Opengear ACM5000, CM4000, SD4000, ACM5500, IM4000 User Manual

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User Manual
IM4000 & IM4200 DCIM Managers
CM4000 DCIM Console Servers
SD4000 Secure Device Server
Rev: 4.5
April 16
th
2012
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Safety
Please take care to follow the safety precautions below when installing and operating the console server:
- Do not remove the metal covers. There are no operator serviceable components inside. Opening or
removing the cover may expose you to dangerous voltage which may cause fire or electric shock. Refer all service to Opengear qualified personnel
- To avoid electric shock the power cord protective grounding conductor must be connected through
to ground.
- Always pull on the plug, not the cable, when disconnecting the power cord from the socket.
Do not connect or disconnect the console server during an electrical storm. Also it is recommended you use a surge suppressor or UPS to protect the equipment from transients.
FCC Warning Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation of this device is subject to the following conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference that may cause undesired operation.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THIS MANUAL 12 INSTALLATION 16
2.1 Models 16
2.1.1 IM4208-2, IM4216-2, IM4232-2, IM4248-2 and IM4216-34 kit components 17
2.1.2 IM4004-5 kit components 18
2.1.3 CM4116, CM4132 and CM4148 kit components 18
2.1.4 CM4008 kit components 19
2.1.5 CM4001 and SD4002 kit components 19
2.1.6 SD4001 kit components 20
2.1.7 ACM5000 kit components 20
2.1.8 ACM5500 kit components 21
2.2 Power Connection 21
2.2.1 IM4216-34-DAC, IM4208-2-DAC, IM4216-2-DAC, IM4232-2-DAC and IM4248-2-DAC power 21
2.2.2 CM4116-SAC, CM4132-SAC and CM4148-SAC power 21
2.2.3 IM4004-5 and CM4008 power 22
2.2.4 CM4001/ SD4002 and SD4001 power 22
2.2.5 ACM500x, ACM500x-2, ACM500x-M/W/I/G and ACM500x-SDC power 22
2.2.6 ACM5508-2-M, ACM5508-2-I, ACM5504-5-G-I, ACM5504-5-GV-I and ACM5504-2-P power 23
2.2.7 IM4216-34-DDC, IM4208-2-DDC, IM4216-2-DDC, IM4232-2-DDC and IM4248-2-DDC power 23
2.3 Network Connection 24
2.4 Serial Port Connection 25
2.4.1 Opengear Classic RJ45 pinout (option –X0) 26
2.4.2 Cisco Rolled (Cyclades) RJ45 pinout (option -X1) 26
2.4.3 Cisco RJ45 pinout (option -X2) 27
2.5 USB Port Connection 27
2.6 Fitting Cellular SIM and Antennas 27
2.6.1 ACM5004-G/G-I and ACM5504-5-G-I SIM 28
2.6.2 ACM5004-G/G-I/GV and ACM5504-5-G-I antenna 28
2.6.3 IM42xx-2-DAC-X2-G and IM42xx-2-DAC-X0-G 28
2.6.4n External USB cellular modems 29
2.7 Digital I/O and Environmental Sensors 29 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 30
3.1 Management Console Connection 30
3.1.1 Connected computer set up 30
3.1.2 Browser connection 31
3.2 Administrator Password 32
3.2.1 Set up new administrator 33
3.3 Network IP Address 34
3.3.1 IPv6 configuration 35
3.3.2 Dynamic DNS (DDNS) configuration 35
3.4 System Firewall - Service Access 36
3.5 Communications Software 39
3.5.1 SDT Connector 39
3.5.2 PuTTY 40
3.5.3 SSHTerm 41
3.6 Management Network Configuration 41
3.6.1 Enable the Management LAN 41
3.6.2 Configure the DHCP server 43
3.6.3 Select Failover or broadband OoB 44
3.6.4 Aggregating the network ports 45
3.6.5 Wireless LAN 46
3.6.6 Static routes 48
SERIAL PORT, HOST, DEVICE & USER CONFIGURATION 50
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4.1 Configure Serial Ports 50
4.1.1 Common Settings 51
4.1.2 Console Server Mode 52
4.1.3 SDT Mode 56
4.1.4 Device (RPC, UPS, EMD) Mode 56
4.1.5 Terminal Server Mode 57
4.1.6 Serial Bridging Mode 57
4.1.7 Syslog 58
4.1.8 NMEA Streaming 58
4.2 Add/ Edit Users 59
4.2.1 Set up new Group 60
4.2.1 Set up new Users 61
4.3 Authentication 63
4.4 Network Hosts 63
4.5 Trusted Networks 64
4.6 Serial Port Cascading 65
4.6.1 Automatically generate and upload SSH keys 66
4.6.2 Manually generate and upload SSH keys 67
4.6.3 Configure the slaves and their serial ports 68
4.6.4 Managing the slaves 69
4.7 Serial Port Redirection (PortShare) 70
4.8 Managed Devices 71
4.9 IPsec VPN 73
4.9.1 Enable the VPN gateway 73
4.10 OpenVPN 75
4.10.1 Enable the OpenVPN 76
4.10.2 Configure as Server or Client 77
4.10.3 Windows OpenVPN Client and Server set up 80
4.11 PPTP VPN 84
4.11.1 Enable the PPTP VPN server 84
4.11.2 Add a PPTP user 86
4.11.3 Set up a remote PPTP client 86
4.12 Call Home 88
4.12.1 Set up Call Home candidate 88
4.12.2 Accept Call Home candidate as Managed Console Server on CMS 89
4.12.3 Calling Home to a generic central SSH server 90
FIREWALL, FAILOVER & OoB ACCESS 92
5.1 Dialup Modem Connection 92
5.2 OoB Dial-In Access 92
5.2.1 Configure Dial-In PPP 92
5.2.2 Using SDT Connector client 95
5.2.3 Set up Windows XP/ 2003/Vista/7 client 95
5.2.4 Set up earlier Windows clients 95
5.2.5 Set up Linux clients 96
5.3 Dial-Out Access 96
5.3.1 Always-on dial-out 96
5.3.2 Failover dial-out 97
5.4 OoB Broadband Ethernet Access 99
5.5 Broadband Ethernet Failover 100
5.6 Cellular Modem Connection 101
5.6.1 Connect to the GSM HSUPA/UMTS carrier network 102
5.6.2 Connect to the CDMA EV-DO carrier network 103
5.6.3 Verify cellular connection 105
5.7 Cellular Operation 107
5.7.1 OoB access set up 107
5.7.2 Cellular failover setup 108
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5.7.3 Cellular routing 109
5.7.4 Cellular CSD dial-in setup 109
5.8 Firewall & Forwarding 110
5.8.1 Configuring network forwarding and IP masquerading 111
5.8.2 Configuring client devices 113
5.8.3 Port / Protocol forwarding 115
5.8.4 Firewall rules 116
SSH TUNNELS & SDT CONNECTOR 120
6.1 Configuring for SSH Tunneling to Hosts 121
6.2 SDT Connector Client Configuration 121
6.2.1 SDT Connector client installation 121
6.2.2 Configuring a new gateway in the SDT Connector client 122
6.2.3 Auto-configure SDT Connector client with the user’s access privileges 124
6.2.4 Make an SDT connection through the gateway to a host 124
6.2.5 Manually adding hosts to the SDT Connector gateway 125
6.2.6 Manually adding new services to the new hosts 126
6.2.7 Adding a client program to be started for the new service 128
6.2.8 Dial in configuration 129
6.3 SDT Connector to Management Console 130
6.4 SDT Connector - telnet or SSH connect to serially attached devices 131
6.5 Using SDT Connector for out-of-band connection to the gateway 132
6.6 Importing (and exporting) preferences 133
6.7 SDT Connector Public Key Authentication 134
6.8 Setting up SDT for Remote Desktop access 134
6.8.1 Enable Remote Desktop on the target Windows computer to be accessed 134
6.8.2 Configure the Remote Desktop Connection client 136
6.9 SDT SSH Tunnel for VNC 138
6.9.1 Install and configure the VNC Server on the computer to be accessed 138
6.9.2 Install, configure and connect the VNC Viewer 140
6.10 Using SDT to IP connect to hosts that are serially attached to the gateway 141
6.10.1 Establish a PPP connection between the host COM port and console server 142
6.10.2 Set up SDT Serial Ports on console server 144
6.10.3 Set up SDT Connector to ssh port forward over the console server Serial Port 145
6.11 SSH Tunneling using other SSH clients (e.g. PuTTY) 145 ALERTS, AUTOMATED RESPONSE AND LOGGING 150
7.1 Configure Auto-Response 150
7.2 Check Conditions 152
7.2.1 Environmental 152
7.2.2 Alarms and Digital Inputs 153
7.2.3 UPS / Power Supply 153
7.2.4 UPS Status 154
7.2.5 Serial Login/Logout 154
7.2.6 ICMP Ping 155
7.2.7 Cellular Data 156
7.2.8 Custom Check 156
7.2.9 SMS Command 157
7.3 Trigger Actions 158
7.3.1 Send Email 158
7.3.2 Send SMS 158
7.3.3 Perform RPC Action 159
7.3.4 Run Custom Script 159
7.3.5 Send SNMP Trap 159
7.3.6 Send Nagios Event 159
7.4 Resolve Actions 160
7.5 Configure SMTP, SMS, SNMP and/or Nagios service for alert notifications 160
7.5.1 Send Email alerts 160
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7.5.2 Send SMS alerts 161
7.5.3 Send SNMP Trap alerts 162
7.5.4 Send Nagios Event alerts 164
7.6 Logging 164
7.6.1 Log storage 164
7.6.2 Serial port logging 165
7.6.3 Network TCP and UDP port logging 166
7.6.4 Auto-Response event logging 166
7.6.5 Power device logging 167
POWER, ENVIRONMENT & DIGITAL I/O 168
8.1 Remote Power Control (RPC) 168
8.1.1 RPC connection 168
8.1.2 RPC access privileges and alerts 172
8.1.3 User power management 172
8.1.4 RPC status 172
8.2 Uninterruptible Power Supply Control (UPS) 174
8.2.1 Managed UPS connections 174
8.2.2 Remote UPS management 177
8.2.3 Controlling UPS powered computers 178
8.2.4 UPS alerts 179
8.2.5 UPS status 179
8.2.6 Overview of Network UPS Tools (NUT) 181
8.3 Environmental Monitoring 183
8.3.1 Connecting the EMD and its sensors 183
8.3.2 Connecting sensors to ACM5000 and ACM5500s 184
8.3.3 Adding EMDs and configuring the sensors 186
8.3.4 Environmental alerts 188
8.3.5 Environmental status 188
8.4 Digital I/O Ports 189
8.4.1 Digital I/O Output Configuration 189
8.4.2 Digital I/O Input Configuration 190
8.4.3 High Voltage Outputs 190
AUTHENTICATION 192
9.1 Authentication Configuration 192
9.1.1 Local authentication 192
9.1.2 TACACS authentication 192
9.1.3 RADIUS authentication 193
9.1.4 LDAP authentication 194
9.1.5 RADIUS/TACACS user configuration 195
9.1.6 Group support with remote authentication 196
9.1.7 Remote groups with RADIUS authentication 197
9.1.8 Remote groups with LDAP authentication 198
9.1.9 Idle timeout 200
9.1.10 Kerberos authentication 200
9.1.11 Authentication testing 201
9.2 PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) 201
9.3 SSL Certificate 202 NAGIOS INTEGRATION 206
10.1 Nagios Overview 206
10.2 Central management and setting up SDT for Nagios 207
10.2.1 Set up central Nagios server 208
10.2.2 Set up distributed Opengear console servers 208
10.2.3 Set up SDT for Nagios on the central Nagios server 210
10.2.4 Set up the clients 211
10.3 Configuring Nagios distributed monitoring 212
10.3.1 Enable Nagios on the console server 213
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10.3.2 Enable NRPE monitoring 214
10.3.3 Enable NSCA monitoring 214
10.3.4 Configure selected Serial Ports for Nagios monitoring 215
10.3.5 Configure selected Network Hosts for Nagios monitoring 216
10.3.6 Configure the upstream Nagios monitoring host 217
10.4 Advanced Distributed Monitoring Configuration 217
10.4.1 Sample Nagios configuration 217
10.4.2 Basic Nagios plug-ins 220
10.4.3 Additional plug-ins 220
10.4.4 Number of supported devices 222
10.4.5 Distributed Monitoring Usage Scenarios 223
SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 226
11.1 System Administration and Reset 226
11.2 Upgrade Firmware 227
11.3 Configure Date and Time 228
11.4 Configuration Backup 229
11.5 Delayed Configuration Commit 231
11.6 FIPS Mode 232 STATUS REPORTS 234
12.1 Port Access and Active Users 234
12.2 Statistics 234
12.3 Support Reports 235
12.4 Syslog 236
12.5 Dashboard 236
12.5.1 Configuring the Dashboard 237
12.5.2 Creating custom widgets for the Dashboard 238
MANAGEMENT 240
13.1 Device Management 240
13.2 Port and Host Logs 240
13.3 Terminal Connection 240
13.3.1 Web Terminal 241
13.3.2 SDT Connector access 242
13.4 Power Management 243 CONFIGURATION FROM THE COMMAND LINE 244
14.1 Accessing config from the command line 244
14.1.1 Serial Port configuration 246
14.1.2 Adding and removing Users 249
14.1.3 Adding and removing user Groups 250
14.1.4 Authentication 251
14.1.5 Network Hosts 251
14.1.6 Trusted Networks 253
14.1.7 Cascaded Ports 253
14.1.8 UPS Connections 254
14.1.9 RPC Connections 255
14.1.10 Environmental 256
14.1.11 Managed Devices 256
14.11.12 Port Log 257
14.1.13 Alerts 257
14.1.14 SMTP & SMS 260
14.1.15 SNMP 260
14.1.16 Administration 261
14.1.17 IP settings 261
14.1.18 Date & Time settings 262
14.1.19 Dial-in settings 262
14.1.20 DHCP server 263
14.1.21 Services 264
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14.1.22 NAGIOS 264
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION 266
15.1 Custom Scripting 266
15.1.1 Custom script to run when booting 266
15.1.2 Running custom scripts when alerts are triggered 266
15.1.3 Example script - Power cycling on pattern match 267
15.1.4 Example script - Multiple email notifications on each alert 268
15.1.5 Deleting configuration values from the CLI 268
15.1.6 Power cycle any device upon a ping request failure 270
15.1.7 Running custom scripts when a configurator is invoked 272
15.1.8 Backing-up the configuration and restoring using a local USB stick 272
15.1.9 Backing-up the configuration off-box 273
15.2 Advanced Portmanager 274
15.2.1 Portmanager commands 274
15.2.2 External Scripts and Alerts 275
15.3 Raw Access to Serial Ports 276
15.3.1 Access to serial ports 276
15.3.2 Accessing the console/modem port 276
15.4 IP- Filtering 277
15.5 SNMP Status Reporting 277
15.5.1 Retrieving status information using SNMP 278
15.5.2 Check firewall rules 278
15.5.3 Enable SNMP Service 279
15.5.4 /etc/config/snmpd.conf 284
15.5.5 Adding multiple remote SNMP managers 285
15.6 Secure Shell (SSH) Public Key Authentication 286
15.6.1 SSH Overview 286
15.6.2 Generating Public Keys (Linux) 286
15.6.3 Installing the SSH Public/Private Keys (Clustering) 287
15.6.4 Installing SSH Public Key Authentication (Linux) 287
15.6.5 Generating public/private keys for SSH (Windows) 289
15.6.6 Fingerprinting 290
15.6.7 SSH tunneled serial bridging 291
15.6.8 SDT Connector Public Key Authentication 293
15.7 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Support 294
15.8 HTTPS 294
15.8.1 Generating an encryption key 294
15.8.2 Generating a self-signed certificate with OpenSSL 294
15.8.3 Installing the key and certificate 295
15.8.4 Launching the HTTPS Server 295
15.9 Power Strip Control 295
15.9.1 The PowerMan tool 295
15.9.2 The pmpower tool 297
15.9.3 Adding new RPC devices 297
15.10 IPMItool 298
15.11 Custom Development Kit (CDK) 301
15.12 Scripts for Managing Slaves 301
15.13 SMS Server Tools 302
15.14 Multicast 302 APPENDIX A: Linux Commands & Source Code 304 APPENDIX B: Hardware Specification 310 APPENDIX C: Safety & Certifications 312 Appendix D: Connectivity, TCP Ports & Serial I/O 314 APPENDIX E: TERMINOLOGY 324 APPENDIX F: END USER LICENSE AGREEMENTS 328 APPENDIX G: SERVICE & STANDARD WARRANTY 334
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Introduction
THIS MANUAL
This Users Manual walks you through installing and configuring the following Opengear product lines:
- ACM5504-5-G-I, ACM5504-2-P, ACM5508-2-M and ACM5008-2-P Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM) gateways
- ACM5002, ACM5004, ACM5004-2, ACM5004-G, ACM5004-I, ACM5003-M & ACM5003-W Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM) gateways (with –SDC, -E and -F options) and ACM5004-G/GV (with –SDC and -E options) & ACM5005-G-I Cellular Routers
- IM4004-5 & IM4216-34-DAC (or DDC) Management Gateways
- IM4248-2-DAC (or DDC), IM4232-2-DAC (DDC), IM4216-2-DAC (DDC) & IM4208-2-DAC Infrastructure Managers
- CM4001, CM4008, CM4116-SAC, CM4116-SAC & CM4148-SAC Console Servers
- SD4001, SD4002 Secure Device Server
Each of these products is referred to generically in this manual as a console server. Where appropriate product groups may be referred to as RIM gateways or cellular routers or by specific product line name or product group (e.g. IM4200 family, ACM5500).
Manual Organization
This manual contains the following chapters:
1. Introduction An overview of the features of the console server and information on this manual
2. Installation Physical installation of the console server and the interconnecting of managed devices
3. System Configuration Covers initial installation and configuration of the console server on the network and the
services that will be supported
4. Serial & Network Covers configuring serial ports and connected network hosts, and setting up users
5. Firewall, Failover & OoB Describes setting up the firewall router functions and the high availability access features
of the console server
6. Secure Tunneling Covers secure remote access using SSH and configuring for RDP, VNC, HTTP, HTTPS
etc access to network and serially connected devices
7. Auto Response and Logs Explains the setting up of local and remote event/ data logs and configuring auto-
response actions to trigger events
8. Power & Environment Management of USB, serial and network attached power strips and UPS supplies. EMD
environmental sensor configuration
9. Authentication All access to the console server requires usernames and passwords which are locally or
externally authenticated
10. Nagios Integration Setting Nagios central management with SDT extensions and configuring the console
server as a distributed Nagios server
11. System Management Covers access to and configuration of services to be run on the console server
12. Status Reports View a dashboard summary and detailed status and logs of serial and network connected
devices (ports, hosts, power and environment)
13. Management Includes port controls and reports that can accessed by Users
14 Basic Configuration Command line installation and configuration using the config command
15. Advanced Config Advanced command line configuration activities using Linux commands
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Types of users
The console server supports two classes of users:
I. Firstly there are the administrative users who will be authorized to configure and control the console server; and to
access and control all the connected devices. These administrative users will be set up as members of the admin user group and any user in this class is referred to generically in this manual as the Administrator. An Administrator can access and control the console server using the config utility, the Linux command line or the browser based Management Console. By default the Administrator has access to all services and ports to control all the serial connected devices and network connected devices (hosts).
II. The second class of users embraces those who have been set up by the Administrator with specific limits of their
access and control authority. These users are set up as members of the users user group (or some other user groups the Administrator may have added). They are only authorized to perform specified controls on specific connected devices are referred to as Users. These Users (when authorized) can access serial or network connected devices; and control these devices using the specified services (e.g. Telnet, HHTPS, RDP, IPMI, Serial over LAN, Power Control). An authorized User also has a limited view the Management Console and can only access authorized configured devices and review port logs.
In this manual, when the term user (lower case) is used, it is referring to both the above classes of users. This document also uses the term remote users to describe users who are not on the same LAN segment as the console server. These remote users may be Users, who are on the road connecting to managed devices over the public Internet, or it may be an Administrator in another office connecting to the console server itself over the enterprise VPN, or the remote user may be in the same room or the same office but connected on a separate VLAN to the console server.
Management Console
The Management Console runs in a browser and provides a view of the console server and all the connected devices. Administrators can use the Management Console, either locally or from a remote location, to manage the console server,
users, ports, hosts, power devices and associated logs and alerts.
A User can also use the Management Console, but has limited menu access to control select devices, review their logs and access them using the in-built Web terminal or control power to them.
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Text presented like this highlights important issues and it is essential you read and take head of these warnings
The console server runs an embedded Linux operating system, and experienced Linux and UNIX users may prefer to undertake configuration at the command line. You can command line access by dial-in or directly connecting to the console server’s serial console/modem port, or by using ssh or Telnet to connect to the console server over the LAN, or with PPTP, IPsec or OpenVPN.
Manual Conventions
This manual uses different fonts and typefaces to show specific actions: Note Text presented like this indicates issues to take note of
Text presented with an arrow head indent indicates an action you should take as part of the procedure
Bold text indicates text that you type, or the name of a screen object (e.g. a menu or button) on the Management Console.
Italic text is also used to indicate a text command to be entered at the command line level.
Publishing history
Date Revision Update details
Jan 2010 3.8.4 SD4001 product Mar 2010 3.8.5 ACM5004-G, fixed Failover details and added DDNS June 2010 3.9 V3.1 (shadow password, deg F, SNMP, SMS gateway) and ACM5004-I Aug 2010 3.9.1 V3.2 (OpenVPN, Zenoss, config commit, Call Home) Dec 2010 4.0 V3.3 (Firewall router, Web Terminal, SNMP updates) June 2011 4.1 V3.4 (GPS support, SNMP traffic monitoring and IPv6, 32 port models, SMS over cellular) Oct 2011 4.2 V3.5 (Auto Response, IM4004-5) Nov 2011 4.3 V3.5.2u2 (PPTP, GRE, ext Groups, FTP server, multiple dial-in, pmshell update). Add IM4216-34 Feb 2012 4.4 V3.5.2u3 (Kerberos, Cisco RJ in SD4000, Add ACM5500, Remove KCS) April 2012 4.5 V3.5.2u13 (Cellular redial,
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Proper back-up systems and necessary safety devices should be utilized to protect against injury, death or property damage due to system failure. Such protection is the responsibility of the user.
This console server device is not approved for use as a life-support or medical system. Any changes or modifications made to this console server device without the explicit
approval or consent of Opengear will void Opengear of any liability or responsibility of injury or loss caused by any malfunction.
This equipment is for indoor use and all the communication wirings are limited to inside of the building.
User Manual
Copyright
©Opengear Inc. 2012. All Rights Reserved. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of
Opengear. Opengear provides this document “as is,” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness or merchantability for a particular purpose.
Opengear may make improvements and/or changes in this manual or in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this manual at any time. This product could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein; these changes may be incorporated in new editions of the publication.
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Chapter 2: Installation
Model
Serial
Ports
USB
Ports
Network
Ports
Console
Port
Modem
(V.92)
Wireless
(Cell & WIFI)
Environment
Sensors
RJ
Pinout
Power
ACM5002
2 1 1 - -
-
Temp/probes
02
Ext AC/DC
ACM5004
4 1 1 - -
-
Temp/probes
02
Ext AC/DC
ACM5004-2
4 2 2 - -
-
Temp/probes
02
Ext AC/DC
ACM5003-M
3 1 1
-
Internal
-
Temp/probes
02
Ext AC/DC
ACM5003-W
3 1 1 - -
802.11
Temp/probes
02
Ext AC/DC
ACM5004-G/GV
4 1 1 - -
3G Cell
Temp/probes
02
Ext AC/DC
ACM5004-G-I
4* 1 1 - -
3G Cell
Temp & DI/O
02
Ext AC/DC
ACM5004-2-I
4* 2 2 - -
-
Temp & DI/O
02
Ext AC/DC
ACM5504-2-P
4 2 2 - - - -
02
PoE
ACM5504-5-G-I
4* 2 5 - -
3G Cell
-
02
Ext AC/DC
ACM5508-2-I
8* 2 2 - - - -
02
Ext AC/DC
ACM5508-2-M
8 2 2
-
Internal - -
02
Ext AC/DC
IM4248-2-DAC
48
3** 2 1
Internal
Opt ***
-
00/01/02
Dual AC
IM4248-2-DDC
48
3** 2 1
Internal
Opt ***
-
00/01/02
Dual DC
IM4232-2-DAC
32
3** 2 1
Internal
Opt ***
-
00/01/02
Dual AC
IM4232-2-DDC
32
3** 2 1
Internal
Opt ***
-
00/01/02
Dual DC
IM4216-2-DAC
16
3** 2 1
Internal
Opt ***
-
00/01/02
Dual AC
IM4216-2-DDC
16
3** 2 1
Internal
Opt ***
-
00/01/02
Dual DC
IM4208-2-DAC
8
3** 2 1
Internal
Opt ***
-
00/01/02
Dual AC
IM4208-2-DDC
8
3** 2 1
Internal
Opt ***
-
00/01/02
Dual DC
IM4216-34-DAC
16
3**
34
1
Internal
Opt ***
-
02
Dual AC
IM4004-5
4 2 5
1
External
Ext Cell
-
00
Ext AC/DC
CM4148-SAC
48 - 1 1 - - -
00
Single AC
CM4132-SAC
32 - 1 1 - - -
00
Single AC
CM4116-SAC
16 - 1 1 - - -
00
Single AC
CM4008
8 - 1 1 - - -
00
Ext AC/DC
CM4001
1 - 1 1 - - -
00
Ext AC/DC
SD4001
1* - 1 - - - -
DB9
Ext AC/DC
SD4002
2* - 1 - - - -
DB9
Ext AC/DC
INSTALLATION
This chapter describes how to install the console server hardware and connect it to controlled devices.
2.1 Models
There are multiple families and models, each with a different number of network/ serial /USB ports or power supply and wireless configurations:
* RS4232/422/485. All other models have RS232 serial ** These models have 2x USB2.0 and 1xUSB1.1 port. All other models have USB2.0 ports *** Internal cellular available as an option
The initial IM42xx models were superseded by IM42xx-X models (to provide additional flash and USB support). The IMG4004-5 is superseded by IM4004-5 with additional flash and USB support. The IMG4216-25 is superseded by IM4216-34 with additional Ethernet ports, flash and USB ports. The SD4008 is end of life (EoL) and is replaced with ACM5508-2-I. The KCS6000 family is EoL
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Feature by Model/Family
DHCP
DDNS
Mgt
LAN
WLAN
OoB
Failover
Auto
Response
Internal
Flash
FIPS
FTP &
TFTP
IPsec, PPTP & OpenVPN
ACM500x-x-x
yes
yes
yes**
if -W
yes
yes
2GB*
yes
yes
yes
ACM550x-x-x
yes
yes
yes**
no
yes
yes
4GB
yes
yes
yes
CM4xxx
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
IM4004-5
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
4GB
yes
yes
yes
IM4216-34
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
16GB
yes
yes
yes
IM42xx-2-Xx
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
16GB
yes
yes
yes
SD400x
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
To avoid physical and electrical hazard please read Appendix C on Safety
Part # 509006 Part # 509007 Part # 509008 Part # 509009
IM4216-2 Infrastructure Manager IM4248-2 Infrastructure Manager IM4208-2 Infrastructure Manager IM4216-34 Management Gateway
Part # 440016
2 x Cable UTP Cat5 blue
Part # 319000 and 319001
Connector DB9F-RJ45S straight and DB9F-RJ45S cross-over
Part # 440001
Dual IEC AC power cord (DAC models only)
Part # 539001
Quick Start Guide and CD-ROM
User Manual
The various product families support different software features:
* Option for ACM5002. ACM5003-M and ACM5004 only ** ACM500x-2, ACM550x-2 & ACM5504-5-G-I models only
The sections below show the components shipped with each of these models.
2.1.1 IM4208-2, IM4216-2, IM4232-2, IM4248-2 and IM4216-34 kit components
Unpack your IM42xx (IM4208-2, IM4216-2, IM4232-2, IM4248-2 Infrastructure Manager or IM4216-34
Management Gateway) kit and verify you have all the parts shown above, and that they all appear in good working order
If you are installing your IM42xx in a rack you will need to attach the rack mounting brackets supplied with the
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unit, and install the unit in the rack. Take care to head the Safety Precautions listed in Appendix C
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Part # 509010
IM4004-5 Management Gateway Part # 440016
2 x Cable UTP Cat5 blue
Part # 319000 and 319001
Connector DB9F-RJ45S straight and DB9F-RJ45S cross-over
Part # 450006 and 440001
Power Supply 5VDC 2.0A IEC Socket and AC power cable
Part #539000
Quick Start Guide and CD-ROM
Part # 509001 Part # 509002
CM4116 Console Manager CM4148 Console Server
Part # 440016
2 x Cable UTP Cat5 blue
Part # 319000 and 319001
Connector DB9F-RJ45S straight and DB9F-RJ45S cross-over
Part # 440001
IEC AC power cord
Part # 539001
Quick Start Guide and CD-ROM
Proceed to connect your IM42xx to the network, to the serial ports of the controlled devices, and to power as
outlined below
Note The IM4216-2-DDC, IM4232-2-DDC, IM4248-2-DDC and IM4216-34-DDC products are DC powered and the kits
do not include an IEC AC power cord
2.1.2 IM4004-5 kit components
Unpack your IM4004-5 kit and verify you have all the parts shown above, and that they all appear in good working
order
Proceed to connect your IM4004-5 to the network, the serial ports, USB ports and LAN ports of the controlled
devices and to the AC power as shown below
2.1.3 CM4116, CM4132 and CM4148 kit components
Unpack your CM4116 (or CM4132/CM4148) kit and verify you have all the parts shown above, and that they all
appear in good working order
If you are installing your CM4116 (or CM4132/CM4148) in a rack you will need to attach the rack mounting
brackets supplied with the unit, and install the unit in the rack. Take care to head the Safety Precautions listed in Appendix C
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Part # 509000
CM4008 Console Manager Part # 440016
2 x Cable UTP Cat5 blue
Part # 319000 and 319001
Connector DB9F-RJ45S straight and DB9F-RJ45S cross-over
Part # 450006 and 440001
Power Supply 5VDC 2.0A IEC Socket and AC power cable
Part #539000
Quick Start Guide and CD-ROM
Part # 509003 Part # 509005
CM4001 Console Manager SD4002 Device Server
Part # 440016
2 x Cable UTP Cat5 blue
Part # 319017 and 319018
Connector DB9F-RJ45S straight and DB9F-RJ45S cross­over
Part # 4500XX
Power Supply 12VDC 1.0A Wall mount
Part # 539000
Quick Start Guide and CD-ROM
User Manual
Proceed to connect your CM4116 (or CM4132/CM4148) to the network, to the serial ports of the controlled
devices, and to power as outlined below
2.1.4 CM4008 kit components
Unpack your CM4008 kit and verify you have all the parts shown above, and that they all appear in good working
order
Proceed to connect your CM4008 to the network, the serial ports of the controlled servers and AC power as
shown below
2.1.5 CM4001 and SD4002 kit components
Unpack your CM4001 (or SD4002) and verify you have all the parts shown above, and that they all appear in
good working order
Proceed to connect your CM4001 (or SD4002) to the network, to the serial port of the controlled device and to
power as outlined below
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Part # 509068
SD4001 Serial Device Server Part # 319018
Connector DB9F to RJ45 crossover
Part # 450026
Universal Input 12 VDC Wall mount Power Supply Part # 539000
Quick Start Guide and CD-ROM
Part # 509054 Part # 509055 Part # 509056 Part # 509057 Part # 509058 Part # 509059 Part # 509000 Part # 509073
ACM5002 Advanced Console Server ACM5003-M ACM5003-W ACM5004 ACM5004-2 ACM5004-G ACM5004-G-I ACM5004-2-I
Part # 440016
2 x Cable UTP Cat5 blue
Part # 3190014 and 3190015
Cisco Connector DB9F-RJ45 straight and DB9F-RJ45 cross-over
Part # 4500XX
Power Supply 12VDC 1.0A Wall mount
Part #539000
Quick Start Guide and CD-ROM
2.1.6 SD4001 kit components
Unpack your SD4001 and verify you have all the parts shown above, and that they all appear in good working
order
Proceed to connect your SD4001 to the network, to the serial port of the controlled device and to power as
outlined below
2.1.7 ACM5000 kit components
Unpack your ACM5000 kit and verify you have all the parts shown above, and that they all appear in good
working order. The ACM5004-G has an external 3G aerial to be attached.
Proceed to connect your ACM5000 to the network, the serial ports of the controlled servers and AC power as
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shown below
Part # 509110 Part # 509109 Part # 509108 Part # 509115 Part # 509107
ACM5508-2-M RIM Gateway ACM5508-2-I RIM Gateway ACM5504-5-G-I RIM Gateway ACM5504-5-GV-I RIM Gateway ACM5504-2-P RIM Gateway
Part # 440016
2 x Cable UTP Cat5 blue
Part # 3190014 and 3190015
Cisco Connector DB9F-RJ45 straight and DB9F-RJ45 cross-over
Part # 4500--
Power Supply 12VDC 1.0A Wall mount
Part #539000
Quick Start Guide and CD-ROM
To avoid electrical shock the power cord grounding conductor must be connected to ground
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2.1.8 ACM5500 kit components
Unpack your ACM5000 kit and verify you have all the parts shown above, and that they all appear in good
working order
The ACM5004-5-G(V)-I also has an external 3G aerial to be attached Proceed to connect your ACM5500 to the network, serial and USB ports of the controlled devices, environmental
monitors and AC power as shown below
2.2 Power Connection
2.2.1 IM4216-34-DAC, IM4208-2-DAC, IM4216-2-DAC, IM4232-2-DAC and IM4248-2-DAC power
These standard IM42xx and IM4216-34 console servers all have dual universal AC power supplies with auto failover built in. These power supplies each accept AC input voltage between 100 and 240 VAC with a frequency of 50 or 60 Hz and the total power consumption per console server is less than 30W. Two IEC AC power sockets are located at the rear of the metal case, and these IEC power inlets use conventional IEC AC power cords. Power cords for various regions are available, although the North American power cord is provided by default. There is a warning notice printed on the back of each unit.
2.2.2 CM4116-SAC, CM4132-SAC and CM4148-SAC power
These standard CM4116, CM4132 and CM4148 models have a built-in universal auto-switching AC power supply. This power supply accepts AC input voltage between 100 and 240 VAC with a frequency of 50 or 60 Hz and the power consumption is less than 20W.
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To avoid electrical shock the power cord grounding conductor must be connected to ground
CM4116, CM4132 and CM4148 models have an IEC AC power socket located at the rear of the metal case. This IEC power inlet uses a conventional IEC AC power cord, and the power cords for various regions are available. (The North American power cord is provided by default). There is a warning notice printed on the back of each unit.
2.2.3 IM4004-5 and CM4008 power
The IM4004-5 and CM4008 are supplied with an external power supply unit. This unit accepts an AC input voltage between 100 and 250 VAC with a frequency of 50Hz or 60Hz. The power supply has an IEC AC power socket, which accepts a conventional IEC AC power cord. The power cord for North American is provided by default. The 5V DC connector from the power supply plugs into the 5VDC power socket on the rear of the IM4004-5 or CM4008 chassis.
Plug in the AC power cable and the DC power cable and turn AC power On Confirm the Power LED is lit (Note: When you have applied power to the CM4008 you will also observe the LEDs
P1 through P8 light up in sequence)
2.2.4 CM4001/ SD4002 and SD4001 power
The CM4001/ SD4002 and SD4001 models are each supplied with an external DC wall mount power supply. A specific power supply models for each region will have been supplied (as specified by the –US, -EU, -UK –JP or –AU
extension to the part number) The 12V DC connector from the power supply unit plugs into the DC power socket on the side of the console server
casing
Plug in the power supply AC power cable and the DC power cable Turn on the AC power and confirm the console server Power LED (PWR) is lit.
Note: When you first apply power to the SD4002/ CM4001 you will observe the Local and Serial LEDs flashing alternately) The CM4001/SD4002 can also be powered directly from any +9V DC to +48V DC power source by connecting the DC
power lines to the IN-GND and IN-VIN+ screw jacks.
2.2.5 ACM500x, ACM500x-2, ACM500x-M/W/I/G and ACM500x-SDC power
All the ACM5000 models are supplied with an external AC-12VDC wall mount power supply. This comes with a selection of wall socket adapters for each geographic region (North American, Europe, UK, Japan or Australia). The 12V DC connector from the power supply unit plugs into the 12VDC (PWR) power jack on the side of the console server casing
Plug in the power supply AC power cable and the DC power cable Turn on the AC power and confirm the console server Power LED (PWR) is lit
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The ACM5000 models can also be powered from an external +9V DC to +30V DC power source - by connecting the DC power lines to a power plug that plugs into the 12VDC (PWR) jack.
Similarly the ACM5000 can be powered by connecting an external 9V AC to 24V AC power source to this jack.
The industrial ACM5004-2-I model also can be powered externally by connecting a +9 to +30V DC power source to the DC PWR and GND connectors on the green screw terminal block on the side of the unit.
The industrial ACM5508-2-I and ACM5504-5-G-I models also can be powered externally by connecting a +9 to +30V DC power source to the EXT 9-30V DC and GND connectors on the green screw terminal block on the side of the unit.
Note
All ACM5000 models can also be ordered with the -SDC option. These units are supplied with an external DC-DC power converter. This converter has an integrated power cable/connector that plugs into the 12VDC (PWR) connector on the ACM5000. The input voltage for the DC-DC converter is plus or minus 36V DC to 72V DC
Note
An external DC-DC power converter can be ordered as an accessory with any
ACM5500 RIM gateway. This converter has an integrated power cable/connector that
plugs into the 12VDC (PWR) connector on the ACM5500. The input voltage for the DC- DC converter is plus or minus 36V DC to 72V DC
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2.2.6 ACM5508-2-M, ACM5508-2-I, ACM5504-5-G-I, ACM5504-5-GV-I and ACM5504-2-P power
All the ACM5500 models are supplied with an external AC-12VDC wall mount power supply. This comes with a selection of wall socket adapters for each geographic region (North American, Europe, UK, Japan or Australia). The 12V DC connector from the power supply unit plugs into the 12VDC (PWR) power jack on the side of the console server casing
Plug in the power supply AC power cable and the DC power cable Turn on the AC power and confirm the console server Power LED (PWR) is lit
The ACM5500 models can also be powered from an external +9V DC to +30V DC power source - by connecting the DC power lines to a power plug that plugs into the 12VDC (PWR) jack.
Similarly the ACM5500 can be powered by connecting an external 9V AC to 24V AC power source to this jack.
The ACM5504-2-P can be PoE powered using 802.3af compliant power sources.
2.2.7 IM4216-34-DDC, IM4208-2-DDC, IM4216-2-DDC, IM4232-2-DDC and IM4248-2-DDC power
The IM42xx and IM4216-34 DDC console servers all have dual DC power supplies with auto failover built in. To connect to the DC input supply:
Strip the DC wire insulation to expose approximately 0.4 inch (10 mm) of conductor
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The safety covers are an integral part of the DDC product. Do not operate the unit without the safety cover installed.
Any exposed wire lead from a DC-input power source can conduct harmful levels of electricity. So ensure that no exposed portion of the DC-input power source wire extends from the terminal block plug and safety cover
Connect the safety ground wire to the ‘Esafety ground terminal on the terminal block first. The DDC is floating
(w.r.t. Earth), however the safety terminal on the three way screw terminal block connects to Earth or Chassis Ground
Connect the power wires to the appropriate terminals of the terminal block:
The +’ Terminal on the four way screw terminal block should always be connect to the more positive voltage (from 0V to +48 V)
The ‘-‘ terminal on the four way screw terminal block should connect to the more negative voltage (from -48V to 0V)
So the connections for -48 Volt DC input power are:
The connections for -48 Volt DC input power are:
Tighten the terminal screw to a torque of 8.0 ± 0.5 in-lb (0.93 ± 0.05 N-m) Repeat the connection steps above for the second power supply Turn on the DC power
2.3 Network Connection
The RJ45 LAN ports are located on the front panel of the rack-mount CM41xx and IM42xx console servers. The RJ45 LAN ports are located on the side of the smaller ACM5500, ACM5000, CM4001/8 and SD4001/2 units.
All physical connections are made using industry standard Cat5 cabling and connectors. Ensure you only connect the LAN port to an Ethernet network that supports 10Base-T/100Base-T.
For the initial configuration of the console server you must connect a computer to the console server’s principal network port. This port is labeled NETWORK (on IM4004-5), NETWORK1 (on IM4200), LAN (on ACM5500, CM4000 and SD4000), LAN USB1 (on ACM5000).
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2.4 Serial Port Connection
Console servers all come with one to forty eight serial ports, marked SERIAL or SERIAL PORTS. These ports connect to serially Managed Devices. Each console server also has either a dedicated Local Console (or modem) port marked LOCAL or CONSOLE, or one or its SERIAL ports can be software configured in Local Console mode. This Local Console port can be used for local command line access (or external serial modem out of band connection).
- All console server models except the SD4001, ACM5000 and ACM5500 have a dedicated DB9 Local Console
port. This DB9 connector is located on the front of the CM4100, IM4004-5 and IM4200 models and on the rear of the CM4001 and CM4008.
- The ACM5002 (and ACM5003/5004) model has two (or three or four) SERIAL PORTS presented as RJ45 ports
1-4. Similarly the ACM5504 and ACM5508 models have four or eight SERIAL PORTS presented as RJ45 ports 1-8. Port 1 on all these models by default is configured in Local Console mode
- The SD4002 has two DB9 serial ports (Ports 1-2). By default Port 1 is configured in Local Console (modem)
mode. Similarly the SD4001 has one DB9 serial port and by default it is configured in Local Console (modem) mode
Conventional Cat5 cabling with RJ45 jacks is generally used for serial connections. Opengear supplies an extensive range of cables and adapters that may be required to connect to the more popular servers and network appliances.
These are also overviewed in Appendix D - Connectivity and Serial I/O. More detailed information is available online at http://www.opengear.com/cabling.html
Before connecting the console port of an external device to the console server serial port, confirm that the device does support the standard RS-232C (EIA-232).
The console servers come with one to forty eight serial connectors for the RS232 serial ports:
- The SD4001 and SD4002/CM4001 models have DB9 serial port connectors. All other models have RJ45 serial
port connectors
- The RJ45 serial ports are located on the rear panel of the IM4004-5 and CM4008; on the front face of the
ACM5000 and ACM5500; and on the front panel of the rack mount IM4216-34, CM4100 and IM4200
- The ACM5000, ACM5500 and IM4216-34 models have Cisco serial pinouts on the RJ45 connectors (refer 2.4.3
below)
- The CM4100, CM4000 and IM4004-5 models have Opengear Classic RJ45 pinout (refer 2.4.1).
- The IM4200 console servers are available with a selection of alternate RJ45 pinouts e.g. the IM4208-2, IM4216-2
and IM4248-2 console servers have three RJ45 pinout configurations available - Opengear Classic, Cisco Straight or Cyclades/Cisco Rolled (refer 2.4.1)
These alternate pinouts need to be specified in the part number at the time of order e.g. to order an IM4248-2 dual power supply AC USA model, specify:
IM4248-2-DAC-US-X0 for a unit equipped with standard Opengear Classic RJ pinouts IM4248-2-DAC-US-X1 for a unit equipped with Cyclades RJ pinouts (rolled cable connection) IM4248-2-DAC-US-X2 for a unit equipped with Cisco RJ pinouts (straight through cable)
Some console server models support RS-422 and RS-485 as well as RS-232:
- The four RJ45 serial ports on the ACM5004-2-I and ACM5504-5-G-I are each RS-232/422/485 software selectable - as are the eight RJ45 serial ports on the ACM5508-2-I
- The SD4002 has one DB9 RS-232 serial port (Port 1) and one DB9/connector block RS-232/422/485 software selectable serial port (Port 2)
- Similarly the SD4001 has one DB9 RS-232 serial port which can be hardware selected to be RS-232 or RS422/485
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Model
Serial Port
Dedicated Console/
Modem port
#
Connectors
Pinout
RS232
RS422/485
ACM500x
2,3,4
RJ
X2 Cisco Y N
N*
ACM5004-I
4
RJ
X2 Cisco Y Y
N*
ACM550x
4,8
RJ
X2 Cisco Y N
N*
ACM550x-I
4,8
RJ
X2 Cisco Y Y
N*
IM42xx-2
8,16,32,48
RJ
X0 Classic or X1 Avocent or X2 Cisco
Y N Y
IM4216-34
16
RJ
X2 Cisco Y N
Y
IM4004-5
4
RJ
X0 Classic
Y N Y
CM41xx
16,48
RJ
X0 Classic
Y N Y
CM4008 8 RJ
X0 Classic
Y N Y
CM4001
1
DB9
DB9 Y N
Y
SD4001 1 DB9
DB9 Y Y
N*
SD4002 2 DB9
DB9
Y
Y(1 port)
N*
PIN
SIGNAL
DEFINITION
DIRECTION
1
RTS
Request To Send
Output
2
DSR
Data Set Ready
Input
3
DCD
Data Carrier Detect
Input
4
RXD
Receive Data
Input
5
TXD
Transmit Data
Output
6
GND
Signal Ground
NA
7
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
Output
8
CTS
Clear To Send
Input
PIN
SIGNAL
DEFINITION
DIRECTION
1
RTS
Request To Send
Output
2
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
Output
3
TXD
Transmit Data
Output
4
GND
Signal Ground
NA
5
CTS
Clear To Send
Input
6
RXD
Receive Data
Input
7
DCD
Data Carrier Detect
Input
- Refer Appendix D - Connectivity and Serial I/O for RS422/485 pinout and connection details
So in summary:
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*The first serial port can be reassigned to be a console/modem port
2.4.1 Opengear Classic RJ45 pinout (option X0) The CM4000, CM4100 and IM4004 models have the Opengear Classic RJ45 pinout shown below. The IM4200 console
servers are also available with this RJ45 pinout as an option:
2.4.2 Cisco Rolled (Cyclades) RJ45 pinout (option -X1) The IM4200 console servers are the only products which are available with this RJ45 pinout option. This makes it easy to
replace Avocent Cyclades products, and is convenient for use with rolled RJ-45 cable:
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DSR
Data Set Ready
Input
PIN
SIGNAL
DEFINITION
DIRECTION
1
CTS
Clear To Send
Input
2
DSR
Data Set Ready
Input
3
RXD
Receive Data
Input
4
GND
Signal Ground
NA
5
GND
Signal Ground
NA
6
TXD
Transmit Data
Output
7
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
Output
8
RTS
Request To Send
Output
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2.4.3 Cisco RJ45 pinout (option -X2) The ACM5000, ACM5500 and IM4216-34 models have Cisco serial pinouts on its RJ45 connectors. The IM4200 console
servers are also available with this RJ45 pinout. This provides straight through RJ-45 cable to equipment such as Cisco, Juniper, SUN, and many more:
2.5 USB Port Connection
Most console server models have external USB ports and these ports are mostly USB2.0. They can be used for:
connecting to USB consoles of Managed Devices (e.g. for managing UPS supplies) attaching other external USB peripherals (e.g. an external USB memory stick or modem)  adding supported Sierra Wireless cellular USB modems  plugging in USB hubs to provide additional ports
Some console server models also have a USB1.1 port and this is best reserved for use with an external USB memory stick dedicated to recovery firmware boot images/ extended log file storage etc.
The IM42xx-2-DAC-X2-G and IM42xx-2-DAC-X0-G models have one USB1.1 port on the front face and one USB 2.0
port at the rear face. This USB2.0 port uses a micro-AB USB connector so an adapter cable is also included. These
models also have 16GB flash installed internally via a USB 2.0 flash drive for improved logging.
All the other models in the IM42xx-X family (IM42xx-2-DxC-Xx models such as IM4208-2-DAC-X0, IM4248-2-DDC-X2
and IM4216-34-DAC-X2) have one USB1.1 port on the front face and two additional USB 2.0 ports at the rear face
(adjacent to modem jack). These IM42xx-X models also have an internal 16GB flash drive.
The ACM5500 and IM4004-5 models all have an internal 4GB USB flash drive as well as two unallocated external
USB2.0 ports
The ACM5000 models have two USB2.0 ports. However one or both of these may be pre-allocated internally. For
example the ACM5004-W has one internal USB committed for the 802.11 adapter, so there is only one external USB port free. Similarly with ACM5004-F model an internal USB flash is fitted, using up one of the two USB2.0 ports
2.6 Fitting Cellular SIM and Antennas
The ACM5504-5-G-I, ACM5004-G and ACM5004-G-I each has an internal 3G cellular modem that requires at least one (or more) SIM cards to be installed and at least one external antenna to be attached. The ACM5004-GV also has an internal cellular modem requiring external antenna connection however the Verizon network does not require a SIM card.
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You must install the SIM card before powering on the device. For the ACM5004-G/G-I unscrew the cover plate on the side of the
insert the SIM into the SIM garage then screw the cover plate back on. The ACM5004-5-G-I can hold two SIM cards from alternate carriers,
however only requires one SIM to operate. Unscrew the SIM card
access panel and insert the first carrier SIM card in the top SIM slot with contacts facing downward and the notch to RHS. A second carrier SIM can then be installed in the slot underneath the first. screw the cover
plate back on.
The IM42xx-2-DAC-X2-G and IM42xx-2-DAC-X0-G models have an internal 3G cellular modem that requires a SIM card and external antenna.
All the other IM4200, ACM5000, ACM5500 and IM4004-5 models support an external USB cellular modem. Such modems have internal antennas however they may benefit from an external antenna.
2.6.1 ACM5004-G/G-I and ACM5504-5-G-I SIM
The ACM5004-G/G-I and ACM5004-5-G-I models work with GSM carriers globally. Your carrier will provide you with a SIM card for activating you data plan.
2.6.2 ACM5004-G/G-I/GV and ACM5504-5-G-I antenna Screw the provided antenna on to have MAIN SMA antenna connector on the rear of the ACM5004-G/GI. Then place the
unit and/or aerial in a location that will ensure the best signal. The ACM5504-5-G-I, ACM5004-G-I and current revisions of the ACM5004-G/GV all come with dual SMA antenna
connectors. The AUX connector can be used for receive diversity. This requires an external antenna (accessory Part#
569006) and cable (Part# 449041). With the ACM5504-5-G-I and ACM5004-G-I models, the AUX connector can also be used for GPS. An external GPS
passive antenna with magnetic base, SMA connector and 2 meter cable is available (Part # 569008).
Note The ACM5004-G/G-I/GV has two cellular status LEDs. The SIM LED on top of unit should go on solid when the
ACM5004-G/G-I has been powered and a SIM card has been inserted and detected. The WWAN LED on top of unit should go on at a fast blink once a radio connection has been established with
your cellular carrier (i.e. after an APN has been properly configured). WWAN LED Status:
Off: In reset mode or not powered. Slow blink: Searching for service. Solid Green: Active service with no traffic detected. Fast Blink: Active service with traffic (blink rate is proportional to traffic detected)
2.6.3 IM42xx-2-DAC-X2-G and IM42xx-2-DAC-X0-G
The IM42xx-2-DAC-X2-G and IM42xx-2-DAC-X0-G models have an internal 3G-GSM HSUPA/UMTS cellular modem (and an internal 16GB flash memory and an additional USB port at the rear). They are also supplied with an external antenna with extension cable, and a USB adapter cable.
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Before powering on the console server:
Your carrier will provide you with a SIM card. Insert the SIM card
with contacts facing upward. It will lock into place
Screw the external antenna coax cable onto the MAIN screw mount
SMA connector on the rear of the console server
The AUX connector can be used either for receive diversity
(requires external antenna Part# 569006 and cable Part# 449041) or for GPS (requires external GPS passive antenna with cable
Part# 569008).
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2.6.4n External USB cellular modems
All the IM42xx-X models support external USB GSM/HSPA or CDMA/EV-DO cellular modems from Sierra Wireless. The USB modem attaches to one of the rear USB 2.0 ports on the IM4200-DAC-X2 via the modem’s USB adapter cable. Similarly external USB cellular modem can be attached to the USB ports on any ACM5000 or an IM4004-5.
External modems have their own internal antennas however they generally benefit from an external antenna.
2.7 Digital I/O and Environmental Sensors
Any ACM5000 or ACM5500 model with an –I in the model number, or any ACM5000 with the –E option all ship with an external green connector block for attaching environmental sensors and digital I/O devices.
Plug in this block and screw in any external devices. On the ACM5508-2-I, ACM5504-5-G-I, ACM5004-2-I and ACM5004-G-I models this block can also be used for
connecting the external DC power source. Refer Chapter 8 for further details.
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Chapter 3: Initial System Configuration
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for the initial configuration of your console server, and connecting it to the Management or Operational LAN. This involves the Administrator:
Activating the Management Console Changing the Administrator password Setting the IP address console server’s principal LAN port Selecting the network services to be supported
This chapter also discusses the communications software tools that the Administrator may use in accessing the console server, and the configuration of the additional LAN ports.
3.1 Management Console Connection
Your console server comes configured with a default IP Address 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Directly connect a Computer to the console server
Note For initial configuration it is recommended that the console server be connected directly to a single Computer.
However, if you choose to connect your LAN before completing the initial setup steps, it is important that:
you ensure there are no other devices on the LAN with an address of 192.168.0.1 the console server and the computer are on the same LAN segment, with no interposed router appliances
3.1.1 Connected computer set up
To configure the console server with a browser, the connected PC/workstation should have an IP address in the same range as the console server (for example, 192.168.0.100):
To configure the IP Address of your Linux or Unix computer simply run ifconfig For Windows PCs (Win9x/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7/NT):
Click Start -> (Settings ->) Control Panel and double click Network Connections (for 95/98/Me, double
click Network).
Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Select Use the following IP address and enter the following details:
o IP address: 192.168.0.100 o Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
If you want to retain your existing IP settings for this network connection, click Advanced and Add the above
as a secondary IP connection.
If it is not convenient to change your computer network address, you can use the ARP-Ping command to reset the
console server IP address. To do this from a Windows PC:
Click Start -> Run (or select All Programs then Accessories then Run). Type cmd and click OK to bring up the command line. Type arp –d to flush the ARP cache. Type arp –a to view the current ARP cache (this should be empty).
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