User`s manual

8-/16-/32-/48-Port Advanced Console Server Quick Start Guide
Step 8: Out of band access
To directly access the Advanced Console Server, 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
Advanced Console Server 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 Advanced Console
Server, 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 Advanced Console Server 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
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 9: Advanced configurations.
The Advanced Console Server 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
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