Avocent ACS 6000 Network Card User Manual


 
16 Cyclades ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide
2. Select the down arrow next to the console server name. A list of either default port names or
administrator-defined aliases for all installed and configured devices for which the user is
authorized appears.
3. Select Serial Viewer from the Action column. A Java applet viewer appears. In a gray area at
the top of the viewer, the Connected to message shows the IP address of the console server
followed by the default port number or alias.
4. Log in if prompted.
To use Telnet to connect to a device through a serial port:
For this procedure, you need the username configured to access the serial port, the port name (for
example, 14-35-60-p-1), device name (for example, ttyS1), TCP port alias (for example, 7001) or
IP port alias (for example, 100.0.0.100) and the hostname of the console server or its IP address.
The following example assumes that the Telnet service is supported on the operating system where
the telnet command is entered.
To use a Telnet client, enter the information in the dialog boxes of the client.
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To use Telnet in a shell, enter the following command:
# telnet hostname | IP_address
login: username:[portname | device_name]
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# telnet hostname TCP_Port_Alias
login: username
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# telnet IP_Port_Alias
login: username
To close a Telnet session:
Enter the Telnet hotkey defined for the client. The default is Ctrl ] + q to quit, or enter the text
session hotkey for the CLI prompt and then enter
quit.
To use SSH to connect to a device through a serial port:
For this procedure, you need the username configured to access the serial port, the port name (for
example, 14-35-60-p-1) or device name (for example, ttyS1), and the hostname of the console
server, IP address or IP Port alias (for example, 100.0.0.100).
To use an SSH client, enter the information in the dialog boxes of the client.
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