Black BOX 41872-R3, 41874-R3 User Manual

Introduction

This Quick Start Guide covers the key points of the
installation for your Terminal Server product. It is intended for
systems administrators familiar with operating systems
covered.

The Terminal Server is a TCP/IP Terminal Server available in
table top form. The table top unit has 2 or 4 RS-232/RS-422
ports that can be used for terminals, modems, printers or other
serial devices. The serial ports are individually numbered.

Front view

Port activity indicators

Network indicator

Power indicator

Rear view

Serial ports

10/100 BASE-T socket

Power input socket

Connectors and indicators

The functions of these are described in the User and
Administration Guide supplied with this product.

Note
These instructions assume the unit is attached to the same LAN

as other host machines. Refer to the User and Administration
Guide for other situations. To perform the basic configuration
you will need to know:

• The IP address of the unit

• The ethernet address of the unit

• The host name of the unit
If in doubt please refer to your system administrator.

Connecting up the unit and logging
in from a remote host

1. Read the safety manual supplied with this product.

2. Connect the unit to the ethernet.

3. Connect the power cable to the unit.

4. Power up the unit.

5. On a local host, for UNIX type:

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

or for Windows type:

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

replacing a.b.c.d with the unit IP address
and aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff with the ethernet
address.

6. From the command prompt, run: telnet a.b.c.d

(This may take a few seconds to complete).

7. At the password prompt press Enter.

8. At the Local > prompt now displayed, type:
set term for supported terminals and press Enter.

9. Type set term <terminal> and then press Enter for the
appropriate terminal type.

You have now connected up and logged into the unit.

Setting the network parameters

1. Press CRTL A for the ADMINISTRATION MENU then
press CRTL P.

2. At the password prompt now displayed, type iolan as the
default password and press Enter.

3. In the administrator password window is now displayed,
use the cursor keys to select Server then press Enter.

The server menu is now displayed.

4. Enter the IP address and host name for the unit. Press
Enter twice to save the changes.

5. Select Reboot from the menu and press Enter.

6. Confirm Reboot and wait for the unit to restart.

Your unit is now set up for operation.

Notes:
For setting up a unit via a serially attached terminal, refer to the

appropriate section in the User and Administration Guide.
For setting up a unit via BOOTP , refer to the appropriate

section in the User and Administration Guide.

Setting up a printer

This section assumes your printer client is set up for LPD
printing.

1. Power down the unit and attach the serial printer using a
cable specified in the User and Administration Guide.

2. Power up the unit.

3. Log in and select the Administration Mode (using
CTRL A and then CTRL P).

4. Using the cursor keys select the Port option then enter the
number of the serial port you attached the printer to.

5. On the Port Setup Menu, set the parameters in the
Hardware and Flow ctrl to match those of your printer.

6. Enter the print queue filen ame in the User Name field. an d
then press Enter.

7. Set Access to Remote using the spacebar to select the
appropriate action.

8. Set the Local Port field. This i s a TCP Port number and for
LPD this should be set to 515.

9. Press Enter twice to save the changes.

10.From the ADMINISTRATION MENU select the Kill
option and enter the serial port number for the printer, then
press Enter.

The port is now setup, you can now send a print job to the unit
to test printing.

Remote access dial in modem setup

1. Power down the unit and attach the modem using a
suitable cable.

2. Power up the unit.

3. Log in and select the Administration Mode (using
CTRL A and then CTRL P).

4. Using the cursor keys select the Port option then enter the
number of the serial port you attached the printer to.

5. Setup Hardware with Monitor DCD to yes and Flow Ctrl
to match the modem. In the IP address fields, set Src (local
end of PPP connection) and Dst (remote end) addresses.

Note: If the src is left blank it defaults to the IP address of the
unit.

6. Set Access to Local and Authentication to Host if user has
to be validated. Press Enter twice to save and exit.

7. On the ADMINISTRATION MENU select Access and
press Enter. Now select Remote Site Devices and press
Enter.

8. Select the entry from the Device type window where the
listed items represent the ports (i.e. first item = port1,
second item = port2, etc.), select the port you are attaching
the modem to and press Enter.

9. In the REMOTE SITE DEVICES MENU now displayed.
set the Inactivity timer to an appropriate value in minutes.

10.Set the Config field to the modem’s initialisation
command string. Press Enter twice.

11.From the ADMINISTRATION MENU select Access.

12.In the Access pop-up window now displayed, select
Authentication/Logging and press Enter.

13.In the host AUTHENTICATION AND LOGGING menu
now displayed, go to the Auth Host field enter the IP
address of the authentication host.

14.Change the Success Indication String field and
Failure Indication String field to suit your login
sequence of your authentication hosts. Press Enter twice
to save and exit.

15.In the ADMINISTRATION MENU, select kill and press
Enter.

16.Enter the mo de m port number and press Enter.

Setup is now complete. A remote user should now attempt to
log in.

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