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11. System Management ..............................................................................................................................................................................................106
11.1 System Administration and Reset ................................................................................................................................................................106
11.2 Upgrade Firmware ........................................................................................................................................................................................107
11.3 Configure Date and Time .............................................................................................................................................................................108
11.4 Configuration Backup...................................................................................................................................................................................108
12. Status Reports ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................110
12.1 Port Access and Active Users........................................................................................................................................................................110
12.2 Statistics .........................................................................................................................................................................................................110
12.3 Support Reports ............................................................................................................................................................................................111
12.4 Syslog .............................................................................................................................................................................................................112
12.5 Dashboard .....................................................................................................................................................................................................112
12.5.1 Configuring the Dashboard..............................................................................................................................................................113
12.5.2 Creating Custom Widgets for the Dashboard ................................................................................................................................114
13. Management ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................115
13.1 Device Management.....................................................................................................................................................................................115
13.2 Port and Host Logs........................................................................................................................................................................................115
13.3 Serial Port Terminal Connection...................................................................................................................................................................116
13.4 Power Management .....................................................................................................................................................................................117
14. Configuration from the Command Line................................................................................................................................................................118
14.1 Accessing Config from the Command Line................................................................................................................................................118
14.2 Serial Port Configuration ..............................................................................................................................................................................120
14.3 Adding and Removing Users........................................................................................................................................................................122
14.4 Adding and Removing User Groups............................................................................................................................................................124
14.5 Authentication...............................................................................................................................................................................................124
14.6 Network Hosts...............................................................................................................................................................................................125
14.7 Trusted Networks ..........................................................................................................................................................................................126
14.8 Cascaded Ports..............................................................................................................................................................................................127
14.9 UPS Connections...........................................................................................................................................................................................127
14.10 RPC Connections ........................................................................................................................................................................................128
14.11 Managed Devices........................................................................................................................................................................................129
14.12 Port Log .......................................................................................................................................................................................................129
14.13 Alerts............................................................................................................................................................................................................130
14.14 SMTP and SMS............................................................................................................
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14.15 SNMP ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................132
14.16 Administration.............................................................................................................................................................................................132
14.17 IP Settings ....................................................................................................................................................................................................132
14.18 Date and Time Settings ..............................................................................................................................................................................133
14.19 DHCP Server ................................................................................................................................................................................................134
14.20 Services ........................................................................................................................................................................................................134
14.21 NAGIOS........................................................................................................................................................................................................135
15. Advanced Configuration.........................................................................................................................................................................................136
15.1 Custom Scripting...........................................................................................................................................................................................136
15.1.1 Custom Script to Run When Booting ..............................................................................................................................................136
15.1.2 Running Custom Scripts When Alerts are Triggered ......................................................................................................................136
15.1.3 Example Script—Power Cycling on Pattern Match.........................................................................................................................137
15.1.4 Example Script—Multiple Email Notifications on Each Alert..........................................................................................................137
15.1.5 Deleting Configuration Values from the CLI ...................................................................................................................................138
15.1.6 Power Cycle Any Device When a Ping Request Fails ......................................................................................................................140
15.1.7 Running Custom Scripts When a Configurator is Invoked.............................................................................................................141
15.1.8 Backing Up the Configuration and Restoring Using a Local USB Stick .........................................................................................141
15.1.9 Backing Up the Configuration Off-Box............................................................................................................................................142
15.2 Advanced Portmanager................................................................................................................................................................................143
15.2.1 Portmanager Commands..................................................................................................................................................................143
15.2.2 External Scripts and Alerts.................................................................................................................................................................144
15.3 Raw Access to Serial Ports ............................................................................................................................................................................145
15.3.1 Access to Serial Ports.........................................................................................................................................................................145
15.3.2 Accessing the Console/Modem Port................................................................................................................................................145
15.4 IP Filtering.......................................................................................................................................................................................................145
15.5 Modifying SNMP Configuration...................................................................................................................................................................146
15.6 Secure Shell (SSH) Public Key Authentication .............................................................................................................................................147
15.6.1 SSH Overview.....................................................................................................................................................................................147
15.6.2 Generating Public Keys (Linux) .........................................................................................................................................................147
15.6.3 Installing the SSH Public/Private Keys (Clustering)...........................................................................................................................148