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1. Complete the fields as follows Field Name Definition Route Select Default Network or Host Network IP This field appears only if Network is selected The address of the destination network Network Mask Only if Network is selected The mask of the destination network Host IP Only if Host is selected The IP address of the destination host Go to Select Gateway or Interface Adjacent field The address of the gateway or interface Metric The number of hops 3 Select Apply when done AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Security The Security configuration of the ACS as shown by the left menu panel includes the following configuration forms e Users and Groups e Active Ports Sessions Users and Groups Users and Groups configuration allows you to set up users to have access to the ACS web application assign them to specific groups that share common access rights as well as assign or re assign passwords Moreover you can create new groups to add to the group list The access limits provide privileges based on the functionality of the Web page The two groups to which you can assign a user are Admin Read Write Access e Regular User Limited R W Access Although root is also a user there is only one root user username root default password tslinux If a step does not apply e g edit delete skip to the next step AlterPath Con
2. 3 Select OK when done 4 Log out and log in using your new password to verify your password change 26 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 27 Chapter 4 Configuring the Web Interface This chapter presents the procedures for configuring ACS using the web interface It is organized as follows Overview Logging In ACS Web Interface GUI Elements Configuring in Wizard Mode Step 1 Network Settings Step 2 Port Profile Step 3 Access Step 4 Data Buffering Step 5 System Log Configuring in Expert Mode Applications Network Security Ports Administration Overview This chapter addresses the System Administrator who is responsible for configuring the ACS web interface and its users For information on how to configure ACS using vi or Command Line Interface CLI please consult the ACS Reference Guide The ACS web configuration interface provides two modes of operation Wizard and Expert The organization of the chapter follows in sequential order the two modes and the menu selections available from each mode If you are a regular user refer to Chapter 3 Using the Web Interface AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Logging In 1 Connect your internet browser to the Console Server by typing in the Console Access Server s IP address e g http 10 0 0 0 in the browser s address URL field To determine the IP address of the ACS switch on the ACS connected PR to the
3. Syslog Server Facility Number Local0 y Syslog Buffer Size 0 Buffer SysLog at all times Buffer only when nobody is connected to the port Selected ports 1 EE BA 2 Complete the necessary fields as follows Field Name Definition Destination Select whether the destination of the data buffer is Local or Remote Mode Select whether the Buffering Mode is Linear sequential or Circular non sequential Full Size Bytes The maximum limit of the data buffer Record the timestamp Commands the system to include a timestamp in the data buffering file Show Menu Indicates the menu type for viewing the buffer Select from Show all options No Show data buffering file only and Show without the erase options Syslog Fields Syslog Server The IP address of the Syslog Server Facility Number Facility or location ID of the Syslog Server AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface FieldName Syslog Buffer Size Maximum size of the buffer By selecting the appropriate radio button you can configure ACS to Buffer Syslog at all times Buffer only when nobody is connected to the port To configure data buffering to send alarm notifications use the c Notifications form Expert Mode Administration gt Notifications 3 When done select the Apply Changes button located at the bottom of the ACS configuration window Por
4. untitled dropdown field Pager Number The pager number of the notification recipient Text The text message for the pager SMS Server IP The IP address of the SMS server SMS Port The port used by the SMS server AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface SNMP Trap Notification SNMP traps are event notifications that are sent to a list of managers configured to receive events for that managed system The Traps provide the value of one or more instances of management information Any SNMP enabled Device generates Fault Reports Traps that are defined in the MIB which the SNMP Agent has implemented The Trap Definition vary with the SNMP Version which defines the messaging format but the information contained in these are essentially identical The major difference between the two message formats is in identifying the events If you selected SNMP Trap as the notification method the following dialog box is used 3 Notifications Entry Microsoft Internet Explorer Alarm Trigger OID Type Value m Trap Number Cold Start Community Server IP c Body AlterPath Console Server User Manual 117 4 Configuring the Web Interface 118 Field Name Definition Alarm Trigger The trigger expression used to generate an SNMP trap untitled dropdown field OID Type Value The value that uniquely identifies an
5. AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Authentication Type Definition NIS NIS All authentication types but NIS follow the format all authtype lt Authentication gt DownLocal or Authentication e g all authtype radius or radiusDownLocal or Idap or IdapDownLocal etc NIS requires all authtype to be set as local regardless if it will be nis or its Downlocal equivalent To configure user group authentication perform the following steps 1 From the top menu select Ports from the left menu select Physical Ports from the form tab menu select Access The system brings up the Access form Access Authorized Users Groups Type None Selected ports 1 Done 2 Enter the user or the group name 3 From the Type drop down list select the authentication type AlterPath Console Server User Manual 101 4 Configuring the Web Interface Entry Fields Based on Authentication Type The user entry fields that are available from the Access form depend on the authentication type that you select from the Type field Authentication Radius Authorized Users Groups First Authentication Server Field Name Hostname Second Authentication Server Hostname Second Accounting Server First Accounting Server Hostname Hostname Secret Timeout Retries Authentication LDAP or LdapDownLocal When you select LDAP authentication
6. Field Name Definition Allow Multiple Sessions Select from No Yes show menu Read Write do not show menu ReadOnly do not show menu Sniff Mode Select from Out In In Out and No Menu Hotkey The hotkey for accessing the menu Notify Users Check box to notify users of session access When multiple sessions are allowed for one port ACS will accept only one common session and one sniffer session In this setting the behavior of the ACS is as follows e first user to connect to the port opens a common session From the second connection on only Admin users are allowed to connect to that port e The ACS will send a hotkey menu to the administrator s AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Ports gt Physical Ports gt Power Management The Power Management form of the Ports menu is used to enable power management for the current port add and delete power management ports and assign user and group access to these ports 1 Select Ports from the top menu select Physical Ports from the left menu select Power Management from the row of tabs The system brings up the Power Management form Enable Power Management on this port Power Management Port Outlet Number Power Management Key c Cy Selected ports 7 all Power Management Other __ Allow All Users Allow Users Groups 2 Complete the form as foll
7. To add or assign a new user select the Add button from the appropriate Serial Port view table The system brings up the Add Edit User dialog box User Outlets AlterPath Console Server User Manual 53 4 Configuring the Web Interface 54 3 From the Add Edit User dialog box modify or enter in the corresponding fields the user and the outlets to which the user is assigned and then select the OK button In the Outlets field use the comma to separate each outlet use the hyphen to indicate a range of outlets e g 1 3 6 9 12 Selecting Edit will not allow you to edit or delete the user only the outlet assignments for that user Verify your entry by checking the appropriate Serial Port table from the Users Manager form Select the Apply Changes button located at the bottom of the ACS application window to save your configuration Deleting a User 1 To delete an assigned user select the user you wish to delete from the appropriate Serial Port view table Based on the Serial Port view table that you are working on select the corresponding Delete button Select the Apply Changes button located at the bottom of the ACS application window AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Applications gt Power Management gt Configuration To configure IPDUs to generate alarms or syslog files perform the following steps 1 From the top menu bar select Applicatio
8. amp Expert Mode and then select Security gt Users and Groups 4 Select the OK button when done 5 From the bottom of the main window select the Apply Changes button Deleting a User 1 From the Users scrollable field box of the Access form select the user that you wish to delete 2 Select the Delete button 3 Select Apply Changes For information on how to configure users and groups see Users and Groups under configuring ACS in expert mode AlterPath Console Server User Manual 41 4 Configuring the Web Interface Step 4 Data Buffering This step configures the data buffering file and mode for all ports that ACS controls You can set data buffering to be done in local files or in remote files through NES When using remote files the remote server s disk partition space imposes a limitation and the data is kept in linear or sequential files in the remote Server When using local files the size of the available RAMdisk also imposes a limitation You can have data buffering done in file syslog or both If you accept the default configuration values for data buffering skip this step and proceed to Step 5 System Log Do not click on the Enable Data Buffering checkbox 1 From the menu panel select Step 4 Data Buffering The system brings up the Data Buffering form Step 1 Network Settings Seo Do Set up data buffering to the output from the consoles in a Step 3 Access console log file See Help for mo
9. 4 Configuring the Web Interface Adding a User 1 If you haven t opened the Access form select Step 3 Access from the menu panel The system brings up the Access form 2 From the Access form select the Add button The system brings up the Add User dialog box Add User Microsoft Internet Explorer lol User Name E Password Repeat rT Password Group Regular User gt wensic y Shell Comments 3 Enter the necessary User information into the following fields Field Name User Name Definition Name of the ACS user Password Password to be used by the user to access ACS Repeat Password Group Re type the password Select the user group to which the user belongs There are two default groups with the following associated access rights Admin Read Write Regular User Read Only 40 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Field Name Definition dropdown list Select whether the user of this group is a NonBio or a BioUser The NonBio group is the correct choice for regular users The BioUser group should only be selected if authentication will be made through the Cyclades AlterPath Bio biometric authentication Shell Text string you wish to use as part of the shell prompt for the current user Comments Comments about the current user To define a new group select the Expert button to switch to the
10. 4800 through 118200 Flash Test Select this to test boot from the Flash card You can Skip this test or do a Full test RAM Test Select this to test boot from RAM You can Skip this test do a Quick test or a Full test Fast Ethernet Select the appropriate Ethernet setting if you need to change the Auto Negotiation default value 100BaseT Half Duplex 100BaseT Full Duplex 10BaseT Half Duplex 10BaseT Full Duplex Fast Ethernet Max The maximum number of packets that the CPU Interrupt Events will handle 3 Select Apply Changes to save your configuration to Flash AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Administration gt Backup Configuration The Backup Configuration form allows you to e Use a FTP server to save and retrieve your ACS configuration For the backup configuration to work the FTP server must be on the same subnet Ensure that it is accessible from the ACS by pinging the FTP server e Use a storage device to save your configuration To save configuration to a FTP server 1 From the top menu select Administration from the left menu select Backup Configuration The system brings up the Backup Configuration form System Information Notifications Time Date Boot Configuration Upgrade Firmware Reboot Administration Type Fre Server IP Path and Filename Username Password 2 Complete the form as follows Field Name Type Definiti
11. Computers in the same IP subnet should not require a router for network communication NFS Network File System is a protocol suite developed and licensed by Sun Microsystems that allows different makes of computers running different operating systems to share files and disk storage NFS is implemented using a connectionless protocol UDP in order to make it stateless NTP Network Time Protocol A standard for synchronizing your system clock with the true time defined as the average of many high accuracy clocks around the world Object Identifiers OID The SNMP manager or the management application uses a well defined naming syntax to specify the variables to the SNMP agent Object names in this syntax are called Object Identifiers Object IDs or OIDs OIDs are series of numbers that uniquely identify an object to an SNMP agent OIDs are arranged in a hierarchical inverted tree structure The OID tree begins with the root and expands into branches Each point in the OID tree is called a node and each node will AlterPath Console Server User Manual 147 Glossary 148 Off Line Data Buffering OID Packet Parity have one or more branches or will terminate with a leaf node The format of OID is a sequence of numbers with dots in between There are two roots for Object Identifiers namely iso and ccit iso starts with 1 and ccit starts with 0 Most Object Identifiers start with 1 3 6 1 where 1 iso 3 org 6 dod 1
12. a valid option 1 8 or anything else to refresh AlterPath Console Server User Manual 23 3 Using the Web Interface 24 Closing the session from ts_menu from the console of your unit 1 Enter the escape character The escape character is shown when you first connect to the port In character text Mode the Escape character is caret and bracket for telnet or tilde and period for SSH After entering the escape character the following menu is shown Console escape Commands are go to line mode go to character mode suspend telnet send break toggle binary exit telnet 2 Press to exit from the session and return to the original menu Select the exit option and you will return to the shell prompt Closing the session from ts_menu From Telnet You have to be sure that a different escape character is used for exiting your telnet session otherwise if you were to exit from the session created through the ts_menu you will close your entire telnet session to your unit To do this when you first telnet to your unit use the e option Example to set Ctrl as the escape character type telnet e 192 168 160 10 To exit from the session created through the ts menu just follow Step 1 from above To exit from the entire telnet session to your unit type the escape character you had set From SSH If you use SSH to make the first connection to the ACS then the esc
13. internet The Internet sub tree branches into mgmt and private To understand the concept of relative and absolute Object Identifiers let us consider the AdventNet Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 2162 It specifies the path from the root of the tree The root does not have a name or a number but the initial 1 in this OID is directly below root This is called an absolute OID However a path to the variable may be specified relative to some node in the OID tree For example 2 1 1 7 specifies the sysContact object in the system group relative to the Internet 1 3 6 1 node in the OID tree This is called a relative OID This is a CAS feature that allows capture of console data even when there is no one connected to the port See Object Identifier A packet is a basic communication data unit used when transmitting information from one computer to another The maximum length of a packet depends on the communication medium As an example in Ethernet networks the maximum length is1500 bytes A data packet can be divided into two parts the header part and the data part The header contains information needed for communication between nodes the data is the body of the packet that is ultimately received by the application In serial communications the parity bit is used in a simple error detection algorithm As a stream of data bits is formed an extra bit called the parity bit is added This bit is set on AlterPath Console Server U
14. making updating to memory easier A method of controlling the amount of data that two devices exchange In data communications flow control prevents one modem from flooding the other with data If data comes in faster than it can be processed the receiving side stores the data in a buffer When the buffer is nearly full the receiving side signals the sending side to stop until the buffer has space again Between hardware such as your modem and your computer hardware flow control is used between modems software flow control is used Ability to remove and add hardware to a computer system without powering off the system Internet Control Message Protocol is an Internet protocol sent in response to errors in TCP IP messages It is an error reporting protocol between a host and a gateway ICMP uses Internet Protocol IP datagrams or packets but the messages are processed by the IP software and are not directly apparent to the application user In a computer network when the management data is accessed using the same network that carries the data this is called in band management A 32 bit address assigned to hosts using TCP IP It belongs to one of five classes A E and is expressed as 4 octets separated by periods formatted as dotted decimals Each address has a network number an optional sub network number and a host number The first two numbers are used AlterPath Console Server User Manual Glossary for rou
15. Active Ports Session form Words or characters that you would type in are shown in courier Example myPas8worD Screen levels are also indicated by the greater than symbol gt starting from parent to child to grandchild and so forth In ACS the navigable window types are the forms and the dialog boxes Example Security gt Users and Groups gt Add Short name for the Cyclades AlterPath Console Server The dialog box is a pop up window that appears and prompts for user input as part of the process for completing a form in order to configure the ACS The form is the largest part of the user interface it contains the user selection or input fields for each selected item in the menu Before You Begin Form names The name or title of a form may not necessarily appear on the actual form When this is the case the form is named after its menu selection or form function Select To select is the same as to click your mouse Document Symbols This manual uses graphical symbols that are associated with specific types of note or information to indicate the following Reference to another page or document 2 Note Important Danger or Warning Cross References The ACS User Manual cross references the following Cyclades documents e ACS Reference Guide e AlterPath Manager Manual Cyclades Power Management Manual To access Cyclades product documentation including release notes and updates please
16. Anweisungen des Herstellers FCC Warning Statement The AlterPath Console Server has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital devices pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the Installation amp Service Manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user is required to correct the problem at his or her own expense Notice About FCC Compliance for all AlterPath ACS Models To comply with FCC standards the AlterPath Console Server require the use of a shielded CAT 5 cable for the Ethernet interface Notice that this cable is not supplied with either of the products and must be provided by the customer Canadian DOC Notice The AlterPath Console Server does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications AlterPath Console Server User Guide Appendix Safety Guidelines L AlterPath Console Server n mete pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de l
17. Data Buffering v Destination Remote NFS File Path Record the timestamp in the data buffering file T Show Menu Show all options y 5 Click on the Apply Changes button AlterPath Console Server User Manual 43 4 Configuring the Web Interface The system can filter messages based on their content and perform an action e g to send an e mail or pager message To configure data buffering to send a notification alarm you must use the Notifications form Go to Expert Mode Administration gt Notifications Step 5 System Log The System Log form allows you to configure one or more syslog servers to receive syslog messages that are generated by the ACS The ACS sends syslog messages to all syslog servers that are defined here switch to the Expert Mode and then go to Ports gt Physical Ports gt PR To configure syslog with data buffering features for specific ports Data Buffering 1 From the menu panel select System Log The system brings up the System Log form Step 1 Network Settings Step 2 Port Profile Configure external syslog server location to receive ACS Step 3 Access syslog messages Step 4 Data Buffering Facility Number Local 7 y New SysLog Server 2 From the System Log form select the Syslog facility number that the ACS will use to send out syslog messages 44 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface 3 To add a new syslog server type in t
18. Ethernet where there is a DHCP server When you inquire based on the MAC address the 12 digit hexadecimal number located at the bottom of the ACS unit the server will provide the appropriate IP address If there is no DHCP server use the default static IP address that is pre configured in the ACS 192 168 160 10 For more detailed information see Chapter 2 The system brings up the AlterPath ACS Login page Model Host Name ACS4 CAS 2 Log in as root and type in the Web root password configured by the Web server The system brings up the ACS Web management page 28 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface If another administrator is using the system the following message appears Another administrator root is currently logged in Only one administrator can be logged in at once Decide how you want to proceed C Proceed Log into the device and log off the currently logged in administrator Cancel Click on the appropriate radio button and then click on the Apply button IMPORTANT note of this login procedure All subsequent online Ey procedures in this chapter assume that you are already logged in AlterPath Console Server User Manual 29 4 Configuring the Web Interface ACS Web Interface GUI Elements The ACS web interface operates on two modes e Wizard Expert Wizard Mode The wizard is designed to simplify configuration by providing
19. Men esos de FAA GREW arde ee Rees 45 Applications gt 48 Applications gt Power 49 Applications gt Terminal Profile 58 Network gt Host 5 60 Network gt Syslog 3 raa eode oh ea ie we ed ree Oda 62 Network gt PCMCIA 63 What is VIPNG x 2v aco a vex a EOE REGS ER e CA eH 70 Network gt VPN Connections T4 SNMP Daemon Settings ICE RASA RR SERERE 74 SOLVICES CPI 79 Firewall Configuration en 80 Network gt Firewall 81 Network gt Host Tables oe A VOR De A 88 Network gt Static Routes 89 SECUN erste cR Pres tm ao 91 Users and GLOUPS cia ie Oe RR RUE ae wey aie Rae eee ee 91 Active POLS SESSIONS coo eda wie CE a ye 94 ud dd 95 Potts Physical Ports 24 4046 240 ERR Ea UR S 95 Ports gt Virtual POS uoo oda e AEG o ROLE en s s 109 Ports Ports Status oi hod oa e eg e e REY Roe 111 Administration e deser dae EE e gE OEE ed ect DO RR d ea 113 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 11 Administration gt System Information 113 Admini
20. and the type of community read write read only V3 requires user name Important Check the SNMP configuration before gathering information about ACS by SNMP There are different types of attacks an unauthorized user can implement to retrieve sensitive information contained in the MIB By default the SNMP configuration in ACS cannot permit the public community to read SNMP information To configure SNMP 1 From the top menu bar select Networks from the left menu panel select SNMP Daemon Settings The system invokes the SNMP Daemon Settings form Network Host Settings Syslog To activate the snmpd services you should go to the PCMCIA Management Network Services section VPN Connections Senices System Information Settings Firewall Configuration Host Table SysContact configure etc snmp snmpd conf Static Routes SysLocation con igure etc snmp snmpd conf Access Control SNMPv1 SNMPv2 Configuration 2 Type in the following System Information as necessary Field Name Definition Community The community name acts as a password to authenticate messages sent between an SNMP client and a router containing an SNMP server The community name is sent in every packet between the client and the server AlterPath Console Server User Manual 75 4 Configuring the Web Interface Field Name SysContact Definition The email of the person to contact regarding the host on wh
21. delete from the Host Table form and then select the Delete button from the form 5 Select the Apply Changes button to save your configuration to Flash Network gt Static Routes The Static Routes form allows you to manually add routes The Routing Table defines which interface should transmit an IP packet based on destination IP information Static routes are a quick and effective way to route data from one subnet to another You can add or edit a hard coded static route by clicking on the corresponding buttons They ll bring you to a dialog box to enter the route to be added To delete a static route highlight the route and then select the Delete button 1 From the top menu bar select Network from the left menu panel select Static Routes The system brings up the Static Routes table form Host Settings Syslog PCMCIA Management VPN Connections SNMP Daemon Settings Services Firewall Configuration Host Table Refer to the field definitions in Step 3 for the meaning of each g field in the table AlterPath Console Server User Manual 89 4 Configuring the Web Interface 2 To edit a static route select a route from the Static Routes form and then select the Edit button OR To add a static route select the Add button from the form The system invokes the New Modify Route dialog box E New Modify Route Microsoft Internet Explorer m a Route Default v Go to Interface eth Metric 3
22. directly connected then you must specify leftnexthop the router which Console Server sends packets to in order to get them delivered to right Similarly you may need to specify rightnexthop vice versa The Role of IPsec IPsec is used mainly to construct a secure connection tunnel between two networks ends over a not necessarily secure third network In ACS the IPsec is used to connect the ACS securely to a host or to a whole network configurations usually referred to as host to network and host to host tunnel Practically this is the same thing as a VPN but here one or both sides have a degenerated subnet i e only one machine The IPsec protocol provides encryption and authentication services at the IP level of the network protocol stack Working at this level IPsec can protect any traffic carried over IP unlike other encryption which generally protects only a particular higher level protocol PGP for mail SSH for login SSL for AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Web work and so on The implementation of IPsec used by the AlterPath Console Server is FreeS WAN www freeswan org You can use IPsec on any machine that does IP networking Wherever required to protect traffic you can install dedicated IPsec gateway machines IPsec can also run on routers firewall machines various application servers and end user desktop or laptop machines Authentication Keys To establish a c
23. for users who are new to Linux or UNIX with a primarily PC Microsoft background The user is expected to have a basic knowledge of networking and using a graphical user interface For users who wish to configure ACS using vi Wizard or Command Line Interface CLI or read about other advanced features of the ACS please refer to the ACS Reference Guide Document Organization This manual is organized as follows 1 Introduction Defines and explains the overall product features and uses of ACS 2 Installing the ACS Explains the procedure for installing and setting up ACS 3 Using the Web Interface Explains how to access devices and operate the web interface This chapter is designed for the ACS regular user AlterPath Console Server User Manual 1 Before You Begin 4 Configuring the Web Interface Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Glossary Index Typographical Conventions Form Window labels Hypertext links Important words Menu selections Screen words Presents the procedures for configuring the ACS using the web interface All the procedures follows the menu structure of the entire web interface in Wizard Mode and Expert Mode Summarizes the Hardware Specifications of the AlterPath Console Server and lists the PCMCIA cards that the ACS supports Outlines the Safety Considerations for installing and handling the ACS Lists the latest Web Browsers that ACS supports and explains the proced
24. icmp host prohibited ICMP host prohibited alias echo reply tcp reset Echo reply alias TCP RST packet alias The packets are matched using tcp flags and appropriate reject type PR with the REJECT target AlterPath Console Server User Manual 87 4 Configuring the Web Interface Network gt Host Table The Host Table form enables you to keep a table of host names and IP addresses that comprise your local network and thus provide information about your network environment 1 From the top menu bar select Network from the left menu panel select Host Table The system invokes the Host Tables form Host Settings Syslog PCMCIA Management VPN Connections SNMP Daemon Settings 192 168 160 10 CAS Services Firewall Configuration Static Routes 2 To edit host select the host IP address from the Host Table and then click on the Edit button If the list is long use the Up and Down buttons to go through each item in the list OR To add a host click the Add button The system brings up the New Modify Host dialog box New Modify Host Microsoft Internet Explorer ox IP Address 127 0 0 1 localhost 88 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface 3 Type in the new or modified host address in the IP Address field and the host name in the Name field and then select the OK button 4 To delete a host select the host you wish to
25. invokes the port selection form Applications Power Management Terminal Profile Menu Connect to ACS quote E To connect to a port by default the radio button is already selected for connecting to a port select from the drop down menu the port to which you wish to connect and then click on Connect OR To connect to the ACS box select the radio button for Connect to ACS Box and then click on Connect Depending on your selection the system either opens a Java con nection to the port selected or launches an SSHv2 connection to the ACS box AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Applications gt Power Management ACS allows you to remotely manage all Intelligent Power Distribution Units IPDUs connected to the ACS Power management configuration comprises five tabbed forms Form Title Use this form to Outlets Manager Switch on off and lock unlock outlets View IPDUs Info View IPDU information by ports and slaves The information form provides real time global current monitoring of all connected devices Users Manager Configuration Add or delete users assigned to specific outlets Enable over power protection syslog and alarm notification from any specified port The form allows you to set a current alarm threshold that once exceeded will have the ACS sound an alarm or send a notification message Software Upgrade Upgrade power man
26. is performed against an LDAP database using an LDAP server Selecting LdapDownLocal means that authentication is tried only when the LDAP server is down 102 Field Name LDAP Server LDAP Base Domain Name Secure LDAP AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Authentication Type NIS LocalNIS or NISLocal All ACS onl Field Name Authorized Users Groups NIS Domain Name NIS Server IP Authentication Type Kerberos KerberosDownLocal Kerberos The server performing the authentication KerberosDownLocal Local authentication is tried only when the ker beros server is down Field Name Authorized Users Groups Kerberos Server Realm Kerberos Realm Domain Name AlterPath Console Server User Manual 103 4 Configuring the Web Interface 104 Ports gt Physical Ports gt Data Buffering 1 From the top menu select Ports from the left menu select Physical Ports from the Physical Ports form select the ports to modify from the resulting form select the Data Buffering tab The system brings up the Data Buffering form The form below shows both checkboxes Enable Data Buffering and Buffer to Syslog selected to reveal all the form fields Data Buffering Enable Data Buffering M Buffer to Syslog Destination Local y Mode circular y File Size Bytes Record the timestamp in the data buffering file Show Menu show all options
27. list the error message to be associated with the rule ICMP is the internet protocol sent in response to errors in TCP IP messages i e IP datagrams or packets between a host and a gateway The messages are processed by the IP software and are transparent to the application user AlterPath Console Server User Manual 85 4 Configuring the Web Interface 86 Additional Fields If you selected Log as the Target the following additional fields appear LOG Options Section Log Level emerg Log Prefix TCP sequence options IP options Field Name Definition Log Level level classification to be used based on the type of error message e g alert warning info debug etc Log Prefix The prefix that will identify the log TCP Sequence Check box to include TCP sequence in the log TCP Options Check box to include TCP options in the log IP Options Check box to include IP options in the log If you selected Reject as the target the Reject Options field appears REJECT Options Section Reject with icmp net unreachable m From the scrollable list select the ICMP message to be associated with the Reject target Click on the OK button when done Click on the Apply Changes located at the bottom of the ACS configuration window to save your configuration Adding a Rule The forms and dialog boxes for adding a rule is similar to the ones used for
28. serial port 3 Connect to the Network Connect the ACS network port to the Ethernet hub switch Task 2 Configure network settings This step is necessary to make ACS visible on the network The configuration can be done using the console port of the Cyclades ACS or via the network using the default network settings Initial Configuration Using the ACS Console Port 1 Install and launch your serial communication software e g HyperTerminal Kermit or Minicom You can obtain the latest update to HyperTerminal from http www hilgraeve com htpe download html If you are using a PC use HyperTerminal to perform the initial configuration of the ACS directly through your PC s COM port connected with the ACS HyperTerminal which comes with Windows 95 98 Me NT 2K and XP is often located under Start Program Accessories HyperTerminal emulates a dumb terminal when your PC connects to the serial port console port of the ACS 2 Select available COM port In HyperTerminal Start gt Program gt Accessories select File gt Properties and click the Connect To tab Select the available COM port number from the Connection dropdown list box 3 Configure COM port using the following values e 9600 bps e 8 data bits e No parity e 1 stop bit No flow control 16 AlterPath Console Server User Guide 2 Installing the ACS 4 Power on the ACS Click OK on the Properties window You will see the ACS booting o
29. the selected Access Method is Ethernet the following fields are used Network Access Method Configuration ok cance Ethernet y IP Address Network Address El Field Name Definition PCMCIA Card Select Ethernet from the Pull down box IP Address The local IP address of the Ethernet Network Address The network address of the Ethernet Access Method Compact Flash If the selected Access Method is Compact Flash the following fields are used E Network Access Method Configuration E Ep A Compact Flash M Enable for data buffering Field Name Definition PCMCIA Card Select Compact Flash from the Pull down box Enable Check box to enable the compact flash Use for Data Buffering Check box to use the compact flash for data buffering AlterPath Console Server User Manual Access Method gt Wireless LAN If the selected Access Method is Wireless LAN the following fields are used Slot 1 Microsoft Internet Explorer Wireless LAN 101 IP Address Network Mask MyPrivateNet ESSID Channel Encrypted 4 Configuring the Web Interface AlterPath Console Server User Manual Field Name Definition Unlabeled Pull down box to select the type of PCMCIA card that you are using PPP Check box to enable point to point protocol Local IP The local IP address of the PCMCIA
30. then select the Insert button 3 To configure the card select the Configure button The system brings up the PCMCIA Configuration dialog box A siot 1 Microsoft mermet EES E 4 From the pull down menu select the type of card that you are using 5 Complete the rest of the dialog box See the succeeding PCMCIA Configuration Dialog Boxes section for information about each input field 6 Click on the OK button when done 7 Click on Apply Changes to save your configuration PCMCIA Configuration Dialog Boxes The ACS supports the following types of PCMCIA cards e Modem SDN e GSM Ethernet e Compact Flash e Wireless LAN 64 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface The dialog box for configuring the PCMCIA card will have varying sets of input fields depending on the type of PCMCIA card that you select from the drop down box Access Method Modem If the selected card type is Modem default the following fields are used E Slot 1 Microsoft Internet Explor ox cancer Modem M PPP Local IP Remote IP Call Back Phone Number ml Field Name Definition PCMCIA Card Pull down box to select the type of PCMCIA card that you are using PPP Check box to enable point to point protocol Local IP The local IP address of the PCMCIA card Remote IP The remote IP address of the PCMCIA card Call Back Check box to e
31. visit the Cyclades web site at www cyclades com support downloads php 4 AlterPath Console Server User Manual Chapter1 _ Introduction The AlterPath Console Server ACS comes from Cyclades line of Console Access and Terminal Servers designed to allow local and dial in access for in band and out of band network management Modeled after the Cyclades TS line of console server the ACS adds the following advanced features e PCMCIA slots that support standard interface cards Ethernet Modem and wireless LAN e Optional dual entry redundant power supply AC DC for extra reliability e Secure clustering for up to 1024 devices SSH v2 RADIUS authentication IPSec IP filtering and user access lists per port e Console management supports Windows Server 2003 EMS protocols e Data buffering Event notification and a selection of direct access methods to serial ports The Alterpath ACS is available in 1 4 8 16 32 and 48 port models that fit in 1U of rack space As with most Cyclades products the ACS runs an embedded version of the Linux operating system Audience This manual is designed primarily for system administrators and regular users who configure and operate the ACS using the web browser and who are fairly new to Linux For all configurations that involve using the VI text editor or command line interface CLI please refer to the ACS Reference Guide ACS Access and Configuration You can access the A
32. 201 2 1 4 or higher Sierra Wireless AirCard 750 2 1 4 or higher Compact Flash Hama 64MB CF Memory 2 1 5 or higher Kingston 128MB CF Memory 2 1 5 or higher 64MB CF Memory 2 1 5 or higher SanDisk 64MB CF Memory 2 1 5 or higher Aved 16MB CF Memory 2 1 5 or higher Other Most other adapters and compact flash should 2 1 5 or higher also work but have not been verified by Cyclades 1 WARNING Consult with your local GSM service provider for coverage areas and support of this card prior to using it with the AlterPath ACS or ACSI 2 In order to load a Compact Flash card on the AlterPath ACS or ACS1 use a PCMCIA Compact Flash adapter 130 AlterPath Console Server User Guide IDE Disk Toshiba MK5002MPL 5GB AlterPath Console Server User Guide Appendix A Hardware Specifications 2 1 5 or higher 131 Appendix A Hardware Specifications 132 AlterPath Console Server User Guide Safety Guidelines 133 This appendix section lists the safety guidelines for RackMounting the ACS e Operating the ACS Safety Guidelines for Rack Mounting the ACS The following considerations should be taken into account when rack mounting the AlterPath Console Server Temperature The manufacturer s maximum recommended ambient temperature for the AlterPath Console Server is 122 F 50 C Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature If the ACS is installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the operating amb
33. 30 30 30 30 3 telnet 16 10 10 10 10 4 30 30 30 30 4 telnet 17 sd 10 10 10 10 5 30 30 30 30 5 telnet 18 10 10 10 10 6 30 30 30 30 6 telnet 19 10 10 10 10 7 30 30 30 30 7 telnet 20 10 10 10 10 8 30 30 30 30 8 telnet 21 7 10 10 10 10 9 30 30 30 30 9 telnet 22 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 10 telnet 23 110101010 11 30 30 30 30 11 telnet 24 10 10 10 10 12 30 30 30 30 12 telnet 25 10 10 10 10 13 30 30 30 30 13 telnet 26 lr 10 10 10 10 14 30 30 30 30 14 telnet 27 10 10 10 10 15 30 30 30 30 18 telnet sl 5 For each port to be named enter the port name in the corresponding Port Name field and then select the Apply button 6 Click on the Apply Changes button to save your configuration Deleting a Slave 1 To delete a slave from the list select the unit to be deleted from the Virtual Ports form and then click Delete Ports gt Ports Status Show the status of each port Information provided are RS 232 signal status and which users are connected to each port AlterPath Console Server User Manual 111 4 Configuring the Web Interface Virtual Ports Console Console SSH Console SSH Console SSH Console SSH Console SSH Console SSH Console SSH Console SSH Console SSH 112 AlterPath Console Server User Manual Administration 4 Configuring the Web Interface Administration gt System Information System information provides information about the ACS version CPU mem
34. Access Protocol A software protocol for enabling anyone to locate organizations individuals and other resources such as files and devices in a network whether on the Internet or on a corporate intranet AlterPath Console Server User Manual 145 Glossary 146 MAC Masquerading MTU Network Mask LDAP is a lightweight smaller amount of code version of DAP Directory Access Protocol which is part of X 500 a standard for directory services in a network Medium Access Control Internationally unique hardware identification address that is assigned to the NIC Network Interface Card which interfaces the node to the LAN Where a system acts on behalf of other systems such as when an ISP server accesses network services on behalf of a dial up user Short for Maximum Transmission Unit the largest physical packet size measured in bytes that a network can transmit Any messages larger than the MTU are divided into smaller packets before being sent Every network has a different MTU which is set by the network administrator On Windows you can set the MTU of your machine This defines the maximum size of the packets sent from your computer onto the network Ideally you want the MTU to be the same as the smallest MTU of all the networks between your machine and a message s final destination Otherwise if your messages are larger than one of the intervening MTUS they will get broken up fragmented which slows down t
35. AlterPath Console Server User Manual A reference guide for users and systems administrators of Cyclades AlterPath Console Server Web Management Service Product Version 2 3 0 Document Revision 1 6 This document contains proprietary information of Cyclades and is not to be disclosed or used except in accordance with applicable contracts or agreements Cyclades Corporation 2004 We believe the information in this manual is accurate and reliable However we assume no responsibility financial or otherwise for any consequences of the use of this product or manual This manual is published by Cyclades Corporation which reserves the right to make improvements or changes in the products described in this manual as well as to revise this publication at any time and without notice to any person of such revision or change The operating system covered in this manual is v2 3 0 All brand and product names mentioned in this publication are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Cyclades AlterPath ACS1 AlterPath ACS4 AlterPath ACS8 AlterPath ACS16 AlterPath ACS32 and AlterPath ACS48 are registered trademarks of Cyclades Corporation Microsoft Windows 95 98 XP ME NT and 2K are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation UNIX is a trademark of UNIX System Laboratories Inc Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds For latest manual revisions please refer to Cyclades website on http www cyclades com supp
36. CS using any of the following three methods e Web Browser e Console directly connected to the ACS AlterPath Console Server User Manual 1 Introduction e Telnet SSH over a network You can configure ACS by using any of the following user interfaces e Web Browser e VI Editor e Wizard e Command Line Interface CLI With the ACS set up as a Console Access Server you can access a server connected to the ACS through the server s serial console port from a workstation on the LAN or WAN There is no authentication by default you can configure the system for authentication to be performed by a Radius server a TacacsPlus server or even by a local database You can use either Telnet or ssh a secure shell session Product Models and Components There are two models of the ACS based on the type of power supply e ACS with a dual power supply and two PCMCIA slots e ACS with a single power supply and two PCMCIA slots There are six models of the ACS based on the number of serial ports ACS48 e ACS32 ACS16 ACSS8 e ACSA ACSI 6 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 1 Introduction The figure below shows AlterPath ACS1 through ACS48 i AlterPath Console Server User Manual 7 1 Introduction ACS Setup Diagram The diagram below shows a typical setup of the AlterPath Console Server Application Server AlterPath ACS48 with local authentication i Remote Data Buffering Access Methods
37. Firewall Configuration Host Table Static Routes M Telnet Iv SSH SNMP IPSec 2 From the Services form select the service s you wish to use 3 Select the Apply Changes button to save your configuration AlterPath Console Server User Manual 79 4 Configuring the Web Interface 80 Firewall Configuration Firewall configuration also known as P filtering refers to the selective blocking of the passage of IP packets between global and local networks The filtering is based on rules that describe the characteristics of the packet e g the contents of the IP header the input output interface or the protocol This feature is used mainly in firewall applications to filter the packets that could potentially crack the network system or generate unnecessary traffic in the network Structure of IP Filtering The Firewall Configuration form is structured on two levels e The view table of the Firewall Configuration form which contains a list of chains The chains which contain the rules that control filtering Chain The filter table contains a number of built in chains and can include any other chains that you add user defined chains through the Add Chain dialog box User defined chains are called when a rule which is matched by the packet points to the chain The built in chains are called according to the type of packet and are classified as follows INPUT For packets coming into the ACS box itself FOR
38. NIX servers Sun Sparc HP IBM RS6000 Compaq Alpha were designed with a processor using a RISC architecture The Intel x86 architecture Root is the term for a very highly privileged administrative user particularly in unix environments When an ISP grants you root access it means you will have full control of the server With full control you will be able to install any software and access any file on that server The Routing Table defines which interface should transmit an IP packet based on destination IP information SSH has the same functionality as Telnet see definition for Telnet but adds security by encrypting data before sending it through the network AlterPath Console Server User Manual Glossary Server Farm A collection of servers running in the same location see Cluster SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Specifies the format of messages that an SMTP client on one computer can use to send electronic mail to an SMTP server on another computer SNMP Short for Simple Network Management Protocol a set of protocols for managing complex networks The first versions of SNMP were developed in the early 80s SNMP works by sending messages called protocol data units PDUs to different parts of a network SNMP compliant devices called agents store data about themselves in Management Information Bases MIBs and return this data to the SNMP requesters Source Webopedia SNMP Traps Notifications or Eve
39. S You can also change to this mode by clicking the Expert button at the bottom of the menu panel switches the web interface from Wizard to Expert Mode Shown below is a typical ACS screen in Expert Mode A main difference between the two modes is the addition of a top menu bar in the Expert Mode to support a wider array of menu choices The top menu bar is the primary menu the left menu panel is the secondary menu Based on what you select from the top menu bar the left menu selections will change accordingly Logout button and Top Menu Bar IP Hostname Info Form Tabs Virtual Ports ee Connection Protocol Console Telnet Menu Panel Alias LinuxServer Baud Rate Kbps 19600 y Flow Control none E Data Parity None Y Stop Bits Sulected ports 1 Control Buttons User Entry Panel Unsaved Data or Form Indicator AlterPath Console Server User Manual 31 4 Configuring the Web Interface Occasionally an Expert Mode menu selection will comprise multiple forms such as the one shown above These forms are identified by their tabs Select the tab to access the desired form Button Functions The control buttons located on the bottom of the ACS Web Configuration window provide you the following functions for operating the interface Button Name Use this button to Wizard Expert Wizard Expert Switch the ACS Web Configuration Screen to either Expert or Wizard Mode The Expert Mode is the d
40. Telnet SSH a icati TACACS Server Local User Coen Apenecion 8 AlterPath Console Server User Manual Chapter 2 Installing the ACS This chapter presents the procedures for installing and setting up the ACS and is organized as follows e Package Contents e Rack Installation e Installation and Configuration Process For configuration procedures using vi or CLI refer to the Reference Guide Package Contents There are six models of the AlterPath Console Server based on the number of serial ports ACS48 e ACS32 e ACSI6 e ACS8 e ACS4 e ACSI All models come with either a single A C or VDC or double A C or 48 VDC power supply AlterPath Console Server User Guide 2 Installing the ACS Package Contents ACS4 through ACS48 Typically the product package for ACS4 through ACS48 contains the following e ACS Box e Power Cable s e ADBO0017 DB25F Console Adapter e ADB0025 DB25M Console Adapter e ADB0036 DB9F Console Adapter e ADBO0039 Sun Netra Adapter e 8 RJ45 CAT 5 Cable e CAB0025 DB25M Straight Through Cable e CONO0071 DB25F Loopback Connector Rack Mounting Kit ACS User Manual and ACS QuickStart Guide e ACS Reference Manual CD am Mounting Kit AlterPath User Mae Power Cable 10 AlterPath Console Server User Guide 2 Installing the ACS Package Contents ACS1 The ACS1 Package contains the following e ACS1 Box e Power Cable e Po
41. The method you will use to access the serial ports Cyclades recommend SSH to ensure that all data and authentication information are encrypted Other options are Telnet and Raw Data for un negotiated plain socket connections Flow Control The method of flow control used by the attached devices Hardware Software or None Baud Rate The serial speed on each console port which should match the equipment you will connect to The recommended Baud Rate is 9600 Data Size Number of data bits used by the attached devices 5 6 7 or 8 Parity Parity used by the attached devices None Odd or Even Stop Bits Number of stop bits used by the attached devices Authentication Req d Selecting this checkbox sets the system to require authentication to access the ports This is done in the local database in the ACS If you require port authentication then you must add users through 9 Wizard Step 3 Access TACACS select the Expert button to switch to Expert Mode and To configure other authentication methods e g LDAP RADIUS select Security gt Authentication 3 Select Apply Changes to save configuration to Flash 4 Select the Next button or proceed to the next section Step 3 Access AlterPath Console Server User Manual 37 4 Configuring the Web Interface Step 3 Access The Wizard configuration of the Access form enables you to configure the general access rights of users an
42. WARD For packets being routed through the ACS box e OUTPUT For locally generated packets Rule Each chain has a sequence of rules that address the following How the packet should appear in order to match the rule Some information about the packet is checked according to the rule for example the IP header the input and output interfaces the TCP flags and the protocol e What to do when the packet matches the rule The packet can be accepted blocked logged or jumped to a user defined chain AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface When a chain is analyzed the rules of this chain are reviewed one by one until the packet matches one rule If no rule is found the default action for that chain will be taken Network gt Firewall Configuration 1 Select Network from the top menu bar and then select Firewall Configuration from the left menu panel The system brings up the Firewall Configuration form As explained in the last section this form lists the chains that make up the rules for IP filtering Network Host Settings Syslog PCMCIA Management ACCEPT VPN Connections ACCEPT SNMP Daemon Settings Services Host Table Static Routes AlterPath Console Server User Manual 81 4 Configuring the Web Interface Adding a Chain 1 From the Firewall Configuration form click on the Add button The system brings up the Add Chain dialog box Type in the chain name in the Na
43. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Read write XX XX XX XX XX Sxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read write xx xx Xxx xx xx Read write xx xx xx xx xx 7 Read write XX XX 8 Read write Read write XX XX XX XX XX 6 To Add an SNMP agent using SNMPv3 Configuration select the Add button located at the bottom of this view table OR To edit an SNMP agent select the Edit button AlterPath Console Server User Manual 77 4 Configuring the Web Interface 78 The system invokes the New Modify SNMP v3 Configuration dialog box New Mod SNMPv3 Configurati User name Password OID Permission Read Only Complete the form and when done select button from the dialog box Verify your entry or modification from the respective tables of the SNMP Configuration form Select the Apply Changes button to complete the procedure AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Services The Services form is used to enable or disable the daemons to use to allow different incoming connections 1 From the top menu select Network from the left menu panel select Services The system invokes the Services form Network Host Settings Syslog PCMCIA Management VPN Connections SNMP Daemon Settings
44. a classe A prescrites dans le r glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique edict par le Minist re des Communications du Canada Aviso de Precauci n S Mark Argentina Por favor de leer todos los avisos de precauci n como medida preventiva para el operador y el AlterPath Console Server tierra x i OX 5 Peligro No hacer funcionar el AlterPath Console Server con la tapa abierta Peligro Para prevenir un corto circuito en el AlterPath Console Server al desconectarlo de la red primero desconectar el cable del equipo y luego el cable que conecta a la red Para conectar el equipo a la red primero conectar el cable a la red y luego al equipo Peligro Asegurarse que el equipo este conectado a tierra para prevenir un shock el ctrico El cable el ctrico del equipo viene con tres clavijas para conectar asegurar conexi n a tierra No use adaptadores o quite la clavija de tierra Si se tiene que utilizar una extensi n utilice una que tenga tres cables con clavija para conexi n a Importante Para proteger al AlterPath Console Server de fluctuaciones en corriente el ctrica utilice una fuente el ctrica de respaldo Importante Asegurarse de que nada descanse sobre los cables del AlterPath Console Server y que los cables no obstruyan el paso Importante Asegurarse de no dejar caer alimentos o bebidas en el AlterPath Console Server Si esto ocurre avise a Cyclades Corporation Pelig
45. a cuando sea necesario solo con el mismo tipo recomendado por el fabricante de la bater a Deshacerse de la bater a de acuerdo a las instrucciones del fabricante de la bater a 138 AlterPath Console Server User Guide C Supported Browsers and JRE 139 Supported Web Browsers The web browsers that support the AlterPath Console Server web interface are as follows e Netscape 7 1 for Windows e Mozilla 1 3a for Windows MS Internet Explorer 6 0 Browsers that do not support the ACS web interface e Netscape Communicator 4 8 e Netscape Communicator 4 79 Installing JRE Tested Environment Windows XP JREv1 4 2 Internet Explorer 6 0 Successful Netscape 6 0 6 2 3 Successful Netscape 7 0 7 1 Successful Mozilla 1 1 1 3a Successful Requirements For the ACS application to run you must have Java 2 Runtime Environment JRE version 1 4 2 which can be found at http java sun com installed on your PC with your browser acknowledged to use it You can first check if the browser you are using acknowledges the Java version by following the procedures given in the next sections From Windows Internet Explorer Go to Tools gt Internet Options gt Advanced Scroll down and look for a section on Java There should be a checkbox that says Use Java 2 v1 4 2 AlterPath Console Server User Guide Appendix Supported Browsers and JRE 140 If there isn t this could either mean your browser is not activated to u
46. aces Power Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity Dimensions Certification 129 MPC855T PowerPC Dual CPU 128MB DIMM SDRAM 16MB CompactFlash 1 Ethernet 10 100BT on RJ45 1 RS232 Console on RJ45 RS232 Serial Ports on RJ45 PCMCIA slots supporting Secondary Ethernet Wireless networking CDMA GPRS GSM V 90 modems ISDN Internal 100 240VAC 50 60 Hz Optional Dual entry redundant power supplies f 48VDC option available 50 F to 112 F 10 C to 44 40 F to 185 F 40 C to 85 596 to 9096 non condensating 51 6 3 x 4 0 x 1 5 in 16 x 10 x 3 8 cm ACS 4 48 17 x 8 5 x 1 75 in 43 18 x 21 59 x 4 45 cm FCC Part 15 A EN55022 A CE EN55024 UL 1950 Solaris Ready AlterPath Console Server User Guide Appendix A Hardware Specifications Supported PCMCIA Cards Brand Model Firmware 10 100BT Ethernet Linksys EtherFast 10 100 PC Card Model PCM100 v3 2 1 0 or higher Linksys EtherFast 10 100 PC Card ver 3 2 1 5 or higher D Link EtherFast 10 100 PC Card Model DFE 670TXD 2 1 6 or higher Fiber Optic Danpex 1300C FX100BT AFC1300SC ST models 2 3 0 or higher 802 11b Wireless Ethernet Linksys WPCII v 3 2 1 5 or higher V 90 56k Modem Xircom 5600 56K PC Card Modem Adapter 2 1 5 or higher Zoom Modem V 92 PC Card Plus Model 3075 2 1 0 or higher ISDN AVM Fritz Card PCMCIA 2 1 1 or higher Sedlbauer Sedlbauer ISDN card 2 1 5 or higher GSM Novatel Wireless Merlin G
47. agement software You can also configure the port assignments of the IPDU units including its user and group access using the Power Management form of the Ports menu Ports gt Physical Ports gt Power Management AlterPath Console Server User Manual 49 4 Configuring the Web Interface Applications gt Power management gt Outlets Manager The Outlets Manager form allows you to check the status of all IPDUs connected to the Console Server including their outlets Any user who has Administration privileges can turn on turn off cycle lock and unlock the outlets 1 From the top menu bar select Applications from the left menu panel select Power Management The system invokes the following form Applications Connect Terminal Profile Menu State Power Up Interval 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 Outlet Outlet Name nge linuxser Mail myoutlet outs LinuxServer out a2 a ED ED ED ED BD ED ED EDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 In the example above the yellow bulbs i e the actual color online when the switch is ON and the opened padlock indicate that the outlets are switched on and unlocked 2 To switch on off an outlet click on the light bulb to lock unlock an outlet click on the padlock 50 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface In the sample form below outlet 2 is switched off and locked Outlets Manager Outlet Outlet Name Outlet State P
48. ape character for each session becomes tilde tilde period AlterPath Console Server User Manual 3 Using the Web Interface Power Management The Power Management forms Application gt Power Management gt Outlets Manager or View IPDUs Info allows you to manage the power outlets on the Cyclades AlterPath PM family of Intelligent Power Distribution Units PDUs or view information about IPDUs connected to the ACS The Outlets Manager form is used to power remote machines on and off check the status and lock the power outlet in the on or off state to prevent accidental changes The View IPDUs Info is used to view information about the status of the IPDU units For information on how to configure Power Management refer to the Power Management section of Chapter 4 Configuring the Web Interface Connect Security Outlet Outlet Name utlet State Power Up Interval nge 12 00 out2 13 00 Mail 8 00 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 outs LinuxServer out out 000900000 ED ED ED ED EDD EDD EDD ED 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 25 3 Using the Web Interface Security The Security form allows you to change your password 1 From the menu panel select Security The system brings up the Security form Connect Power Management Current Password New Password Repeat New Password 2 From the Security form enter your current password and new password twice
49. ata Buffering Multi User Power Management and Other Add edit or delete port slaves Port Status Administration Menu Selection System Information Shows the current status of each port The information provided here are RS232 Signal Status and user connected to each port Use this menu to View summary information about the system e g Kernel CPU memory etc Boot Configuration Notifications Configure the system to deliver alarm notification by email pager or snmp trap define alarm triggers set data buffering to send notification Time Date Set the unit s date and time Defines the settings for loading the operating system in the event that the ACS fails to boot successfully Backup Configuration Use a FTP server to save and retrieve your ACS configuration use a storage device to store your configuration Upgrade Firmware Reboot Upload upgrade new firmware Reboot the ACS system AlterPath Console Server User Manual 47 4 Configuring the Web Interface 48 Applications gt Connect The Connect form which launches a Java browser is used to Connect to the ACS box The connection type is always SSHv2 Connect to a console port based on what port you select from the drop down menu The connection type depends on how your ACS is config ured From the top menu bar select Applications from the left menu panel select Connect The system
50. ations from the left menu panel select Power Management from the form tabs select View IPDUS Info The system brings up the IPDUs Info form Serial Port 4 General Information Name PowerMgm 4 Syslog ON Number of Outlets 8 Number of Units 1 Buzzer ON Over Current Protection OFF Master Unit Information Model 8 15 Software Version 1 2 0 Alarm Threshold 15 04 Current 0 0A Maximum Detected 0 4A Temperature Maximum Detected 2 To delete the stored values for the maximum detected current select the Clear Max Detected Current button 3 To delete the stored values for the maximum detected temperature select the Clear Max Detected Temperature button 52 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Applications gt Power Management gt Users Manager The Users Management form of Power Management allows you to assign users to selected outlets for each serial port and vice versa To add a user or edit an assigned user perform the following steps 1 From the top menu bar select Applications from the left menu panel select Power Management from the tabs select Users Manager The system brings up the Users Manager form Serial Port 2 Users Information Jef 3 11 15 Serial Port 3 Users Information 2 To edit an assigned user select the user you wish to edit from the Serial Port view table and then select the Edit button that corresponds to the table OR
51. booted Telnet A terminal emulation program for TCP IP networks such as the Internet The Telnet program runs on your computer and connects your PC to a server on the network You can then enter commands through the Telnet program and they will be executed as if you were entering them directly on the server console Terminal Server A terminal server has one Ethernet LAN port and many RS 232 serial ports It is used to connect many terminals to the network Because they have the same physical interfaces terminal servers are sometimes used as console access servers TTY 1 In Unix refers to any terminal sometimes used to refer to the particular terminal controlling a given job it is also the name of a Unix command which outputs the name of the current controlling terminal 2 Also in Unix any serial port whether or not the device connected to it is a terminal so called because under Unix such devices have names of the form tty UDP User Datagram Protocol uses a special type of packet called a datagram Datagrams do not require a response they are one way only connectionless Datagrams are usually used for streaming media because an occasional packet loss will not affect the final product of the transmission U Rack Height Unit A standard computer rack has an internal width of 17 inches Rack space on a standard rack is measured in units of height U One U is 1 75 inches A device that has a height of 3 5 inches takes 2U of rack s
52. card Remote IP The remote IP address of the PCMCIA card Call Back Check box to enable the callback security feature Phone Number The phone number that the ACS uses to call back 69 4 Configuring the Web Interface 70 What is VPN If you already understand how VPN works skip this section and proceed to the next procedure Network gt VPN Connections A VPN or Virtual Private Network lets the Console Server and a whole network communicate securely when the only connection between them is over a third network which is not trustable The method is to put a security gateway machine in the network and create a security tunnel between the Console Server and this gateway The gateway machine and the Console Server encrypt packets entering the untrusted net and decrypt packets leaving it creating a secure tunnel through it Often it may be useful to have explicitly configured IPsec tunnels between the Console Server and a gateway of an office with a fixed IP address in this case every machine on the office network would have a secure connection with the Console Server or between the Console Server and the Console Server administrator machine which must in this case have a fixed IP address You can add this connection descriptor to both the Console Server and the other end This is the advantage of using left and right instead of using local remote parameters If you give an explicit IP address for left and left and right are not
53. chapter Click in the terminal window and start entering commands AlterPath Console Server User Manual 21 3 Using the Web Interface 22 To send a break to the terminal click on the SndBreak button The upper right hand corner of the browser Java window shows two icons Refresh and Disconnect ES Select the left icon to refresh or reconnect to the server select the right icon to end the session or disconnect from the Java window Logging onto the Terminal Telnet Access To open a telnet session to a serial port enter the following command telnet lt hostname or IP address gt lt TCP port number gt Press ENTER Where lt hostname gt is the hostname configured in the workstation where the telnet client will run through etc hosts or DNS table Or it can just be the IP address of the AlterPath ACS Ethernet s interface as configured by the user or as learned from DHCP lt TCP port number gt is the number associated to the serial port The factory values 7001 corresponds to serial port 1 7002 to serial port 2 and so forth and 3000 is a pool with all serial ports To close the telnet session just press the telnet hot key configured in the telnet client application usually it s Ctrl SSH Access Secure Shell SSH is a command interface and protocol often used by network administrators to connect securely to a remote computer SSH replaces its non secure counterpart rsh and rlogin There are two ve
54. command line interface alone E the ACS Reference Guide to configure ACS in CLI Task 1 Install ACS and connect to the network 1 Plug the power cable into the ACS When using an external power source Optional Insert the female end of the black power cable into the power socket on the ACS and the 3 prong end into a wall outlet DANGER To help prevent electric shock plug the ACS into a properly grounded power source The cable is equipped with a 3 prong plug to help ensure proper grounding Do not use adapter plugs or remove the grounding prong from the cable If you use an extension cable use a 3 wire cable with properly grounded plugs IMPORTANT The AlterPath Console Server must be plugged into a SS receptacle protected by an appropriate listed circuit breaker 2 Connect the console cable Construct a Console Cable out of the RJ 45 straight through cable and the appropriate adapter provided in the product box All adapters have an RJ 45 connector on one end and either a DB25 or DB9 connector on the other end male or female Connect this cable to the port labeled Console on the ACS with the RJ 45 connector end and connect the adapter end to your PC s available COM port AlterPath Console Server User Guide 15 2 Installing the ACS The modem cable is not necessary for a standard installation and configuration Use it when the configuration is complete and you want to access the box remotely through a
55. cting the network cable first unplug the cable from the Host Server unplug external power if applicable equipment and then unplug the cable from the network jack When reconnecting a network cable to the back equipment first plug the cable into the network jack and then into the Host Server equipment DANGER To help prevent electric shock plug the ACS into a properly grounded power source The cable is equipped with a three prong plug to help ensure proper grounding Do not use adapter plugs or remove the grounding prong from the cable If you have to use an extension cable use a three wire cable with properly grounded plugs Important To help protect the ACS from electrical power fluctuations use a surge suppressor line conditioner or uninterruptible power supply Important Be sure that nothing rests on the cables of the ACS and that they are not located where they can be stepped on or tripped over Important Do not spill food or liquids on the ACS AlterPath Console Server User Guide Appendix Safety Guidelines DANGER Do not push any objects through the openings of the ACS Doing so can cause fire or electric shock by shorting out interior components 2 Important k Keep your ACS away from heat sources and do not block host s cooling vents Important The AlterPath Console Server product DC version is only intended to be installed in restricted access areas Dedicated Equipment Rooms Equipm
56. d check box To invert means rules will apply to everything except for the adjacent item just defined 1 From the Firewall Configuration form select the chain containing the rule s that you wish to edit and then click on the Edit Rule button The system brings up the Edit Rules for Chain form Edit Rules for Chain INPUT DROP anywhere 2 From the Edit Rules for Chain form select the rule you wish to edit and then click on the Edit button Use the Up and Down buttons to navigate through the list as necessary AlterPath Console Server User Manual 83 4 Configuring the Web Interface The system brings up the Edit Rule dialog box Source IP Destination IP 0 0 0 0 Mask 0 Inverted Protocol Input Interface F inverted Output Interface Inverted All packets m Fragments lolx Target ACCEPT 0 0 0 0 Mask o Inverted ICMP m inverted ICMP Options Section ICMP Type timestamp request y inverted 3 Complete the necessary fields as follows Target Field Name Definition Indicates the action to be performed to the IP packet when it matches the rule The kernel can be configured to ACCEPT DROP RETURN LOG or REJECT the packet by sending a message translating the source or the destination IP address port or sending the packet to another user defined chain Source IP The source IP address Mask Source network mask Required when a n
57. d groups to the ACS or systems which ACS controls To grant users access to specific ports switch to the Expert Mode then go to Security gt Users and Groups From this window you can e Change a User Password e Add a user e Delete a user 1 If you haven t opened the Access Form from the menu panel select Step 3 Access The system brings up the Access form Step 1 Network Settings Step 2 Port Profile Add users who will be able to access all ports By default all users can access all ports Step 4 Data Buffering See Help for more details Step 5 System Log 2 complete your User Access configuration proceed to the appropriate subheadings of this section Changing a User Password Adding a User or Deleting a User 38 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Changing a User Password If you haven t changed your root administration password now is the time to change it using the Change User Password dialog box From the Users scrollable field box of the Access window select the user whose password you want to change and then select the Change Password button The system brings up the Change User Password dialog box Change User Password Microsoft Intern New Password Repeat New Password 2 Type in the new password in the two entry fields of the dialog box and then click on the OK button AlterPath Console Server User Manual 39
58. de Task 4 Test Configuration Log in as a regular user and connect to a port Check the other features e g Data Buffering Management etc as discussed in Chapter 3 Using the ACS 1 To create new users see Wizard Mode Step 3 Access page 4 10 of 4 Configuring the Web Interface Task 5 Configure the web interface in Expert Mode Return to Chapter 4 Configuring the Web Interface and continue with configuration using the Expert Mode Task 6 Save Changes Click on the Apply Changes button located on the bottom of the ACS Web Configuration screen when done to save your configuration to Flash 18 AlterPath Console Server User Guide Chapter 3 Using the Web Interface This chapter presents the methods for accessing serial ports and the basic operations for using ACS Addressed to the ACS end user the chapter is divided into the following topics e Using the Web Interface e Using the Command Line Interface e Using Telnet Using the TS Menu Power Management Using the Web Interface 2 Refer to Appendix B for a description of the web requirements for E connecting to a serial port To use the web interface to connect to a serial port follow the following procedure Connect your web browser to the ACS by typing in the Console Access Server s IP address e g https 10 10 10 10 provided to you by your system administrator in the address field of your internet browser 2 Press Enter AlterPath C
59. ditions which can cause the AlterPath ACS to display a DONE result even though the FTP did not store a copy AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface To Save Configuration to a Storage Device For this feature to work the RESTORECONF utility must be modified to enable the system to read the configuration file from the compact flash Refer to the ACS Reference Guide for more details 1 From the top menu select Administration from the left menu select Backup Configuration 2 From the Type dropdown field of the Backup Configuration form select Storage Device The system displays the following form Administration System Information Notifications idend Save Load Boot Configuration Type Storage Device Upgrade Firmware Reboot Default Configuration Replace Configuration 3 Complete the form as follows Field Name Definition Default Configuration The system uses the configuration in the storage device but does not override the internal flash configuration after reboot Replace Configuration The system saves the configuration in the storage device with a flag REPLACE that is used by the RESTORECONF utility 4 Click on Save 5 Click on Apply Changes AlterPath Console Server User Manual 125 4 Configuring the Web Interface Administration gt Upgrade Firmware The Upgrade Firmware form allows you to upload the ACS firmware from the Cyclade
60. e Server sends packets in order to deliver them to the right Subnet Mask As indicated RSA Key You may use the copy and paste feature of your browser to enter the RAS key Boot Action Boot action with regards to generating an RSA key pair upon system boot Pre Shared Secret The pre shared password between left and right users 4 Select the OK button 5 Select the Apply Changes button to save your configuration SNMP Daemon Settings Short for Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is a set of protocols for managing complex networks SNMP works by sending messages called protocol data units PDUs to different parts of a network SNMP compliant devices agents store data about themselves in Management Information Bases MIBs and return this data to the SNMP requesters The ACS uses the Net SNMP package http www net snmp org The Net SNMP package contains various tools relating to the Simple Network Management Protocol including an extensible agent an SNMP library tools to request or set information from SNMP agents tools to generate and handle SNMP traps a version of the unix netstat command using SNMP and a Tk perl mib browser SNMP is configured with community names OID and user names ACS supports SNMPv1 v2 and v3 The two versions require different AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface configurations SNMPv1 v2 requires community source object ID
61. ed to group IP addresses together or to indicate the range of IP addresses for this IP network subnet supernet Secondary Network Mask Optional MTU Maximum Transmission Unit used by the TCP protocol DNS Service DNS Server Address of the Domain Name Server Secondary DNS Server Address of the backup Domain Name Server Domain Name The name that identifies the domain e g domainname com Gateway IP As indicated 3 Select the Apply Changes button at the bottom of the application window to complete the procedure AlterPath Console Server User Manual 61 4 Configuring the Web Interface Network gt Syslog The Syslog form allows you to configure one or more syslog servers to receive ACS generated syslog messages The ACS generates syslog messages related to users connecting to ports login failures and other information that can be used for audit trailing purposes You also use this form to delete syslog servers 1 Select Network from the top menu bar and then select Syslog from the left menu panel The system brings up the Syslog form Host Settings PCMCIA Management VPN Connections SNMP Daemon Settings Services Firewall Configuration Host Table Static Routes Facility Number Local 7 y New Syslog Server 2 Complete the form as follows Field Name Facility Number Definition Facility number to identify the location of the Syslog Server New Syslo
62. editing a rule Refer to the Editing a Rule procedure section for a definition of the user input fields AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface 1 From the Firewall Configuration form select the chain to which you wish to add a rule or if you are adding a new chain select the Add button and follow the procedure for Adding a Chain 2 Click on the Edit Rule button The system brings up the Edit Rule for Chain dialog box 3 From the Edit Rule for Chain dialog box click on the Add button The system brings up the Add Rule dialog box 4 Complete the Add Rule dialog box Refer to the Editing a Rule section for a definition of the input fields as needed 5 Click on the Apply Changes button located at the bottom of the ACS configuration window to complete the procedure About the Reject Options Section When Reject is selected as the target the Reject Options Section appears with the following fields Field Name Reject with Definition Reject with means that the filter will drop the input packet and send back a reply packet according to any of the reject types listed below Choices are icmp net unreachable icmp host unreachable ICMP network unreachable alias ICMP host unreachable alias icmp port unreachable ICMP port unreachable alias icmp proto unreachable icmp net prohibited ICMP protocol unreachable alias ICMP network prohibited alias
63. efault mode in this mode the Wizard button is visible and vice versa Help Invoke the online help sub window which provides help information relating to the current form Back Traverse to the previous form i e the form preceding the current form as it appears in the menu Try Changes Test or run the system based on the settings from the current form without having to save the configuration Cancel Changes Cancel your changes or reverts back to the original configuration values Apply Changes Save your changes to the ACS Flash card Next Traverse to the next form i e the form succeeding the current form as it appears in the menu Saving Your Configuration The Unsaved Changes indicator on the lower right hand corner of the ACS web configuration window serves to remind you that you have made a configuration entry or change which has not been saved 32 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Unless you do not need to save your configuration be sure to select the Apply Changes button to ensure that your changes are saved to Flash AlterPath Console Server User Manual 33 4 Configuring the Web Interface 34 Configuring in Wizard Mode As shown in the menu the Wizard Mode configuration is composed of five steps Step 1 Network Settings Step 2 Port Profile Step 3 Access Step 4 Data Buffering Step 5 System Log Step 1 Network Settings To configu
64. ements To configure the ACS Cyclades recommends any of the following hardware specifications e Workstation with a console serial port or e Workstation with Ethernet and TCP IP topology or e Cyclades AlterPath Manager The hardware connectivity required for each configuration method Hardware Connectivity Configuration Method Workstation Hub Ethernet Cables Web browser vi Wizard or CLI Console Console Cable constructed from RJ45 vi Wizard or CLI straight through cable adapter Workstation Hub Ethernet Cables This manual is designed primarily for web browser users If you will use vi E the wizard CLI version or CLI refer to the ACS Reference Guide To install ACS with AlterPath Manager refer to the AlterPath Manager Manual and configure the device using the Manager Default Configuration Parameters DHCP enabled if there is no DHCP Server IP for Ethernet 15 192 168 160 10 with a Netmask of 255 255 255 0 CAS configuration e Socket_server in all ports access method is telnet 9600 bps 8N1 e No Authentication AlterPath Console Server User Guide 13 2 Installing the ACS Pre Install Checklist Before you install and configure the ACS ensure that you have the following Root Access HyperTerminal Kermit or Minicom IP Address of PC or terminal AlterPath Console Server NameServer and Gateway Network Access Java 2 JRE 14 You will need Root Access on
65. ent Closets or the like in accordance with Articles 110 18 110 26 and 110 27 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 701 1999 Edition Use 18 AWG or 0 75 mm2 or above cable to connect the DC configured unit to the Centralized D C Power Systems Install the required double pole single throw DC rated UL Listed circuit breaker between the power source and the AlterPath Console Server DC version Minimum Breaker Rating 2A Required conductor size 18 AWG Working inside the AlterPath Console Port Server Do not attempt to service the AlterPath Console Server yourself except when following instructions from Cyclades Technical Support personnel In the latter case first take the following precautions 1 Turn the AlterPath Console Server off 2 Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface on the back of the equipment before touching anything inside it AlterPath Console Server User Guide 135 Appendix Safety Guidelines 136 Replacing the Battery WARNING There is the danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions WARNUNG e Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr Ersetzen Sie die Batterie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den
66. entication service from this form A summary of authentication services that you can configure from this form is as follows Authentication Type Definition None No authentication Local Authentication is performed locally i e using the etc passwd file Remote This is for a terminal profile only The unit takes in a username but does not use it for authentication Instead it passes it to the remote server where it is then used for authentication Radius Authentication is performed using a Radius authentication server TacacsPlus Authentication is performed using a TacacsPlus authentication server Ldap Authentication is performed against an ldap database using an Idap server Kerberos Authentication is performed using a Kerberos server Local Radius Authentication is performed locally first switching to Radius if unsuccessful Radius Local The opposite of the previous option Local TacacsPlus Authentication is performed locally first switching to TacacsPlus if unsuccessful TacacsPlus Local The opposite of the previous option RadiusDownLocal Local authentication is tried only when the Radius server is down TacacsPlusDownLocal Local authentication is tried only when the TacacsPlus server is down kerberosDownLocal Local authentication is tried only when the kerberos server is down IdapDownLocal Local authentication is tried only when the ldap server is down
67. er may be seen as an address of an application within the computer PPP Point to Point Protocol This protocol is a way to connect your computer to the Internet over telephone lines PPP is replacing an older protocol SLIP as it is more stable and has more error checking features AlterPath Console Server User Manual 149 Glossary Profile RADIUS RISC Root Access Routing Table Secure Shell SSH 150 PPP has been a widely used Internet standard for sending datagrams over a communications link The PPP standard is described in RFC 1661 by the Point to Point Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force IETF PPP is commonly used when remote computers call an Internet service provider ISP or a corporate server that is configured to receive incoming calls Usage setup of the ACS either as a Console Access Server CAS a Terminal Server or a Remote Access Server Remote Authentication Dial In User Service is a client server protocol and software that enables remote access servers to communicate with a central server to authenticate dial in users and authorize their access to the requested system or service RADIUS allows a company to maintain user profiles in a central database that all remote servers can share Reduced Instruction Set Computer This describes a computer processor architecture that uses a reduced set of instructions and achieves performance by executing those instructions very fast Most U
68. etwork should be included in the rule Inverted Select box to invert the target action i e the action assigned to the target will be performed to all source IPs Masks except to the one just defined 84 AlterPath Console Server User Manual Field Name Destination IP 4 Configuring the Web Interface Definition Destination IP address Mask Inverted Destination network mask Select box to invert the target action 1 the action assigned to the target will be performed to all Destination Mask IPs except to the one just defined Protocol The transport protocol to check If the numeric value is available select Numeric and type the value in the adjacent text input field otherwise select one of the other options Inverted Select box to invert the target action 1 the action assigned to the target will be performed to all protocols except to the one just defined Interface The interface where the IP packet should pass Inverted Select box to invert the target action 1 the action assigned to the target will be performed to all interfaces except to the one just defined Fragments Indicates the fragments or unfragmented packets to be checked The firewall 1 IP Tables can check for Packets 2nd 3rd fragmented packets Non fragmented and 1st fragmented packets ICMP Options Section Select from the scrollable
69. f a block of data and which is transmitted or stored along with the data in order to detect corruption of the data The receiving system recomputes the checksum based upon the received data and AlterPath Console ServerUser Manual Glossary 142 Cluster Console Access Server CAS Community Console Console Port DHCP compares this value with the one sent with the data If the two values are the same the receiver has some confidence that the data was received correctly A cluster is a group of one or more computers working as a group to execute a certain task From the user standpoint a cluster acts as a large computer system A CAS has an Ethernet LAN connection and many RS 232 serial ports It connects to the console ports of servers and networking equipment and allows convenient and secure access from a single location The community name acts as a password and is used to authenticate messages sent between an SNMP client and a router containing an SNMP server The community name is sent in every packet between the client and the server Terminal used to configure network devices at boot start up time Also used to refer to the keyboard video and mouse user interface to a server Most of the equipment in a data center servers routers switches UPS PBX etc has a serial console port for out of band management purposes Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol for automatic TCP IP configuration t
70. face Step 2 Port Profile The Port Profile configures your Console Access Profile CAS defining the protocol and type of command line interface you will use to access the ACS The Port Profile controls the speed data size parity and stop bits of all ports It sets the flow control to hardware software or none and sets the DCD signal and tty after the system establishes a socket connection to that serial port In Wizard mode the system assumes that all devices will be connected at the same parameter values If you need to configure different values to specific devices then you must click on the Expert mode button and select Ports gt Physical Ports to enter these values 1 From the main menu of the web interface select Step 2 Network Settings The system displays the Port Profile form Step 1 Network Settings Set up the CAS Console Access Server profile for the serial ports Specify the serial parameters for all ports Step 4 Data Buffering See Help for more details Step 5 System Log The previous port specific parameters will be discarded Connection console Telnet E T 9600 El ps Protocol Flow Control None Data Size aw Step 3 Access Parity E Stop Bits hel Authentication Required 2 From the Port Profile form complete the necessary fields 36 AlterPath Console Server User Manual Field Name Connection Protocol 4 Configuring the Web Interface Definition
71. g Server Name of the Syslog Server that you wish to add Syslog Servers 62 List of all Syslog Servers connected to ACS AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface 3 To adda new Syslog Server type in the name of the server in the New Syslog Server field and then select the Add button OR To delete a Syslog Server from the Syslog Servers list box select the server you wish to delete and then select Delete 4 Select Apply Changes to save your changes to Flash Network gt PCMCIA Management The PCMCIA Management form allows you to configure the types of PCMCIA card that are installed in either one or both of the PCMCIA slots Cyclades ACS supports several PCMCIA cards including modem ISDN wireless and wired NICs Compact Flash and IDE drives for data buffer storage For a list of all ACS supported PCMCIA Cards refer to Appendix A Hardware Specifications You can insert a card at any time and the corresponding driver should load automatically Before removing a card however you must configure the PCMCIA form to eject the card and stop the system from using the card 1 Select Network from the top menu bar and then select PCMCIA Management from the left menu panel The system brings up the PCMCIA Management form PCMCIA cs DEN EN AlterPath Console Server User Manual 63 4 Configuring the Web Interface 2 Insert the card into the PCMCIA slot and
72. hat provides static and dynamic address allocation and management DHCP enables individual computers on an IP network to extract their configurations from a server the DHCP server servers in particular servers that have no exact information about the individual computers until they request the information The overall purpose of this is to reduce the work necessary to administer a large IP network The most significant piece of information distributed in this manner is the IP address AlterPath Console Server User Manual Glossary DNS Server Domain Name Server The computer you use to access the DNS to allow you to contact other computers on the Internet The server keeps a database of host computers and their IP addresses Domain Name The unique name that identifies an Internet site Domain Names always have 2 or more parts separated by dots The part on the left is the most specific and the part on the right is the most general A given machine may have more than one Domain Name but a given Domain Name points to only one machine For example the domain names matisse net mail matisse net workshop matisse net can all refer to the same machine but each domain name can refer to no more than one machine Usually all of the machines on a given Network will have the same thing as the right hand portion of their Domain Names matisse net in the examples above It is also possible for a Domain Name to exist but not be connec
73. hat the user has access to the requested resources Chips on the motherboard of a computer contain read only memory instructions that are used to start up a computer The operating system of a PC also makes use of BIOS instructions and settings to access hardware components such as a disk drive Some BIOS CMOS settings can be set to scan for viruses causing problems for some installation programs The baud rate is a measure of the number of symbols characters transmitted per unit of time Each symbol will normally consist of a number of bits so the baud rate will only be the same as the bit rate when there is one bit per symbol The term originated as a measure for the transmission of telegraph characters It has little application today except in terms of modem operation It is recommended that all data rates are referred to in bps rather than baud which is easy to misunderstand Additionally baud rate cannot be equated to bandwidth unless the number of bits per symbol is known To start a computer so that it is ready to run programs for the user A PC can be booted either by turning its power on Cold Boot or by pressing Ctrl Alt Del Warm Boot A break signal is generated in an RS 232 serial line by keeping the line in zero for longer than a character time Breaks at a serial console port are interpreted by Sun servers as a signal to suspend operation and switch to monitor mode A computed value which depends on the contents o
74. he IP address in the New Syslog Server field and click Add Repeat step for as many syslog servers you need to add OR 4 To delete a syslog server select the Syslog server to be deleted from the Syslog Servers scrollable list box and then click Delete 5 Click on the Apply Changes button at the bottom of the main panel Configuring in Expert Mode This section presents the procedures for configuring the ACS web interface in Expert Mode This mode is designed for the advanced user who needs to configure the ACS beyond the capabilities of the basic wizard mode As indicated in the top menu bar there are five additional areas of ACS configuration in Expert mode e Applications e Network e Security e Ports e Administration Expert Mode Menu Each top menu option provides additional side menu selections Their functions are as follows Applications Menu Selection Use this menu to Connect Select and connect to a port Power Management View and edit IPDU settings This menu comprises five tabbed forms Outlets Manager View IPDUs Info Users Manager Configuration and Software Upgrade AlterPath Console Server User Manual 45 4 Configuring the Web Interface Menu Selection Use this menu to Terminal Profile Menu Create command menu for a terminal 1 CLI or VI Most of the fields for each form are defined in the procedure For a more detailed definition of these field names or terms h
75. he left menu select Physical Ports The system brings up the Virtual Ports Slave form Virtual Ports Ports Status AlterPath Console Server User Manual Console Telnet IPDU Console Telnet Console Telnet 109 4 Configuring the Web Interface 2 To add a new slave select the Add button To edit a slave select the slave you wish to edit from the Slave list The system brings up the New Modify Port dialog box Number of ports ilg First Local Port Number 0 Local IP First Local TCP Port o Number Remote IP First Remote TCP Port o Number Protocol Telnet y 3 Complete the dialog box as follows Field Name Definition Number of Ports Choices are 1 4 8 16 32 and 48 First Local Port No As indicated Local IP Local IP address First Local TCP Port No As indicated Remote IP Remote IP address First Remote TCP Port No As indicated Protocol Communication method between master and slave Telnet or SSH 4 If you want to assign port names to the ports select the Port Names button 110 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface The system brings up the Port Names dialog box New Modify Port Microsoft Internet Explorer TES a 12 gt 10 10 10 10 D 30 30 30 30 0 telnet 13 10 10 10 10 1 30 30 30 30 1 telnet 14 10 10 10 10 2 30 30 30 30 2 telnet 15 sd 10 10 10 10 3
76. he web interface in Expert Mode Task O SAVe Changes xus ult uetus es aR RAO EROR OR ur ol ns Chapter 3 Using the Web Interface Using the Web Interface 2 0 llle Using the Command Line Interface Logging onto the Terminal fs menu ACCESS cie uus do ues eel d oie P pA Reve gts Power Management s RE es SECUN a REESE NU HEC V Ee ee ARA eres AlterPath Console Server User Manual 12 13 15 15 16 18 18 18 18 19 19 21 22 23 25 26 Chapter 4 Configuring the Web Interface 27 OVERVIEW cse baiji IM a ae oe LP SESS SRE eS 27 POSS ths aie Vener decease Meola sete a ea eit an gran 28 ACS Web Interface GUI 30 WAZ at MODE A eet EE REO le 30 Expett Mode uA Rd CE oak RAR Ha Sl ro 31 Button Functions sses tessei i pean i as e 32 Saving Your Configuration 20 0 0 aa 32 Configuring in Wizard Mode 34 Step 1 Network 34 Step 25 s erre Toe ey AO d te eid ol Ss 36 StEP 35 ACCOSSIS S ates ott dee Aet EO pd eR OE cere a abire 38 Step 4 Data Buffering 42 Step i gt System Log iusso e ava PEs iad Oe ep Eg quit x ed 44 Configuring in Expert 45 Expert Mode
77. ich the agent is running e g me mymachine mydomain SysLocation The physical location of the system e g mydomain If you are using SNMPyv3 skip steps 2 and 3 proceed to step 4 3 To Add an SNMP agent using SNMPv1 SNMP2 Configuration select the Add button located at the bottom of this view table OR To edit an SNMP agent select the Edit button The system invokes the New Modify v1 v2 Configuration dialog box Community Source OID m m Permission Read Only 4 Complete the dialog box as follows Field Name Community Definition The password used to authenticate messages sent between the SNMP client and the router containing the SNMP server Source The IP addresses or the range of source IP address OID 76 Object Identifier AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Field Name Definition Permission Select the permission type Read Only Read only access to the entire MIB except for SNMP configuration objects Read Write Read write access to the entire MIB except for SNMP configuration objects Admin Read write access 5 If you are adding or editing an SNMP agent using SNMPv3 scroll down to the lower half of the SNMP Configuration form SNMPv3 Configuration R ite 2 Read write Read write AXXXX
78. ient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient temperature Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient temperature See above Reduced Air Flow Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised Mechanical Loading Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern AlterPath Console Server User Guide Appendix Safety Guidelines 134 Reliable Earthing Reliable earthing of rack mounted equipment should be maintained Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit such as power strips or extension cords Safety Precautions for Operating the ACS Please read all the following safety guidelines to protect yourself and your AlterPath Console Server DANGER Do not operate your ACS with the cover removed DANGER To avoid shorting out your ACS when disconne
79. ile Menu The Terminal Profile Menu form enables you to create a menu of commands for users to use whenever ACS is used as a terminal server with dumb terminals attached The menu should appear when users turn on the dumb terminal and login to ACS You can create any valid command recognized by the ACS operating system The most common use of this feature is to launch an SSH session to a host system 1 From the top menu bar select Applications from the menu panel select Terminal Profile Menu The system invokes the Terminal Profile Menu form Applications Connect iss Menu title Power Management Menu Options 2 To edit a menu option select the action name from the table and then click on the Edit button OR To add a new menu option to an existing menu click on the Add button 58 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface The system invokes the following dialog box inixl z Tite Action Command 3 Type in the menu title and or action to the corresponding entry fields and then select Apply 4 Verify your entry or edits from the Menu Options list of the Terminal Profile Menu form 5 To enter or edit another command repeat steps 2 through 4 6 Click on the Apply Changes button located at the bottom of the configuration window AlterPath Console Server User Manual 59 4 Configuring the Web Interface Network gt Host Settings The Host Settings form allows
80. le Server Management Server h port 8 zi Selected ports all Done 2 From the above form complete the following fields as necessary Field Name Definition Port IP Alias The IP alias of the selected port TCP Port The TCP Port number Port Name As indicated Windows EMS Checkbox to enable Windows EMS Expanded Memory AlterPath Console Server User Manual Field Name TCP Keep alive Interval 4 Configuring the Web Interface Definition Specifies the time interval between the periodic polling by the system to check client processes and connectivity Idle Timeout The maximum time in seconds that a session can be idle before the user is logged off Host to Connect STTY Options Set terminal options Break Interval Break interval in milliseconds Login Banner Text entry field box Enter the text you wish to appear as a login banner upon logging onto the terminal Address of the host connected to the port Terminal Type As indicated Modem Initialization PPP Options Text entry field box Options when using this protocol Ports gt Virtual Ports You can use one AlterPath console server as a Master to control other AlterPath console servers slaves The ports on the slave unit acts as an extension of the master unit The Virtual Ports form is used to add edit or delete these virtual ports or slaves 1 From the top menu select Ports from t
81. me Field and then select OK Spaces are not allowed in the chain name After entering a new chain name click on the Edit Rules button to access the next dialog window to enter the rules for that chain Select OK to commit your changes To add rules to your new chain proceed to the Adding a Rule section Editing a Chain 1 82 To edit a chain select from the view table the chain you wish to edit and then select the Edit button The system brings up the Edit Chain dialog box Edit Chain Microsoft Internet Explore Name INPUT Policy ACCEPT y Modify the Policy field as necessary and then select the OK button If you need to edit any rules for this chain proceed to the Editing a Rule section AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Deleting a Chain Only user defined chains can be deleted The system will not allow you to delete a built in chain 1 From the Firewall Configuration form select the chain you wish to delete from the list and then select the Delete button Editing a Rule The rules define how the filtering should work To edit a rule choose from the Edit Rule dialog box the target policy Accept Reject Log Return Drop and the packets you want to filter source destination IP Ethernet interface and protocol type if it applies to fragments Any of the items i e source destination IP input output interface can be inverted by checking the Inverte
82. n your screen After it finishes booting you will see a login prompt 5 Connect COM Port to the ACS Console Login as root and enter the default password tslinux 6 Type in wiz As shown in the sample screen below the system brings up the configuration wizard banner and begins running the wizard Follow the system prompts to either accept the default values or enter them manually ONS for using the Wizard the appropriate information for yo ENTER ENTER if y sS sfied with the ve ome parameter f ther is nothing within E vill must onficgure 2 For the procedure on how to configure the ACS from wiz to support Kerberos tickets refer to the ACS Reference Guide 7 Proceed to Task 3 AlterPath Console Server User Guide 17 2 Installing the ACS After the initial configuration you can configure the network further by using any of the following methods e Web Interface Command Line Interface via SSH e AlterPath Manager if installed in your network To use the ACS web management interface ask your System Administrator for the IP address By default ACS uses the IP address provided by the DHCP server If your network doesn t have DHCP then ACS will default to 192 168 160 10 Configure your ACS to connect to this address and run the web interface Task 3 Configure via Web Wizard Proceed to Chapter 4 Configuring the Web Interface and complete the procedure for configuring ACS in Wizard Mo
83. nable the callback security feature Phone Number The phone number that the ACS uses to call back AlterPath Console Server User Manual 65 4 Configuring the Web Interface Access Method ISDN If the selected Access Method is ISDN the following fields are used ISDN gt 15 x 66 LocallP 10 0 0 21 Remote IP 10 0 0 22 Call Back Phone Numberfe358662 m Field Name Definition PCMCIA Card Select ISDN from the pull down box PPP Check box to enable point to point protocol Local IP The local IP address of the PCMCIA card Remote IP The remote IP address of the PCMCIA card Call Back Check box to enable the callback security feature Phone Number The phone number that the ACS uses to call back AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Access Method GSM If the selected Access Method is GSM the following fields are used ioixi e GSM Local IP Remote IP Pin Number CallBack Field Name Definition PCMCIA Card Select GSM from the pull down box Local IP The local IP address of the PCMCIA card Remote IP The remote IP address of the PCMCIA card Pin Number The personal identification number associated with the GSM Call Back Check box to enable the callback security feature AlterPath Console Server User Manual 67 4 Configuring the Web Interface 68 Access Method Ethernet If
84. nge a user s password select the user whose password you wish to change from the User List and then select the Change Password button The system brings up the Change Password dialog box 2 Complete the Change Password dialog box and then select OK 3 From the bottom of the main ACS window select Apply Changes to save your configuration to Flash AlterPath Console Server User Manual 93 4 Configuring the Web Interface 94 Active Ports Sessions The Active Ports Sessions window is designed to provide you a quick status and usage information e g user tty Login time JCPU etc pertaining to all active ports sessions Open sessions are displayed with their identifications and statistics data for login session and CPU usage for the specific client JCPU relates all processes attached to that port including running background processes PCPU relates the current processing time 1 From the top menu bar select Security from the left menu panel select Active Ports Sessions The system invokes the Active Ports Sessions window Security Users and Groups Uptime 1 day Users 1 The field or column names of the above view table indicate the following Field Name Definition User The user who initiated the port session TTY The name of the serial port From The network machine to which the port is connected Login The time of the last login Idle The time when the port became inactive AlterPa
85. ngs for these port s 4 Configuring the Web Interface Other port settings Configure other port settings such as break interval login banner PPP options etc To configure the ports 1 From the top menu select Ports from the left menu select Physical Ports The system invokes the Physical Ports Modification form Virtual Ports Ports Status Console Telnet 9600 BNL IPDU 9600 BNL Console Telnet 9600 8N1 Console Telnet 9600 8N1 This form allows you to e Modify all or only selected ports e Enable or disable selected ports 2 To modify selected ports select the port you wish to modify from the Physical Ports Modification form and then click on the Modify Selected Ports button OR To modify all ports click on the Modify AII Ports button 3 Proceed to the next section Port Settings and select the tabbed form you wish to configure 96 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Associating an Alias to a Port To specify an alias parameter to associate a name to a port perform the following steps 1 While in Expert Mode go to Ports gt Physical Ports 2 From the Physical Ports Selection form select the port to configure and then click on the Modify Selected Ports button The system displays the Modify Selected Port form General Connection Protocol Console Telnet y Alias Baud Rate Kbps 9600 2 Flow Control none Data e Parit
86. ns from the left menu panel select Power Management from the default Outlets Manager form select the Configuration tab The system brings up the Configuration form Configuration Serial Port 2 Configuration Name Enable Over Current Protection Enable Syslog Enable Buzzer Alarm Threshold Master Unit 1 First Slave 1 Serial Port 3 Configuration Name Enable Over Current Protection Enable Syslog Enable Buzzer Alarm Threshold Master Unit 1 First Slave 1 2 From the Configuration form select the Serial Port you wish to configure and then click on the appropriate radio buttons to enable disable Over Current Protection Syslog and Buzzer 3 If enabling the buzzer or alarm notification provide the Alarm Threshold 1 100 amps for that master or slave unit 4 Clickon the Apply Changes button at the bottom of the ACS application window AlterPath Console Server User Manual 55 4 Configuring the Web Interface 56 Applications gt Power Management gt Software Upgrade The Software Upgrade form of Power Management allows you to upgrade the Power Management software for a selected serial port The first line of the form shows the latest software version available The presence of an Upgrade button indicates that a new software version for that master or slave port is available To upgrade the software for a selected port perform the following steps 1 G
87. nt Reports are occurrences of Events in a Managed system sent to a list of managers configured to receive Events for that managed system These Event Reports are called Traps in SNMP The Traps provide the value of one or more instances of management information Any SNMP enabled Device generates Fault Reports Traps that are defined in the MIB which the SNMP Agent has implemented The Trap Definition vary with the SNMP Version which defines the messaging format but the information contained in these are essentially identical The major difference between the two message formats is in identifying the events Stop Bit A bit which signals the end of a unit of transmission on a serial line A stop bit may be transmitted after the end of each byte or character Subnet Mask A bit mask used to select bits from an Internet address for subnet addressing Also known as Address Mask AlterPath Console Server User Manual 151 Glossary 152 SSH Secure Shell STTY TACACS TACACS A protocol which permits secure remote access over a network from one computer to another SSH negotiates and establishes an encrypted connection between an SSH client and an SSH server Set the options for a terminal device interface This command prints information about your terminal settings The information printed is the same as if you had typed stty while interacting with a shell The stty utility sets or reports on terminal I O characteri
88. o to the Cyclades web site and enter the Download Drivers area Download the latest AlterPath PM firware to the tmp folder in the ACS box Be sure to name the firmware pmfirmware otherwise the ACS should not detected it Note that you cannot copy the firmware image to the ACS unit through the web interface you must do it via SSH or by accessing the console port From the top menu bar select Applications from the left menu panel select Power Management from the tabs select Software Upgrade The system brings up the Software Upgrade form Software Upgrade a Latest software version available 1 2 1 Refresh Serial Port2 Name PowerStrip2 Number of Units 2 Master Unit Software Version 1 1 00 Update First Slave Software Version 1 1 00 Update Serial Port3 Name PowerStrip3 Number of Units 2 Master Unit Software Version 1 1 00 Update First Slave Software Version 1 2 1 Select the Refresh button to ensure that all software information on the form is up to date From the Software Version list select the software you wish to update and then select the Update button to the right of the listed version AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface 5 Select the Apply Changes button at the bottom of the configuration window to save your configuration AlterPath Console Server User Manual 57 4 Configuring the Web Interface Applications gt Terminal Prof
89. object to the SNMP agent Trap Number The trap type defined in the MIB Community The password used to authenticate the traps Server IP The address of the server running the SNMP Body The text or content of the notification After selecting and completing the Notification Entry dialog box select the OK button Select the Apply Changes button at the bottom of the ACS configuration window to save your configuration Port DCD Alarm Notification You can configure the Notification form to monitor the DCD signal such that the system will generate an alarm in any of the following events gt A serial console cable is removed from the console server A server network equipment attached to the console is powered down The configuration also enables you to detect if a modem that is in use is still powered on and active From the Notification form select the Action Email SNMP Trap or Pager Click the Add button Enter the Alarm Trigger Port DCD Configure the parameters of the action Select Apply Changes AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Administration gt Time Date The Time Date form is used to enable ACS to work as an NTP client Network Time Protocol NTP is a standard for synchronizing your system clock with the true time defined as the average of many high accuracy clocks around the world By default NTP is disabled and you may enter the time and date manuall
90. on Type of backup FTP or Storage Device Server IP IP address of the FTP server Path and Filename Path and filename of the FTP server Username Username of the person who is doing the backup Password AlterPath Console Server User Manual Password associated with the Username 123 4 Configuring the Web Interface 124 Read the succeeding section Backup and Restore Procedure for a c more detailed explanation of the fields 3 Select Save to FTP Server or Upload from FTP Server as appropriate Backup and Restore Procedure For backup purposes you can give the configuration backup file a name according to your company s naming convention From the Backup Configuration form fill in the fields with the server name i e the IP address of your workstation if you have just installed an FTP server in it Username and Password for a valid username defined in your FTP server and the Path and Filename to which you have rights to access and write The Path and Filename field must contain the full path and the filename that you will assign to the backup file Example To upload to the upload folder with the filename AcsxxxxConfig040521 type in the following in the Path and Filename field upload AcsxxxxConfig040521 Always check the FTP server s upload folder after you have selected the Save to FTP Server button Ensure that the file is there as some FTP servers do not return error con
91. onnection the Console Server and the other end must be able to authenticate each other For FreeS WAN the default is public key authentication based on the RSA algorithm AlterPath Console Server User Manual 71 4 Configuring the Web Interface Network gt VPN Connections The VPN configuration form allows you to configure one or more VPN connections to other systems or Cyclades ACS devices Select one of the existing VPN connections and click the edit button or click the add button to add a new one This launches a dialog box to prompt for the details of the connection Complete the fields in the dialog box The RSA keys may be entered using the Copy and Paste feature of your Browser 1 Select Network from the top menu bar and then select VPN Connections from the left menu panel The system brings up the VPN Connections form Host Settings Syslog PCMCIA Management SNMP Daemon Settings Services Firewall Configuration Host Table Static Routes 2 To edit a VPN connection select the VPN connection that you wish to edit from the form and then select the Edit button OR To add a VPN connection select the Add button 72 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface The system brings up the New Modify VPN Connection dialog box lala 8 1 Authentication Protocol Remote Right ID NextHop Connection Name zap Authentication ox public Keys m Methad T IP Address S
92. onsole Server User Manual 3 Using the Web Interface The system brings up the ACS Web Application Login Window z cyclades Welcome to the AlterPath ACS4 3 To log in type in your username and password as provided to you by your system administrator 4 From the top menu bar select Applications from the left menu panel select Connect The system brings up the Port Selection form Power Management Security Connect to ACS tsti ho 20 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 3 Using the Web Interface 5 To connect to a port by default the radio button is already selected for connecting to a port select from the drop down menu the port to which you wish to connect and then click on Connect OR To connect to the ACS box select the radio button for Connect to ACS Box and then click on Connect Depending on your selection the system either opens a Java connection to the port selected or launches an SSHv2 connection to the ACS box In the sample screen below the system dispalys a Java window after connecting to a chosen server Zi Port 1 Microsoft Internet Explorer Eek Connected to 200 200 200 1 7001 SendBreak Disconnect Using the Command Line Interface CLI Operating the terminal varies according to whether the selected port is configured for Telnet access or for SSH access To log in see the log in instructions for Telnet or SSH in the next section of this
93. ort downloads php All rights reserved This document may not in whole or part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or converted to any electronic or machine readable form without the prior written consent of Cyclades Corporation 41829 Albrae Street Fremont CA 94538 USA Telephone 510 771 6100 Fax 510 771 6200 www cyclades com Table of Contents Before You Begin Audience ce Ver AS Reels atleta al Adel ie wy tte too e iterat Document Organization llle e Typographical Conventions lesse Naming Conventions o Document Symbols 2ceccqupo tres ee bee rebut NEN UP P Gross References 2a esee id bb BPs ae erus e e D an hae Chapter 1 Introduction AUdietCe s o ovS ELEANOR o oii Sales ACS Access and Configuration llle Product Models and Components ACS Sctup DIdgtatu oss cess RSA ELE RAS eb ee RET SS Chapter 2 Installing the ACS Package Contentsx v ono EAN ovs EE VE BE BESS OE Iu ie pats Rack Mounting the ACS eee System Requirements essersi ahis eras CEEE EE EETA een Installation and Configuration Process Task 1 Install ACS and connect to the network Task 2 Configure network Task 3 Configure via Web Wizard Task 4 Test Task 5 Configure t
94. ory including PCMCIA Notifications Time Date Boot Configuration Backup Config Upgrade Firmware Reboot Kernel Version Revision Bogomips MemTotal MemFree MemShared Administration Linux version 2 4 17 mwlI21 linuxplanet root amp Qexodus cyclades com gcc version 2 95 3 20010315 release MontaVista 1 gcc version 2 95 3 20010315 release MontaVista 1 Tue May 11 13 25 07 PDT 2004 AlterPath ACS4 Linux V 2 2 02 May 11 04 10 Wed May 12 15 06 24 20 49 Bx 48MHz 0 0 pvr 0050 0000 47 82 127172 kB 54472 kB OkB To view system information select Administration from the top menu bar select System Information from the left menu panel AlterPath Console Server User Manual 113 4 Configuring the Web Interface Administration gt Notification The Notification form is used to set up alarm notification to users through email pager or SNMP traps 1 From the top menu bar select Administration from the left menu panel select Notifications The system invokes the Notifications form Administration System Information Notification Alarm For Data Buffering Time Date Boot Configuration Backup Config Upgrade Firmware Reboot 2 Complete the main form as follows Field Name Definition Notification Alarm for Checkmark to enable notification alarms for data Data Buffering buffering unlabeled view table List of alarm types and triggers unlabeled dropdown li
95. ot from its internal firmware or from the network By default the unit boots from Flash If you need to boot from the network install one TFTP or BOOTP server with the firmware to boot from and then choose boot from network and fill in the fields You may skip Flash test and RAM test for a faster boot 1 From the top menu select Administration from the left menu select Boot Configuration The system brings up the Boot Configuration form Administration System Information IP Address assigned to Ethernet Notifications Time Date 192 168 160 10 Backup Config Watchdog Timer Unit boot from Boot Type Upgrade Firmware Active zi risen a r tp z Reboot Boot File Name Server s IP Address zvmppecs bin 192 168 160 1 Console Speed Flash Test RAM Test 9600 Skip Y Skip Y Fast Ethernet Auto Negotiation Fast Ethernet Max Interrupt Events 2 Complete the fields as follows Fei Nae IP Address assigned to As indicated Ethernet Watchdog Timer Sets the Watchdog Timer to Active or Inactive AlterPath Console Server User Manual 121 4 Configuring the Web Interface 122 Field Name Definition Unit boot from Specify whether to boot unit up from Flash or from the Network Boot Type Select from the following types of booting bootp tftp or both Boot File Name Filename of the boot program you want to use Server s IP Address As indicated Console Speed Select from
96. ower Up Interval 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 Mail myoutlet outs LinuxServer out a2 ngc X linuxser 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 3 To save your changes click on the Save Outlets State button located in the form 4 From lower control buttons of the main window click on the Apply Changes button To Edit the Power Up Interval You can edit the power up interval of an outlet as follows 1 From the Outlets Manager form Applications gt Power Management select the particular outlet that you wish to edit by clicking the adjacent Edit button The system brings up the Edit Outlet dialog box E Edit Outlet Microsoft Internet Expl Outlet Name Power Up Interval o 56 2 From the Power Up Interval field of the Edit Outlet dialog box enter the time interval in seconds in which the system waits after the outlet is switched on select OK when done AlterPath Console Server User Manual 51 4 Configuring the Web Interface Applications gt Power Management gt View IPDUs Info The IPDU Info form allows you to view all IPDU information e g number of outlets of each unit current temperature alarm threshold levels firmware etc by serial port The form stores historical values of the maximum current and the maximum temperature To view IPDU information perform the following steps 1 From the top menu bar select Applic
97. owever refer to the Glossary of this manual Network Menu Selection Use this menu to Host Settings Configure host connections including Ethernet Port connections DNS Service and Name Service Access Syslog Define the Syslog Servers to enable system logging PCMCIA Management Enable the insertion or ejection of PCMCIA cards configure the type of access and connection e g Modem ISDN Ethernet to ACS VPN Connections Configure IPsec tunnels to establish a secure connection between ACS and a security gateway machine SNMP Daemon Settings Configure the SNMP server to manage complex networks Services Defineoractivate the method of access i e Telnet SSH SNMP Client or NTP Firewall Configuration Configure static IP tables Host Table View table of hosts create edit and delete hosts Static Routes View create and delete routes from the table Security Menu Selection Use this menu to Users and Groups Create edit users and groups establish change their passwords access rights and privileges Active Port Sessions View the status of all active port sessions 46 AlterPath Console Server User Manual Ports Menu Selection Physical Ports Virtual Ports 4 Configuring the Web Interface Use this menu to Modify ports settings for individual or all ports Physical Ports is composed of five configuration forms as identified by their tab names General Access D
98. ows Field Name Enable Power Management on this Port Definition Check mark to enable Power Management on the the selected port s Power Management Port View listbox for the PM ports and the assigned outlet numbers Power Management Key The key sequence which the allowed user s can use to perform power management AlterPath Console Server User Manual Allow All Users Radio button to allow all users to perform power management on this port Allow Users Groups Radio button to allow only selected users or groups to perform power management on this port 107 4 Configuring the Web Interface 108 FieldName Allowed Users Groups View List Box of Allowed Users or Groups Use the Delete or Add button to maintain this listbox 3 Select the Apply Changes button at the bottom of the ACS configuration window to save your configuration Ports gt Physical Ports gt Other The Other form is used to define less commonly used port settings such as the Port IP Alias STTY options TCP keepalive intervals enabling Windows EMS and the like 1 Select Ports from the top menu select Physical Ports from the left menu select Other from the row of tabs The system brings up the last tabbed form for Physical Ports Part IP Alias TCP Port 7001 Windows EMS TCP Keep alive Boo Interval 1000 Idle Timeout o STTY Options Break Interval 500 a Login Banner Welcome to Conso
99. pace AlterPath Console Server User Manual 153 Glossary 154 VPN Watchdog Timer Virtual Private Networking allows local area networks to communicate across wide area networks typically over an encrypted channel See also IPsec A watchdog timer WDT is a device or electronic card that performs a specific operation after a certain period of time if something goes wrong with an electronic system and the system does not recover on its own A common problem is for a machine or operating system to lock up if two parts or programs conflict or in an operating system if memory management trouble occurs In some cases the system will eventually recover on its own but this may take an unknown and perhaps extended length of time A watchdog timer can be programmed to perform a warm boot restarting the system after a certain number of seconds during which a program or computer fails to respond following the most recent mouse click or keyboard action The timer can also be used for other purposes for example to actuate the refresh or reload button in a Web browser if a Web site does not fully load after a certain length of time following the entry of a Uniform Resource Locator URL AlterPath Console Server User Manual
100. parity none even or odd Flow Control Choices None Hardware or Software 3 Click on the Apply Changes button at the bottom of the ACS configuration window to save your port settings 98 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Power Management Access There are three ways in which the General form allows you to access Power Management SSH Telnet SSH and Telnet Go to Ports gt Physical Ports gt General From the Connection Protocol pull down menu of the General tabbed form select Power Management The system invokes new fields for selecting the connection type From the invoked dropdown entry field Allow Access by select the desired connection type Virtual Ports Ports Status Console Telnet 9600 8N1 IPDU Console Telnet Console Telnet The system activates the Access and Other tabs If you selected SSH and or Telnet select the Access tab From the Access tabbed form configure the authentication method for SSH and or Telnet as selected from the previous form If Biometric authentication is required select and complete the Other tabbed form Click on Apply Changes to save your configuration to Flash AlterPath Console Server User Manual 99 4 Configuring the Web Interface 100 Ports gt Physical Ports gt Access The Access form of the Ports menu is used to assign users and groups to an authentication services You also select the auth
101. ransmission speeds Trial and error is the only sure way of finding the optimal MTU but there are some guidelines that can help For example the MTU of many PPP connections is 576 so if you connect to the Internet via PPP you might want to set your machine s MTU to 576 too Most Ethernet networks on the other hand have an MTU of 1500 A 32 bit number used to group IP addresses together or to indicate the range of IP addresses on a single IP network subnet supernet There is a group of addresses assigned to each network segment For example the mask 255 255 255 0 groups together 254 IP addresses If we have as another AlterPath Console Server User Manual Glossary example a sub network 192 168 16 64 with mask 255 255 255 224 the addresses we may assign to computers on the sub network are 192 168 16 65 to 192 168 16 94 with a broadcast address of 192 168 16 95 A number used by software to separate the local subnet address from the rest of a given Internet protocol address Network masks divide IP addresses into two parts network address and address of a particular host within the network Mask have the same form as IP addresses i e 255 255 255 0 however its value is needed to be understood as a 32 bit number with certain number of ones on the left end and zeros as the rest The mask cannot have an arbitrary value The primary function of a subnet mask is to define the number of IP hosts that participate in an IP subnet
102. re details Step 5 System Log The previous port specific parameters will be discarded Enable Data Buffering Yi Destination Local X Mode circular v File Size Bytes o Record the timestamp in the data buffering fle Show Menu Show all options 2 Select the Enable Data Buffering checkbox if unselected The system invokes the Data Buffering input fields 42 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface 3 Complete the input fields as follows Field Name Definition Destination Destination of the buffer files Local i e Ramdisk or Remote Mode If you selected Local destination choose the file sort mode Select Linear for sequential files Circular for non sequential files File Size Bytes If you selected Local destination the value for this field cannot be zero Record the time stamp Commands the system to include a time stamp in the buffer Data Buffering file Name of the buffer file Show Menu Defines what you want to show in the menu of the buffer file Select from Show all options No Show data buffering file only and Show without the erase options 4 If you selected Remote from the Destination field type in the NFS File Path from the resulting form i e specify the NFS mount point The NFS server must be already configured and the mount point exported Set up data buffering file and mode for ports controlled by the ACS4 Enable
103. re the network settings for the ACS follow the following steps 1 From the main menu of the web interface select Step 1 Network Settings The system brings up the DHCP page shown below By default the DHCP checkbox is check marked which means that the system is already configured to use the DHCP server Set up the ACSx network parameters Select the DHCP checkbox for automatic configuration Uncheck the DHCP box to perform manual configuration See Help for more details DHCP AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface 2 Ifyou are using DHCP proceed to Step 2 Port Profile if not click on the checkbox to deselect DHCP and enter your network settings manually The Network Settings entry fields should appear as follows Set up the ACSx network parameters Select the DHCP checkbox for automatic configuration Uncheck the DHCP box to perform manual configuration See Help for more details DHCP Host Name cas IP Address Network Mask 192 168 46 72 Domain Jeyelades com DNS Server Gateway IP 192 168 44 21 3 Type in the network information in the corresponding entry fields and then select Apply Changes If the meaning of a field is unclear select the Help button for a definition of the field 4 Select the Next button OR proceed to Step 2 Port Profile section AlterPath Console Server User Manual 35 4 Configuring the Web Inter
104. ro No empuje ning n tipo de objeto en los compartimientos del AlterPath Console Server Hacer esto podr a ocasionar un incendio o causar un corto circuito dentro del equipo AlterPath Console Server User Guide 137 Appendix Safety Guidelines Importante Mantenga el AlterPath Console Server Cyclades TS fuera del alcanc de calentadores y asegurarse de no tapar la ventilaci n del equipo Importante El AlterPath Console Server con alimentaci n de corriente directa CD solo debe ser instalado en reas con restricci n y de acuerdo a los art culos 110 18 110 26 y 110 27 del National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 701 Edici n 1999 Para conectar la corriente directa CD al sistema utilice cable de 0 75 mm 18 AWG Instalar el interruptor corriente directa CD aprobado por UL entre la fuente de alimentaci n y el AlterPath Console Server El limite m nimo del interruptor deber ser 2 amperes con conductor de 0 75 mm 18 AWG Trabajar dentro del AlterPath Console Server No intente dar servicio al AlterPath Console Server solo que este bajo la direcci n de Soporte T cnico de Cyclades Si este es el caso tome las siguientes precauciones Apague el AlterPath Console Server Asegurase que este tocando tierra antes de tocar cualquier otra cosa que puede ser al tocar la parte trasera del equipo Bater a Peligro Una bater a nueva puede explotar si no esta instalada correctamente Remplace la bater
105. rsions of the protocol ssh and ssh2 The AlterPath Console Server offers both AlterPath Console Server User Manual 3 Using the Web Interface To open a ssh session to a serial port or the next free serial port from a pool issue the command ssh 1 lt username gt lt server gt hostname or IP address gt Where username is the user configured to access that serial port It is present either in the local CAS database or in a Radius Tacacs LDAP Kerberos etc database lt Server gt can be just the TCP port number assigned for that serial port 7001 7002 etc 3000 etc the alias for the server connected to that serial port lt hostname or IP address gt is the hostname configured in the workstation where the ssh client will run through etc hosts or DNS table It can also be just the IP address of the AlterPath ACS Ethernet s interface configured by the user or learned from DHCP To exit the ssh session press the hot key configured for that ssh client usually Wao ts menu Access To access the serial port telnet or ssh using the ts menu login to the CAS unit and after receiving the shell prompt type in ts menu If configured the menu will display the servername otherwise it defaults to the serial port number See the sample menu below Serial Console Server Connection Menu for your Master Terminal Server ttyS1 2 ttyS2 3 ttyS3 4 ttys4 5 ttyS5 6 ttyS6 7 ttyS7 8 ttyS8 Type q to quit
106. s website to the ACS To upgrade the ACS firmware follow the procedure below 1 Select Administration from the top menu and then select Upgrade Firmware from the left menu The system brings up the Upgrade Firmware form Administration System Information Notifications The upgrade will only be performed if Time Date Upgrade Now button is pressed Boot Configuration See Help for more details Backup Config Reboot FTP Site Username Password Filesversion Run Checksum 2 Complete the form as follows Field Name Definition Type The method of upload FTP Site The address of the FTP site Username Username of the person who is doing the upload Password Password associated with the Username File Version The firmware file version Run Checksum Runs the checksum program to verify the accuracy of the uploaded data 3 Click on Upgrade Now 126 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Administration gt Reboot The Reboot form allows you to reboot the system by clicking the Reboot button Administration System Information Notifications This administration tool will reboot the system Time Date Boot Configuration Backup Config Upgrade Firmware AlterPath Console Server User Manual 127 4 Configuring the Web Interface 128 AlterPath Console Server User Manual A Hardware Specifications CPU Memory Interf
107. se the Java plug in that came with the JRE you have installed or it just means that you don t have any JRE installed in which case please install and repeat the check If you have already installed JRE and you just want to activate your browser to use it go to your system s Control Panel gt Java Plug in icon gt Browser gt check on the browser s you want to activate to use the Java Plug in Now repeat the check to see if your browser will now use the correct Java Plug in From Windows Netscape or Mozilla Check to see if Java is enabled Go to Edit gt Preferences gt Advanced gt Check on Enable Java To see what version of JRE Plug in is used go to Help gt About Plug ins Scroll down to Java Plug in section Check if the Java Plug in is the version you have installed TIP When installing Netscape 7 0 it will ask if you want to install Sun Java If you click on the box to install it a version of JRE will be installed into your system however this does not mean that other browsers such as IE will recognize it If you choose not to install Sun Java through Netscape but do it separately Netscape 7 0 should automatically detect the JRE and this can be checked by the instructions mentioned above AlterPath Console Server User Guide Glossary Authentication Basic In Out System BIOS Baud Rate Boot Break Signal Checksum 141 The process by which a user s identity is checked within the network to ensure t
108. ser Manual Glossary 1 or off 0 depending on the serial communications parameters set in the UART chip The following lists the available parity parameters and their meanings Odd Parity bit set so that there is an odd number of 1 bits Even Parity bit set so that there is an even number of 1 bits None Parity bit is ignored value is indeterminate PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association An organization consisting of some 500 companies that has developed a standard for small credit card sized devices called PC Cards Originally designed for adding memory to portable computers the PCMCIA standard has been expanded several times and is now suitable for many types of devices including network cards NICs The PCMCIA 2 1 Standard was published in 1993 As a result PC users can be assured of standard attachments for any peripheral device that follows the standard Port A port is a 16 bit number the allowed range being 1 through 65535 used by the TCP and UDP protocols at the transport layer Ports are used to address applications services that run on a computer If there was only a single network application running on the computer there would be no need for port numbers and the IP address only would suffice for addressing services However several applications may run at once on a particular computer and we need to differentiate among them This is what port numbers are used for Thus a port numb
109. sole Server User Manual 91 4 Configuring the Web Interface Adding Users and Groups to the Access List 1 From the top menu bar select Security from the left menu panel select Users and Groups The system brings up the Users and Groups form Security Active Ports Sessions 2 add a user to the User list OR to add a group to the Group list select the Add button at the bottom of the corresponding list box The system brings up the Add Users and Groups dialog box e User Name ti CS CS Password D Repeat Password 1 Regular User y wonBio y Shell Po a Comments 3 Complete the dialog box shown above and then select OK 92 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface PR All users must be assigned to a group 4 To edit a user or a group from the Users and Groups form select the user or the group you wish to edit from the appropriate listbox and then select the Edit button located that the bottom of the corresponding listbox 5 Repeat step 3 Deleting a User from a Group 1 delete a user select the user name you wish to delete from the User List of the Users and Groups form and then select the Delete button at the bottom of the list box To delete group select the group from Group listbox of the Users and Groups form and then select the Delete button Changing the User Password 1 To cha
110. st Pull down menu of notification methods select Email Pager or SNMP Trap 3 Select the Add button The system brings up the Notifications Entry dialog box The type of dialog box that appears will depend on the notification method that you select from the Notifications form 114 AlterPath Console Server User Manual Email Notification 4 Configuring the Web Interface If you selected Email as the notification method the following dialog box is used y Notifications Entry Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 loj xj Alarm Trigger To From Subject Body o Y SMTP Server IP SMTP Port D Field Name Definition Alarm Trigger The trigger expression used to generate an alarm untitled dropdown field To From Subject Body The email for the designated recipient of the alarm notification SMTP Server IP The IP address of the SMTP server SMTP Port The port used by the SMTP server AlterPath Console Server User Manual 115 4 Configuring the Web Interface 116 Pager Notifications If you selected Pager as the notification method the following dialog box is used E Notifications Entry Microsoft Internet Explorer EN Alarm Trigger Pager Number Mo Text SMS User Name o SMS Server IP m SMS Port PR Field Name Alarm Trigger Definition The trigger expression used to generate an alarm
111. stics for the device that is its standard input Without options or operands specified it reports the settings of certain characteristics usually those that differ from implementation dependent defaults Otherwise it modifies the terminal state according to the specified operands Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Authentication protocol developed by the DDN community that provides remote access authentication and related services such as event logging User passwords are administered in a central database rather than in individual routers providing an easily scalable network security solution Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus A protocol that provides remote access authentication authorization and related accounting and logging services used by Cisco Systems TCP Keep Alive Interval The time interval between the periodic polling of all inactive TCP IP connections checking that the client processes really are still there After a certain period of inactivity on an established connection the server s TCP IP software will begin to send test packets to the client which must be acknowledged After a preset number of probe packets has AlterPath Console Server User Manual Glossary been ignored by the client the server assumes the worst and the connection is closed The keepalive timer provides the capability to know if the client s host has either crashed and is down or crashed and re
112. stration gt Notification 114 Administration gt Time Date 119 Administration gt Boot Configuration 121 Administration gt Backup Configuration 123 Administration gt Upgrade 126 Administration gt 127 A Hardware Specifications 129 B Safety Guidelines 133 Safety Guidelines for Rack Mounting the ACS 133 Safety Precautions for Operating the ACS 134 C Supported Browsers and JRE 139 Supported Web Browsers 139 ot AE A EER ROLE PAE AEE EE 139 Glossary 141 AlterPath Console Server User Manual ili AlterPath Console Server User Manual 1v Before You Begin Wetcome to the AlterPath Console Server User Guide This manual is designed to guide you in installing and configuring the AlterPath Console Server through the ACS web user interface as well as other necessary information to guide you in your day to day operations of the ACS Audience This manual is intended for System administrators and regular users who are responsible for the daily administration and operation of the AlterPath Console Server using the web application interface While users may use any available method to configure the ACS the ACS web interface is primarily designed
113. ted to an actual machine This is often done so that a group or business can have an Internet e mail address without having to establish a real Internet site In these cases some real Internet machine must handle the mail on behalf of the listed Domain Name Escape Sequence A sequence of special characters that sends a command to a device or program Typically an escape sequence begins with an escape character but this is not universally true An escape sequence is commonly used when the computer and the peripheral have only a single channel in which to send information back and forth If the device in question is dumb and can only do one thing with the information being sent to it for instance print it then there is no need for an escape sequence However most devices have more than one capability and thus need some way to tell data from commands Ethernet A LAN cable and access protocol that uses twisted pair or coaxial cables and CSMA CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection a method for sharing AlterPath Console Server User Manual 143 Glossary Flash Flow Control Hot Swap ICMP In band Network Management IP Address 144 devices over acommon medium Ethernet runs at 10 Mbps Fast Ethernet runs at 100 Mbps Ethernet is the most common type of LAN Flash refers to a type of memory that can be erased and reprogrammed in units of memory known as blocks rather than one byte at a time thus
114. th Console Server User Manual Field Name JCPU 4 Configuring the Web Interface Definition The duration of time used by all processes attached to the tty It does not include past background jobs only currently running background jobs PCPU What The time used by the current process that is named in the What column The current process attached to the tty Ports The Ports section of the ACS configuration in Expert Mode provides two menu choices Physical Ports Virtual Ports Ports gt Physical Ports Allows you to view and modify the physical port settings Allows you to view and modify the slave port settings The Physical Ports form is used to select the ports you wish to configure i e all ports or individually selected ports Once you have selected the port s to configure you will have access to five tabbed forms to configure any of the following AlterPath Console Server User Manual Tab Name Use this form to General Define general port settings Connect to an IPDU port and select the connection type SSH Telnet or both Access Designate users and groups to authenticate and assign authentication type or server Data Buffering Define data buffering mode size syslog server etc Multi User Enable concurrent usage and sniff mode Power Management Enable Power Management for the selected port s assign users and groups to enable them to set the IPDU setti
115. ting while the host number addresses an individual host within the network or sub network A subnet mask is used to extract network and sub network information from the IP address IP packet filtering This is a set of facilities in network equipment that allows the filtering of data packets based on source destination addresses protocol TCP port number and other parameters Packet filtering is one of the main functions of a firewall IPsec Short for IP Security Protocol IPsec is an extended IP protocol that provides encrypted security services These services enable authentication as well as for access and trustwothiness control IPsec provides similar services as SSL but it works on a network layer Through IPsec you can create encrypted tunnels VPN or encrypt traffic between two hosts ISDN A set of communications standards allowing a single wire or optical fibre to carry voice digital network services and video ISDN is intended to eventually replace the plain old telephone system Kerberos Kerberos was created by MIT as a solution to network security problems The Kerberos protocol uses strong cryptography so that a client can prove its identity to a server and vice versa across an insecure network connection After a client and server has used Kerberos to prove their identity they can also encrypt all of their communications to assure privacy and data integrity as they go about their business LDAP Lightweight Directory
116. ts Physical Ports Multi User The Multi User form enables you to open more than one common and sniff session multiple sessions from the same port If configured as No i e do not allow multiple sessions only two users can connect to the same port simultaneously If configured as Yes more than two simultaneous users can connect to the same serial port A Sniffer menu is presented to the user and they can choose to e Open a sniff session e Open a read and or write session Cancel a connection Send a message to other users connected to the same serial port If it is configured as RW only read and or write sessions will be opened and the sniffer menu won t be presented If configured as sniff session only a sniff session will be opened and the sniffer menu won t be presented Default value no AlterPath Console Server User Manual 105 4 Configuring the Web Interface 106 To configure ACS to allow multiple sessions Select Ports from the top menu bar select Physical Ports from the left menu panel The system brings up the Physical Ports list From the Physical Ports list select the Port s you wish to modify to enable multiple sessions Select the Multi User tab from the resulting form The system invokes the Multi User form Allow Multiple Sessions Sniff Mode Privilege Users Menu Hotkey Pl iv Notify Users Selected ports 1 Done Complete the form as follows
117. ubnet RSA Key Local Left ID NextHop RSA Key El El N IP Address Subnet Boot Action Ignore y Connection Authentication Authentication Protocol Method are e Remote Right ID IP Address NextHop Subnet Local Left ID IP Address NextHop Subnet Boot Action Ignore y Pre Shared Secret 7 If the selected Authentication Method is RSA Public Keys the left dialog box is used If the Authenticatication Method is Shared Secret the right dialog box is used 3 Edit or complete the appropriate fields from either dialog box as follows Field Name Connection Name Definition Name of the VPN connection Authentication Protocol Authentication protocol used to establish a VPN connection Authentication Method Authentication method used to establish a VPN connection Remote Right ID Identification name IP Address Remote IP address NextHop The router to which the Console Server sends packets in order to deliver them to the left Subnet Mask As indicated AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface 74 Field Name Definition RSA Key You may use the copy and paste feature of your browser to enter the RSA key Local Left ID Identification name IP Address Local IP address NextHop The router to which the Consol
118. ure for installing JRE on your PC Contains a glossary of terms and acronyms used in the manual Index of key words or subjects Words that appear on forms windows or any part of the user interface are typed in boldface Examples The Add User dialog box the Password field With the exception of headings and the Table of Contents which are already linked all underlined words are hypertext links For emphasis important words are italicized The order in which you select a menu is indicated by the greater than symbol gt Example Network gt Access Method Words that appear as part of the graphical user interface are typed in boldface Examples The Configuration window the Password field AlterPath Console Server User Manual Untitled Data Fields Untitled forms User entry words Window levels Naming Conventions ACS Dialog box Form AlterPath Console Server User Manual Before You Begin Some data entry fields of the GUI windows or forms do not have titles When this field is described in any field definition section of the manual the field is indicated as untitled enclosed in angled brackets Example untitled Type in the port number in this field While most forms are identified by it s menu selection some forms do not bear the title The manual uses initial capitals to refer to their names or titles Examples The Data Buffering form the VPN Connections form the
119. users the default parameter values The system will prompt you for the necessary fields give instructions during the process and in some cases populate the fields automatically Designed for the novice the wizard mode allows you to perform the basic configuration necessary to set up ACS and users in the quickest possible way When you log in to ACS the system brings up by default the Expert Mode screen To change to the Wizard Mode click on the button located in the left bottom corner of the screen labeled Wizard User Entry Panel or Form Logout button and IP Hostname Info Step 2 Port Profile Set up the ACSx network parameters Select the DHCP checkbox for automatic configuration Uncheck the DHCP box to perform manual configuration Sop Data See Help for more details Step 5 System Log Step 3 Access DHCP Host Name IP Address Network Mask 192 168 46 72 Domain Name cyclades com DNS Server Gateway IP 192 168 44 21 Control Buttons Unsaved Data Indicator 30 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Shown above is a typical page of the ACS web interface in Wizard Mode The user entry panel or form varies depending on the selected menu item The ACS uses forms and dialog boxes i e pop up windows that prompt you for an answer or command for data entry Expert Mode Designed for advanced users this is the default mode when you log in the AC
120. wer Supply 45V 2 5A e CABO0042 DB25F DB9F Cross Cable e CABO0018 RJ45 745 CATS Cable e CONO0071 DB25F Loopback Connector e ADB0036 RJ45 to DB9F Adapter e CONO0093 DB9F to DB25M Connector ACS User Manual and ACS QuickStart Guide ACS Reference Manual CD AlterPath Console Servers User Manual Wall Outlet Power Cable AlterPath Console Server User Guide 11 2 Installing the ACS Although the ACS unit in the figures are shown with a dual power supply A C or 48VDC some models may have a single power supply The single power units will have just one power cable ACS48 supports 48VDC Rack Mounting the ACS To rack mount and connect the ACS to your network perform the following steps 1 Install the brackets onto the front corners of the box using a screw driver and the screws and bolts provided with the mounting kit eum NN Ut 2 Mount the ACS box in a secure position Refer to Appendix B Safety Guidelines section of this manual to ensure safety Important Install your AlterPath Console Server near the power managed equipment and in an easily accessible location Important Install the AlterPath Console Server in a location where there is an adjacent and accessible wall socket outlet 3 Proceed to the Installation and Configuration section of this chapter 12 AlterPath Console Server User Guide 2 Installing the ACS System Requir
121. y None Stop Bits Selected ports 2 Done previously selected from the main Physical Ports form The Alias field for example would not have displayed if you selected the Modify All Ports button 3 From the Alias field enter the port alias using one or more strings separated by spaces 4 Click on the Apply Changes button to save your configuration A The General tabbed form varies according to what you have AlterPath Console Server User Manual 97 4 Configuring the Web Interface Ports gt Physical Ports gt General Port The General form is used to define the port profile for the selected port s 1 From the top menu select Ports from the left menu select Physical Ports The system invokes the General tabbed form ee Connection Protocol console Telnet y Alias LinuxServer Baud Rate Kbps 2600 Flow Control none y Data Parity none y Stop Bits 17 Selected ports 1 Done 2 Complete the form as follows Field Name Definition Connection Protocol The connection protocol to be used by the selected port Choices are Console Telnet Console SSH Console Raw Telnet SSHv1 SSHv2 Local Terminal Raw Socket PPP No Auth PPP SLIP CSLIP and Power Management Alias Port alias if applicable Baud Rate Kbps 9600 Kbps is the default rate for most servers Data Size The number of data bits Stop Bits The number of port stop bits Parity Port
122. y using the Time Date form Manual Setting To set the time and date manually i e locally without NTP perform the following steps 1 Select Administration from the top menu bar and then select Time Date from the left menu panel The system brings up the Time Date form Administration System Information Notifications Boot Configuration Network Time Protocol Disable Backup Config Upgrade Firmware Reboot Month 3 Day fiz Year 2002 Hour ls Minute ls Second 29 2 If you not using NTP complete the date and time fields by selecting the appropriate numbers from the dropdown list boxes 3 Click on the Apply Changes button to complete the procedure AlterPath Console Server User Manual 119 4 Configuring the Web Interface NTP Setting To set the time and date through NTP perform the following steps 1 From the Time Date form choose Enable from the Network Time Protocol field 2 Type in the address of the NTP server in the NTP Server field Network Time Protocol Enable NTP Server 125 6 15 28 3 Click on the Apply Changes button 120 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface Administration gt Boot Configuration Boot configuration defines the settings for loading the operating system In the event that the ACS fails to boot successfully you can use the Boot Configuration form to change the boot settings The ACS can bo
123. you to configure the network settings for ACS 1 Select Network from the top menu bar and then select Host Settings from the left menu panel The system brings up the Host Settings form DHCP Host Name Console Banner CAS AlterPath Firewall Configuration Host Table Static Routes By default the DHCP field is check marked If you wish to disable DHCP and enter the host settings manually click the checkbox to remove the check mark The system should add the following fields to your form O DHCP Host Name Console Banner Ethernet Port Primary IP Network Mask Ee Secondary IP Secondary Network Mask Po MTU 1500 DNS Service Primary DNS Server Secondary DNS Server O unl 60 AlterPath Console Server User Manual 4 Configuring the Web Interface 2 From the Host Settings form complete or edit the following fields as necessary Filed Name Host Name Field Definition The fully qualified domain name identifying the specific host computer within the Internet Console Banner A text string designed to appear on the console upon logging into and exiting from a port as a way to verify or identify the particular port connection Ethernet Port Primary IP IP address of the unit Secondary IP The second IP address of the unit Configuring the second IP address the unit will be available for more than one network Network Mask The 32 bit number us
124. your local UNIX machine in order to use the serial port If you are using a PC ensure that HyperTerminal is set up on your Windows operating system If you have a UNIX operating system you will be using Kermit or Minicom You will need to locate the IP address of your PC or workstation the ACS and the machine that resolves names on your network Your Network Administrator can supply you with these If there is outside access to the LAN that the ACS will be connected with you will need the gateway IP address You must have a NIC card installed in your PC to provide an Ethernet port and have network access You must have Java 2 Runtime Environment JRE version 1 4 2 which can be found at http java sun com installed on your PC with your browser acknowledged to use it Ensure that the browser you are using acknowledges the Java version by following the procedures given in Appendix C Supported Browsers and JRE AlterPath Console Server User Guide 2 Installing the ACS Installation and Configuration Process The installation and configuration process is divided into six distinct tasks Task 1 Install ACS and connect to the network Task 2 Configure the network settings using the console port e Task 3 Configure ACS by using the web in Wizard Mode e Task 4 Test Configuration Task 5 Customize configuration by using the web in Expert Mode Task 6 Save Changes You can configure ACS using the

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