Acm5000 Quick Start
Acm5000 Quick Start
Acm5000 Quick Start
Connect the Ethernet port (LAN USB1) to your network. Plug your serial console
devices in to the SERIAL PORTS. The RJ45 sockets on the ACM5000 use the
standard Cisco pin-out
Log in using the default system user name root and the default password
default. A Welcome screen listing the basic configuration steps is displayed
Select System: Administration. Update the ACM5000 description and click
Apply
Select Serial & Network: Users & Groups and enter a new System
Password by editing the root user. Click Apply
To assign your ACM5000 a static IP address or to permanently enable DHCP,
select System: IP then Network Interface and check DHCP or Static for
Configuration Method
Note: ACM5000-2 models have a second Ethernet port (LAN USB2) which is inactive
by default. To activate this port as a management gateway/LAN select
Management LAN Interface. Uncheck Disable and enter the IP Address
and Subnet Mask for this segment of the Management LAN (leaving
Gateway and DNS fields blank). Alternately this port can be set up for
failover/OoB access (refer User Manual)
Configure the Common Settings (Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits and
Flow Control) to match those of the serial console/device being controlled
Select the Console Server protocols (Telnet, SSH, TCP, RFC2217) that are to
be used for the data connection to the serial port
A Logging Level may also be set to specify the level of information to be
logged and monitored for the serial port. Click Apply
To enable access through the ACM5000 to a locally networked computer or
device (referred to as a host) select Serial & Network: Network Hosts and
click Add Host
Enter the IP address/DNS Name of the host, and edit the Permitted
Services used for accessing this host, e.g. HTTPS (TCP port 443), VNC (TCP
port 5900), or add custom TCP or UDP port numbers. Only the services specified
here are SSH tunneled through to the host. All other services are blocked. Click
Apply
For each new user select Serial & Network: Users & Groups. Click Add User
Click Apply
ACM5003-M models have an internal modem which can be configured for dial-in access
(or dial-out failover connection) using the Internal Modem Port tab under System:
Dial
ACM500x-E models support the direct connection of external temperature, humidity,
physical access, smoke alarms (refer Quick Start Addendum)
ACM5004-2-I models support RS232/422/485, digital I/O and hardened operating
environments (refer Quick Start Addendum)
ACM5004-G comes with an internal 3G cellular modem (and its own Quick Start Guide)