User Manual
CS116 / 148 Cat5 IP Serial Console
- 1U 16, 48 ports
- Remote IP access using SSH
or telnet clients
Chapter 1 Getting Started
1.1
Important Safeguards..........................................................1
1.2
Regulatory Notice................................................................2
1.3
Package Contents...............................................................3
1.4
Before Installation................................................................4
1.5
Unpacking...........................................................................4
1.6
Optional Accessories...........................................................4
1.7
Peripheral Products.............................................................4
1.8
Installation...........................................................................5
Chapter 2 How to Connect Cat5 IP Serial Console
2.1
Connection Diagram...........................................................6
2.2
Membrane............................................................................7
2.3
Device Setup.................................................................8-10
Chapter 3 IP Setting
3.1
IP Confi guration.................................................................11
3.2
IP Filtering...................................................................12-13
3.3
Web Server Confi guration...........................................13-15
Chapter 4 Serial Port Confi guration
4.1 Serial Port Confi guration.............................................16-21
4.2 Connection..................................................................21-22
4.3 Serial-to-Serial Function..............................................23-24
Chapter 5 System Status & Log .............................................25
Chapter 6 System Setting
6.1 System Administration.................................................26-27
6.2 Date and Time..................................................................28
6.3 Fireware Upgrade........................................................29-30
Chapter 7 Specifi cations
7.1 Cat5 IP Serial Console Specifi cations...............................31
7.2 Connector Pin Assignment................................................32
Contents
Chapter 8 Optional Specifi cations
8.1
DC Power Options...........................................................34
Chapter 9 FAQ.........................................................................................35
Chapter 10 Dimensions.......................................................................36
Contents
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1.1 Important Safeguards Chapter 1
Please read all of these instructions carefully before you use the device. Save this manual for future
reference.
What the warranty does not cover
■ Any product, on which the serial number has been defaced, modifi ed or removed.
■ Damage, deterioration or malfunction resulting from:
□ Accident, misuse, neglect, fi re, water, lightning, or other acts of nature, unauthorized product modifi -
cation, or failure to follow instructions supplied with the product.
□ Repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by us.
□ Any damage of the product due to shipment.
□ Removal or installation of the product.
□ Causes external to the product, such as electric power fl uctuation or failure.
□ Use of supplies or parts not meeting our specifi cations.
□ Normal wear and tear.
□ Any other causes which does not relate to a product defect.
■ Removal, installation, and set-up service charges.
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1.2 Regulatory Notice Chapter 1
Legal Information
First English printing, October 2002
Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the
correctness of the contents. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. We are not
liable for any injury or loss that results from the use of this equipment.
Safety Instructions
■ Unplug equipment before cleaning. Don’t use liquid or spray detergent; use a moist cloth.
■ Keep equipment away from excessive humidity and heat. Preferably, keep it in an air-conditioned enviro-
nment with temperatures not exceeding 40º Celsius (104º Fahrenheit).
■ When installing, place the equipment on a sturdy, level surface to prevent it from accidentally falling and
causing damage to other equipment or injury to persons nearby.
■ When the drawer is in an open position, do not cover, block or in any way obstruct the gap between it and
the power supply. Proper air convection is necessary to keep it from overheating.
■ Arrange the equipment’s power cord in such a way that others won’t trip or fall over it.
■ If you are using a power cord that didn’t ship with the equipment, ensure that it is rated for the voltage
and current labeled on the equipment’s electrical ratings label. The voltage rating on the cord should be
higher than the one listed on the equipment’s ratings label.
■ Observe all precautions and warnings attached to the equipment.
■ If you don’t intend on using the equipment for a long time, disconnect it from the power outlet to prevent
being damaged by transient over-voltage.
■ Keep all liquids away from the equipment to minimize the risk of accidental spillage. Liquid spilled on to
the power supply or on other hardware may cause damage, fi re or electrical shock.
■ Only qualifi ed service personnel should open the chassis. Opening it yourself could damage the equip-
ment and invalidate its warranty.
■ If any part of the equipment becomes damaged or stops functioning, have it checked by qualifi ed service
personnel.
Regulatory Notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Any changes or modifi cations made to this equipment may void the user’s authority to operate this equip-
ment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
■ Re-position or relocate the receiving antenna.
■ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
■ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
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1.3 Package Contents Chapter 1
Cat5 IP serial console x 1 pc
RJ45-DB9 female adapter x 1 pc
RJ45-DB9 male adapter x 1 pc
Screw M3.2 x 4.5mm x 4 pcs
Screw M4 x 10mm x 8 pcs
User manual x 1 pc
CD dic x 1 pc
Power cord x 1 pc
Bracket x 1 set
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■ It is very important to locate the Cat5 IP serial console in a suitable environment.
■ The surface for placing and fi xing the Cat5 IP serial console should be stable and level or mounted into a suitable
cabinet.
■ Make sure the place has good ventilation, is out of direct sunlight, away from sources of excessive dust, dirt, heat,
water, moisture and vibration.
■ Position the Cat5 IP serial console with respect to related facilities.
The Cat5 IP serial console comes with the standard parts shown on the package content. Check and make sure they are
included and in good condition. If anything is missing, or damage, contact the supplier immediately.
1.5 Unpacking
1.4 Before Installation
Chapter 1
1.6 Optional Accessories
1. RJ45-DB9 adapter
1.1 SG-100F RJ45-DB9 female adapter
1.2 SG-100M RJ45-DB9 male adapter
2. Cat5 Cable
2.1 CU-3 3 feet Cat5 cable
2.2 CU-6 6 feet Cat5 cable
2.3 CU-10 10 feet Cat5 cable
2.4 CU-15 15 feet Cat5 cable
2.5 CU-33 33 feet Cat5 cable
2.6 CU-66 66 feet Cat5 cable
3. Power Cord
3.1 IEC power cord
3.2 NEMA 5-15 power cord (US)
3.3 BS 1363 power cord (UK)
3.4 CEE 7/4 power cord (German)
3.5 AS 3112 power cord (Australia)
1.7 Peripheral Products Chapter 1
Item Model No. Description
Console Terminal LCD
Keyboard Drawer
NCP-1701 1-port Console Terminal LCD Keyboard Drawer
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Figure 1. Installing the rear L-bracket to the Cat5 IP serial console.
Figure 2. Fixing the Cat5 IP serial console into the rack.
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screw B: M4 x 10 mm
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2.1 Connection Diagram Chapter 2
CS-116
Ethernet Console
Serial port
Connection
Connection
Cat5 IP Serial Console
SG-100F
RJ45-DB9
female adapter
Cat5 cable
Computer with RS-232 serial port
Hub
Router
Switch
PDU
UPS
Power module
Serially
managed device
SG-100F
RJ45-DB9
female adapter
SG-100M
RJ45-DB9
male adapter
Cat5 cable Cat5 cable Cat5 cable
Internet Hub
for
remote access
Headless servers
2.2 Membrane Chapter 2
Power ON
■
Turn off all devices / servers and Cat5 IP serial console
■ Make sure all cables / connectors are properly connected
16 ports
48 ports
Port activity Status LEDs Reset button
Power Red: Power on indication
Link Orange: 10BaseT Etherent connection
Green: 100BaseT Ethernet connection
Ready Green: Blinking per second when system is busy
Port LED Green: Traffi c activity
Reset button Press reset button to reboot the unit
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Front Panel - Port LED Indications
2.3 Device Setup Chapter 2
2.3.1 Setup the IP address from Console Port
The IP serial console offers user-friendly menu-driven user interface. User can simply connect a VT-100
terminal to the console port to access to the unit. This is useful when you does not know the network
settings of the server, and can not access to the server. In this case, you can view or change the settings
(IP address, Subnet mask, etc) via the console port.
Please follow the steps below:
1. Connect the console port on the rear panel to a serial port on a PC host using the CAT5 cable
and the appropriate RJ45/DB9F adapter packaged with the IPCS unit
2. Configure a terminal emulation program, such as HyperTerminal, using the following settings:
■ Baudrate = 115200, Data bits = 8, Stop bits = 1, Parity = none, Flow control = none
3. Enter the user name and password in order to access to the system.
User Name Default Password
root root
The following figure depicts the structure of the interface.
Network > IP Config:
The following shows the IP configuration items.
1. For IP mode -- you can press SPACE bar to select Static mode or DHCP mode.
2. For IP Address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway, Primary DNS, and Secondary DNS you can
change these network settings.
3. After changing the settings, the final enter, the unit will prompt to confirm YES or NO.
If select YES, the IP serial consoloe will reboot and save the settings into the Flash memory.
Network > Current IIP: To show the current network setting.
Network > IP Filter: To enable/disable IP filter function.
System > Reboot: To reboot the IPCS
System > Reset to Default: To reset configuration to Factory Default Settings.
Note: Only the root user has the privilege to perform this function.
System > Status: To show the system status.
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2.3.2 Setup the IP address from Ethernet port
In addition to VT100 interface, we also provide a Network Setup Software tool (IPCS Setup)
for the network settings to the IP serial console.
The operation procedures are as follows:
1. Run the software tool IpcsSeeker.exe
2. Click Search Devices to find out the IP serial console devices on the network. After few seconds, the MAC
addresses of found devices will show on Device MAC address field.
3. Select the MAC address on Device MAC address, then click Query Device to get the device configuration
on the right pane.
4. If you want to change the settings. Enter the Super user name & password. Change the settings on the right
pane. Then click Update Device. The new settings will be save to the IP serial console unit, then the unit will
be reboot automatically.
. Access IP serial console
Using the HTTP protocol and entering the confi gured IP address of IP KVM switch into the web browser
to remote access the IP KVM switch.
With successful connection to IP KVM, the login page will show as below, then key in the default user
name & password When connecting to the IPCS unit, the IPCS system (web server, Telnet server or
SSH server) will prompt user to enter the user name and password in order to access to the system.
There are two levels of access privileges:
User Default Access
Name Password Privileges
root root Full access
(user define) (user define) Limit access to
serial port
The administrator can add or remove a user easily
via the web pages of System administration.
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2.3.3 Web Management Interface
The IP serial console (IPCS) supports both HTTP and HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) protocols. The user must
authenticate themselves by logging into the system with a correct user name and password
To access the IP serial console Web management pages, enter the pre-set IP address or resolvable hostname
into the web browser’s URL/Location field. This will direct the user to the login screen.
Figure below shows the user homepage of the Web management interface. A menu bar, provided on the left
hand side of the screen. Selecting an item on the menu bar opens a tree view of all the submenus available
under each grouping. Selecting a submenu item will allow the user to modify parameter settings for that item.
Every page will allow the user to Save to flash, Apply or Cancel their actions. To apply all changes made, the
user must select Apply. Only when the user selects Apply will the new parameter values be applied to the IP
serial console configuration and go effective. But new settings are not save to non-volatile memory (Flash)
unless user click Save to flash button.
If the user does not want to save the new parameter values, the user can click Cancel. All changes made will be
lost and the previous values restored.
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User can do the network IP settings via V-100 or web pages. This chapter describes the usage of web pages. The
default IP settings are as follows.
3.1.1 IP Configuration
The IP serial console requires a valid IP address to operate within the user’s network environment. If the
IP address is not readily available, contact the system administrator to obtain a valid IP address for the IP
serial console. Please note that the IP serial console requires a unique IP address to connect to the user’s
network.
There are two types of IP assignments user can choose from:
■ Static IP
■ DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
The IP serial console is initially defaulted to Static IP mode, with a static IP address of 192.168.123.211.
*The onfiguration setting will not go into effect until clicking the button Save to flash & reboot.
3.1.2 SMTP Configuration
The IP serial console (IPCS) can send an email notification when the number of system log messages
reaches to certain value and/or when an alarm message is created due to an issue with serial port data.
The user must configure a valid SMTP server to send these automatically generated emails.
The “device mail address” must be registered to SMTP server.
The IPCS supports two SMTP server types:
■ SMTP without authentication
■ SMTP with authentication
The SMTP user name and SMTP user password are required when selecting SMTP with Authentication.
Secondary SMTP configuration is also provided so that mail can be delivered even when the primary SMTP
server fails. Only when the primary SMTP server fails, the secondary SMTP server will be tried for mail
delivery.
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3.2.1 IP Filtering
The IP filtering function keeps unauthorized hosts from accessing to the IP serial console by specifying IP
filtering rules. It is important to fully understand what an IP filter is. If you don’t fully understand this, you will get
unexpected results against your original plan.
The IP address/Mask specifies the host range by entering base host IP address followed by / and subnet mask.
The host IP addresses to be filtered based on the rule defined. The table below gives examples of IP address/
Mask settings.
Specified host range Base Host IP address Subnet mask
Any host 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
192.168.1.120 192.168.1.120 255.255.255.255
192.168.1.1 ~ 192.168.1.254 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0
192.168.0.1 ~ 192.168.255.254 192.168.0.0 255.255.0.0
192.168.1.1 ~ 192.168.1.126 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.128
192.168.1.129 ~ 192.168.1.254 192.168.1.128 255.255.255.128
The Port is a port or port range of the IP serial console which hosts try to access to.
Chain rule
The chain rule determines whether the access from the hosts is allowed or not. It can be one of the these two
values :
■ ACCEPT : access allowed
■ DROP : access not allowed
When the IPCS receives a TCP packet, it will process the packet with the chain rule depicted below. The
process ordering is important; The packet will enter the chain rule 1 first, if meet the rule then take action directly,
otherwise go to chain rule 2.
TCP packet
No
Rule 1
Rule 2
Rule ..
Rule n
Default Rule
Action 1
Yes
No
No
No
Action 2
Yes
Action 3
Action 4
Action 5
Yes
Yes
Yes
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3.2.1 IP Filtering
Users can add a new IP filtering rule by setting the properties at adding line and then clicking the button
Add. User can remove a rule by clicking the button Remove.
In the example above, no host is allowed to connect to the IPCS through http (port 80) by the #3 rule but the
hosts whose subnet is 192.168.1.x is allowed by the #1 rule and 192.168.2.x by the rule #2. So, only the
hosts which elong to the subnet 192.168.1.x or 192.168.2.x can access to the IPCS through http by the #1,
#2 and #3 rules.
The IP serial consoloe Web server supports both HTTP and HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) services simulta-
neously. Users can select user authentication method for the IPCS web pages login. The IP serial console
currently provides authentication methods of Local and RADIUS.
3.3.1 Local
The IP serial console always refers to the local database for the web server login user authentication.
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3.3 Web Server Confi guration
3.3.2 Dynamic DNS
When users connect the IP serial console (IPCS) to a DSL line or use a DHCP configuration, and get a
dynamic IP address from the network, the IP address may not the same as previous. It can therefore
be very difficult to know if an IP address has changed, or what the new IP address is.
A Dynamic DNS service is provided by various ISPs or organizations to deal with the above issue. By
using the Dynamic DNS service, users can access the IPCS through the hostname registered in the
Dynamic DNS Server regardless of any IP address change.
By default, the IPCS only supports Dynamic DNS service offered at Dynamic DNS Network Services, LLC
(www.dyndns.org).
To use the Dynamic DNS service provided by Dynamic DNS Network Services, the user must set up an
account. in their Members’ NIC (Network Information Center - http://members.dyndns.org). The user may
then add a new Dynamic DNS Host link after logging in to their Dynamic DNS Network Services Members
NIC.
After enabling the Dynamic DNS service in the Dynamic DNS Configuration menu, the user must enter the
registered Domain Name, User Name, and Password. After applying the configuration change, users can
accessthe IPCS using only the Domain Name. The DNS (Domain Name Systems) is the internet service
that translates your domain names into IP addresses.
3.3.3 HTTPS / SSL
The IP serial console Web server supports both HTTP and HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) services simultaneously.
The user can to enable or disable security function of each port individually. HTTPS provides a secure,
encrypted web interface over SSL (secure sockets layer). The following steps to use the HTTPS protocol:
1. Change the URL from “http://xxx.xxx.xxx/” to “https://xxx.xxx.xxx/”.
2. If connect success, it will show up the “Lock” icon on the right-hand side of the taskbar.
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3.3.4 RADIUS
Authentication is the process of identifying an individual, usually based on a username and password. The IP
serial console supports various authentication options, such as Local, RADIUS, to authenticate the users
who access the serial port. When the authentication is set to Local, the IPCS will use its own user list to
authenticate a user. If configured otherwise, the IPCS will request authentication from the external
authentication servers (i.e. RADIUS).
Figure below shows conceptually the user authentication process when using an external authentication
server.
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Radius server configuration
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Under the Serial Port heading, click Configuration will show the list of port summary as below.
4.1.1 Port Authentication
Authentication is the process of identifying an individual, usually based on a username and password. The IP
serial console supports various authentication options, such as Local, RADIUS, to authenticate the users who
access the serial port.
When the authentication is set to Local, the IP serial console will use its own user list to authenticate a user. If
configured otherwise, the IPCS will request authentication from the external authentication servers (i.e. RADIUS)
Figure below shows conceptually the user authentication process when using an external authentication server.
4.1.2 Port Enable / Disable
Each serial port can be enabled or disabled. A disabled serial port cannot be accessed by user. User
can reset the serial port to default settings by clicking the button Set to default.
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4.1.3 Port Title
Users can enter descriptive information for each port based on the device attached to it.
We can use the shortcut Move to on the up-right corner to go to the wished port page directly
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4.1.4 Operation Modes
The IP serial console unit provides four types of operation modes. These are described in the
following sections.
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Note :
■ The Power Control Mode is available in port #1 only.
■ The last port (e.g., Port #16 of IPCS-16) can also be used as External ESP (Entry Serial Port) in
Serial-to-Serial operation mode. Refer to the section Serial-to-Serial Function for details.
Console Server Mode
Configuring a serial port as a console server creates a TCP socket on the IP serial console unit that listens for a
Telnet or SSH client connection. When you connect to the TCP socket, you have access to the device attached to
the serial port as if the device were connected directly to the network. Data streamcan be sent back and forth
between the device and the Telnet/SSH client program.RawTCP is also supported with the Console Server Mode.
For console server mode, the user can configure the following parameters:
Listening TCP port number
The user can also access a serial port through the IP address of the IP serial console and the listening TCP port
number of the serial port. If the IP address of the IP serial console and the serial port are assigned as
192.168.123.100 and listening TCP port number 4001, the user can connect to the port as follows:
telnet 192.168.123.100 4001
Protocol
Select Telnet, SSH or Raw TCP as the protocol. If the users are using a Telnet client program, select Telnet. If the
users are using an SSH client program, select SSH. When Raw TCP is selected, direct TCP socket
communication is available between the IPCS and the remote host.
Inactivity timeout
In order to avoid a client holding a TCP connection while no data transferring on the serial port for long time. If the
inactivity timeout is enabled, and no data activity between the IP serial console and the Telnet/ SSH client for the
specified inactivity timeout interval (no data activity in the serial port), the existing TCP session will automatically
be closed. If the user wants to maintain the connection indefinitely, configure the inactivity timeout period to 0.
TCP Keep-alive (no configuration required)
In order to avoid TCP connection lockup, the IP serial console will continue to check the connection status
between the Telnet/ SSH client and the IP serial console by sending “keep alive” packets periodically. If the Telnet/
SSH client does not answer the packets in a period of time, system will assume that the connection is down
unintentionally. The IPCS will close the existing Telnet/SSH connection, regardless of the inactivity setting. So the
TCP connection won’t be deadlocked when user’s application closed improperly or the network link interrupted.
Terminal Server Mode
In terminal server mode, the IP serial console will unit’s serial port is configured to wait for data from the device
connected to the port. If data arrive is detected, the IPCS unit starts a TCP session as a Telnet or SSH client to a
pre-defined server. The server must be defined by you before the port can be configured for a Telnet or SSH client.
This mode is used when you want to access servers on the network from a serial terminal. RawTCP is also
supported with the Terminal Server Mode.
Dial-in Modem Mode
In this mode, the IP serial console unit assumes an external modem is attached to the serial port and is waiting for
a dial-in connection from a remote site. When a user dials-in using a terminal application, the IP serial console unit
accepts the connection and displays the appropriate prompt or menu for you that logged in.
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4.1.5 Serial Port Parameters
To connect the serial device to the IPCS serial port, the serial port parameters of the IPCS should match
exactly to that of the serial device attached.
4.1.6 Port Logging
With the Port logging feature while in console server mode, the data receiving from the tracking serial port
will be buffered in IPCS memory. The user can also define keywords for each serial port that will trigger an
email notification if the keyword is found in the logged data. This will enable the user to monitor the data from
the attached device. The Port logging feature is valid and visible only if the operation mode of the serial port is
configured to console server mode.
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4.1.6 Port Logging
If Port logging option is enabled, the user can let the IP serial console to search a defined keyword from the
port logging data and send an email to an administrator by Port event handling configurations. Each reaction
can be configured individually upon each keyword. Reaction can be an email delivery.
The memory buffer for port logging data are pre-allocated at the size as follows:
Port Number of IP serial console Memory Size (Bytes / Port) Total Memory Size
16 192K 3M
48 64K 3M
Remark :
■ If the logging data grows larger than the pre-allocated size, the new data will overwrite the old data.
The IP serial console web pages provide a web-based serial port connection which enables the user to access the
serial ports without using the Telnet client program.
A Java applet is used to provide the text-based user interface to access the serial port. This Java applet supports
only Telnet in Console Server mode. The user cannot access the serial port via the web when the host mode of the
port is set to Raw TCP connection. The user is asked to enter user ID and password to access the port. Once
authenticated, the user now has access to the serial port.
Notes: In order to run this function, the system need support J2RE (Java 2 Runtime Environment) 1.5 and above,
or Sun TM JRE(Java Runtime Environment) 5.0 and above. You can get the Java Software from the website
http://www.java.com/en/download/
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4.2 Connection
4.2.1 Telnet Java Applet
1. Select Telnet protocol under Serial port > Configuration > Operation mode.
2. Select the Serial port > connection menu item, click the terminal icon at C column. If connect success,
the terminal emulation will pop up login prompt.
3. Enter user name and password to log in, so can start to use it as if running a Telnet client program
(e.g., Telnet DOS program, PuTTY).
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4.3.1 Serial-to-Serial Function
Normally the data transfer of IPCS is between Ethernet port and serial ports. With Serial-to-Serial function the data
transfer can be between one designated serial port (ESP) and one of the other serial ports. The designated serial
port, Entry Serial Port (ESP), is connected to a Terminal Converter to provide VGA and keyboard ports locally, or
connect the VGA/keyboard ports to KVM switch to consolidate the administration. The other serial ports are
connected to the devices or servers to be monitored and controlled. There are two types of ESP:
Internal ESP or External ESP.
External ESP:
the last external serial port (e.g., Port #16 if IPCS-16). The data transfer will be between the ESP and one of the
other external serial ports (e.g., Port #1~15 if CS-116)
Internal ESP:
It is located on the main board inside the IPCS unit. We have to uncover the metal case so can access to it. The
data transfer will be between the ESP and one of the other external serial ports (e.g., Port #1~16 if CS-116)
To configure the Serial-to-Serial function
1. Enter VT100 console mode (see the section VT-100 for details) to show up the window screen as below.
2. Go to the item Port position, hit SPACE bar to choose the ESP type (Internal port, or The last port)
3. Confirm the choice then auto-reboot the system
4. After the reboot (about one minute), the screen below will show up. Configure each configuration setting.
Note : that one should type in the value for Inactivity timeout, and press SPACE bar to select the setting for the
other items.
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5. Confirm the choice the screen below will show up.
6. Type in user name and password. Then the data channel connection between ESP and the selected serial port
will be built. So the administrator can control the serial device or server.
7. Press Cntl and C keys to get out of Serial-to-Serial function and back to main console screen.
The web page also gives read-only settings of Serial-to-Serial function, it will auto-changed upon the setting change
on VT100 console. Click Cancel will refresh the values.
4.3.2 Serial Power Control Function
The Serial Power Controller (SPC) is a family of intelligent power distribution units that enables remote power
control of servers and network appliances. When used in conjunction with IP Console Servers, the SPC provides
comprehensive management capabilities and quick problem resolution by integrating console access with power
control into a single interface.
The SPC support both RS232 and RS485 interface. With RS485 mode, the SPC can be located up to 1.2km
away from the controlling master, and has the Daisy- chain capability.
For detailed operation, please refer to the User Manual of Serial Power Controller
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5.1.1 System Status
System status data include the model name, serial number, firmware version, bootloader version, current time,
and the network configuration of the IP serial console. User cannot change the data from this page.
This page will be automatically refreshed every 10 seconds, to show the system current time.
5.1.2 System Logging
The user may configure the IP serial console to enable or disable the system logging process and set the storage
location. The system log buffer is pre-allocated at 300K bytes size. If the logging data grows larger than the
pre-allocated size, the new data will overwrite the old data.
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6.1.1 User Administration
At startup of the AP, the system will prompt user to enter the password to access to the system. The administrator
can add or remove a user easily via the web pages.
There are two levels of access privileges:
User Name Default Password Access Privileges
root root full access
(user define) (user define) only can access to Serial Port and System Status & log
6.1.2 Add User
To add a user,
■ Check the users at the User administration screen
■ Click the button Add
Figure below shows the Add User screen.
You will see the new user is on the user list now.
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Note :
■ The first character of User name must be alphabet.
■ The password should be at least 3 characters long.
■ The user name or password must not longer than 32 characters.
■ Only root user can access to Network and System administration.
6.1.3 Remove User
To remove a user,
■ Check the users at the User administration screen
■ Click the button Remove
6.1.4 Edit ACL
IPCS Provides ACL (Access Control List) security function, each user may be authorized to access to
certain ports only, instead of all ports. In other words, a particular port may only allow the authorized
users to access.
To edit the ACL,
■ Check the users at the User administration screen
■ Click the Edit icon
■ Enter user name & password
■ Select the port to access to
■ Click the button Submit
6.1.5 Change password
To change the parameters of the user account, open the edit user screen by selecting the user name at the
user administration screen and then edit the parameters of user account like adding user.
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The IPCS maintains current date and time information. The IPCS clock and calendar settings are backed up by internal
battery power. The user can change the current date and time.
There are two methods of date and time settings. The first is to use the NTP server to maintain the date and time settings.
If the NTP feature is enabled, the IPCS will obtain the date and time information from the NTP server at each reboot, then
automatically align with the NTP server time per hour. If the NTP server is set to 0.0.0.0, the IPCS will automatically use the
default NTP servers. In this case, the IPCS should be connected from the network to the Internet. The second method is
to set date and time manually without using the NTP server. This will allow the date and time information to be kept
maintained by the internal battery backup.
By convention, weather scientists use one time zone, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This time is also known as
Universal Time (UTC). The user may also need to set the time zone and the time offset from UTC depending on
the user location to set system date and time exactly, and the time offset from UTC. It allows the IPCS to calculate
the exact system time. The Time offset value x could be positive or negative integer. Please refer to the website
http://time_zone.tripod.com/ for the time offset from UTC.
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Note :
■ The IP serial console provides RTC (Real Time Clock) function powered by a lithium battery (CR2032,
3V). So the data/time will be maintained even encounter power loss to the unit.
■ If you repeatedly loss the date / time information please replace the battery.
■ Replace the 3-Volt CR2032 battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the battery
manufacturer. A new battery can explode if it is incorrectly installed. Discard the inappropriate one if
possible.
Firmware can be easily upgraded via web page. This section describes the upgrade procedures.
*Pls contact you The latest firmware version is available on the web site.
6.3.1 Prepare Upgrade Environment
1. Need to obtain a TFTP server software program.
2. Startup tftp server (e.g., tftpd32). The website below kindly provides the software.
http://perso.orange.fr/philippe.jounin/tftpd32_download.html.
3. Run the TFTP server software program, for example: tftpd32.exe
4. Select the directory folder where the upgrade image files reside at
For example: Z:\IP-console\Release\v1.0 & 082306
6.3.2 Upgrade from web page
Key in TFTP server IP address and image file name, then click Apply.
After a few seconds, the message Flash program finished successfully will be shown, meaning the new
firmware has been upgraded into the Flash memory.
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Warning :
During this upgrading process, we should not disconnect the power or the Ethernet cable, since it
may cause upgrade failure and destroy the image in Flash memory. In this case, we have to upgrade
through bootloader process, which is not as friendly as the web method.
Note :
There are three possible images can be upgraded. But not all of the three images should be upgraded
in each release. Most often, only need to upgrade the ramdisk image. The three images are:
■ extpar
■ zimage
■ ramdisk
6.3.2 Upgrade from web page
If you want to run the new firmware, you need to click the Reboot item, then Yes to confirm to reboot the system. It
will take about one minute to finish the system reboot. When the IPCS unit finishes the startup and working normally,
the Ready green LED will blink every second.
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Warning :
A new firmware release version may need one, two, or up to three images to upgrade. You have to up-
grade all to be upgraded images before rebooting the system. Otherwise may cause inconsistency be-
tween kernel and application firmware and the system may not be able to start up successfully. In this
case, we have to upgrade through bootloader process, which is not as friendly as the web method.
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Item Description
Form Factor 1U rack mounting
Serial Interface
Number of port 16-port / 48-port
Connector RJ45
Signal Serial RS-232 Rx, Tx, RTS, DTR, DSR
Flow None, RTS / CTS, Xon / Xoff
Baudrate 300 to 115200
Mode Console, terminal server, modem dial-in, power controller
LAN Interface
Port 1 x RJ45
Type IEEE802.3 - 10/100BaseT, auto-detecting
Mode Full / half-duplex selectable
Security Password access, IP fi ltering, SSH v2, HTTPS / SSL
Authentication Local user database, RADIUS, PAP/ CHAP (for modem dial-in)
Protocols
TCP, UDP, IP, ARP, ICMP, HTTP/ HTTPS, DHCP/BOOTTP,
Telnet, PPP, SMTP, DNS, NTP, Dynamic DNS
Protocols Relative Function Port monitoring, Serial & TCP inactivity time
Management
Local console, web pages (HTTP/ HTTPS),
SSH, telnet, port buffering and logging, system statistics,
Email notifi cation according to the equipment alarm message
Compatibility
SUN Solaris, IBM RS/6000 AIX, SCO Unix/ Xenix,
interactive Unix systemsPC-based headless server,
terminal server, router, fi rewall & switch
Power Input Auto-sensing 100 to 240VAC, 50 / 60Hz
Power Consumption Max. 40 Watt
Regulation Approval FCC, CE
Options
DC Power DC power input with 12V, 24V, 48V selection
Environmental
Operation 0˚ to 50˚C Degree
Storage -5˚ to 65˚C Degree
Relative Humidity 5~90%, non-condensing
Shock 10G acceleration (11ms duration)
Vibration 5~500Hz 1G RMS random vibration
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7.2 Connector Pin Assignment Chapter 7
Console port & serial port pin assignment
Pin Signal Direction
1 DSR In
2 RTS Out
3 GND --
4 TxD Out
5 RxD In
6 DSR
7 CTS In
8 DTR Out
Pin 1
Pin 8
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Well-known TCP/UDP Port Numbers
Port numbers are divided into three ranges: Well Known Ports, Registered Ports, and Dynamic and/or Private Ports. Well-known
ports are those from 0 through 1023. Registered Ports are those from 1024 through 49151. Dynamic and/or Private Ports are
those from 49152 through 65535.
Well-known ports are assigned by IANA, and on most systems, can only be used by system processes or by programs executed
by privileged users. Table below shows some of the well-known port numbers. For more details, please visit the IANA website:
http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers
Port Number Protocol TCP/UDP
21 FTP (File Transfer Protocol) TCP
22 SSH (Secure Shell) TCP
23 Telnet TCP
25 SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) TCP
37 Time TCP, UCP
39 RLP (Resource Location Protocol) UDP
49 TACACS, TACACS+ UDP
53 DNS UDP
67 BOOTP server UDP
68 BOOTP client UDP
69 TFTP UDP
70 Gopher TCP
79 Finger TCP
80 HTTP TCP
110 POP3 TCP
119 NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) TCP
161/162 SNMP UDP
443 HTTPS TCP
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Model 12V 24V 48V
Input rating
Input voltage: 12-Volt 24-Volt 48-Volt
Input range: 9 ~ 18V 18 ~ 36V 36 ~ 75V
Input current
- No load 50 mA 50mA 50 mA
- Full load 4950 mA 2450 mA 1220 mA
Output rating
Output voltage: 12-Volt 12-Volt 12-Volt
Output current: 4.16A 4.16A 4.16A
Effi ciency 84% 85% 85%
Remarks:
■ Package does not include power cord
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9.1 FAQ Chapter 9
1. What devices and servers can the CS-116 / CS-148 Cat5 IP serial console be used with ?
The NCP-1716 16-port console terminal LCD keyboard drawer is based on the RS-232-C protocol standard
supported on most terminals, PCs, servers, as well as many manageable devices which equipped with at least
one RS-232 serial port that is used as a console port when no keyboard is present.
2. What operating systems does the CS-116 / CS-148 Cat5 IP serial console support?
There is no software to install on attached servers, so the console terminal can support a variety of operating
systems. Third party software is only required on clients being used to access console terminal LCD keyboard
drawer over the network.
3. How does the CAT5e cable connect to the servers?
We provide RJ45-DB9 female & RJ45-DB9 male adapters convert standard serial connections to RJ45.
4. How many users can concurrent remote access console server ?
The users can concurrent remote access console server webpage is unlimited, but every port can only be
accessed by one user at the same time. The different port can also access at the same time.
5. How can we access the serial devices or headless server ?
i, Direct terminal attachment
ii, Dial access using serial applications such as HyperTerminal
iii, Network access using IP-based applications such as Telnet or SSH
6. How long is the cable which can support on each serial port ?
The longest cable for supporting serial port is 15 meter.
7. What security features does the CS116 / CS148 Cat5 IP serial console support?
The 16-port console terminal’s user database supports up to 200 user accounts, which include user names,
passwords, plus specifi cations of access rights. User defi nitions can be changed at any time.
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10.1 Dimensions Chapter 10
Model
Product Dimension
(W x D x H)
Packing Dimension
(W x D x H)
Net
Weight
Gross
Weight
CS-116
443 x 180 x 44 mm
17.3 x 7.1 x 1.73"
510 x 440 x 77 mm
20.1 x 15.7 x 3"
3.5 kg
8 lb
4.5 kg
10 lb
CS-148
443 x 180 x 44 mm
17.3 x 7.1 x 1.73"
510 x 440 x 77 mm
20.1 x 15.7 x 3"
3.5 kg
8 lb
4.5 kg
10 lb
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Copyright 2007 Austin Hughes Electronics Ltd. All rights reserved.
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