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Table of Contents
1. Overview ............................................................................................................................................................... 12
2. Installation ............................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.1 Models ............................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.1.1 Kit components LES1508A Console Server ............................................................................................. 18
2.1.2 Kit components LES1308A-–LES1348A and LES1408A -–LES1448A Advanced Console Servers ........... 18
2.1.3 Kit components LES1208A-R2, LES1216A-R2, LES1232A and LES1248A-R2 Advanced
Console Servers ...................................................................................................................................... 19
2.1.4 Kit components LES1516A–LES1548A Console Servers .......................................................................... 20
2.2 Power connection ................................................................................................................................................ 21
2.2.1 LES1408A– LES1448A, LES1308A–LES1348A and LES1208A–LES1248A power ..................................... 21
2.2.2 LES1508A–LES1548A power .................................................................................................................. 21
2.3 Network connection ............................................................................................................................................. 22
2.4 Serial Port connection .......................................................................................................................................... 22
2.5 USB Port connection ............................................................................................................................................ 23
2.6 Antenna and SIM ................................................................................................................................................. 24
3. System Configuration .................................................................................................................................................. 25
3.1 Management console connection ........................................................................................................................ 25
3.1.1 Connected PC/workstation set up .......................................................................................................... 25
3.1.2 Browser connection ................................................................................................................................ 26
3.2 Administrator Password ........................................................................................................................................ 28
3.2.1 Change Default Root System Password .................................................................................................. 28
3.2.2 Set up new administrator ....................................................................................................................... 29
3.2.3 Name the console server ........................................................................................................................ 29
3.3 Network IP address ..............................................................................................................................................30
3.3.1 IPv6 configuration ................................................................................................................................... 31
3.3.2 Dynamic DNS (DDNS) configuration ....................................................................................................... 31
3.4 Services and Service access ................................................................................................................................... 33
3.4.1 Brute Force Protection ............................................................................................................................ 37
3.5 Communications Software ................................................................................................................................... 38
3.5.1 SDT Connector .......................................................................................................................................38
3.5.2 PuTTY ..................................................................................................................................................... 38
3.5.3 SSHTerm ................................................................................................................................................. 39
3.6 Management Network configuration ................................................................................................................... 39
3.6.1 Enable the Management LAN ................................................................................................................40
3.6.2 Configure the DHCP server ..................................................................................................................... 41
3.6.3 Select Failover or broadband OOB .......................................................................................................... 43
3.6.4 Aggregating the network ports .............................................................................................................. 45
3.6.5 Wi-Fi Wireless LAN ................................................................................................................................. 45
3.6.6 Static routes ............................................................................................................................................ 49
4. Serial Port and Network Host ...................................................................................................................................... 51
4.1 Configure Serial Ports ........................................................................................................................................... 51
4.1.1 Common Settings ................................................................................................................................... 52
4.1.2 Console Server Mode .............................................................................................................................53
4.1.3 SDT Mode ............................................................................................................................................... 58
4.1.4 Device (RPC, UPS, EMD) Mode ............................................................................................................... 59
4.1.5 Terminal Server Mode ............................................................................................................................. 59
4.1.6 Serial Bridging Mode .............................................................................................................................. 60