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Modem and Power Management Connection Protocols
The following table shows the connection protocols for modems or AlterPath PM IPDUs connected to the serial ports.
Starts a PPP session without interactive authentication required. Assumes the specified ACS serial port is connected to an external modem.
Starts a PPP session with authentication required. Assumes the specified ACS serial port is connected to an external modem.
Configures the serial port for power management. Assumes an AlterPath PM IPDU is connected to the serial port.
To Configure a Serial Port Connection Protocol for a Console Connection
This procedure assumes that the selected serial port is physically connected to a console port on a device.
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Go to Ports > Physical Ports in Expert mode, select a port or ports to modify, click the appropriate Modify Ports button.
The General form appears.
The port configuration section includes six forms in tabbed format as shown in the following figure.
Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Console Connection Active Tabs
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The General form appears with the number(s) of the selected port(s) next to the Done button at the bottom of the form, and all the active tabs in yellow.
Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Console Connection
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To change the connection protocol, select one of the options from the “Connection Protocol” pull-down menu: Console (Telnet), Console (SSH), Console (Telnet & SSH), or Console (Raw). The default is Console (Telnet).
Connection Protocols > Console
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To Configure a Serial Port Connection Protocol for a Bidirectional Telnet
This procedure assumes that the selected serial port is physically connected to a terminal. For more information on Bidirectional Telnet connection protocol see Bidirectional Telnet Protocol.
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Go to Ports > Physical Ports in Expert mode, select a port or ports to modify, click the appropriate Modify Ports button.
The General form appears.
The port configuration section includes six forms in tabbed format as shown in the following figure.
Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Bidirectional Telnet Active Tabs
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The General form appears with the number(s) of the selected port(s) next to the Done button at the bottom of the form, and the active tabs highlighted in yellow.
Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > General > Bidirectional Telnet Connection
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Connection Protocols > Bidirectional Telnet
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In the “Authorized Users/Groups” field restrict or deny access to a serial port by specifying one or more users or groups.
From the “Type” pull-down menu, select an authentication type for the serial port. The default is no authentication (Type=None).
In the “BidirectionLogin Timeout” field enter the time for the serial port to return to idle state. When the user name is not entered in the terminal window after the login banner is displayed, the serial port returns to an idle state. The default timeout value is 60 seconds.
In the “BidirectionShell Command” field enter the menu shell command, for example, /bin/menush to build a custom menu for the TS profile.
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To customize a menu shell, go to Web Manager > Applications > Terminal Profile Menu form. For more information on configuring a menu shell see Chapter 6, “Terminal Profile Menu” on page 123.
To Configure a Serial Port Connection Protocol for a Terminal Server
This procedure assumes that the selected serial port is physically connected to a terminal. For more information on Terminal Server connection protocols see Terminal Server (TS) Profile Connection Protocols.
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Go to Ports > Physical Ports in Expert mode, select a port or ports to modify, click the appropriate Modify Ports button.
The General form appears.
The port configuration section includes six forms in tabbed format as shown in the following figure.
Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Terminal Server Active Tabs
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The General form appears with the number(s) of the selected port(s) next to the Done button at the bottom of the form, and the active tabs highlighted in yellow.
Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Terminal Server Connection
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To change the connection protocol, select a Terminal Server connection from the “Connection Protocol” pull-down men, “Telnet”, “SSHv1”, “SSHv2”, “Local Terminal”, or “Raw Socket”.
Connection Protocols > Terminal Server
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Specify the TCP Port number, the IP address of the remote host, and the terminal type using the “Other” form. The “Other” form is located at Ports > Physical Ports > Modify Selected Ports > Other.
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To Configure a Serial Port Connection Protocol for an External Modem
This procedure assumes that the selected serial port is physically connected to an external modem.
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Go to Ports > Physical Ports in Expert mode, select a port or ports to modify, click the appropriate Modify Ports button.
The General form appears.
The port configuration section includes six forms in tabbed format as shown in the following figure.
Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Modem Connection Active Tabs
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The General form appears with the number(s) of the selected port(s) next to the Done button at the bottom of the form, and the active tabs highlighted in yellow.
Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Modem Connection
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To change the connection protocol, select one of the options from the “Connection Protocol” pull-down menu: “PPP-No Auth.”, “PPP”, “SLIP”, or “CSLIP”.
Connection Protocols > Modem
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To Configure a Power Management Protocol for an IPDU
This procedure assumes that an IPDU is physically connected to the selected serial port.
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Go to Ports > Physical Ports in Expert mode, select a port or ports to modify, click the appropriate Modify Ports button.
The General form appears.
The port configuration section includes six forms in tabbed format as shown in the following figure.
Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Power Management Active Tabs
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The General form appears with the number(s) of the selected port(s) next to the Done button at the bottom of the form.
Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Power Management Connection
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Connection Protocols > Power Management
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Select an access method to the IPDU from the “Allow Access by” drop-down menu. The options are SSH, Telnet, or SSH and Telnet. Selecting an access option activates the “Access” and “Other” tabs.
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Access > Authentication Types
Note: Authentication type “None” is not a valid option when the serial port is configured for Power Management connection protocol. The system defaults to “Local” if no authentication type is selected.
Note: Configuration for One Time Password (OTP) and OTP/Local is documented in the AlterPath ACS Command Reference Guide.
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A default TCP port number is displayed in the “TCP Port” field. Enter an alternate port number if you are overriding the default.
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Note: “Biometric Authentication Required” field is available when the selected access method is SSH or SSH and Telnet.
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To Associate an Alias to a Serial Port
An alias (name) can be associated to a port when it’s individually selected for modification. To associate an alias to a port perform the following steps.
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Note: The Alias field cannot be set if you select the “Modify All Ports”.
To Configure Serial Port Settings to Match the connected devices
The settings for a serial port must match the connection settings on the connected device.
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The General form appears.
Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Serial Port Settings
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The default is 9600, which is the most common baud rate for serially-managed devices.
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The default is None.
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The default is None.
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The default is 8.
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The default is 1.
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To change whether the “DCD (Data Carrier Detect) State” is disregarded or not, select either “Disregard” or “Regard”.
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