ATEN SN3001 Secure Device Server User Guide

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ATEN SN3001 Secure Device Server

Console Management mode for ATEN Secure Device Server

This tech note applies to the following ATEN Secure Device Server models:

What is Console Management mode?

In Console Management mode, the SSH (secure channel) or Telnet session is initiated from the network. The serial device (e.g. network switch) waits for the network host to initiate the connection. Typically, Console Management mode is used for console server applications in server rooms, where a host PC needs to access a device’s console port for configuration or maintenance via SSH or Telnet connection.

How to configure Console **Management mode?

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The following procedures use SN3002P as an example:

1. Using a null modem cable, connect the SN’s serial port 1 to a serial device (e.g. network switch, router, etc.).
   Note: For Cisco network switch with RJ45 console port, please use Cisco console cable instead.

2. Using an Ethernet cable, connect the SN’s LAN port to your local network.

3. On a host PC, use IP Installer utility (can be downloaded from SN’s product page) to discover the IP address of the SN3002P.
   

4. Using a web browser, enter the SN3002P’s IP address, and log in.

5. Under Serial Ports, click the EDIT button of Port 1.
   

6. Under PROPERTIES, configure the necessary serial communication settings (e.g. baud rate, parity, etc.) to match with the connected serial device.
   

7. Under OPERATING MODE, select Console Management from the dropdown list and enable the preferred communication protocols: SSH, Telnet, or both.
   

8. Optionally enable the Direct connection option if you want to allow direction SSH and/or Telnet connection from the host PC to the connected serial device without going through the SN3002P’s console page.

9. Once configured, the Ethernet port of SN3002P’s port 1 is assigned to 5001/5101, the port number for Telnet/SSH communication.
   Note: The Ethernet port is assigned based on base socket settings in System > General Settings > Service Ports.
   

How to test Console Management mode?

Using PC as host and the network switch’s console port as a serial device, presume the settings of SN3002P have been properly configured, as mentioned in the previous section.

1. On the host PC, use Putty, a third-party utility, enter SN3002P’s IP address and 22 as the port number for SSH communication, as illustrated below.
   Note: If you prefer direct connection to the network switch, please use port number 5101 instead.
   

2. Once the connection is established, enter the login credentials of SN3002P to see its console page.

3. To access the console port of the network switch, go to 4. Device Access > 1. Port: 1 Port 1.
   Note: If the Direct connection option is enabled, you will see the console port of the network switch once logged in.
   

Appendix

Cisco Console Cable

ATEN Secure Device Server Pin Assignment

Documents / Resources

| ATEN SN3001 Secure Device Server [pdf] User Guide
SN3001, Secure Device Server, SN3001 Secure Device Server, Device Server, Server
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| ATEN SN3001 Secure Device Server [pdf] Instruction Manual
SN3001, Secure Device Server, SN3001 Secure Device Server, Device Server, Server

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