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Remote Management
Remote Console Port + Remote Power Manager
Remotely manage six RS-232 ports and
four power connections.
Supports local or remote console port switching
for up to six network devices.
Includes remote power management and control
for up to four network devices.
Reboot servers, routers, Web cams, firewalls, and
other remote devices.
Access by using a Web browser over any TCP/IP
network—even the Internet.
Or, bypass the network with dialup access to
remote consoles or direct serial connection to local
consoles.
In-band or out-of-band network management.
LAN
Item Code
Remote Console Port + Remote Power Manager
208–240 VAC SW549AE-R2
What’s included
(1) Remote Console Port +
Remote Power Manager
(1) 100120-VAC power cord (for SW549A) or
208–240-VAC power cord (for SW549AE)
(1) Rackmounting brackets
(1) User manual
Overview
The Remote Console Port + Remote Power Manager
is a six-port console server that also incorporates a
power manager so you can reset power to as many
as four network devices. It operates in-band over
any TCP/IP network such as your internal Ethernet
network or the Internet, as well as out-of-band via
the integral 33.6-kbps modem or a direct serial
connection.
A full-featured console server.
The manager provides secure access to as many as
six console ports so you can access remote devices
for management functions such as changing
configuration, connecting users to restricted ports,
and collecting data. There are two separate user
interfaces: the Web browser interface and the text
interface. The Web browser interface enables you
to contact the manager over any TCP/IP network,
using a standard, JavaScript
®
enabled Web browser.
You can even access it across the Internet and
manage your network devices from anywhere in the
world!
The text interface consists of a series of ASCII text
menus that you can access via a Telnet™ login over
a TCP/IP network, a modem, or a direct serial
connection from one of the manager’s serial ports
to a PC. Any of the manager’s serial ports can be
used as an inbound connection to access any other
port. The manager supports up to four simultaneous
Telnet sessions. You can access each of the six
RS-232 ports individually by number, name, or
group. Configure ports using simple, menu driven
commands to set passwords, data rates, parity, flow
control, and many other operating parameters.
Configuration and Status screens display port
parameters and connection activity for one or all
ports.
A power manager, too.
Never again make that late-night trip just to flick a
power switch off and on. The Remote Console Port
+ Remote Power Manager enables you to reboot
equipment remotely across the Internet. Access the
integral power manager the same way you access a
console server—across a TCP/IP network, by
modem, or by direct serial connection. You can
assign each of the four AC power outlets plug
names and view plug status via easy-to-use
commands. Outlets can be individually switched on,
off, or booted using plug numbers or names. For
power sequencing, you can assign each plug a
power-up time to wait before turning on the next
plug.
Top-flight security.
The manager supports supervisor-level passwords
that allow access to all configuration and switching
functions, and non-supervisor passwords which
restrict access to assigned plugs and ports and can’t
be used to change unit configuration. You can
define passwords for up to 32 users. Each menu-
defined password can be assigned an individual
user name for easy reference and an optional
dialback number, which instructs the unit to call the
user at a predefined number before allowing
access.
Buffer mode.
The manager stores the last 32K of data through
each port in its flash memory. Use this data for
management— for instance, to see alarms sent
while you’re not connected. You can view, save, or
erase buffered data at any time.
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