Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerInstaller/User Guide
4...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerSNMPIf SNMP is enabled in the selected security profile, an administrator can configure the SimpleNetwo
Introduction...5Typical ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server ConfigurationNumber Description Number Description1 ACS 6000 advanced console server 8 Phon
Introduction...6
InstallationGetting StartedBefore installing your ACS 6000 console server, refer to the following list to ensure you have allitems that shipped with i
8...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server1. Install the brackets at the front or back edges of the console server with the screws providedwith t
Installation...9Label DescriptionPWR/CPU• Blue Blinks - During unit boot• Solid - During operation• Off - Power is offETH 0/ETH 1• Amber - Link at 1
10...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerConnecting device consoles or modems to serial portsUse CAT 5 or greater cables and DB-9 or DB-25 cons
Installation...113. To connect modems, use straight-through CAT 5 or greater cables, with an appropriateconnector or adaptor (USB, DB-9 or DB-25) fo
12...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerDC powerDC power is connected to DC-powered console servers by way of three wires: Return (RTN),Ground
Installation...1310. Turn on the power switches of the connected devices.Configuring a Console ServerA console server may be configured at the appli
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14...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server# telnet [hostname | IP_address]login: username:[portname | device_name]-or-# telnet [hostname | IP_ad
Installation...15At the beginning of a line, enter the hotkey defined for the SSH client followed by a period. Thedefault is ~. Or, enter the text s
Installation...16
Accessing the Console Server via the WebManagerOnce you’ve connected your ACS 6000 console server to a network, you can access the consoleserver with
18...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerNumberDescription1Top option bar. The name of the appliance and of the logged in user appear on the le
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...192. Select the desired Security Profile. If using a Custom Security Profile, click the checkboxe
20...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server-or-Click Add to add a user. Enter the new username and password in the appropriate fields.3. (Optiona
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...21Button PurposeDisconnectTo disconnect from the Java appletSelect the left icon to reconnect to
22...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerSystemClick System to display information about the console server and allow an administrator toconfig
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...234. Under the Serial Devices heading, select whether port access is controlled by user groupauth
iTABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction1Features and Benefits1Access options1Web manager2IPv4 and IPv6 support2Flexible users and groups3Security3Authenticatio
24...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Serverintegrity of the FIPSObject Module. Once the reboot is complete, the console server will acceptSSH an
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...252. Check the radio button next to Download Certificate from FTP Server to download the file fro
26...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server2. Uncheck the box next to Enable Live Configuration. The saved configuration will be retrievedand app
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...274. Enter the GMT Offset.5. Select Enable daylight savings time if needed.6. Select or enter the
28...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerBoot ConfigurationBoot configuration defines the location from which the console server loads the oper
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...29UsageClick System - Usage to view memory and Flash usage.NetworkClick Network to view and confi
30...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerNOTE: The MAC Address for the device will be displayed after this option.IPv4 and IPv6 static routesTo
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...31FirewallAdministrators can configure the console server to act as a firewall. By default, three
32...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerField/MenuOptionDefinitionSource Port - or- DestinationPortA single IP address or a range of IP addres
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...331. Select Network - Firewall.2. Select either IPv4 Filter Table or IPv6 Filter Table as needed.
ii...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerInformation28Usage29Network29Settings29Devices29IPv4 and IPv6 static routes30Hosts30Firewall31IPSec(VP
34...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerA Fully Qualified Domain Name should be indicated in the ID fields for both the Local (Left) host andt
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...35a. Enter the SysContact information (email address of the console server’s administrator,for ex
36...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server1. Select Ports - Serial Ports.2. Click the checkbox for each port you want to enable or disable.3. Cl
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...37l. Use the drop-down menus to enable or disable log in/out multisession notification andinforma
38...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerParameter DescriptionFlow ControlDefines the flow control as none, hardware, software, RxON software o
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...39Parameter DescriptionTransmissionIntervalThe interval the port waits to send data to a remote c
40...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerParameter DescriptionLocalIPv4/IPv6AddressConfigures the local IPv4/IPv6 address for this PPP connecti
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...41Parameter DescriptionSpeedDefines the speed as 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600
42...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerAuxiliary portsOn the Auxiliary Ports screen, you can enable the auxiliary port and configure it based
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...43target name will be reset to the configured target name or to the corresponding unique defaultt
...iiiRecovering a Console Server's Password72Port Information for Communication with the DSView Software73Accessing a Console Server with a DS
44...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Serverb. To add a string, click Add, enter a new string in the New Probe String or New MatchString field and
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...45- or -In the right side of the Pool Members field, select the ports to be removed from the pool
46...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Serverb. To allow any connection, select Enable.5. When the PAP authentication protocol is configured for th
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...477. Copy the certificates and keys to the /etc/ppp/cert file. They must be named server.crt (the
48...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server3. Click Set Socket Client and use the drop-down menus to configure the physical settings.4. Configure
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...49If supported by the console server, insert a PC card into a PCMCIAslot.4. The Pluggable Device
50...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerLocal authentication can be tried first, followed by remote, if the local authentication fails(Local/R
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...514. Select Enable single sign-on to enable single sign-on authentication, and select the desired
52...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server8. If you select the Enable User-Level attribute to specify the authorization group checkbox,enter the
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...53Users Accounts and User GroupsAccess to ports can be optionally restricted, based on authorizat
54...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server• Min Days: Enter the minimum number of days allowed between password changes.Password changes attempt
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...55admin groupMembers of the admin group have full administrative privileges that cannot be change
56...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerNOTE: The Appliance Access Rights screen for the admin and appliance-admin user groups is read-onlyand
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...572. Click the user group name.3. Click Add. The Members Assignment screen is displayed showing a
58...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerCommand Description-p Displays TCP port-i Displays local IPv4 assigned to the serial port-i6 Displays
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...595. Move PDU devices from the Available PDU box on the left to the box on the right by double-cl
60...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server1. On the server, add raccess service to the user configuration.2. Define which group(s) the user belo
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...61FramedFilterID = group_name=admin;During the authentication phase, the console server will rece
62...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerEvent DestinationsThe console server will generate notifications for a variety of events. You can conf
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...631. Click Events and Logs – Trap Forward.2. Click Add.3. Enter the IP address of the remote serv
IntroductionThe Avocent® ACS 6000 advanced console server is a 1U appliance that serves as a single pointfor access and administration of connected de
64...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server4. Click Save.SensorsThe console server has sensors that monitor the internal temperature. You can spe
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...65• Cyclades PM Intelligent Power Distribution Units (IPDUs) - With Cyclades PM IPDUs, up to128 o
66...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerNOTE: You can upgrade the firmware for multiple PDUs at the same time for Avocent PM PDUs only.To view
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...67LoginAn administrator can change the login password for a supported PDU type. This password is
68...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerNetwork PDUsPower devices connected to the network with SNMP (read/write) enabled can be used for remo
Accessing the Console Server via the Web Manager...69NOTE: If you start another session with the console server while viewing this screen, it will n
70...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerWeb Manager Overview for Regular UsersThe following figure shows features of the web manager for a reg
AppendicesTechnical SpecificationsCategory ValueGeneral InformationCPU PPC440EPx @ 533 MHz (PowerPC with Security Acceleration Engine)Memory 256 MB DD
72...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerRecovering a Console Server's PasswordTo recover the console server's root password:1. Conne
Appendices...73Port Information for Communication with the DSViewSoftwareThe following ports on an ACS 6000 advanced console server can accept conne
2...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server• Target device connection. An authorized user can make a Telnet, SSH v1, SSH v2 or Rawconnection to a
74...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerAccessing a Console Server with a DSView SoftwareInstallation via Dial-upWhen a DSView software user e
Appendices...751. In a Units view window containing appliances, select the ACS 6000 console server you want toconfigure. For dial-in with callback,
76...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server15. Log in to the console server’s CLI and access the Linux shell. Edit the /etc/ppp/chap-secretsand a
Appendices...77Internal ModemSome models of the ACS 6000 console server come equipped with an internal modem. Thismodem is used to originate and ans
78...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerCommand DescriptionATDA-D Dial the DTMF digits A, B, C and D.ATDP Select pulse dialing; effects curren
Appendices...79Command Descriptiondetected, NO CARRIER will be reported instead of NO DIALTONE.ATX2Disables monitoring of busy tones. Sends only OK,
80...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerCommand DescriptionAT%QLine signal quality. Reports line signal quality (DAA-dependent). Returns highe
...81Set telephone extension optionThis command enables/disables “line-in-use” and “extension pickup” options.-STE=n Value Extension Pickup Line-In-
82...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerBasic modem result codesThere are basic codes the modem will issue in response to processing an AT com
...83Sleep mode operationThe modem can be set to enter the low power sleep mode by setting ATS24=n. In this case, “n” istime, in seconds, that the m
Introduction...3Flexible users and groupsAn account can be defined for each user on the console server or on an authentication server. Theadmin and
84...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerTo view which countries are available in the modems firmware, enter AT+GCI=?<CR>.The modem will
...85Command Parameter Description+VCID+ 2 Enable caller ID with unformatted presentation to the DTE.+VRID= 0 Displays the formatted caller ID of th
86...Avocent® ACS 6000 Advanced Console ServerTechnical SupportOur Technical Support staff is ready to assist you with any installation or operation
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