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AlterPath Console Server User Manual 23
To open a ssh session to a serial port or the next free serial port from a pool,
issue the command:
ssh -l <username>:<server> <hostname or IP address>
Where:
<username> is the user configured to access that serial port. It is present either
in the local CAS database or in a Radius/Tacacs/LDAP/Kerberos, etc
database.
<Server> can be just the TCP port number assigned for that serial port (7001,
7002, etc), (3000, etc), the alias for the server connected to that serial port.
<hostname or IP address> is the hostname configured in the workstation
where the ssh client will run (through /etc/hosts or DNS table). It can also be
just the IP address of the AlterPath ACS (Ethernet's interface) configured by
the user or learned from DHCP.
To exit the ssh session, press the hot key configured for that ssh client (usually
"~.").
ts_menu Access
To access the serial port (telnet or ssh) using the ts_menu, login to the CAS
unit and, after receiving the shell prompt, type in:
ts_menu
If configured, the menu will display the servername otherwise it defaults to
the serial port number. See the sample menu below:
Serial Console Server Connection Menu for your Master
Terminal Server
1 ttyS1 2 ttyS2 3 ttyS3 4 ttyS4
5 ttyS5 6 ttyS6 7 ttyS7 8 ttyS8
Type 'q' to quit, a valid option[1-8], or anything else
to refresh: