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Click Add then scroll to the bottom and click Apply
Administrators by default have gateway and serial port access privileges; however for Users to
access the gateway and the serial port, you will need to give those Users the required access
privileges. Select Users & Groups from Serial & Network. Click Add User. Enter a Username,
Description and Password/Confirm. Select 127.0.0.1 from Accessible Host(s) and select Port 2
from Accessible Port(s). Click Apply.
6.5 Using SDT Connector for out-of-band connection to the gateway
SDT Connector can also be set up to connect to the Console Server (gateway) via out-of-band (OoB). OoB
access uses an alternate path for connecting to the gateway (i.e. not the one used for regular data
traffic). OoB access is useful when the primary link into the gateway is unavailable or unreliable.
Typically a gateway's primary link is a broadband Internet connection or Internet connection via a LAN
or VPN, and the secondary out-of-band connectivity is provided by a dial-up or wireless modem directly
attached to the gateway. So out-of-band access enables you to access the hosts and serial devices on
the network, diagnose any connectivity issues, and restore the gateway's primary link.
In SDT Connector, OoB access is configured by providing the secondary IP address of the gateway, and
telling SDT Connector how to start and stop the OoB connection. Starting an OoB connection may be
achieved by initiating a dial-up connection, or adding an alternate route to the gateway. SDT Connector
allows for maximum flexibility by allowing you to provide your own scripts or commands for starting and
stopping the OoB connection.
To configure SDT Connector for OoB access:
When adding a new gateway or editing an existing gateway, select the Out Of Band tab
Enter the secondary OoB IP address for the gateway (e.g. the IP address to be used when dialing
in directly). You may also modify the gateway's SSH port if it's not using the default of 22
Enter the command or path to a script to start the OoB connection in Start Command
To initiate a pre-configured dial-up connection under Windows, use the following Start
Command: