Black Box LES1204A-3G Manuel utilisateur

Remote Console Manager with GSM Modem QS Guide

Quick Start Guide

This Quick Start Guide helps you through installation, configuration,

and local operation. For more details, refer to the user manual

on CD-ROM.

LES1204A-3G

Remote Console Manager (LES1204A-3G) Quick Start Guide

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Remote Console Manager (LES1204A-3G) Quick Start Guide

Follow the steps listed below to get started:

Step 1: Check kit contents.

LES1204A-3G Remote Console Manager

This printed quick start guide

(1) CD-ROM containing a user’s manual in PDF format

(2) UTP cables

(1) DB9F-RJ-45 adapter straight-pinned

(1) DB9F-RJ-45 adapter crossover-pinned

(1) RF antenna with bracket mount and 1-ft. (30-cm) cable

Universal input 12-VDC power pack

Step 2: Connect the hardware.

NOTE: The LES1204A-3G Remote Console Manager has an internal 3G

GSM cellular modem. Your carrier will provide you with a SIM card to

activate your GSM cellular modem plan. The SIM card must be installed in

the Remote Console Manager before applying power.

Unscrew the SIM card access panel on the side of the Remote Console

Manager and insert the SIM card with contacts facing upward. The SIM

card will lock into place. You may use the tip of the RF antenna to fully

seat the SIM card. Replace the SIM card access panel.

Attach the RF antenna using the cable to the Remote Console Manager.

Connect your serial devices to the four SERIAL ports. The RJ-45 serial

connectors have Cisco® serial pinouts:

SIGNAL

DEFINITION

CTS

Clear To Send

DSR

Data Set Ready

RXD

Receive Data

GND

Signal Ground

GND

Signal Ground

TXD

Transmit Data

DTR

Data Terminal Ready

RTS

Request To Send

Figure 1. Cisco serial pinouts.

Connect the LAN port to your network.

Plug the power pack into the AC power receptacle and connect the DC

power cable to the Remote Console Manager’s 9-12 VDC power socket.

Remote Console Manager (LES1204A-3G) Quick Start Guide

NOTE: On applying power, the “SIM” LED on top of the Remote Console

Manager will go on solid, indicating that the SIM has been inserted and

detected.

Step 3: Set up the Remote Console Manager.

The default Remote Console Manager IP address is 192.168.0.1 (subnet

mask 255.255.255.0). With a Web browser on any computer that is

connected through the LAN to the serial device server:

• Enter https://192.168.0.1 into the address bar.

NOTE: The LAN-connected computer must have an IP address in the same

network range (192.168.0.xxx) as the Remote Console Manager. If this is not

convenient, you can use the ARP Ping command to set the IP address (refer

to the user manual for details). The Remote Console Manager also has its

DHCP client enabled by default, so it will automatically accept any network

IP address assigned by any DHCP server on your network—and will then

respond at both 192.168.0.1 and its DHCP address.

Log in using the default system user name: root, and the default

password: default. A Welcome screen listing the basic configuration steps

is displayed.

Select “Change the default administration password on the Users page”,

enter and confirm a new password for root, and click “Apply.”

Figure 2. Serial & Network: User & Groups screen.

Remote Console Manager (LES1204A-3G) Quick Start Guide

To assign your Remote Console Manager a static IP address or to

permanently enable DHCP, select “System: IP” then “Network Interface”

and check “DHCP” or “Static” for configuration method.

By default, only HTTPS and SSH access is enabled to the Remote

Console Manager itself. Use Service Access menu on System: Services

to change this, and to change access privileges for connected serial and

network devices.

Figure 3. System: Services screen.

Step 4: Configure serial and network devices.

Select “Serial & Network: Serial Port,” which will display the label, mode,

and protocol options currently set for the serial port. By default, all the

serial ports, except Port 1, are set to console server mode (see the user‘s

manual for other modes).

Figure 4. Serial & Network: Serial Port screen.

To configure a serial port, click “Edit.”

Configure the common settings (baud rate, parity, data bits, stop bits, and

flow control) to match those of the serial device being controlled.

Select the console server protocols (Telnet, SSH, TCP, and RFC2217)

that will be used for the data connection to the serial port.

Remote Console Manager (LES1204A-3G) Quick Start Guide

NOTE: Port 1 is configured by default in Local Console (modem) mode. Use

the crossover-pinned DB9F-RJ-45 adapter and UTP cable to connect to a

terminal emulator application on your PC’s serial COM port. If you plan to

use out-of-band (OoB) dial-in access, connect this serial port to an external

modem as covered in detail in the user manual on the CD-ROM.

Click “Apply.”

To enable access through the Remote Console Manager to a locally

networked computer (referred to as a host), select “Serial & Network:

Network Hosts” and click “Add Host.”

Figure 5. Serial & Network: Network Hosts screen.

Enter the IP address/DNS name of the host.

Edit the permitted services used for accessing this host, for example,

HTTPS (TCP port 443), VNC (TCP port 5900), or add custom TCP or

UDP port numbers—only the services specified here are tunneled

through to the host. All other services are blocked.

Specify the level of information to be logged and monitored for each host

access.

Click “Apply.”

Step 5: Add new users.

NOTE: We recommend that you set up a new Administrator user (in the

admin group with full access privileges) and log in as this new user for all

ongoing administration functions (rather than continuing as root).

Remote Console Manager (LES1204A-3G) Quick Start Guide

•For each new user, select “Serial & Network: Users & Groups” and click

“Add User.”

•Enter a username and enter and confirm a password.

•Select one or multiple group memberships for the user. To grant limited

access to the management console, check the “users” group. To grant

full access to the management console, check the “admin” group. By

default, the user is granted no management console access.

•Nominate the dial-in options for the user and the accessible hosts and

accessible ports the user is allowed to access.

•Click “Apply.”

Figure 6. Serial & Network: Users & Groups screen.

Note: The Remote Console Manager comes with a default certificate for

initial configuration purposes only. You will need to direct your browser to

(temporarily) proceed and accept this untrusted certificate. It is

recommended as soon as possible thereafter you generate and install a new

trusted certificate. To produce the unique CSR and later upload the newly

issued certificate, select System: SSL Certificates.

Remote Console Manager (LES1204A-3G) Quick Start Guide

Step 6: Establish connection to the cellular carrier.

Figure 7. System: Dial screen.

•Select “Internal Cellular Modem” on the “System: Dial” menu and check

Enable Dial-Out

•Enter the carrier’s APN e.g. for AT&T (USA) simply enter “i2gold”, for T-

Mobile (USA) enter “epc.tmobile.com”, for InterNode (Aust) enter

“internode” and for Telstra (Aust) enter “telstra.internet”

Note: Your GSM cellular carrier may have provided you with connection

details. However, you generally will only need to enter your provider’s APN

and leave the other fields blank. If provided a Pin Code you may need to use

it to unlock the SIM card.

Note: You may also need to use alternate DNS servers from those provided

by your carrier. To enable, check Enable Override DNS, then check the

Override returned DNS Servers box and enter the IP of the DNS servers into

the spaces provided.

•Check “Apply” and a radio connection will be established with your

cellular carrier. Out-of-band access is enabled, so the cellular modem

connection is always ON.

•Select “Status: Statistics” and verify the Connection Status in the

“Failover& Out-of-Band” page is shown as Connected. You can also

check your allocated IP address

•Measure the received signal strength RSSI from the “Cellular Statistics”

page.

Remote Console Manager (LES1204A-3G) Quick Start Guide

Figure 8. Status: Statistics screen.

Note: An RSSI of -99 dbm to –90 dbm is Weak Coverage, -89 dbm to – 70

dbm is Medium, and -69 dbm or greater is Strong

Step 7: Out of band access.

To directly access the Remote Console Manager, it needs to have a Public

IP address and it must not have SSH access firewalled. Almost all carriers

and cellular service providers offer corporate mobile data service/plans with

a Public (static or dynamic) IP address. These plans often have a service fee

attached.

•If you have a static public IP address plan, you can directly access the

Remote Console Manager using the public IP Address provided by the

carrier. However, by default, only HTTPS and SSH access is enabled on

the OOB connection. So, you can browse to the Remote Console

Manager, but you cannot ping it.

•If you have a dynamic Public IP address plan, then a DDNS service will

need to be configured (see the user’s manual for details). Once this is

done, you can then access the Remote Console Manager using the

allocated domain name.

Note: By default, most providers offer a consumer grade service that

provides dynamic Private IP address assignments to 3G devices. This

Private IP address is not visible across the Internet, but generally it is

adequate for home and general business use. If you have such a plan, the

Failover & Out-of-Band tab on the Status: Statistics page, will show your

carrier allocated a Private IP Address (in the range 10.0.x.x, 172.16.x.x or

Remote Console Manager (LES1204A-3G) Quick Start Guide

192.168.x.x). For an inbound OOB connection with such a plan, you will

need to set up a VPN (see the user‘s manual for details).

Note: In out of band access mode, the internal cellular modem will

continually stay connected. The alternative is to set up Failover mode. This

will tell the internal cellular connection to remain idle in a low power state. If

the primary and secondary probe addresses are not available, it will bring up

the cellular connection and connect back to the cellular carrier (see the

user’s manual for details).

Step 8: Advanced configurations.

The Remote Console Manager offers many more advanced functions

including:

The Alerts & Logging: Auto Response facility monitors serial ports, hosts,

user logins, UPSs (uninterruptible power supplies), and RPCs (remote

power controllers such as PDUs and IPMI devices). A broad selection of

trigger events (such as data patterns, temperature, or battery levels) can

be specified. When triggered, a warning e-mail, SMS, Nagios®, or SNMP

alert can be sent to a nominated destination or a user defined local

response sequence can be initiated (such as power cycling a device).

Extensive management of UPSs and RPCs using Open Source NUT and

Powerman tools. The “Manage: Power” facility enables both

administrators and regular users to monitor and control attached PDU

power strips, and servers with embedded IPMI BMCs.

Historical logs of all communications with serial and network-attached

devices, system activity, UPS and PDU power status, environmental

status, etc. The level of logging is set as ports and devices are

configured. Alerts & Logging: Port Log allows this history to be saved

locally or remotely. Logs can be viewed from the Status and Manage

menus.

Other advanced features, such as serial port cascading, remote

authentication, trusted networks, secure tunneling, Nagios distributed

monitoring, and the command line interface are covered in detail in the

user manual on the CD-ROM.

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