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AVOCENT® ACS8000 ADVANCED CONSOLE SYSTEM
Quick Installation Guide
SECURITY WARNING!
The ACS8000 Advanced Console System provides extensive access to its connected devices. As a result, care must be taken to avoid compromising your security policies.
From the factory, this equipment is shipped with the following settings:
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DHCP, SSHv1, SSHv2, HTTP and HTTPS are enabled.
•
The MODEM, USB and serial ports are disabled.
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The Ethernet and CONSOLE ports are enabled.
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Two default users with passwords:
root/linux admin/avocent
•
Shell access for root and admin is enabled.
Changing the default password
and selecting a security profle
immediately after initial setup is strongly recommended.
Please consult the console system’s installer/user guide for more information.
1. Rack mounting the console system
For rack mounting instructions, see the Avocent
®
ACS8000 Advanced Console System Rack Mounting Guide.
2. Connecting to your network
The LAN ports on the left are for copper interface connections while the LAN ports on the right
are for ber interface connections.
You may connect to either or both network ports for redundancy, however only one LAN1 and one LAN2 port may be used at the same time. If both LAN1 or LAN2
ports are connected, the ber
connection will have priority. For copper connections, connect a CAT 5e or CAT 6 cable from the 10/100/1000BaseT port to your network.
For ber connections, connect an
appropriate SFP module to each
end of a ber optic cable. Insert one end into the ber port on the
console system and connect the other end to your network.
3. Connecting devices
Using CAT 5e or CAT 6 cables and DB9 or DB25 console adaptors, connect the appropriate serial and power devices to the serial ports on the console system.
NOTE:
The rst two ports are
multi-protocol and may be used for RS485, RS422 or RS232 interface connections. The remaining ports use the RS232 interface.
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4. Connecting an SD card
Insert an SD card into the slot on the front of the console system.
5. Connecting USB devices
The console system has six USB ports located on the front and two more on the back for connecting supported USB devices.
6. Connecting sensors
Connect a one-wire environmental sensor into the Sensor port, or a smoke, leak, pressure or dry contact sensor into the Digital In port on the front of the console system.
7. Connecting the power cable(s) and turning on the console system
For AC powered units, connect the power cable to the console system. For DC powered units, please consult the console system’s installer/user guide for more information.
NOTE:
Optional DC, dual AC or dual DC power units are available.
8. Connecting to the CONSOLE port
Using one of the supplied RJ45 console adaptors, connect a terminal or workstation to the CONSOLE port. The console
system is congured using a
terminal or terminal emulator with session settings of: 9600, 8, N and
1, with no ow control.
9. Connecting to the modem port
For models with an internal modem, connect a phone line to the modem port.
NOTE:
The First Time
Conguration wizard does not
enable the modem port. To enable the port, see the console system’s installer/user guide.
NOTE:
All remaining manual setup
steps are required the rst time you congure the console system.
10.
Confguring network
parameters
DHCP is the default IP
conguration for LAN1. If using
DHCP, log in to the CONSOLE port as
admin,
with the default password
avocent
. At the command prompt, enter
wiz
to
view the current IP conguration.
Proceed to Step 9 with the IP address of the console system. If a DHCP server is not available,
you can recongure the console
system by directly connecting your PC to LAN2, which has a static IP of 192.168.161.10. Or you can change the IP
conguration by logging in to the
CONSOLE port as
admin
, with the default password
avocent
. At the command prompt, enter
wiz
to
view the current IP conguration.
Press
Enter
to move through the parameters, accepting the current values. Enter the new value for the selected parameter or press
Ctrl + E
to edit the current value.
When you are nished, enter
yes
to conrm and save the new
parameters.
11. Completing the First Time
Confguration screen
To congure the ACS8000
Advanced Console System for the
rst time, open a web browser and
enter the IP address of the console
system in the address eld. Press
Enter
to access the web manager. Log in to the console system as
admin
with the password
avocent
. From the Security screen of the
Wizard tab, perform the following conguration steps:
Step 1 - Security Profle
Select the desired Security Prole.
Click
Next
when nished.
Step 2 - Network Parameters
Set the desired Network parameters. Click
Next
when
nished.
Step 3 - Ports
The default CAS Prole conguration will be applied for all
serial ports. Set the desired CAS
prole parameters. By default, all
ports are enabled. Click
Next
when
nished.
Step 4 - Change root/admin password
Click the
root
link in the Users
table. Enter and conrm the new
password and click
Next
. Click the
admin
link. Enter and conrm
the new password and click
Next
. Click
Save
to apply and save the
conguration, then click
Finish
. The console system is now
congured and ready to accept
users and connections to the ports.