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Note To set up a new serially connected RPC UPS or EMD device, you configure the serial port, designate it as a
Device then enter a Name and Description for that device in the Serial & Network: RPC Connections (or UPS
Connections or Environmental). When applied, this will automatically create a corresponding new Managed
Device with the same Name /Description as the RPC/UPS Host (refer Chapter8 - Power and Environment)
Also all the outlet names on the PDU will by default be “Outlet 1” “Outlet 2”. When you connect a particular
Managed Device (that draws power from the outlet) then the outlet will then take up the name of the powered
Managed Device
4.9 IPsec VPN
The ACM5500, ACM5000, IM4004-5 and IM4200 family of advanced console servers include Openswan, a Linux
implementation of the IPsec (IP Security) protocols, which can be used to configure a Virtual Private Network (VPN). The
VPN allows multiple sites or remote administrators to access the Opengear advanced console server (and Managed
Devices) securely over the Internet.
The administrator can establish an encrypted authenticated VPN connections between advanced console serves
distributed at remote sites and a VPN gateway (such as Cisco router running IOS IPsec) on their central office network:
Users and administrators at the central office can then securely access the remote console servers and
connected serial console devices and machines on the Management LAN subnet at the remote location as
though they were local
All these remote console servers can then be monitored with a CMS6000 on the central network
With serial bridging, serial data from controller at the central office machine can be securely connected to the
serially controlled devices at the remote sites (refer Chapter 4.1)
The road warrior administrator can use a VPN IPsec software client such as TheGreenBow
(www.thegreenbow.com/vpn_gateway.html) or Shrew Soft (www.shrew.net/support ) to remotely access the advanced
console server and every machine on the Management LAN subnet at the remote location
Configuration of IPsec is quite complex so Opengear provides a simple GUI interface for basic set up as described below.
However for more detailed information on configuring Openswan IPsec at the command line and interconnecting with
other IPsec VPN gateways and road warrior IPsec software refer http://wiki.openswan.org and
http://opengear.com/faq.html
4.9.1 Enable the VPN gateway
Select IPsec VPN on the Serial & Networks menu
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