will be built. So the administrator can control the serial device or server. 7.

  • Page 25: System Status & Log

    < 2.8 > System Status & Log CS-116 2.8.1 System Status System status data include the model name, serial number, firmware version, bootloader version, current time, and the network configuration of the IP serial console. User cannot change the data from this page. This page will be automatically refreshed every 10 seconds, to show the system current time.

  • Page 26: System Administration

    < 2.9 > System Administration CS-116 2.9.1 User Administration At startup of the AP, the system will prompt user to enter the password to access to the system. The administrator can add or remove a user easily via the web pages. There are two levels of access privileges: User Name Default Password...
  • Page 27 < 2.9 > System Administration CS-116 2.9.3 Remove User To remove a user, ■ Check the users at the User administration screen ■ Click the button Remove 2.9.4 Edit ACL IP serial console provides ACL (Access Control List) security function, each user may be authorized to access to certain ports only, instead of all ports.

  • Page 28: Date And Time

    < 2.10 > Date and Time CS-116 The IP serial console maintains current date and time information. The IP serial console clock and calendar settings are backed up by internal battery power. The user can change the current date and time. There are two methods of date and time settings.

  • Page 29: Firmware Upgrade

    < 2.11 > Firmware Upgrade CS-116 Firmware can be easily upgraded via web page. This section describes the upgrade procedures. *The latest firmware version is available on the web site. 2.11.1 Prepare Upgrade Environment Need to obtain a TFTP server software program. Start up tftp server (e.g., tftpd32).
  • Page 30 < 2.11 > Firmware Upgrade CS-116 2.11.2 Upgrade from web page If you want to run the new firmware, you need to click the Reboot item, then Yes to confirm to reboot the system. It will take about one minute to finish the system reboot. When the IP serial console unit finishes the startup and working normally, the Ready green LED will blink every second.

  • Page 31: Cat5 Ip Serial Console Specifi Cation

    < 2.12 > Cat5 IP Serial Console Specifi cation CS-116 Item Description 1U rack mounting Form Factor 16-port Number of port RJ45 Connector Serial RS-232 Rx, Tx, RTS, DTR, DSR Signal Serial Interface None, RTS / CTS, Xon / Xoff Flow 300 to 115200 Baudrate...

  • Page 32: Connector Pin Assignment

    < 2.13 > Connector Pin Assignment CS-116 Pin 8 Pin 1 Console port & serial port pin assignment Signal Direction < 2.14 > Appendix A Well-known TCP/UDP Port Numbers 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.
  • Page 33 < Part 3 > < 3.1 > FAQ CS-116 1. What devices and servers can the CS-116 Cat5 IP serial console be used with ? The CS-116 Cat5 IP serial console is based on the RS-232-C protocol standard supported on most terminals, PCs, servers, as well as many manageable devices which equipped with at least one RS-232 serial port that is used as a console port when no keyboard is present.
  • Page 34 < 3.1 > FAQ CS-116 9. Is any confi guration required for SUN server? When connecting the CS-116 IP serial console to SUN server, an alternate break sequence may not be required, since some IP serial consoles are “Break Safe”. When using an Ethernet console connection, the alternate break sequence need not be defi...
  • Page 36 The company reserves the right to modify product specifi cations without prior notice and assumes no responsibility for any error which may appear in this publication. All brand names, logo and registered trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Copyright 2015 Austin Hughes Electronics Ltd. All rights reserved. UM-CV-751-CS-116-Q215V1 www.austin-hughes.com...

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