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SLB™ Branch Office Manager User Guide 127
SLB Branch Office Manager
Reverse Terminal Server
In this scenario, the SLB branch office manager has one or more device ports connected
to one or more serial ports of a mainframe server. Users can access a terminal session
by establishing a Telnet or SSH session to the SLB device. To configure the SLB branch
office manager, select the Enable Telnet In or Enable SSH In option on the Device
Ports – Settings web page.
Multiport Device Server
A PC can use the device ports on the SLB device as virtual serial ports, enabling the
ports to act as if they are local ports to the PC. To use the SLB branch office manager in
this setup, the PC requires special software, for example, Com Port Redirector (available
on www.lantronix.com
) or similar software).
Console Server
For this situation, the SLB branch office manager is configured so that the user can
manage a number of servers or pieces of network equipment using their console ports.
The device ports on the SLB are connected to the console ports of the equipment that the
user would like to manage. To manage a specific piece of equipment, the user can Telnet
or SSH to a specific port or IP address on the SLB device and be connected directly to
the console port of the end server or device. To configure this setup, set the Enable
Telnet In or Enable SSH In option on the Device Ports – Settings web page for the
device port in question. The user can implement an extra remote management capability
by adding a modem to one of the device ports and setting the Dial-in option in the
Raw TCP
Sessions
Serial Connections
Serial
Device
Serial
Printer
Modem
Windows/Linux PC
SLB Branch Office Manager
PC
UNIX Server
PC
PC
Serial
Sessions
Telnet/SSH
Sessions