Opengear Operations Manager 2200 Quick Start Manual

1. REGISTER

This Quick Start Guide covers basic installation and conguration of
your new OM2200. For in-depth guidance, consult the OM2200 User

Manual.

Register your product: https://opengear.com/product-registration

When you register, you:

• Activate your warranty

• Get notied when rmware updates are released

For licensing information and access to source code, visit:

https://opengear.com/software-licenses

2. WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

SFP/Ethernet Gigabit NET1

SFP/Ethernet Gigabit NET2

For the complete list of what’s inside the box, visit:

https://opengear.com/products/om2200-operations-manager/#inside

After opening the box:

DO NOT POWER ON RIGHT AWAY

3. ASSEMBLE

NOTE: OM22xx models have two SFP/Ethernet Gigabit labeled NET1
and NET2. OM22xx-10G models have SFP+ 10 gigabit connection
labeled NET1 and SFP/Ethernet labeled NET2.

Connect to a computer or into your network from any NET port for initial
conguration.

For -L models, attach the included antennas or external mount to the
CELL (M) and CELL (A) connectors. If you have a data plan, insert a

carrier-provided mini-SIM into the rst SIM CARD slot with contacts
facing upward. You should hear a click when it is correctly inserted.

Connect other devices to the serial and USB ports.

Plug in the two 12V DC power supplies and turn on power to the device.

4. LOG IN

Browse to 192.168.0.1 (subnet mask 255.255.255.0) with a computer
on the same LAN as the console server.*

NOTE: The device has a self-signed SSL certicate. Untrusted
connection errors appear. Click through the errors to the login page.

Log in with username root and password default. Click Submit.

The ACCESS > Serial Ports page appears with a list of connected serial
devices and links to a Web Terminal or SSH connection for each.

*If your computer is not on the same LAN, you can use the arping command to set the IP

address.

5. CHANGE ROOT PASSWORD

Click CONFIGURE > User Management > Local Users.

Click the Edit button next to the root user. On the User Details page,

enter and conrm the new password.

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save User.

6. CHANGE IP SETTINGS

DHCP is enabled by default. To change to a static IP click CONFIGURE >
Network Connections > Network Interfaces.

Click the Edit button next to IPv4 DHCP, to modify the DHCP setting.
Change Connection Type and ll in the requested information in the
form that appears. Click Apply.

7. CONFIGURE SERIAL PORTS

To change settings for individual serial ports, click CONFIGURE > Serial
Ports. Click Edit next to the port you wish to modify.

You can change common settings, logging settings, and set IP aliases

per serial port. Click Apply.

8. ADD USERS AND GROUPS

To add a new user, click CONFIGURE >User Management > Local Users.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Add User.

Enter a Username and enter and conrm a Password. Select the
appropriate groups. Check the User Enabled box.

Click Save User to create the new user account.

NOTE: You should create a new administrative user rather than
continuing as the root user. To do so, add a new user to the admin group
with full access privileges. Log out and log back in as this new user for
all administrative functions.

Click CONFIGURE > User Management > Groups. At the end of the list of
existing groups, click the Add button.

Enter a new Group Name. To control access to specic ports, change

the Role to Console User and select desired ports.

Click Save Group to create the new group.

9. ACCESS DEVICE CONSOLES

Your console server is now ready to access device consoles on your

network.

SSH:

• Connect to the pmshell chooser menu, SSH to the console server
and log in appending :serial to your username, e.g. root:serial.

• Connect to a given console, SSH to the console server and login
adding the port number or port label to your username, e.g.

root:port02 or root:MyRouter.

• Connect directly to a given port, SSH to the console server at TCP

port 3000 + the port number, e.g. 3002 for serial port 2.

Telnet:

Telnet to the console server at TCP port 2000 + the port number,
e.g.2002 for serial port 2.

Web Terminal or SSH via the Web Interface:

For console access using your browser, click ACCESS > Serial Ports and
click the port’s Web Terminal link.

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