Chapter 6: Secure SSH Tunneling & SDT Connector
144 Console Server & RIM Gateway User Manual
 The console server default Username is portXX where XX is the serial port number on the console server.
 The default Password is portXX
So to use the defaults for a RDP connection to the serial port 2 on the console server, you would have set up a
Windows user named port02
 When the PPP connection has been set up, a network icon will appear in the Windows task bar
Note The above notes describe setting up an incoming connection for Windows XP. The steps are similar for Vista/7
and Windows Server 2003/2008 however the set up screens present slightly differently:
You need to put a check in the box for Always allow directly connected devices such as palmtop…..
Also the option for to Set up an advanced connection is not available in Windows 2003 if RRAS is configured. If RRAS
has been configured it is a simply task to enable the null modem connection for the dial-in configuration.
C. For earlier version Windows computers again follow the steps in Section B. above, however to get to the Make New
Connection button:
 For Windows 2000, click Start and select Settings then at the Dial-Up Networking Folder click Network and
Dial-up Connections and click Make New Connection. Note you may need to first set up connection over the
COM port using Connect directly to another computer before proceeding to Set up an advanced connection
 For Windows 98 you double click My Computer on the Desktop, then open Dial-Up Networking and double
click
6.10.2 Set up SDT Serial Ports on console server
To set up RDP (and VNC) forwarding on the console server Serial Port that is connected to the Windows computer COM
port:
 Select the Serial & Network: Serial Port menu option and click Edit (for the particular Serial Port that is
connected to the Windows computer COM port)
 On the SDT Settings menu select SDT Mode (which will enable port forwarding and SSH tunneling) and enter a
Username and User Password.
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