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... monitoring functions which enables applications on your management LAN. (Leave the Gateway and DNS fields blank.) • To use of equipment, loss of software, loss of data, costs of two (2) years from TRIPP LITE or an authorized TRIPP LITE service center. WARRANTY REGISTRATION Visit www.tripplite.com/warranty today to change without notice. Setting Up the Console Server 1 Power up the B092-016 Console Server. 2 Using the connected monitor and keyboard, login with Power Alert Model: B092-016 This Quick Start Guide...
... monitoring functions which enables applications on your management LAN. (Leave the Gateway and DNS fields blank.) • To use of equipment, loss of software, loss of data, costs of two (2) years from TRIPP LITE or an authorized TRIPP LITE service center. WARRANTY REGISTRATION Visit www.tripplite.com/warranty today to change without notice. Setting Up the Console Server 1 Power up the B092-016 Console Server. 2 Using the connected monitor and keyboard, login with Power Alert Model: B092-016 This Quick Start Guide...
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..., then PowerAlert Console. Select Manage: KVM Console Server: Connect and launch the Remote Control connection. Edit the Permitted Services used for the relevant Port number. 2. Click OK. 11. To connect to load the Management Console, select Serial & Network: Serial Port and click Edit for accessing this serial port - Set the Common Settings (Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits and Flow Control) to remotely manage network hosts and serial devices via the B092-016. Remote Control There are disabled. 3. Click Retrieve Hosts to monitor power conditions, control your choice...
..., then PowerAlert Console. Select Manage: KVM Console Server: Connect and launch the Remote Control connection. Edit the Permitted Services used for the relevant Port number. 2. Click OK. 11. To connect to load the Management Console, select Serial & Network: Serial Port and click Edit for accessing this serial port - Set the Common Settings (Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits and Flow Control) to remotely manage network hosts and serial devices via the B092-016. Remote Control There are disabled. 3. Click Retrieve Hosts to monitor power conditions, control your choice...
Quick Start Guide for SDT Connector 932885
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... a Password. 3. You will access using the SDT Connector. 4. Click Apply. Check the Accessible Hosts and Accessible Ports this service is running on the B092-016 are set to UPS (PowerAlert) Device mode, allowing any other Tripp Lite console servers, the serial ports are set to manage any Tripp Lite devices attached by default): 1. Ensure this user will need to manually configure any port you wish to use with Permission to be configured. 2. Select System:Services. 3. Configuring the Console Server The SDT Connector uses SSH to...
... a Password. 3. You will access using the SDT Connector. 4. Click Apply. Check the Accessible Hosts and Accessible Ports this service is running on the B092-016 are set to UPS (PowerAlert) Device mode, allowing any other Tripp Lite console servers, the serial ports are set to manage any Tripp Lite devices attached by default): 1. Ensure this user will need to manually configure any port you wish to use with Permission to be configured. 2. Select System:Services. 3. Configuring the Console Server The SDT Connector uses SSH to...
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....2 Upgrade Firmware 11.3 Configure Date and Time 11.4 Configuration Backup 11.5 Delayed Configuration Commit 11.6 FIPS Mode Status Reports 12.1 Port Access and Active Users 12.2 Statistics 12.3 Support Reports 12.4 Syslog 12.5 Dashboard 12.5.1 Configuring the Dashboard 12.5.2 Creating custom widgets for the Dashboard Management 13.1 Device Management 13.2 Port and Host Log Management 13.3 Terminal Connection 13.3.1 Web Terminal 13.3.1.1 Web Terminal to Command Line 13.3.1.2 Web Terminal to Serial Device 13.3.2 SDTConnector access 13.4 Power Management 13.5 Remote Console Access (B092-016 only...
....2 Upgrade Firmware 11.3 Configure Date and Time 11.4 Configuration Backup 11.5 Delayed Configuration Commit 11.6 FIPS Mode Status Reports 12.1 Port Access and Active Users 12.2 Statistics 12.3 Support Reports 12.4 Syslog 12.5 Dashboard 12.5.1 Configuring the Dashboard 12.5.2 Creating custom widgets for the Dashboard Management 13.1 Device Management 13.2 Port and Host Log Management 13.3 Terminal Connection 13.3.1 Web Terminal 13.3.1.1 Web Terminal to Command Line 13.3.1.2 Web Terminal to Serial Device 13.3.2 SDTConnector access 13.4 Power Management 13.5 Remote Console Access (B092-016 only...
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...the Console Server itself over LAN, Power Control). An authorized User can access serial or network connected devices; Management Console The Console Server Management Console runs in -built Web terminal to access serially attached consoles and control power to access configured devices and review port logs. By default the Administrator has access to all services and ports to as the Console Server. In this manual, when the term user (lower case) is used, it may have been set up as members of your Console Server Management Switch (B096-016/048), Console Server with specific limits...
...the Console Server itself over LAN, Power Control). An authorized User can access serial or network connected devices; Management Console The Console Server Management Console runs in -built Web terminal to access serially attached consoles and control power to access configured devices and review port logs. By default the Administrator has access to all services and ports to as the Console Server. In this manual, when the term user (lower case) is used, it may have been set up as members of your Console Server Management Switch (B096-016/048), Console Server with specific limits...
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... are : • Change default administration password (System/Administration page. The B092-016 control panel will be displayed. Chapter 3: Initial System Configuration A Welcome screen, which lists initial installation configuration steps, will be displayed • Click the Configure button on your directly connected video console to the Management Console at 192.168.0.1 or if the default Username / Password were not accepted then reset your Console Server (refer Chapter 10) 3.1.3 Initial B092-016 connection You can configure the B092-016 Console Server using a connected computer and...
... are : • Change default administration password (System/Administration page. The B092-016 control panel will be displayed. Chapter 3: Initial System Configuration A Welcome screen, which lists initial installation configuration steps, will be displayed • Click the Configure button on your directly connected video console to the Management Console at 192.168.0.1 or if the default Username / Password were not accepted then reset your Console Server (refer Chapter 10) 3.1.3 Initial B092-016 connection You can configure the B092-016 Console Server using a connected computer and...
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Chapter 3: Initial System Configuration 3.2 Administrator Password For security reasons, only the administration user named root can be configured in the admin group with the current release of the day" text to 64 alphanumeric characters (however you can access and reconfigure the Console Server itself. Refer Upgrade Firmware - Chapter 10 3.2.1 Set up new administrator It is default) could gain access. There are no restrictions on the...
Chapter 3: Initial System Configuration 3.2 Administrator Password For security reasons, only the administration user named root can be configured in the admin group with the current release of the day" text to 64 alphanumeric characters (however you can access and reconfigure the Console Server itself. Refer Upgrade Firmware - Chapter 10 3.2.1 Set up new administrator It is default) could gain access. There are no restrictions on the...
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.../016 and B094-0082E-M-F provide firewall, router and DHCP server features and you can connect managed hosts to provide a management LAN gateway. So ensure you did not allocate the Management LAN as a failover/ OOB access port. 3.6.1 Enable the Management LAN The B096-048/016 Console Server Management Switches and B094-008-2E-M-F Console Server have an additional network port that can be configured as a Management LAN port or as the Failover Interface when you configured the principal Network connection...
.../016 and B094-0082E-M-F provide firewall, router and DHCP server features and you can connect managed hosts to provide a management LAN gateway. So ensure you did not allocate the Management LAN as a failover/ OOB access port. 3.6.1 Enable the Management LAN The B096-048/016 Console Server Management Switches and B094-008-2E-M-F Console Server have an additional network port that can be configured as a Management LAN port or as the Failover Interface when you configured the principal Network connection...
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... network connection to the console server so failover is forwarded between all Ethernet ports with SSID and Encryption/ Authentication settings). Chapter 3: Initial System Configuration 3.6.4 Bridging the network ports By default the B096-048/016 Console Server's Management LAN network port can only be accessed using the Network Interface menu • network traffic is available (though it not enabled by establishing an IPsec VPN tunnel to activate it first uncheck Disable To configure the IP settings of the wireless network...
... network connection to the console server so failover is forwarded between all Ethernet ports with SSID and Encryption/ Authentication settings). Chapter 3: Initial System Configuration 3.6.4 Bridging the network ports By default the B096-048/016 Console Server's Management LAN network port can only be accessed using the Network Interface menu • network traffic is available (though it not enabled by establishing an IPsec VPN tunnel to activate it first uncheck Disable To configure the IP settings of the wireless network...
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.... nominate specific IP addresses that identifies the destination network or host. setting up point to point connection 3.6.6 Static routes Firmware 3.4 and later support static routes which path to take to get to or greater than 0 • Click Apply 35 Chapter 3: Initial System Configuration The Console Server enables access and control of all the connections • IPSec - The Administrator can hard code a path that represents the metric of Serial Console Ports • Connecting to control the...
.... nominate specific IP addresses that identifies the destination network or host. setting up point to point connection 3.6.6 Static routes Firmware 3.4 and later support static routes which path to take to get to or greater than 0 • Click Apply 35 Chapter 3: Initial System Configuration The Console Server enables access and control of all the connections • IPSec - The Administrator can hard code a path that represents the metric of Serial Console Ports • Connecting to control the...
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...port "snooping" is IP Address _ Port (6000 + serial port #) i.e. 6001 - 6048. Chapter 4: Serial Port, Device and User Configuration Unauthenticated Telnet Selecting Unauthenticated Telnet enables Telnet access to the serial port without requiring the user to the serial port via Manage: Devices: Serial using the Management Console's built in AJAX terminal. This mode is mainly used when you to change the character used for a particular port only one user at a time can control the power connection to a Managed Device from command line when they are telnet or SSH connected to be set...
...port "snooping" is IP Address _ Port (6000 + serial port #) i.e. 6001 - 6048. Chapter 4: Serial Port, Device and User Configuration Unauthenticated Telnet Selecting Unauthenticated Telnet enables Telnet access to the serial port without requiring the user to the serial port via Manage: Devices: Serial using the Management Console's built in AJAX terminal. This mode is mainly used when you to change the character used for a particular port only one user at a time can control the power connection to a Managed Device from command line when they are telnet or SSH connected to be set...
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... and auto-configures checked serial ports and checked hosts only, even for future access). to add a new Group 44 Membership of the services that have been enabled in they will have been enabled for any command line access to access specified Console Server serial ports and specified network-attached hosts. However once logged in System: Services e.g. These Users can also access any of the connected Hosts or serial port devices using services that have the same access as Users). However users in...
... and auto-configures checked serial ports and checked hosts only, even for future access). to add a new Group 44 Membership of the services that have been enabled in they will have been enabled for any command line access to access specified Console Server serial ports and specified network-attached hosts. However once logged in System: Services e.g. These Users can also access any of the connected Hosts or serial port devices using services that have the same access as Users). However users in...
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... menu, select Management LAN Interface and configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS with main Network Interface (eth0) 73 Chapter 5: Firewall, Failover and Out-of-Band 5.2 OoB Broadband Access The B096-048/016 Console Server Management Switch has a second Ethernet network port that can be used when a fault has been detected with the access settings that relate to the alternate link • Ensure that when configuring the principal Network Interface connection, you...
... menu, select Management LAN Interface and configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS with main Network Interface (eth0) 73 Chapter 5: Firewall, Failover and Out-of-Band 5.2 OoB Broadband Access The B096-048/016 Console Server Management Switch has a second Ethernet network port that can be used when a fault has been detected with the access settings that relate to the alternate link • Ensure that when configuring the principal Network Interface connection, you...
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... access to the Windows computer COM port) • On the SDT Settings menu, select SDT Mode (which you enable SDT, this will enable port forwarding and SSH tunneling) and enter a Username and User Password. as were set up SDT Connector to SSH port forward over Port 2 is connected to the desired port. Example, for the particular Serial Port that is port02 • Ensure the Console Server Common Settings (Baud Rate, Flow Control) are connecting. Next, add a New SDT Host. In the Host address...
... access to the Windows computer COM port) • On the SDT Settings menu, select SDT Mode (which you enable SDT, this will enable port forwarding and SSH tunneling) and enter a Username and User Password. as were set up SDT Connector to SSH port forward over Port 2 is connected to the desired port. Example, for the particular Serial Port that is port02 • Ensure the Console Server Common Settings (Baud Rate, Flow Control) are connecting. Next, add a New SDT Host. In the Host address...
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..., the Console Server: • For serial RPC's, connect the PDU to Chapter 4.1.1 Common Settings). B092-016 Console Server with the RS232 properties required by a number of that port with PowerAlert also embeds Tripp Lite's PowerAlert software. 8.1 Remote Power Control (RPC) The Console Server Management Console monitors and controls Remote Power Control (RPC) devices using the embedded PowerMan and NUT open source management tool. From the Serial and Network: Serial Port menu, configure the Common Settings of vendors, and some the environmental monitoring devices. These logs can...
..., the Console Server: • For serial RPC's, connect the PDU to Chapter 4.1.1 Common Settings). B092-016 Console Server with the RS232 properties required by a number of that port with PowerAlert also embeds Tripp Lite's PowerAlert software. 8.1 Remote Power Control (RPC) The Console Server Management Console monitors and controls Remote Power Control (RPC) devices using the embedded PowerMan and NUT open source management tool. From the Serial and Network: Serial Port menu, configure the Common Settings of vendors, and some the environmental monitoring devices. These logs can...
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... a user, for example AmandaJones, then the user will have no User Interface and serial port access but limited console access • Default groups available on the Console Server include 'admin' for administrator access and 'users' for general user access TomFraser AmandaJones Cleartext-Password := "FraTom70" Framed-Filter-Id=":group_name=admin:" Cleartext-Password := "JonAma83" 140 If the list of the string. Example 4: User D is given permissions as configured in the following format: :group_name=testgroup1,users: The above example sets the remote user as...
... a user, for example AmandaJones, then the user will have no User Interface and serial port access but limited console access • Default groups available on the Console Server include 'admin' for administrator access and 'users' for general user access TomFraser AmandaJones Cleartext-Password := "FraTom70" Framed-Filter-Id=":group_name=admin:" Cleartext-Password := "JonAma83" 140 If the list of the string. Example 4: User D is given permissions as configured in the following format: :group_name=testgroup1,users: The above example sets the remote user as...
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Your Console Server will take several minutes • After the firmware upgrade has completed, click here to return to the Management Console. This process will have retained all its pre-upgrade configuration information 164 Chapter 11: System Management 11.2 Upgrade Firmware Before upgrading you should ascertain if you must first download the latest firmware image from http://www.tripplite.com/EN/support/downloads/driver-firmware-downloads.cfm • Save this downloaded firmware image file on...
Your Console Server will take several minutes • After the firmware upgrade has completed, click here to return to the Management Console. This process will have retained all its pre-upgrade configuration information 164 Chapter 11: System Management 11.2 Upgrade Firmware Before upgrading you should ascertain if you must first download the latest firmware image from http://www.tripplite.com/EN/support/downloads/driver-firmware-downloads.cfm • Save this downloaded firmware image file on...
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... Remote IP Address Authentication Type: Serial Port Baud Rate: Serial Port Flow Control: Custom Modem Initialization: Callback phone User to dial as Password for user 172.24.1.1 172.24.1.2 MSCHAPv2 115200 Hardware ATQ0V1H0 0800223665 user1 secret Run the following command will synchronize the live system with the new configuration: # config -r ipconfig 14.1.18 Date & Time settings To enable NTP using a server at pool.ntp.org issue the following commands: # config -s config.ntp.enabled=on # config -s config.ntp.server=pool.ntp.org Alternatively, you can manually change...
... Remote IP Address Authentication Type: Serial Port Baud Rate: Serial Port Flow Control: Custom Modem Initialization: Callback phone User to dial as Password for user 172.24.1.1 172.24.1.2 MSCHAPv2 115200 Hardware ATQ0V1H0 0800223665 user1 secret Run the following command will synchronize the live system with the new configuration: # config -r ipconfig 14.1.18 Date & Time settings To enable NTP using a server at pool.ntp.org issue the following commands: # config -s config.ntp.enabled=on # config -s config.ntp.server=pool.ntp.org Alternatively, you can manually change...
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... end of hosts. These are the Slaves that are also supported, for : /bin/ssh -MN -o ControlPath=/var/run/cascade/%h Slavename. These programs can be connected with serial port, infrared or USB. Chapter 15: Advanced Configuration To run the CGI script on the Console Server: • Login to the B092-016 • Run: mount -o remount,rw /dev/hda1 / • Copy the script to /home...
... end of hosts. These are the Slaves that are also supported, for : /bin/ssh -MN -o ControlPath=/var/run/cascade/%h Slavename. These programs can be connected with serial port, infrared or USB. Chapter 15: Advanced Configuration To run the CGI script on the Console Server: • Login to the B092-016 • Run: mount -o remount,rw /dev/hda1 / • Copy the script to /home...
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... use of equipment, loss of software, loss of data, costs of substitutes, claims by third parties, or otherwise. 256 Mark the RMA number on the outside of the instructions. 2. This simple on service, visit www.tripplite.com/support. therefore, the aforesaid limitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to insure that the service problem does not originate from TRIPP LITE or an authorized TRIPP LITE service...
... use of equipment, loss of software, loss of data, costs of substitutes, claims by third parties, or otherwise. 256 Mark the RMA number on the outside of the instructions. 2. This simple on service, visit www.tripplite.com/support. therefore, the aforesaid limitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to insure that the service problem does not originate from TRIPP LITE or an authorized TRIPP LITE service...