Black Box LES1608A User Manual

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USER MANUAL

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H/B SER NET WIFI

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USB PORTS

V.92 MODEM

CONSOLE ERASE

LES SERIES

CONSOLE

SERVERS

LES1500, LES1600, LES1700 SERIES

Table of Contents

Default Chapter2
- Table of Contents2
- Table of Contents Live3
- Revision History12
- Safety Precautions13
- About this Manual14
- Products Covered14
- Who Should Read this Manual14
- Manual Organization14
- Types of Users15
- Management Console15
- Where to Find Additional Information16
1 Specifications17
- LES1500 Series17
- LES1600 Series19
- LES1700 Series21
- Available Models Comparison Charts23
2 Overview24
- What's Included24
- Hardware Description25
3 Installation28
- Power Connection28
  - LES1700, LES1516A, LES1532A, LES1548A Models28
  - LES1600 Models28
- Network Connection28
- Serial Port Connection29
  - Cisco Rolled RJ-45 Pinout30
  - Cisco RJ-45 Pinout30
- USB Port Connection31
- Fitting Cellular SIM and Antennas31
  - Les1604A-V/-T/-R Models31
  - LES1700 Models32
4 System Configuration33
- Management Console Connection33
  - Connected Computer Setup33
  - Browser Connection35
- Administrator Setup36
- Network Configuration38
  - Ipv6 Configuration39
  - Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Configuration40
- Services and Service Access41
  - Brute Force Protection45
- Communications Software45
- Management Network Configuration48
- Configuration over DHCP (ZTP)57
5 Serial Port, Host, Device and User Configuration63
- Configure Serial Ports64
- Add and Edit Users77
  - Setup New Groups78
  - Setup New Users78
- Authentication79
- Network Hosts79
- Trusted Networks80
- Serial Port Cascading82
- Serial Port Redirection (Portshare)86
- Managed Devices86
- Ipsec VPN88
  - Enable the VPN Gateway88
- Openvpn90
- Pptp Vpn97
- Call Home100
- IP Passthrough103
6 Firewall, Failover and Oob Access106
- Dial-Up Modem Connection106
- OOB Dial-In Access106
- Dial-Out Access109
  - Always-On Dial-Out109
  - Failover Dial-Out111
- OOB Broadband Ethernet Access113
- Broadband Ethernet Failover114
- Cellular Modem Connection116
- Cellular Operation126
- Firewalls and Forwarding130
7 Ssh Tunnels and Sdt Connector139
- Configuring for SSH Tunneling to Hosts140
- SDT Connector Client Configuration141
- SDT Connector to Management Console149
- SDT Connector: Telnet or SSH Connect to Serially-Attached Devices151
- Using SDT Connector for Out-Of-Band Connection to the Gateway152
- Importing and Exporting Preferences153
- SDT Connector Public Key Authentication153
- Setting up SDT for Remote Desktop Access154
  - Enable Remote Desktop on the Target Windows Computer to be Accessed154
  - Configure the Remote Desktop Connection Client156
- SDT SSH Tunnel for VNC157
  - Install and Configure the VNC Server on the Computer to be Accessed157
  - Install, Configure and Connect the VNC Viewer158
- Using SDT to IP Connect to Hosts that Are Serially Attached to the Gateway160
- SSH Tunneling Using Other SSH Clients (for Example, Putty)164
- VNC Security165
8 Alerts, Auto-Response and Logging166
- Configure Auto-Response166
- Check Conditions168
- Trigger Actions176
- Resolve Actions179
- Configure SMTP, SMS, SNMP and Nagios Service for Alert Notifications179
- Logging184
9 Power, Environment and Digital I/O188
- Remote Power Control (RPC)188
- Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Control194
- Digital I/O Ports203
10 Authentication206
- Authentication Configuration206
- Pluggable Authentication Modules218
- SSL Certificate219
11 Nagios Integration221
- Nagios Overview221
- Configuring Nagios Distributed Monitoring221
- Advanced Distributed Monitoring Configuration226
12 System Management235
- System Administration and Reset235
- Firmware Upgrades236
- Date and Time Configuration237
- Backup Configuration238
- Delayed Configuration Commit240
- FIPS Mode242
13 Status Reports244
- Port Access and Active Users244
- Statistics245
- Support Reports246
- Syslog246
- Dashboard247
  - Configuring the Dashboard247
  - Creating Custom Widgets for the Dashboard248
14 Management249
- Device Management249
- Port and Host Logs250
- Terminal Connection250
  - Web Terminal250
  - SDT Connector Access252
- Power Management253
15 Configuration from the Command Line254
- Accessing Configuration from the Command Line254
16 Advanced Configuration283
- Custom Scripting283
- Advanced Portmanager293
  - Portmanager Commands293
  - External Scripts and Alerts297
- Raw Access to Serial Ports298
  - Access to Serial Ports298
  - Accessing the Console Modem Port298
- IP Filtering299
- SNMP Status Reporting299
- Secure Shell (SSH) Public Key Authentication304
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Support312
- Https313
- Power Strip Control314
- Ipmtool318
- Custom Development Kit (CDK)321
- Scripts for Managing Slaves321
- SMS Server Tools322
- Multicast322
- Bulk Provisioning323
- Zero Touch Provisioning323
- Internal Storage326
Appendix A: Commands and Source Code328
- Commands328
- Source Code334
Appendix B: Regulatory Information336
- FCC Statement336
- NOM Statement337
Appendix C: Connectivity, Tcp Ports and Serial I/O338
- Serial Port Pinouts338
- Local Console Port339
- Standard Pinouts339
- Console Server Connector Wiring340
- TCP and UDP Port Numbers340
Appendix D. Glossary342
Appendix E: Disclaimer/Trademarks345
- Disclaimer345
- Trademarks Used in this Manual345

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Brand	Black Box
Model	LES1608A
Category	Server
Language	English

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