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IOLAN DS Family DS1 User’s Guide Version 1.0 Part #5500162-10 January 2005[...]

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IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V e rsion 1.0 3 Preface ........................ ....................................................... 13 About This Book .............. .................................... ...................... 13 Intended Audience ........... .................................... ...................... 13 Documentation ....[...]

4 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V e rsion 1.0 Typical Applications Su mmary ................... .............................. 19 Managing the Device Server ... ................................................. .............. 19 Managing/Accessing devices attached to the Device Server............. 19 Network Security........ ................[...]

5 Chapter 3 Configuration Methods ................................... 29 Introduction .......................................................... ...................... 29 DeviceManager ..... .............................. ........................ ................ 29 WebManager ........................... .............................. .............[...]

6 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V e rsion 1.0 Setting Up Lines ............. .................................... ........................ 37 Direct/Silent/Reverse Connect ions ........... ................................. ........... 37 Virtual Modems .......... ................................................. ................. ...........[...]

7 Chapter 5 Using the DeviceManager ............................... 47 Introduction .......................................................... ...................... 47 Starting a New Session ............................................................. 47 Manage Device Server Tab ..... ................................................. ............[...]

8 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V e rsion 1.0 Configuring the Network .................................... ........................ 65 Configuring Hosts................ .......................................... .............. ........... 65 Configuring SNMP ............... ........................................................ ...........[...]

9 Server Commands ................. .............................. ...................... 77 Server Commands .......... .............................................. ............... ........... 77 Set Server ......... ............................ ............................ ............... .......... 77 Set Service ........ ......................[...]

10 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V e rsion 1.0 Line Commands .................... .............................. ........................ 90 Line Commands ............ ............................................................... ........... 90 Set Line .............. ...................................................................... .[...]

11 Time Commands .................... .................................... .............. 104 Set Time ................. ............................................................... ........... 104 Show Time ............. ............................................................... ........... 104 Time/Date Setting Commands.. ................[...]

12 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V e rsion 1.0 Problems with Terminals ................................... ...................... 112 Unknown IP Address ............ .................................................... 113 DHCP/BOOTP Problems ...... .................................................... 113 Language Problems ............. ....[...]

IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V e rsion 1.0 13 Preface About This Book This guide provides the information you need to : z configure the Device Server z incorporate the Device Server into yo ur production environment Intended Audience This guide is for adm inistrators who will be configuring th e Device Server. Some prerequisite knowledge is[...]

T ypeface Conventions 14 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 T ypeface Conventions Most text is presented in the type face used in this paragraph. Othe r typefaces are used to help you identify certain types of inform ation. The other typefaces are: At the C: prom pt, type: add host This typeface is used for code examples and system-g[...]

15 Contacting T echnical Support Cont acting T echnical Support Making a T echnical Support Query Who T o Cont act Note: Perle offers free technical suppo rt to Perle Authori sed Distributors and Registered Perle Resellers. If you bought your produ ct from a registered Perle supplier , you must contact their T echnical Support department; they are [...]

Contacting T ech nical Support 16 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Rep air Procedure Before sending a Device Server for repair, you must contact your Perle supplier . If, ho wever , you bought your product directly from Perle you can contact directly . Customers who are in Europe, Afri ca or Middle East can subm it repair details v[...]

IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 17 Introduction Chapter 1 1 About the IOLAN Device Server The Device Server is an ethernet communications / ter minal server that allows serial devices to be connected directly to LA Ns. The Device Server can connect to a wide range of devices including: z T erminals for m ulti-user UNIX sy stems z [...]

Supported Products/V ersions 18 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Sof tware The Device Server software features include: z Multiple ways to configure the Device Server: – DeviceManager , a fu lly functional Windows 98/NT/2000/ME/Server 2003/XP configuration/management tool – W ebManager , a web browser option for con figuring/ma[...]

Introduction 19 T ypical Applicati ons Summary T ypical Applications Summary Managing the Device Server The Device Server can be managed and configur ed by administrators through various methods, allowing them full conf iguration capabilities and easy access to management statistics and tools. Administrators can access the Device Se rver using the [...]

T ypical Applications Summary 20 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0[...]

IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 21 Inst allation Chapter 2 2 Introduction This chapter tells you what is packaged with your IOLAN Device Server, how to power up the Device Server to make sure it works correctly , an d how to assign the Device Server an IP address through the LAN. IOLAN Device Server Component s What’ s Included [...]

Powering Up the Device Server 22 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Powering Up the Device Server Before you attach the Device Server to your net work or try to configure it, we suggest th at you power it up to verify that it works properly . T o power up the Device Server, perf orm the fo llowing steps: 1. Plug the external power su[...]

Installation 23 Setting an Initial IP Address Setting an Initial IP Address This section describes the different methods y ou can use to s et the Device Server IP address. Following is a list of methods for set ting the Devi ce Server IP address and a short explanation of when you would want to use that method: z DeviceManager —Use this method wh[...]

Setting an Initial IP Address 24 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 9. Expand the Server Con figuration folder and select Server . Y ou can choose to enter a permanent IP address in the Internet Address field of the Server window . 10. Click the Apply button when you’re done with the Server window . T o permanently assign the IP ad[...]

Installation 25 LED Guide Using ARP-Ping You can use the ARP-Ping (Address Resolu tion Protoc ol) method to temporarily assign an IP address and connect to your Device Server to assign a permanent IP address. T o u se ARP-Ping to temporarily assign an IP address: 1. From a local UNIX/Linux host, type the following: arp -s a.b.c.d aa:bb :cc:dd:ee:ff[...]

Pinouts 26 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Pinout s Pin 13 Pin 25 Pin 14 Pin 1 The following table provides pinout information: Pinout EIA-232 EIA-422 EIA-485 Full Duplex EIA-4 85 Half Duple x 1 Shield Shield Shield Shield 2 (out) TxD 3 (in) RxD 4 (out) RT S 5 (in) CTS 6 (in) DSR 7 GND GND GND GND 8 (in) DCD 12 Power in Power in P[...]

Installation 27 EIA-232 Cabling Diag rams EIA-232 Cabling Diagrams This section shows how to create EIA-232 cable s that are compatible with the Device Server. T erminal DB25 Connector The following diagram shows how th e null modem cable should be configured when connecting to a terminal DB25. 2 (TxD) 3 (RxD) 3 (RxD) 2 (TxD) 4 (R TS) 5 (CTS) 5 (CT[...]

EIA-232 Cabling Diagrams 28 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 PC DB9 Connector The following diagram shows how th e null modem cable should be configured when connecti ng to a DB9 PC. 2 (TxD) 2 (Rx D) 3 (RxD) 3 (TxD) 4 (R TS) 8 (CTS) 5 (CTS) 7 (R TS) 6 (DSR) 4 (DTR) 7 (GND) 5 (GND) 20 (DTR) 6 (DSR) Modem DB9 Connector The following [...]

IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 29 Configuration Methods Chapter 3 3 Introduction This chapter provides information about th e different methods you can use to configure the Device Server. DeviceManager The DeviceManager is a fully functional W indows 98/NT/2000/ME/Server 2003 /XP Device Server configuration/management tool . Y ou[...]

WebManager 30 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 W ebManager The W ebManager is a web-browser based met hod of configuring/managing a Device Server. T o access a Device Server through the W ebManager, open up your web brows er and type in the IP address of the Device Server that you want to ma nage/configu re. A login screen will app[...]

Configuration Methods 31 DHCP/BOOTP Menu Conventio ns You select an option from the Menu by using the ke yboard up and down arrows t o navigate the list. When the menu item you want to access is highlighted, press the Enter key to either get to the next list of options or to get the configuration screen, dependin g on what you sel ect. When you are[...]

SNMP 32 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 The first variable in each folder is the St a tus variable, for example, serv iceSt atus . When you perform a GET on this variable, one of the following values will be returned : z 1 —Indicates that the container fo lder is active with no changes. z 2 —Indicates that the container fo lde[...]

IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 33 Configuring the Device Server Chapter 4 4 Introduction This chapter provides general information about c onfiguring the Device Server for your production environment. Although this chapter is not specifi c to any configuration method, there should be enough information that you can apply the info[...]

Configuring the Devi ce Server 34 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Device Server Services In order to be as flexible and acces sible as the Devi ce Server is, it can run se veral predefined daemon and client applications. The Device Server can run the following daemon applications: z Te l n e t D z SPCD (the T rueport daemon) z Dev[...]

Machine T o Machine Connections Configuring the Device Server 35 Serial Connection You also need to know the serial interface specifications as follows : z EIA-232 and its speed z EIA-422 and its speed z EIA-485 and – its speed – half duplex with/without echo suppression or full duplex – TX driver control is automatic or R TS Other The most i[...]

Users Connecting to Serial Device s 36 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Users Connecting to Serial Devices For a user to connect to the serial device conn ected to the Device Server from the LAN, the Line Service must be set to Rev T elnet . The user will either access the seri al device directly or go through the Easy Port Access [...]

Setting Up Line s Configuring the Device Server 37 Connecting Through th e Device Server When a user connects through the Devi ce Server, that user is authenticated and is usually set up with a User Service that, once authentication is completed successfully , passes the user onto the specified host. Therefore, the Line Serv ice is set to DSLogin a[...]

Setting Up Lines 38 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Vi r tu a l M o d e m s Vmodem is a feature of the Device Server that prov ides “modem like” comm unication between two Device Servers on a network or be tween a Device Se rver and a host. This feature beh aves like two modems connected across a teleph one line. T ypically , [...]

Setting Up Users Configuring the Device Server 39 z UDP Entry 3 All hosts t hat have an IP Addre ss that falls within the range of 172.16.1.75 to 172.16.1.8 0 and who listen to Port 33009 will receive UDP data from the serial device. No UDP data will be sent to the serial device. z UDP Entry 4 This entry is disabled since Direction is set to None .[...]

Configuring Network Options 40 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Sessions Sessions are defined for users who are coming in through a seri al device going to a host on the LAN. Users who have successfully logg ed into the Device Server ( User Service set to DSprompt ) can s tart up to four login sessions on LAN hosts. These users sta[...]

Configuring Time Configuring the Device Server 41 Syslog The system log is sent to the specified host. Y ou can configure a primary an d secondary host for the syslog information an d specify the level for which you want syslog inform ation sent. SNMP If you are using SNMP to manage/configure the Devi ce Server, or to view statistics or traps, you [...]

Language support 42 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 5. T o set an individual user to the new language, go to the Users menu and, in the Language field select Customlang . In the CLI (only) you can set individual users or all users to the new language; see the set user * command. 6. The user will see the change of language when he/[...]

Downloading T erminal Definitions Configuring the Device Server 43 Downloading T erminal Definitions All terminal types can be used on the Device Se rver. Some terminal types which are not already defined in the Device Server, however , are unable to use Full Screen mode (menus) and may not be able to page thro ugh sessions properly . When in stall[...]

TFTP Configuration 44 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 For example: term=AT386 | at386| 386AT |386at |at/386 console acsc=jYk?lZm@qDtCu4x3 bold=E[1m civis= clear=E[2JE[H cnorm= cup=E[%i%p1%02d;%p2%02dH rev=E4A rmacs=E[10m rmso=E[m smacs=E[12m smso=E[7m page= circ=n Note: As you can see from the example, capabilities w hich[...]

Resetting Configuration Paramete rs Configuring the Device Server 45 Resetting Configuration Parameters You can reset the Device Server to its factory settings through any of the following methods: z Y ou can push in the recessed button at th e back of the Device Server hardware z DeviceManager , select To o l s , Reset to Factory Defau lt s z CLI,[...]

DHCP/BOOTP 46 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 z CUSTOM_LANG —The full path, pre-fixed by a hostname /IP address (IPv4 or IPv6), and file name of a translated language file. For example, 192.101.34.211 /accounting/german.tx t. z EXTRA_TERM1 —( EXTRA_TERM2 , EXTRA_TERM3 ) The full path, pre-fixe d by a hostname/IP address (IPv4 [...]

IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 47 Using the DeviceManager Chapter 5 5 Introduction This chapter provides information about config uring/managing the Device Server using the DeviceManager . It is assumed that the DeviceManager has already been installed; if you still need to install the DeviceManager , see Using DeviceManager on p[...]

S tarting a New Session 48 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Manage Device Server T ab Y ou can connect to Device Servers or assign a te mporary IP address to a Device Server. Whenever you connect to a Device Server through the DeviceManager, you connect as the Admin user and must supply the password for the Admin user . Populating [...]

49 S tarting a New Sessi on Adding/Deleting St atic Device Servers T o permanently add or delete a Device Server to/from the Device Server List , select the Stat ic Server List button. The following wi ndow is displayed: T o permanently add a Device Server to the Device Server List , type in the IP address of the Device Server and click the Add Ser[...]

Connecting to a Device Server 50 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Co nnecting to a Device Server T o connect to a Device Server, double- click on the Device Server in the Device Se rver Lis t . Y ou will be pr ompted for the Admin Password. If the authentication and connection are successful, the Device Server’ s Server Info wind[...]

51 Configu ring the Server Working W i th a Local Configuration File Y ou can also connect to a Device Server and op en a saved configuration file by selecting To o l s , Ge t Configuration , Import from File . Th is configuration can then be edited or just downloaded right to the Device Server by selecting To o l s , Download Configuration to Unit[...]

Configuring the Server 52 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Services Services are either daemon or cl ient processes that run on the Device Server. Y ou can disable any of the services for security reasons. If you disable the DeviceM anagerD service, you wi ll not be able t o use DeviceManager to connect to a Device Server. Password[...]

53 Configu ring the Server Configuring T rueport Baud The T rueport Baud con figuration window allows you to m ap the baud rate coming out of the serial host to another baud rate that will run betw een the Device Server and the serial device. See Appendix B, Utiliti es on page 115 for more information about T rueport. Configuring the Hardware Y ou [...]

Configuring Lines 54 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Configuring Lines When you configure the Device Server Line , you are specifying how the port will be used and accessed. Y ou can always make changes to Line parameters, cl ick the Apply button, and then select To o l s , Kill Line to test your changes. However, you still must s[...]

55 Configuring Lines Monitor DCD Specifies whether the RS-232 signal DC D (Data Carrier Detect) should be monitored. This is used with modems or any other device that sends a DCD signal. When it is monitored and the Device Server detect s a DCD signal, the line service is started. Default is Off . If both Monitor DCD and Monitor DSR are enabled, bo[...]

Configuring Lines 56 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Break Specifies how a break is interpreted: z None —The Device Server ignores the break key completely and it is not passed through to the host. This i s the default setting. z Local —The Device Server deals with the break locally . If the user is in a session, the break key[...]

57 Configuring Lines Line Services Line Services determine how line is defined. As a ru le, when you are accessing a serial device through the Device Serv er, coming from the et hernet side, you want to set the Line Service to Revers e Raw or Reverse T elnet . Raw Settings When the Line Service is set to Direct or Silent Raw , data is sent through [...]

Configuring Lines 58 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Telnet Settings When the Line Servic e is set to Direct or Silent T elnet , data is sent through the connecti on in a telnet session. This telnet session is initiated from the Device Server to the configured host. Configure the following param eters: T erminal T ype Host Name Po[...]

59 Configuring Lines BIDIR Settings When the Line Service is set to BID IR , a bidirectional conn ection is created, with data flowing in both directions in its original format. This raw TC P/IP connection can be in itiated from either the Device Server or the configured host. Configure the following param eters: Host Name Port UDP Settings When th[...]

Configuring Lines 60 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 VModem Settings When the Line Service is set to VModem , the Device Server acts as a virtual modem. After a virtual modem connection is established, data will flow in b oth directions in it s original format. Configure the following param eters: Host Name Port Success Failure Su[...]

61 Configu ring Users Configuring Modems You need to configure a modem if there is a modem connected to the Device Server. Configure the following param eters: Modem Name Modem Initialisation St ring Configuring Users Y ou can configure up to four users in the Device Se rver’ s local user databa se, in additi on to the Admin user . Configure the [...]

Configuring Users 62 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Level The access that a user is allowed: z Admin —The admin level user has tota l access to the Device Server. Y ou can create more than one admin user account but we recommend that you only have one. They can monitor or configure the Device Server through the CLI or Menu. z N[...]

63 Configu ring Users Configuring Line Access Line Access defines the read/write privileges that a user has while accessing a line. Configure the following opt ions: Line Access Language Y ou can specify whether a user will use English or Custom lang as the language that appears in the Menu, CLI, or W ebManager . The Device Server supports one cust[...]

Configuring Users 64 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Configuring Sessions You can configure user Sessions to limit the access the user has to the network and the wa y the user connects to a host. Users who are Level N ormal or Adm in can define Free Sessions , in additi on to using defined sessions. Users who are Lev el Restricted[...]

65 Configuring the Netwo rk Configuring the Network The network configuration parameters define the netw ork that the Device Server will be operating within. Configuring Host s One of the first things you will probably want to co nfigure is the hosts that the D evice Server or Users will be interacting with, since most configuration wi ndows requir[...]

Configuring the Netwo rk 66 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Configuring SNMP If you are using the Device Server SNMP MIB-based config uration/management option , you can use the DeviceManager to easily set up SN MP users, traps, and commu nities. The Device Server supports the SNMP traps for restart and SNMP community authenticati[...]

67 Configuring the Netwo rk Configuring TFTP These parameters configure the TFTP settings fo r the Device Server’ s connections to hosts (as opposed to the TFTP settings under To o l s , Options , which configure the TFTP settings for the DeviceManager ’ s connection to a Device Server). Configure the following param eters: Retry Tim eo u t UDP[...]

Configuring the Netwo rk 68 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Configuring Syslog You can configure where the system log messages are going to be sent and specify the lowest level message that the Device Server will send syslog messages for . Configure the following opt ions: Primary Host Secondary Host Level Subnet/Pr efix Bits When[...]

69 Configuring Administration T asks Configuring Administration T asks Y ou can specify new configur ation and firm ware files that will go into effect the next time the Device Server is rebooted and a mess age of the day (MOT D) file, whose contents will be displayed when User ’ s log into the Device Server. Configuring Bootup Files When you spe[...]

St a t i s t i c s 70 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Statistics After you are connected to a Devi ce Server, you can view statistics about the Device Server and its network environment. This can help you to tr oubl eshoot problems or can provide valuable information about the Devi ce Server’ s environment. To o l s Saving a Con[...]

71 T ools 2. Enter the following information for each Device Server that you want to configure with the same configuration file: IP Addres s Server Name Password Reboot Server 3. Click Add to add the Device Server to the download list. Y ou can also clic k on a Device Server and edit any information and then click Up date to make the edits permanen[...]

T ools 72 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Setting the Device Ser ver’ s Date and T ime T o set the Device Server’ s system clock, select To o l s , Set Unit Time/Date . The S et Date/T ime window is di splayed. Configure the following param eters: Date Tim e Rebooting the Device Server When you downlo ad any file (configuratio[...]

73 T ools Downloading a Language File Y ou can download one cust om language file th at can be specified in the User co nfiguration window . See Language support on page 41 for informatio n on creating custom language files. S etting DeviceManager Options When you select To o l s , Options , you can set the following: z Confirmation Messages —Spe[...]

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IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 75 Command Line Interface Chapter 6 6 Introduction This chapter provides the command line interface (C LI) options available for the Device Server. The commands are grouped by function. CLI Conventions This section explains how to interpret the CLI syntax. Command Synt ax Each command is broken down[...]

CLI Conventions 76 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Command Shortcut s When you type a command, you can specify the shortest unique ve rsion of that command or you can press the ESC key to complete the command. Fo r example, the following command: set telnet-clie nt map-to-crlf off can be typed as: set tel map off or , you can use [...]

Command Line Interface 77 Server Commands Server Commands This section defines all the CLI commands associat ed with configuring the Device Server’ s server parameters. Server Commands Set Server Description Sets server parameters. User Level Admin Syntax set server [banner on|off] [b ypass-password on|off] [domain <string>] [flush-on-close[...]

Server Commands 78 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Set Service promp t-with-name Displays the Server Name field value instead of defau lt product name. When enabled, the Server Name is displayed in the Dev ice Server login prompt, CLI prompt, W ebManager login screen, and the head ing of the Menu. The default value is Off . single[...]

Command Line Interface 79 Server Commands Show Server Description Shows the parameters set for the server . User Level Admin Syntax Hardware Commands Set Ethernet Description Sets the serial line speed and duplex. User Level Admin Syntax Options auto|10-half|10-full| 100-half|100-full Show Hardware Description Shows the hardware settings/informatio[...]

User Commands 80 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 T rueport Baud Commands Set T rueport Remap-Baud Description Sets the T rueport baud rem apping values. User Level Admin Syntax Options 50|75|1 10|134 |150|200|300|600 |1200 |1 800|2400|4800|9600|1920 0|38400 50|75|1 10|134 |150|200|300|600|1 200 |1800|24 00|4800|9600|19200|3840 0| [...]

Command Line Interface 81 User Commands Logout Description Logs the user out from the Device Server. User Level Restricted, Normal, Admin Syntax Ping Description Pings the specified host/IP address. User Level Normal, Admin Syntax Options < hostname /IP_address > The name (host name or DNS name) or IP address of th e machine you are trying to[...]

User Commands 82 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Set User Description Sets the current user ’ s settings. User Level Normal, Admin Syntax Options hotkey-p refix language password Set User Session Description Sets the current user ’ s session settings. User Level Normal, Admin Syntax Options sess ion Specifies the session numbe[...]

Command Line Interface 83 User Commands Show Line Users Description Shows the users who are on the line. User Level Admin Syntax Syslog Console Description Starts/stops or displays the status of the syslog console. User Level Admin Syntax Options start|stop Star t or stop console lo gging. When console logging is en abled, syslog messages will be e[...]

User Commands 84 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Te l n e t Description Starts a telnet session to the specified host/IP address. User Level Normal, Admin Syntax Options < hostname/IP_addr ess > < tcp_port > termtype line-mode map-cr -crlf local-echo echo eof erase intr quit escape telnet < hostname/IP_address > [...]

Command Line Interface 85 User Commands Ve r s i o n Description Displays firmware version and build . User Level Normal, Admin Syntax Configuring Users Add User Description Adds a user . Y ou can add an d configure up to four users in the Device Server. User Level Admin Syntax Option < username > The name of the user , without spaces. When y[...]

User Commands 86 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 idle-timer The amount of time, in seconds, that the idle timer will run. Use this timer to close a connection because of inactivity . When the id le timer expires, because there has been no exchange of data w ithin the specified time, the De vice Server will close the connection. Th[...]

Command Line Interface 87 User Commands Set User service The type of service that the user will use. sess-timer The amount of time, in seconds, that the session timer will run. Use this timer to forcibly close a user ’ s session (connection) . When the session timer expires, the Device Server will end the connection. The default valu e is 0 (zero[...]

User Commands 88 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 idle-timer The amount of time, in seconds, that the idle timer will run. Use this timer to close a connection because of inactivity . When the id le timer expires, because there has been no exchange of data w ithin the specified time, the De vice Server will close the connection. Th[...]

Command Line Interface 89 User Commands Set User Session Description Configures a user ’ s session settings. See Set User Session on page 82 for the options descriptions. User Level Admin Syntax Show Default User Description Shows the Default User ’ s settin gs. User Level Admin Syntax Show User Description Shows user configuration settings. Us[...]

Line Commands 90 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Line Commands Line Commands Set Line Description Configures line parameters. User Level Normal, Admin Syntax set line [data-bits 5|6|7|8] [dial none|in|out|both] [idle-timer <0-4294967>] [line-name < name >] [modem-name < config_modem >] [pages 1| 2|3|4|5|6|7] [par[...]

Command Line Interface 91 Line Commands rev-se ss-security Enables/disables login /password authentication, locally or externally , on reverse T elnet connections. The default is Off . sess-time Enter a time, in seconds, for w hich the session timer will run. Use this timer to forcibly close the session (connection). When the sess ion timer expires[...]

Line Commands 92 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 keepalive Enables a per -connection TCP keepalive feat ure; after approxim ately 3 minutes of network connection idle time, the connection will sen d a gratuitous ACK to the network peer , either ensuring the connection stays active OR cau sing a dropped connection condition to be r[...]

Command Line Interface 93 Line Commands Set Line Interface Description Configures line interface (hardware) parameters. User Level Admin Syntax Options eia-232 | eia422 | 485 monitor -dcd monitor -dsr flow Defines whether the data flow is han dled by the software ( Soft ), hardware ( Hard ), Both , or None . tx-driver-contr ol duplex echo-suppressi[...]

Line Commands 94 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Set Line Service Description Sets the service for the line. For services that need further configuration, see Line Service Commands on page 95 to find the Line Service that you want to configure. User Level Admin Syntax set line service bidir < confi g_host > < server_port [...]

Command Line Interface 95 Line Commands Set T ermtype Description Sets the terminal type for the current termin al session. term1, term2, and term3 refer to the user-uploadable custom terminal definitions . If these are not present, the default is wyse60. User Level Restricted, Normal, Admin Syntax Option wyse60|vt100|ansi|dumb|tvi925|ibm31 51te|vt[...]

Line Commands 96 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Set UDP local-echo T oggles between local echo of entered char acters and suppressing local echo. Local echo is used for normal processing, while suppressing the echo is convenient for entering text that sh ould not be displaye d on the screen, such as passwords. This parameter can [...]

Command Line Interface 97 Line Commands Set Vmodem Description Configures the vmodem settings for the serial line. User Level Admin Syntax Options failur e-string success-string host port style suppres s Show Interface Description Shows the network interface information. User Level Admin Syntax Show T elnet-Client Description Shows the telnet clien[...]

Line Commands 98 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Show Vmodem Description Show the vmodem settings for the line. User Level Normal, Admin Syntax Modem Commands Add Modem Description Adds a modem. User Level Admin Syntax Options < mod em_name > < initialization_ string > Delete Modem Description Deletes a modem. User Lev[...]

Command Line Interface 99 Network Commands Network Commands SNMP Commands The Device Server supports SNMP traps rest art and SNMP community authentication error . Add Community Description Adds an SNMP community (version 1 and version 2). User Level Admin Syntax Options < community_name > < config_host >|< ip_address > The host na[...]

Network Commands 100 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Delete T rap Description Deletes an SNMP trap. User Level Admin Syntax Option < config_trap_number > When you add an SNMP trap, it gets assigne d to a number . T o delete the SNMP trap, you need to specify the number of the trap that you want to delete. T o see which trap [...]

Command Line Interface 1 01 Network Commands Host s Commands Add Host Description Adds a host to the Device Server host table. User Level Admin Syntax Options < hostname > < ip_address > Delete Host Description Deletes a host from the Device Server host table. User Level Admin Syntax Option < config_host > Y ou can see a list of h[...]

Network Commands 102 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Gateway Commands Add Gateway Description Adds a gateway . Y ou can configure up to twenty gateways. User Level Admin Syntax Options < config_host > default|host|network < dest_ip_addr > < subnet_bits > Delete Gateway Description Deletes a gateway . User Level A[...]

Command Line Interface 1 03 Network Commands Set Gateway Description Configures the gateway . User Level Admin Syntax Options < config_gateway_host > Y ou can view the configured gateways that can be d eleted by typing delete gateway ? . default|host|network < dest_ip_addr > < subnet_bits > Show Gateways Description Shows configur[...]

T ime Commands 104 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Logging Commands Set Syslog Description Configures the system log. User Level Admin Syntax Options level primary-host secondary-host Show Syslog Description Shows the syslog settings. User Level Admin Syntax T ime Commands Set Time Description Sets the Device Server’ s system cl[...]

Command Line Interface 1 05 Administration Commands T ime/Date Setting Commands Set Date Description Sets the Device Server’ s system clock. User Level Admin Syntax Show Date Description Shows the date, according to th e Device Server system clock. User Level Normal, Admin Syntax Administration Commands Bootup Commands Reboot Description Reboots [...]

Administration Commands 106 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Show ARP Description Shows the current contents of the ARP cache. User Level Admin Syntax Show Bootup Description Shows the Firmware and Configuration files specified for Device Server bootup. User Level Admin Syntax TFTP File T ransfer Commands Netload Description T rans[...]

Command Line Interface 1 07 Administration Commands Net sa ve Description T ransfers a file from the Device Server to a remote host using the TFTP protocol . User Level Admin Syntax Options configurat ion Specifies that you are going to upload a configuration file from the Device Server to the specified host or IP address. crash Specifies that you [...]

S tatistic Commands 108 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 S t atistic Commands Configuration St atistics S h o w N e ts ta t Description Shows currently used TCP/UDP sockets/ports. User Level Admin Syntax Options all Displays all ports, including server (listening) port s; by default, listening ports are no t displayed. listening Di[...]

Command Line Interface 1 09 S tatistic Commands Show Serial Description Shows statistics on the serial port. User Level Admin Syntax Uptime Description Displays the elapsed time (in days, hours, minutes, and seconds) since the last reboot/power cycle. User Level Admin Syntax show serial uptime[...]

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IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 1 1 1 T roubleshooting Appendix A A Introduction This chapter provides information that can help resolve problems w ith the Device Server. Hardware Problems If the Device Server Po wer/Ready LED is red and st ays red for over 10 seconds, y ou have a hardware problem that is going to require factory [...]

Host Problems 1 12 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Host Problems Cannot access a host on a local network, verify: z The network address is correct. z The subnet mask is set correctly and reflects the network configuration. z The broadcast address is set correctly and reflects the network configuration. Cannot access a host on a re[...]

T roub leshooting 1 13 Unknown IP Address When using the function keys on your keyb oard, nothin g happens or your sessions keep swapping. z Change your Hotkey Pr efix character . The function keys on the keyboards of some terminals (like WYSE60) send character sequences which begin with ^a ; unfortunately , ^a is also the default Hotkey Prefix , w[...]

Language Proble ms 1 14 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 Language Problems In a customised language, the te xt strings appear in the wr ong place in the Menu, CLI, or W ebManag er . z Check the original ASCII text file you used to translate to yo ur customised language. The sequence of the line much match exactly (be awar e that co[...]

IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 1 15 Utilities Appendix B B Introduction This chapter provides information on the T rueport ut ility . T rueport Trueport is a com port redirect or utility for the Device Server. It can be run in two modes: z T rueport mode —This mode allows complete device control and operates exactly like a dire[...]

T ruepo rt 1 16 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 For more information, see the T rueport User Guide or the T ru eport Installation and Configuration Guide for W indows NT on the CD-ROM.[...]

IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 1 17 Glossary This chapter provides definitions for Device Server terms. BOOTP (BOOT strap Protocol) An Internet protocol that enables a diskless workstation to discover its own IP address, the IP address of a BOOTP server on the network, and a file to be loaded into memory to boot the machine. This[...]

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IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 1 19 A admin default password 23 level 39 lost password 45 ARP-Ping, setting an IP address 25 B bidir general 38 parameters 59 binary configuration file 49 BOOTP parameters 45 setting an IP address 24 bootup files, configuring 69 browsers, su pported 18 C cabling, EIA-232 27 CLI command shortcuts 76[...]

Index L 120 IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 L language translating 42 upgrading firmware 42 LED guide 25 levels, user 39 line access paramete rs 63 line parameters 54 line termination, setting jumper 22 M Menu conventions 31 using 30 menu level 39 MIB 31 mode console 33 serial 33 modem parameters 61 MOTD parameters 69 N normal lev[...]

U Index IOLAN Device Server User ’s Guide, V ersion 1.0 121 U UDP configuring 38 parameters 59 user levels 39 user para meters 61 user sessions 40 utility Trueport 115 V virtual modem 38 vmodem overview 38 parameters 60 W WebManager overview 30 using 30[...]

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