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When a Dumb Terminal is Connected to a Serial Port
If the dumb terminal is configured as a dedicated terminal, a session starts up on the designated server with the administratively-defined connection protocol. For example, if the administrator has assigned the Telnet protocol when configuring the dumb terminal’s serial port, a viewer launches running a telnet session on the console of the specified server.
If the dumb terminal is configured as a local terminal with access to the OnSite, either of the two following options appears:
This connection allows you to log into the OnSite on the command line. If you are authorized to log in as root, you can run any commands recognized by the Linux operating system.
The menu can be configured by the local administrator and usually has multiple options for launching SSH sessions on remote hosts. For example, the following menu called “SSH to Servers” lists options that launch ssh connections to several servers, such as shown in the following screen example.
To Connect Through a Dumb Terminal to a Server or to the OnSite
This procedure assumes that a dumb terminal is connected to one of the OnSite’s serial ports and that the terminal is configured either as a dedicated terminal for making a telnet or ssh connection to a server or as a local terminal for connecting to the OnSite.
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If the dumb terminal is configured as a dedicated terminal, a session with the administratively-defined connection protocol starts up on the server. If the dumb terminal is configured as a local terminal with access to the OnSite, either of the two following appears:
A login prompt that allows you to log into the OnSite as root on the command line and run the CLI or any other commands recognized by the Linux operating system.
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