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Administration Tasks Not

Performed in the Web Interface

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This section lists the configuration and maintenance tasks that are performed by an administrator

(the root user, the admin user or a member of the admin group) on the Linux command line, using

the CLI utility.

Using MindTerm to Create an SSH Tunnel

This section describes how an admin user can create an SSH tunnel from a user workstation to a

managed device using the MindTerm applet that activates when any user connects to the console

using the web interface. A regular user cannot use this procedure; the Tunnels option is not

available for them on the MindTerm menu.

NOTE: You must enable the SSH protocol before creating an SSH tunnel. See Configuring the MergePoint SP

Manager System Settings (Admin Users Only) on page 46.

To use MindTerm to create an SSH tunnel:

1. Connect any of the following sessions: SoL session, SP console session, Telnet session or

SSH session to an SP, or create an SSH connection to the MergePoint SP manager. A

window running a MindTerm applet appears, with an encrypted SSH connection between

the user’s computer and the console.

2. Log in and follow any prompts that may appear about saving the host key.

3. Press Ctrl and the right mouse button at the same time (Ctrl+[mouse right-click]) then drag

the cursor to pull down and select the Tunnels Setup... menu option. The MindTerm Basic

Tunnel Setup dialog box appears.

4. Click Add... The Add tunnel dialog box appears.

5. Select the Type as Local.

6. Enter a TCP port number to forward in the Bind port field. You can select a random number

over 1000.

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