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3.5 Communications Software
YouneedtoconguretheaccessprotocolsthatthecommunicationssoftwareontheAdministratorandUserComputerwill
usewhenconnectingtotheConsoleServer(andwhenconnectingtoserialdevicesandnetworkhostswhichareattachedto
theConsoleServer).
This section provides an overview of the communications software tools that can be used on the remote computer. Tripp Lite
recommends the SDT Connector softwaretoolthatisprovidedwiththeConsoleServer;however,generictoolssuchasPuTTY
and SSHTerm may also be used.
3.5.1 SDT Connector
We recommend using the SDT Connector communications software for all communications with Console Servers. Each
Console Server is supplied with an unlimited number of SDT Connector licenses to use with that Console Server.
SDT ConnectorisalightweighttoolthatenablesUsersandAdministratorstosecurelyaccesstheConsoleServer,andthe
variouscomputers,networkdevicesandappliancesthatmaybeseriallyornetwork-connectedtotheConsoleServer.SDT
ConnectorcanbeinstalledonWindows2000,XP,2003,VistaandonmostLinux,UNIXandSolariscomputersasdetailedin
Chapter 6.
3.5.2 PuTTY
Communications packages like PuTTYcanbealsousedtoconnecttotheConsoleServercommandline(andtoconnectto
serially attached devices as covered in Chapter 4).PuTTYisafreewareimplementationofTelnetandSSHforWin32andUNIX
platforms. It runs as an executable application without needing to be installed onto your system. PuTTY(theTelnetandSSH
clientitself)canbedownloadedathttp://www.tucows.com/preview/195286.html
• TousePuTTYforanSSHterminalsessionfromaWindowsclient, 
 entertheConsoleServer’sIPaddressasthe‘HostName(orIP 
 address)’
• ToaccesstheConsoleServercommandline,select‘SSH’asthe 
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• Click‘Open’andtheConsoleServerloginpromptwillappear.(You 
 mayalsoreceivea‘SecurityAlert’thatthehost’skeyisnot 
 cached.Choose‘yes’tocontinue.)
• UsingtheTelnetprotocolissimilarlysimple,butyouneedtouse 
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Chapter 3: Initial System Configuration