Black Box 40870-R2 User manual

Introduction
This Quick Start Guide covers the key points of the
installation for your Terminal Server. It is intended for
systems administrators familiar with operating systems
covered.
This product is a TCP/IP Terminal Server available in both
table top and rack mounted form. The table top unit has 8 or
16 RS-232 ports and the rack unit has 4, 8 or 16 RS-232 ports
that can be used for terminals, modems, printers or other serial
devices. The serial ports are individually numbered.
Table mounted
Rack mounted
Connectors and indicators
The functions of these are described in the Terminal Server
User Guide.
Connecting up the Terminal Server
and logging in from a remote host
1. Read the safety manual supplied with this product.
2. Connect the Terminal Server to the ethernet.
3. Connect the power cable to the Terminal Server.
4. Power up the Terminal Server.
5. On a local host, for UNIX type:
arp -s a.b.c.d aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff
or for Windows NT type:
arp -s a.b.c.d aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff
replacing a.b.c.d with the Terminal Server IP address
and aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff with the ethernet
address.
6. From the command prompt, run: telnet a.b.c.d
(This may take a few seconds to complete).
7. At the password prompt press Enter.
8. At the Local > prompt now displayed, type:
set term for supported terminals and press Enter.
9. Type set term <terminal> and then press Enter for the
appropriate terminal type.
You have now connected up and logged into the Terminal
Server.
Setting the network parameters
1. Press CRTL A for the ADMINISTRATION MENU then
press CRTL P.
2. At the password prompt now displayed, type iolan as the
default password and press Enter.
3. In the administrator password window is now displayed,
use the cursor keys to select Server then press Enter.
The server menu is now displayed.
4. Enter the IP address and host name for the Terminal
Server. Press Enter twice to save the changes.
5. Select Reboot from the menu and press Enter.
6. Confirm Reboot and wait for the unit to restart.
Your Terminal Server is now set up for operation.
Serial ports
10/100 BASE T socket
Main power switch
Power input socket
Power LED
10 BASE T Link/Activity
100 BASE T Link/Activity
I
O
POWER
10 BASE T
100 BASE T
ACTIVITY
10/100 BASE T socket
Main power switch
Serial ports
Power input socket
Note
These instructions assume the Terminal Server is attached to
the same LAN as other host machines. Refer to the User and
Administration Guide for other situations.To perform the basic
Terminal Server configuration you will need to know:
• The IP address of the Terminal Server
• The ethernet address of the Terminal Server (dis-
played on the unit)
• The host name of the Terminal Server
If in doubt please refer to your system administrator.
Notes:
For setting up a Terminal Server via a serially attached
terminal, refer to the appropriate section in the User and
Administration Guide.
For setting up a Terminal Server via BOOTP, refer to the
appropriate section in the User and Administration Guide.

Setting up a printer
This section assumes your printer client is set up for LPD
printing.
1. Power down the Terminal Server and attach the serial
printer using a cable specified in the Terminal Server User
and Administration Guide.
2. Power up the Terminal Server.
3. Log in and select the Administration Mode (using
CTRL A and then CTRL P).
4. Using the cursor keys select the Port option then enter the
number of the serial port you attached the printer to.
5. On the Port Setup Menu, set the parameters in the
Hardware and Flow ctrl to match those of your printer.
6. Enter the print queue filename in the User Name field.
Press.
7. Set Access to Remote using the spacebar to select the
appropriate action.
8. Set the Local Port field. This is a TCP Port number and for
LPD this should be set to 515.
9. Press Enter twice to save the changes.
10. From the ADMINISTRATION MENU select the Kill
option and enter the serial port number for the printer, then
press Enter.
The port is now setup, you can now send a print job to the
Terminal Server to test printing.
Remote access dial in modem setup
1. Power down the Terminal Server and attach the modem
using a cable specified in the Terminal Server User and
Administration Guide.
2. Power up the Terminal Server.
3. Go to the Port Setup Menu as described earlier in Setting
up a printer on page 2.
4. Setup Hardware with Monitor DCD to yes and Flow Ctrl
to match the modem. In the IP address fields, set Src (local
end of PPP connection) and Dst (remote end) addresses.
5. Set Access to Local and Authentication to Host if user has
to be validated. Press Enter twice to save and exit.
6. On the ADMINISTRATION MENU select Access and
press Enter. Now select Remote Site Devices and press
Enter.
7. Select the entry from the Device type window where the
listed items represent the ports (i.e. first item = port1,
second item = port2, etc.), select the port you are attaching
the modem to and press Enter.
8. In the REMOTE SITE DEVICES MENU now displayed.
set the Inactivity timer to an appropriate value in minutes.
9. Set the Config field to the modem’s initialisation
command string. Press Enter twice.
10. From the ADMINISTRATION MENU select Access.
11. In the Access pop-up window now displayed, select
Authentication/Logging and press Enter.
12. In the host AUTHENTICATION AND LOGGING menu
now displayed, go to the Auth Host field enter the IP
address of the authentication host.
13. Change the Success Indication String field and
Failure Indication String field to suit your login
sequence of your authentication hosts. Press Enter twice
to save and exit.
14. In the ADMINISTRATION MENU select kill and press
Enter.
15. Enter the modem port number and press Enter.
Setup is now complete. A remote user should now attempt to
log in.
Terminal Server
Quick start guide
Note: If the src is left blank it defaults to the IP address of the
Terminal Server.
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