Console Servers User Guide 16 port , 24 port

Black Box Console Server user guide 71
Viewing and editing your line settings
Lines set to reverse Telnet by default
cli syntax:
set line
A reverse telnet connection enables a TCP/IP host on the local network to establish a
login connection via a Console Server (the ‘unit’) port on a non-TCP/IP machine
external to the network, such as routers, servers and so on.
A Typical
Reverse
Telnet
Configuratio
n
To set up a reverse telnet connection, follow these steps:
1. Select Line Settings from the Line Configuration menu then select the line that
you want to configure.
2. Set ‘service’ to rev tel (default setting).
Note when field is highlighted, pressing L will list all available options.