Avocent ACS 6000 Server User Manual


 
Pluggable Devices
To manage pluggable devices:
1. If Pluggable Device Detection is enabled, select Pluggable Devices.
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If it is disabled, click Enable Pluggable Device Detection.
2. Select the checkbox next to the pluggable device you want to configure, or select the
checkbox above the list of pluggable devices to select them all.
3. Click Insert All, Eject or Rename.
4. To disable detection, click Disable Pluggable Devices Detection.
To view and change pluggable device information:
1. Select Pluggable Devices and select a pluggable device name.
2. If the pluggable device type is Network, the Network/Device section will be visible to
allow the configuration of the network parameters.
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If the pluggable device type is Modem (V.92 or wireless), the dial-in section will be
visible to allow the configuration of the dial-in parameters.
Authentication
Authentication can be performed locally, with OTP, or on a remote Kerberos, LDAP, NIS,
Radius or TACACS+ authentication server. If the console server is managed by a DSView 3
server, DSView authentication is also supported. The console server also supports remote group
authorizations for the LDAP, Radius and TACACS+ authentication methods.
Fallback mechanisms of the following types are available:
Local authentication can be tried first, followed by remote, if the local authentication fails
(Local/Remote_Method)
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Remote authentication may be tried first, followed by local (Remote_Method/Local)
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Local authentication may be tried only if a remote authentication server is down (Remote_
Method_Down_Local).
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