EMG™ Edge Management Gateway User Guide 21
1: About this Guide
Purpose and Audience
This guide provides the information needed to install, configure, and use the Lantronix EMG™
edge management gateway. The EMG gateway is for IT professionals who must remotely and
securely configure and administer servers, routers, switches, telephone equipment, or other
devices equipped with a serial port for facilities that are typically remote branch offices or
“distributed” IT locations.
Note: EMG edge management gateways are referred to as either EMG, EMG 8500, or
EMG 7500 when referring to the specific series. Edge management gateway or console
manager may be used to describe the EMG devices.
Summary of Chapters
The remaining chapters in this guide include:
Chapter Description
Chapter 2: Introduction Describes the EMG models, their main features, and the protocols they
support.
Chapter 3: EMG 8500
Installation
Provides technical specifications; describes connection form factors and
power supplies; provides instructions for installing the EMG 8500.
Chapter 4: EMG 7500
Installation
Provides technical specifications; describes connection form factors and
power supplies; provides instructions for installing the EMG 7500.
Chapter 5: Quick Setup Provides instructions for getting your EMG unit up and running and for
configuring required settings.
Chapter 6: Web and
Command Line Interfaces
Describes the web and command line interfaces available for configuring
the EMG.
The configuration chapters (6-15) provide detailed instructions for using the
web interface and include equivalent command line interface commands.
Chapter 7: Networking Provides instructions for configuring network ports, firewall and routing
settings, and VPN.
Chapter 8: Services Provides instructions for enabling and disabling system logging, SSH and
Telnet logins, SNMP, SMTP, and the date and time.
Chapter 9: USB/SD Card Port Provides instructions for using the USB and SD Card ports.
Chapter 10: Device Ports Provides instructions for configuring global device port settings, individual
device port settings, and console port settings.
Chapter 11: Remote Power
Managers
Provides instructions for using RPMs.
Chapter 12: Scripts Provides instructions for creating scripts to automate tasks performed on the
EMG command line interface (CLI) or on device ports.
Chapter 13: Connections Provides instructions for configuring connections and viewing, updating, or
disconnecting a connection.
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