Introduction for Authorized Users > Options for Accessing the OnBoard, Managing User Passwords, IPDU Power, and Devices

Options for Accessing the OnBoard, Managing User Passwords, IPDU Power, and Devices
Authorized users can access the OnBoard through the local network, the Internet, and through dial-ins to an optional modem or phone card for the following purposes:
For details about modem access, see Management Features Provided on Supported Device Types.
The following means are available for logging into the OnBoard and performing the above-listed actions:
For more details, see Cyclades Web Manager.
Using an SSH application or the ssh command on the command line of the user’s workstation to connect to the OnBoard’s command line, and then choosing from a list of menu options.
See Accessing the OnBoard’s Console, User Shell (rmenush), and OnBoard Shell (onbdshell).
Users can also use ssh on the command line to execute a service processor management command directly on the service processor. For details, see Using SSH with the OnBoard. The device management features are described under Management Features Available to Authorized Users.
The OnBoard provides device management commands for ssh that are not provided for telnet. Because ssh is encrypted, and therefore more secure, by default ssh is the only supported means of performing device management actions directly on a device, as summarized in the following list:
Users cannot use telnet to connect directly to a device and perform management actions through the OnBoard.
Users can use ssh to connect directly to a device and perform management actions through the OnBoard.

Introduction for Authorized Users > Options for Accessing the OnBoard, Managing User Passwords, IPDU Power, and Devices