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Electrical Safety Statement

Instrucciones de Seguridad

1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado.

2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.

3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones de operación deben ser respetadas.

4. Todas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas.

5. El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cerca del agua—por ejemplo, cerca de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de una alberca, etc.

6. El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante.

7. El aparato eléctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo sólo como sea recomendado por el fabricante.

8. Servicio—El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo eléctrico más allá a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operación. Todo otro servicio deberá ser referido a personal de servicio calificado.

9. El aparato eléctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici—n no interfiera su uso. La colocación del aparato eléctrico sobre una cama, sofá, alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilación, no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilación.

10. El equipo eléctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores, registros de calor, estufas u otros aparatos (incluyendo amplificadores) que producen calor.

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11. El aparato eléctrico deberá ser connectado a una fuente de poder sólo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operación, o como se indique en el aparato.

12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada.

13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen del aparato.

14. El equipo eléctrico debe ser limpiado únicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante.

15. En caso de existir, una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia.

16. El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo.

17. Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilación.

18. Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando:

A: El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido dañado;

B: Objectos han caído o líquido ha sido derramado

dentro del aparato; o

C: El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia; o D: El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un

cambio en su desempeño; o

E: El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido dañada.

Contents

1 Introduction 1

1.1 About this Guide 3

1.2 On-line Documentation 4

1.3 Getting Support 5

1.4 Terminal Server 5

1.5 Packing List 10

2 Installation 13

2.1 Connecting to your Network 13

2.2 Switching on the Terminal Server 13

2.3 Communicating via ARP 14

2.4 Communicating via a Terminal or PC 15

2.5 The Menu System 16

2.6 Tips 23

3 Terminals on Multi-user Systems 27

3.1 Terminal Port Configuration 27

3.2 Host Table Setup 29

3.3 Making a Connection 30

3.4 Tips 31

4 Setting up Dial-in Modem Ports 33

4.1 Dial-in Port Configuration 33

4.2 The Host 35

4.3 The Modem 35

4.4 Client Login 36

4.5 Tips 37

5 Modem Authentication & Logging 39

5.1 User Authentication/Logging 40

5.2 The Host 42

5.3 Logging 44

5.4 Tips 45

6 Dial-Out Modem Ports Setup 47

6.1 Configuration 47

6.2 The Host 48

6.3 Routing 49

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6.4 Remote Access Systems 50

6.5 Remote Site Devices 52

6.6 Tips 53

7 Printing 55

7.1 Using ioland 55

7.2 Using LPD 57

7.3 Using RCP 63

8 Other Devices Setup 69

8.1 Reverse Telnet Port Configuration 69

8.2 ioland Utility 71

8.3 Tips 76

9 The Menu Interface 77

9.1 Menu Commands 77

9.2 Connections Menu 78

9.3 Port Setup Menu 81

9.4 Administration Menu 91

9.5 Access Menu 93

9.6 Change Password Options 98

9.7 Gateway Menu 99

9.8 Host Address Menu 100

9.9 Kill Command 100

9.10 Lines Menu 101

9.11 Port Menu 103

9.12 Quit Command 103

9.13 Reboot Command 103

9.14 Server Configuration Menu 104

9.15 Statistics Screens 107

9.16 Trap Function 107

Appendices

A Command Line Interface 109 B Troubleshooting & Maintenance 119 C Cabling Guide 131 D Technical Specification 139

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1 Terminal Server features and applications 2 2 Hardware description - Desktop Terminal Server. 8 3 Hardware description - Rack Terminal Server 8 4 Hardware description - 102/104 Terminal Server. 9 5 Packing list - Desktop Terminal Server. 11 6 Packing list - Rack Terminal Server 11 7 Packing list - 102/104 Terminal Server. 12 8 Connections Menu. 17 9 Commands pop-up menu. 18 10 Administration Menu (view level). 18 11 Administration Menu (password level). 19 12 Server Configuration menu. 20 13 Commands pop-up menu (server confign). 21 14 Port Setup Menu screen. 22 15 Port Setup Menu screen. 28 16 Host Address Menu Screen. 29 17 Connections Menu - Commands pop-up menu. 30 18 Port Setup Menu for PPP connections. 33 19 Remote Site Devices Screen. 36 20 Host Authentication and Logging screen. 40 21 Example log file. 45 22 Port Setup Menu screen. 47 23 Gateway Menu screen. 49 24 Remote Access Systems Screen menu. 50 25 Remote Site Devices Screen. 52 26 Ioland printing - Port Setup Menu screen. 55 27 LPD printing - Port Setup Menu screen. 57 28 RCP printing - Port Setup Menu screen. 63 29 Reverse Telnet - Port Setup Menu screen. 70 30 Commands - Exit pop-up menu. 77 31 Connections Menu - Commands pop-up menu. 79 32 Port Setup Menu. 81 33 Administration Menu. 91 34 Administration Menu (password level). 92 35 Access menu for Remote System Access. 93 36 Remote Access Systems Screen. 93 37 Remote Site Devices Screen. 95 38 Host Authentication And Logging menu. 96

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39 Administration - Gateway Menu. 99 40 Administration - Host Address Menu. 100 41 Administration Menu - LInes pop-up menu. 101 42 Lines - Access Menu. 101 43 Lines - Flow Control Menu. 102 44 Lines - Hardware Menu. 102 45 Lines - Network Connection Menu. 102 46 Lines - Options Menu. 103 47 Lines - Terminal Menu. 103 48 Server Configuration menu. 104 49 Server Statistics pop-up menu. 107 50 SNMP Trap Configuration Menu. 107 51 Server Statistics pop-up menu. 126 52 Server Statistics screen - users. 127 53 Server Statistics screen - framed link status. 127 54 Network Connection Status screen. 128 55 Gateway Tables screen. 128 56 Server Statistics screen - port activity. 129 57 Server Statistics screen - line status. 129 58 Desktop Terminal Server DB-25 connector. 132 59 Desktop Terminal Server DB25 RS-232 pinouts (DTE). 132 60 Terminal Server RJ-45 connector. 133 61 Rack and 102/104 Terminal Servers RJ45

RS-232 pinouts (DTE). 133 62 Terminal Server RJ-45 connector. 134 63 Rack and 102/104 Terminal Servers RJ45

RS-422 pinouts (DTE). 134 64 Desktop Terminal Server Standard modem cables. 135 65 Rack and 102/104 Terminal Servers

Standard modem cables. 135 66 Desktop Terminal Server Standard terminal/PC cables. 136 67 Desktop Terminal Server PC cables. 136 68 Rack and 102/104 Terminal Servers

Standard terminal/PC cables. 136 69 Rack and 102/104 Terminal Servers PC cables. 136 70 Desktop Terminal Server cables

with Hardware Flow Control. 137 71 Rack and 102/104 Terminal Servers cables

with Hardware Flow Control. 137

Introduction 1

Thank you for purchasing a BLACK BOX® Terminal Server. The Terminal Server is a unique Ethernet TCP/IP communications server allowing serial devices to be connected directly to LANs and WANS. The 2, 4, 8 or 16 serial ports enable the Terminal Server to connect to a wide range of devices including:

Modems for remote access and Internet access

•

• ISDN adapters for branch remote access and Internet access

• Terminals for multi-user Unix systems

• PCs using terminal emulation or SLIP/PPP

• All types of serial printers

• Data acquisition equipment (manufacturing, laboratory, etc.)

• Retail point-of-sale equipment (bar coding, registers, etc.)

The performance and flexibility of the BLACK BOX Terminal Server allows you to use a wide range of high speed devices in complex application environments. These operating systems include:

Introduction

• Windows

• Windows NT

• Citrix Winframe

• SCO Unix & Gemini

• IBM AIX

• Sunsoft Solaris

• Hewlett Packard HP-UX

• Data General DG/UX

•

All other variants of Unix (BSD, Linux, IRIX, etc.)

95/98

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This configuration diagram shows many of the features available on the Terminal Servers:

The

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AIX Server

Windows NT Server

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Introduction

1.1 About this Guide

This guide describes the features and applications of the Terminal Server from the level of novice user to more experienced system installer. It includes information about the table top units as well as the rack mount unit (form factor is the only difference between them).

As an experienced user, you may save yourself some set-up time by following the instructions in the Terminal Server Quick Start Guide included with your package. Consult other sections in this guide as required. Release notes are also available with this unit (enclosed, or available from our web sites).

Note: The

BLACK BOX® Terminal Server

supports Windows

systems including Windows NT® , Windows® 95/98 and

Windows features not included with Windows

3.x. When compared to Unix, there are several key

systems such as TFTP, dial-out socket connections, etc. However, we have provided a briefing on these in the applicable sections. In many cases, we will point you to our FTP sites for the latest tips and

software for the Terminal Server and Windows

systems.

This guide is sectioned as follows:

Installing your Terminal Server

Terminals on Multi-user Systems

Setting up Dial-in Modem Ports

Modem Authentication & Logging

Setting up Dial-out Modem Ports

Printing

- Using ioland

- Using LPD

- Using RCP

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Other Devices Setup

The Menu Interface

Command Line Interface (CLI)

Troubleshooting & Maintenance

Cabling Guide

Technical Specification

Notation

The following notations are used to describe commands:

Conventions Used

Description Meaning

<parameter description> [parameter description] |

Text in the following font:

indicates input to, or output from the Terminal Server.

Screens illustrated in this guide may differ from those actually viewed. However, information contained is valid for both Unix and Windows

set term ansi

systems, and Terminals.

mandatory parameter optional parameter option separator

Introduction

1.2 On-line Documentation

1.3 Getting Support

1.4 Terminal Server

This guide cannot cover all the information available to you about the latest developments and new features. However, there are a series of on-line documents available to help you to use the Terminal Server. You can check the support sections of our web sites for the latest information:

•

www.blackbox.com

•

www.blackbox.co.uk

If you encounter problems during setup or general maintenance, contact standard support route for the quickest answers:

For technical support

1. Have your serial number and problem overview ready then…

2. Tel: 724 746 5500 and / or Fax: 724 746 0746 and / or Email: support@blackbox.com

BLACK BOX® for support. Here is the

Features

The Terminal Server is a TCP/IP server with (depending on the version) 2, 4, 8 or 16, RS-232 or RS-422 ports for making serial network connections. It attaches to your TCP/IP network and allows serial devices such as modems, terminals and printers to access the network.

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The Terminal Server hardware features:

• 2, 4, 8 or 16 serial lines, fully configurable with port speeds of up to 115.2 kbps.

• RJ45 on Rack and 102/104 Terminal Servers or DB25 RS-232 connectors on Desktop version.

• Full modem control using DTR, DSR, CTS, RTS and DCD.

• FLASH memory for downloading firmware releases.

• The 102/104 Terminal Server has 10BASE-T interface whilst the Rack and Desktop Terminal Servers have auto sensing 10BASE2, 10BASE-T and AUI Ethernet interfaces.

• Auto sensing power supply; 110-250V AC (48-60V DC option available on Rack version).

• LEDs for diagnostic testing.

• Self-test on power-up.

• Rack mount or tabletop design.

The Terminal Server software features include:

• Support for TCP/IP protocols including telnet and rlogin.

• Remote access support including PPP, SLIP and CSLIP.

•

Printer support via lpd, rcp, and ioland utilities.

• Modem support via PPP and other utilities.

• Utilities provide ‘fixed tty’ support for Unix systems.

• A window oriented menu interface with pop-up menus and on screen help (command line also available).

• ARP or BOOTP for network based setup.

Terminal Server

102/104 Desktop Rack

Type

Table Top Table Top

Rack Mount

No. Ports

2, 4 8, 16 8, 16

Connector

RJ45

DB25

RJ45

RS-232 RS-232 RS-232

RS-422

Interface

• Dynamic statistics displays and line status reporting for fast problem diagnosis.

• Multiscreens on terminals.

• Full support of SNMP MIBs, allowing remote configuration via SNMP as well as statistics gathering.

• Interoperability with IP routing through gateway tables.

• Domain Name Server support.

• WINS support for Windows

environments.

• Port configuration copy and save functions.

The Terminal Server security features include:

• Supervisory and port password.

• Port locking.

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• Authentication with PAP support.

• Per user access level assignment.

• Service logging.

• Logging facility for audit and billing.

• Modem auto reset.

The following table and diagrams describe the units:

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Serial Ports

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1 Main power switch

2 Power input socket

3 Power indicator

4 Reset switch cover

5 AUI indicator

6 AUI connector

7 10BASE2 indicator

8 10BASE2 connector (universal)

9 10BASE-T indicator

10 10BASE-T connector

11 Port activity indicators (Rack only)

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RS-232/RS422

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1 Power Indicator 2 Network indicator 3 Reset switch cover 4 Port activity indicators 5 10BASE-T socket 6 Power input socket

Functionally, the difference between RS-232 and RS-422 versions is the absence of support for hardware flow control lines (RTS and CTS) and modem control lines (DSR, DTR and DCD) in the RS-422 version. The performance and support for 115.2k baud are unaffected by the different serial ports.

Software description

RS-422 uses differential signalling and is capable of handling longer distance due to superior noise immunity when installed with suitable cabling.

The Terminal Server comes with the Software Support Disk. This disk contains the latest ‘released’ firmware and the redirector software for Unix systems called firmware is a backup copy and generally not used. The

ioland

software is used for setting up printers and dial-out

modems on Unix.

ioland

. The

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The Terminal Server uses TFTP for downloading new

tftpd

firmware. AIX and HP-UX but disabled by default.

Consult your Unix manual on this subject. On Windows

tftpd

is not provided at this time (see our

shareware

Note: Beta copies of the ‘next’ firmware release are usually available on web sites (consult README files before downloading).

Regarding source code binaries of SCO, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, etc.). The source code can be compiled on any Unix system (consult your Unix manual on this subject).

Note: The most recent versions of these binaries should be available on web sites.

is included with Unix systems such as SCO,

tftpd

program).

ioland

, for printers/modems on Unix systems, the

ioland.c

ioland

is provided. There are also several

ready to run for various Unix systems (i.e.

FTP

site for a

1.5 Packing Lists

Desktop Terminal Server

The following are check lists of the contents of your package:

1Terminal Server

2This handbook

3Suppport Software Disk and Quick Start Guide

4Electrical Safety Booklet

54 wall mount brackets

6Power cable

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1Terminal Server

2Electrical Safety Booklet

3This handbook

4Suppport Software Disk and Quick Start Guide

52 rack mount brackets

6Power cable

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Figure 6: Packing list - Rack Terminal Server

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102/104 Terminal Server

Figure 7: Packing list - 102/104 Terminal Server.

1 102/104 Terminal Server

2 This handbook

3 Support software disk and Quick Start Guide

4 Electrical Safety Booklet

5 Power supply unit

6 Power cable

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Installation 2

Below is a step-by-step guide on how to configure the Terminal Server. You can also reference the

Quick Start Guide

First connect the Terminal Server to a network then begin configuring the unit for your application. Additional information on configuring modems and printers follows.

Terminal Server

2.1 Connecting to your Network

10BASE-T (twisted pair)

10BASE2 (Thin Ethernet)

AUI port

2.2 Switching on the Terminal Server

The Desktop and Rack Terminal Servers connect to your Ethernet network via one of the three auto sensing ports: 10BASE-T (twisted pair), 10BASE2 (thin) or AUI. The 102/ 104 Terminal Server has 10BASE-T only. The Desktop and Rack version default is 10BASE2.

Attach the RJ connector from a hub directly to the Terminal Server's twisted pair port.

Attach a BNC T connector directly to the Terminal Server. If your Terminal Server is the termination point for the cable you need to add a terminator. Always ensure that each segment of the thin Ethernet cable is at least 0.5m in length. The maximum length for a thin Ethernet cable is 185 metres.

The AUI connector allows an external transceiver to be connected. This allows a number of different interfaces to connect including 10BASE5 (or thick) and fibre optic transceivers.

The Terminal Server power supply accepts input voltages in the range 110 to 240V AC, allowing it to be used world-wide. The102/104 server has an external power supply unit.

After you connect your LAN interface, you can power up the unit. The green power indicator at the side (or front for Rack and 102/104 units) should be lit. If the unit fails to power up with the green power indicator lit, disconnect the unit and contact Black Box.

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The green Ethernet indicators show the active connections. It remains lit and will blink when LAN traffic is active.

Note: To change your Ethernet media, you will need to reboot the unit to activate the connector.

You are now ready to begin communicating with your Terminal Server. You can connect to the Terminal Server in different ways: via a terminal or PC on port 1, or using ARP or BOOTP. Using ARP is the preferred method for both Windows port 1 is often used. BOOTP setup is for Unix users only and is included in the method for your application. Third party BOOTP packages are available for Windows

The Terminal Server supports the ‘Address Resolution Protocol’ (ARP). It allows you to temporarily connect to your Terminal Server to assign a permanent IP address. If you prefer to use a terminal or PC attached to the Terminal Server, skip to the next section.

and Unix, however a terminal or PC attached to

Tips

section (2.6). Choose the appropriate

From a local Unix host, type the following:

arp -s a.b.c.d aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff

(Where a.b.c.d is the IP address you want for the Terminal Server, and aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff is the Ethernet address of the Terminal Server, found on the bottom of the unit itself.)

On a Windows (using dashes instead of colons):

arp -s a.b.c.d aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff

Whether you use Unix or Windows® to run arp, you are now ready to telnet to the Terminal Server.

system, the arp command is slightly different

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Here is the sequence to use:

arp -s 192.168.209.8 00:80:D4:00:33:4e telnet 192.168.209.8 password> local>

At the password prompt, just hit since this is not set yet. The IP address still needs to be configured on the unit (ARP has only allowed you to connect to the unit so far).

Note: If there are any errors, recheck both the IP and Ethernet addresses you keyed in (this is the most common error here). See

(Appendix B)

You can now skip the next section and go straight to

The Menu System.

2.5,

Troubleshooting & Maintenance

for more information on problems.

section

2.4

Communicating via a Terminal or PC

You can connect to the Terminal Server using a terminal or PC (with a terminal emulation package such as Hyperterm).

Connect a terminal or your PC to port 1. The Terminal Server serial ports are DTE type RS-232 ports. When connecting a terminal/PC directly (without modems), the RS-232 signals need to be crossed over (‘null modem’ cable). See the

Guide

(Appendix C) for pinout information.

For a terminal/PC to communicate with a server, set it to the following: 9600 baud, eight data bits, one stop bit, software flow control, no parity.

After powering up the Terminal Server, you are prompted to enter a ‘Local login:>‘. You can just hit any character and at this point (the character is required).

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The next prompt displayed is Line Interface (CLI) prompt.

Note:

If there are any problems, check the cable you are using (this is the most common error). Port 1 is configured to provide error messages should any problems occur.

Troubleshooting

information on problems.

You can now move to

You should now be at the Command Line Interface (CLI) of the Terminal Server as designated by the you would like to continue in CLI mode refer to but we recommend the menu system.

Set the terminal emulation type and begin using the menus. The following are the terminal options:

ansi, dumb, vt100, wyse50, wyse60, tvi925, ibm3151, vt320, falco50, hp700

The default setting is ‘dumb’. To set the menu interface to your emulation simply type Example:

Maintenance

local>

, which is the Command

(Appendix B) for more

The Menu System.

set term

with your option.

local>

prompt. If

See

Appendix A

local> set term ansi

To switch from the command line interface to the menu

local>

interface, at the

set menu

The

Connections Menu

This menu displays the current state of the four possible connections. There are no active connections.

prompt enter:

should now be displayed.

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CONNECTIONS MENU REMOTE-ADMIN

Connection Host

1 *** FREE *** 2 *** FREE *** 3 *** FREE *** 4 *** FREE ***

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v4.02 a CDi TERMINAL SERVER

Figure 8: Connections Menu.

The firmware version of the Terminal Server is located on the lower left hand portion (in this example, version 4.02). The wording ‘REMOTE-ADMIN’ in the upper right signifies you are remotely telneted into the server (and will read ‘Terminal: 1’ if you are using a terminal/PC into port 1.)

Connections Menu

The keys used to move about in the menus depend on the terminal emulation you are using. The arrow keys should all work. The TAB key is very important for moving between fields. Backspace and DEL should work, but depend on the emulation. ESC (the escape key) will move you back one menu.

Note: If there is a problem with your emulation, you can try a different emulation mode. See

Maintenance

(Appendix B) for more information.

Troubleshooting

An accelerator key can be used to jump to an option within a menu and is the first letter of the option.

Select connection '1’ on the the

key. The

Commands

Connections Menu

and press

pop-up menu is displayed.

There are a number of options available from this menu.

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Connection Host

1 *** FREE ** === Commands ===

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This option allows you to configure parameters affecting

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the Server box, eg hosts table, other terminals.

Figure 9: Commands pop-up menu.

Before communication across the network can be established the Terminal Server must be assigned a network IP address. This is accessed through the

Administration Menu

Select the

Admin mode

Note: If you are telneted into the server, the

port

options do not appear on the

The top level

ADMINISTRATION MENU REMOTE-ADMIN

gateway Examine/modify gateway table. host Examine/modify host table. line Terminal configuration organised by line. password Specify password to allow modification of menu items. port Terminal configuration organised by port. quit Return to connections menu. server Examine/modify Server parameters. stats Examine Server statistics.

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Administration Menu

field and press the key.

telnet, rlogin

Commands

pop-up menu.

appears as follows:

and

Figure 10: Administration Menu (view level).

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Select the factory default password here: this is

Password

field and press the key. Use the

iolan

(no caps).

Note: This password level will time-out in four minutes if there is no activity. This is for security reasons and will take you back to

The

Administration Menu

some extra fields

** Administrator ** ADMINISTRATION MENU REMOTE-ADMIN

access Remote System Access (PPP). change Change login and/or admin password. gateway Examine/modify gateway table. host Examine/modify host table. kill Kill TCP connections on serial line. line Terminal configuration organised by line. port Terminal configuration organised by port. quit Return to connections menu. reboot Reboot Server. server Examine/modify Server parameters. stats Examine Server statistics. trap Examine/modify SNMP Trap parameters.

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Administration Menu

is redisplayed, however it now has

(access, change, kill, reboot, trap

(view level).

Figure 11: Administration Menu (password level).

Select the into the

server

entry and press the key. This takes you

Server Configuration Menu

There are a number of fields in the

which are explained in Section 9,

At this point, you just need to give the Terminal Server an

and a

name

address

Server Configuration

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** Administrator ** SERVER CONFIGURATION REMOTE-ADMIN

Name [TSERVER ] Debug mode [0 ] IP address [204.17.209.8 ] Subnet mask [ ] Ethernet address [00:80:d4:00:9e:a1] Ethernet interface [AUTO ] Language [English ] Identification [ ] Lock [Disabled] Password limit [5 ] CR to initiate [Yes ] SNAP encoding [Disabled] Boot host [204.17.209.1 ] Boot diagnostics [Enabled ] Boot file [ ] Init file [ ] MOTD file [ ] Domain name [ ] Name server [ ] NS Port [53 ] WINS server [ ] ________________________________________________________________________________

Figure 12: Server Configuration menu.

The important fields that you need to fill in are as follows:

Name: In the example above the terminal server name

has been set to Terminal Server name entered here to match the name entered in the host machine’s domain name server.

TSERVER

It is a good idea for the

Note: For more information about domain name servers, consult your operating system manuals.

IP Address: This address must be set to a value that is

consistent with the network the server is on.

Having filled in the fields press the key. This brings the

Commands

Note:

pop-up menu as shown below.

The Ethernet address is factory set. This address is uniquely assigned to the Terminal Server and MUST NOT

be changed

Installing your IOLAN+

Subnet mask [ ] Ethernet address [00:80:d4:00:9e: == Commands ===ernet interface [AUTO ]

Figure 13: Commands pop-up menu (server confign).

Port Setup Menu and Beyond

Select the options are before exiting this menu, optional values for this field if available, and

Save & Exit

Quit & Exit,

field and press the key. Other

which does not save the changes

Values,

which will display the

Cancel,

which

will take you back to this screen for more editing.

You have now set up the unit with a new IP address. This should be confirmed with the message:

IP CHANGED—PLEASE REBOOT

Reboot the Terminal Server to activate the new IP address

reboot

using the

command. The IP address and/or subnet mask are the only parameters that when changed necessitate rebooting.

Your terminal server is now ready to configure for terminals on multi-user systems or modems, printers and other devices. The next sections deal with each of these. If you’ve got a good feel for the menu system, you should proceed to the section appropriate for your application.

If you’d like a full review of the menu system refer to Section

The Menu Interface

later in this guide. For more

information about the Command Line mode, consult

Command Line Interface

(Appendix A)

Terminal Server

- User and Administration Guide

All of the procedures are based around the This is accessed through the

Administration Menu

Port Setup Menu

(password

level). Remember, that if you are not in the password level, you can only view the information, not change it.

Here is the

** Administrator ** PORT SETUP MENU REMOTE-ADMIN Hardware Flow ctrl Keys Speed [9600 ] Flow ctrl [XON/XOFF] Hot [^]] Intr [^C] Parity [None] Input Flow [Enabled ] Quit [^@] Kill [^U] Bit [8] Output Flow [Enabled ] Del [^@] Sess [^@] Stop [1 ] Echo [^@] Break [Disabled] IP Addresses Monitor DSR [No ] Src [ ] Mask [ ] Monitor DCD [No ] Dst [ ]

User Options Access Name [ ] Keepalive [No ] Access [Local ] Terminal type [ansi ] Rlogin/Telnet [Telnet] Authentication [None ] TERM [ ] Debug options [No ] Mode [Raw ] Video pages [0] Map CR to CR LF [No ] Connection [None ] CLI/Menu [Menu] Hex data [No ] Host [ ] Reset Term [No ] Secure [No ] Remote Port [0 ] MOTD [No ] Local Port [10006]

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Port Setup Menu

Figure 14: Port Setup Menu screen.

This menu allows the user to set up all the parameters associated with a port. The administrator can alter the set-up of any port on the terminal server while a user can only alter the set-up for their own port.

This menu is divided into the following sections:

Hardware:

Defines port type and is used for setting up the hardware configuration of the modem, terminal, printer or PC session. This section is always used.

User:

Defines various user parameters such as name and terminal type. Most fields are used in this section.

Flow Control:

Defines the various flow control options used by the Terminal Server. This section is always used.

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