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Black Box LES1604A-V User Manual

Black Box LES1604A-V User Manual (348 pages)

LES series LES1500 series LES1600 series LES1700 series console servers

Brand: Black Box | Category: Server | Size: 31.91 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
2
Table of Contents Live
3
Revision History
12
Safety Precautions
13
About this Manual
14
Products Covered
14
Who Should Read this Manual
14
Manual Organization
14
Types of Users
15
Management Console
15
Where to Find Additional Information
16
1 Specifications

17
- LES1500 Series
  17
- LES1600 Series
  19
- LES1700 Series
  21
- Available Models Comparison Charts
  23
2 Overview

24
- What's Included
  24
  - LES1500 Series (LES1516A, LES1532A, LES1548A)
    24
  - LES1600 Series
    24
  - LES1700 Series
    24
- Hardware Description
  25
  - LES1500 Series
    25
  - LES1600 Series
    26
  - LES1700 Series
    27
3 Installation

28
- Power Connection
  28
  - LES1700, LES1516A, LES1532A, LES1548A Models
    28
  - LES1600 Models
    28
- Network Connection
  28
- Serial Port Connection
  29
  - Cisco Rolled RJ-45 Pinout
    30
  - Cisco RJ-45 Pinout
    30
- USB Port Connection
  31
- Fitting Cellular SIM and Antennas
  31
  - Les1604A-V/-T/-R Models
    31
  - LES1700 Models
    32
4 System Configuration

33
5 Serial Port, Host, Device and User Configuration

63
- Configure Serial Ports
  64
  - Common Settings
    65
  - Console Server Mode
    66
  - SDT Mode
    71
  - Device (RPC, UPS, EMD) Mode
    72
  - Terminal Server Mode
    72
  - Serial Bridging Mode
    72
  - Syslog
    74
  - NMEA Streaming
    74
  - USB Ports
    75
  - Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
    76
- Add and Edit Users
  77
  - Setup New Groups
    78
  - Setup New Users
    78
- Authentication
  79
- Network Hosts
  79
- Trusted Networks
  80
- Serial Port Cascading
  82
- Serial Port Redirection (Portshare)
  86
- Managed Devices
  86
- Ipsec VPN
  88
  - Enable the VPN Gateway
    88
- Openvpn
  90
- Pptp Vpn
  97
  - Enable the PPTP VPN Server
    98
  - Add a PPTP User
    99
  - Setup a Remote Pptp Client
    99
- Call Home
  100
- IP Passthrough
  103
  - Downstream Router Map
    103
  - IP Passthrough Pre-Requisite Pre-Configuration Steps
    104
  - IP Passthrough Certification
    104
  - Service Intercepts
    105
  - IP Passthrough Status
    105
  - Caveats
    105
6 Firewall, Failover and Oob Access

106
- Dial-Up Modem Connection
  106
- OOB Dial-In Access
  106
  - Configure Dial-In PPP
    107
  - Using SDT Connector Client
    108
  - Set up Windows XP or Later Client
    108
  - Set up Earlier Windows Clients
    109
  - Set up Linux Clients
    109
- Dial-Out Access
  109
  - Always-On Dial-Out
    109
  - Failover Dial-Out
    111
- OOB Broadband Ethernet Access
  113
- Broadband Ethernet Failover
  114
- Cellular Modem Connection
  116
- Cellular Operation
  126
  - OOB Access Setup
    127
  - Cellular Failover
    128
  - Cellular Routing
    129
  - Cellular CSD Dial-In
    129
- Firewalls and Forwarding
  130
  - Configuring Network Forwarding and IP Masquerading
    131
  - Configuring Client Devices
    132
  - Port and Protocol Forwarding
    134
  - Firewall Rules
    135
  - Packet State Matching in Firewall Rules
    137
7 Ssh Tunnels and Sdt Connector

139
8 Alerts, Auto-Response and Logging

166
- Configure Auto-Response
  166
- Check Conditions
  168
  - Environmental
    168
  - Alarms and Digital Inputs
    169
  - UPS and Power Supply
    169
  - UPS Status
    170
  - Serial Login, Signal or Pattern
    170
  - USB Console Status
    171
  - ICMP Ping
    172
  - Cellular Data
    172
  - Custom Check
    172
  - CLI Session Event
    174
  - SMS Command
    174
  - Login and Logout Check
    175
  - Network Interface Event
    175
  - Route Data Usage Check
    176
- Trigger Actions
  176
  - Send Email
    177
  - Send SMS
    177
  - Perform RPC Action
    178
  - Run Custom Script
    178
  - Send SNMP Trap
    178
  - Send Nagios Event
    178
  - Perform Interface Action
    179
- Resolve Actions
  179
- Configure SMTP, SMS, SNMP and Nagios Service for Alert Notifications
  179
  - Send Email Alerts
    179
  - Send SMS Alerts
    180
  - Send SNMP Trap Alerts
    182
  - Send Nagios Event Alerts
    184
- Logging
  184
  - Log Storage
    184
  - Serial Port Logging
    185
  - Network TCP and UDP Port Logging
    186
  - Auto-Response Event Logging
    186
  - Power Device Logging
    186
9 Power, Environment and Digital I/O

188
- Remote Power Control (RPC)
  188
  - RPC Connection
    188
  - RPC Access Privileges and Alerts
    192
  - User Power Management
    192
  - RPC Status
    193
- Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Control
  194
  - Managed UPS Connections
    194
  - Remote UPS Management
    198
  - Controlling UPS-Powered Computers
    200
  - UPS Alerts
    200
  - UPS Status
    201
  - Overview of Nework UPS Tools (NUT)
    202
- Digital I/O Ports
  203
  - Digital I/O Output Configuration
    203
  - Digital I/O Input Configuration
    204
  - High-Voltage Outputs
    204
  - DIP SNMP Status
    204
10 Authentication

206
- Authentication Configuration
  206
  - Local Authentication
    207
  - TACACS Authentication
    207
  - RADIUS Authentication
    208
  - LDAP Authentication
    209
  - RADIUS and TACACS User Configuration
    211
  - Group Support with Remote Authentication
    212
  - Remote Groups with RADIUS Authentication
    213
  - Remote Groups with LDAP Authentication
    214
  - Remote Groups with TACACS+ Authentication
    216
  - Idle Timeout
    216
  - Kerberos Authentication
    217
  - Authentication Testing
    217
- Pluggable Authentication Modules
  218
- SSL Certificate
  219
11 Nagios Integration

221
- Nagios Overview
  221
- Configuring Nagios Distributed Monitoring
  221
- Advanced Distributed Monitoring Configuration
  226
  - Sample Nagios Configuration
    226
  - Basic Nagios Plug-Ins
    230
  - Additional Plug-Ins
    231
  - Number of Supported Devices
    232
  - Distributed Monitoring Usage Scenarios
    233
12 System Management

235
- System Administration and Reset
  235
- Firmware Upgrades
  236
- Date and Time Configuration
  237
- Backup Configuration
  238
- Delayed Configuration Commit
  240
- FIPS Mode
  242
13 Status Reports

244
- Port Access and Active Users
  244
- Statistics
  245
- Support Reports
  246
- Syslog
  246
- Dashboard
  247
  - Configuring the Dashboard
    247
  - Creating Custom Widgets for the Dashboard
    248
14 Management

249
- Device Management
  249
- Port and Host Logs
  250
- Terminal Connection
  250
  - Web Terminal
    250
  - SDT Connector Access
    252
- Power Management
  253
15 Configuration from the Command Line

254
- Accessing Configuration from the Command Line
  254
  - Serial Port Configuration
    256
  - Adding and Removing Users
    259
  - Adding and Removing User Groups
    260
  - Authentication
    261
  - Network Hosts
    262
  - Trusted Networks
    264
  - Cascaded Ports
    265
  - UPS Connections
    265
  - RPC Connections
    268
  - Managed Devices
    269
  - Port Log
    269
  - Alerts
    270
  - SMTP and SMS
    272
  - Snmp
    273
  - Administration
    274
  - IP Settings
    274
  - Date and Time Settings
    275
  - Dial-In Settings
    277
  - DHCP Server
    278
  - Services
    279
  - Nagios
    281
16 Advanced Configuration

283
- Custom Scripting
  283
- Advanced Portmanager
  293
  - Portmanager Commands
    293
  - External Scripts and Alerts
    297
- Raw Access to Serial Ports
  298
  - Access to Serial Ports
    298
  - Accessing the Console Modem Port
    298
- IP Filtering
  299
- SNMP Status Reporting
  299
  - Retrieving Status Information Using SNMP
    299
  - Check Firewall Rules
    300
  - Enable SNMP Service
    300
  - Adding Multiple Remote SNMP Managers
    303
- Secure Shell (SSH) Public Key Authentication
  304
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Support
  312
- Https
  313
- Power Strip Control
  314
  - The Powerman Tool
    314
  - The Pmpower Tool
    316
  - Adding New RPC Devices
    317
- Ipmtool
  318
- Custom Development Kit (CDK)
  321
- Scripts for Managing Slaves
  321
- SMS Server Tools
  322
- Multicast
  322
- Bulk Provisioning
  323
- Zero Touch Provisioning
  323
  - Preparation
    323
  - Example ISC DHCP Server Configuration
    324
  - Setup for an Untrusted LAN
    324
  - How It Works
    324
- Internal Storage
  326
Appendix A: Commands and Source Code

328
- Commands
  328
- Source Code
  334
Appendix B: Regulatory Information

336
- FCC Statement
  336
- NOM Statement
  337
Appendix C: Connectivity, Tcp Ports and Serial I/O

338
- Serial Port Pinouts
  338
- Local Console Port
  339
- Standard Pinouts
  339
- Console Server Connector Wiring
  340
- TCP and UDP Port Numbers
  340
Appendix D. Glossary

342
Appendix E: Disclaimer/Trademarks

345
- Disclaimer
  345
- Trademarks Used in this Manual
  345

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