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When you select the Connect option, the form displayed will allow you to connect to the
console server or its serial ports.
Permission to access a port or perform power management is granted by the administrator when
your user account is created.
Connect to the console server
When you click the Connect to ACS 5000 radio button on the Connect form, a Java applet
viewer appears running an SSH session on the console server. A Java applet displays when you
connect to the console server. The IP address of the console server is followed by the session
type.
The following table describes the available buttons in the Java applet:
Button Purpose
SendBreak Tosenda breaktotheterminal
Disconnect Todisconnectfrom the Javaapplet
Selectthe left iconto reconnectto the server or device;or selectthe right
iconto end thesessionanddisconnectfrom theJavaapplet.
Table 3.2: Java Applet Buttons
Connect to serial ports
The list of serial ports includes the port names or administrator-defined aliases only for the ports
you have permission to access.
Port access requirements
When you connect to a serial port to access a server or another device, access rights to the
specific serial port on the console server is required.
NOTE: If an authenticationserver issetup in your network,anauthentication methodand therelatedparameters
shouldbe setuptoallow accesstothe connecteddevices.
When you select a port from the serial pull-down list and click the Connect button, a Java
applet viewer appears. The Connected to message in a gray area at the top of the screen shows
the IP address of the console server followed by the TCP port number.
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