Cyclades 2.3.0 Marine Instruments User Manual


 
1: Introduction
6 AlterPath Console Server User Manual
Telnet/SSH over a network
You can configure ACS by using any of the following user interfaces:
Web Browser
VI Editor
Wizard
Command Line Interface (CLI)
With the ACS set up as a Console Access Server, you can access a server
connected to the ACS through the server’s serial console port from a
workstation on the LAN or WAN.
There is no authentication by default; you can configure the system for
authentication to be performed by a Radius server, a TacacsPlus server, or
even by a local database. You can use either Telnet or ssh (a secure shell
session).
Product Models and Components
There are two models of the ACS based on the type of power supply:
ACS with a dual power supply and two PCMCIA slots
ACS with a single power supply and two PCMCIA slots.
There are six models of the ACS based on the number of serial ports:
•ACS48
•ACS32
•ACS16
•ACS8
•ACS4
•ACS1