Avocent CCM4850 - Manual (Page 25)

Chapter 3: Operations 13
AVWorks software Telnet client
Each CCM appliance is shipped with the AVWorks cross-platform management application.
AVWorks software provides a convenient way to select a CCM appliance or an attached device and
launch a Telnet session to manage it.
AVWorks software includes a built-in Serial Console Viewer Telnet application that offers several
features not found in other Telnet clients. For maximum flexibility, AVWorks software allows you
to associate a unique Telnet client with each CCM port. AVWorks software also provides built-in
support for SSH2.
You may specify the built-in Telnet client or a third party Telnet client. For more information, see
the AVWorks Installer/User Guide.
Standalone third party Telnet clients
You may use third party Telnet clients to access the CCM appliance directly without
AVWorks software.
To connect to a device using Telnet:
Type telnet , followed by the CCM IP address and the appropriate TCP port, which by default is
3000 plus the physical port number, in decimal format. (The TCP port number may be changed for
any CCM port.)
For example, the following Telnet command connects to the serial device attached to physical port
24 of the CCM appliance.
telnet 192.168.0.5 3024
If an authentication method other than None has been configured for the CCM appliance, you will
be prompted for a username and password. Once authentication completes, your connection is
confirmed. When you successfully connect to the serial device, you will see a display similar to
the following.
Username: Myname
Password: ******
Authentication Complete
Connected to Port: 7 9600,8,N,1,XON/XOFF
If the authentication method is configured as None, you may Telnet and connect to a serial device
without entering credentials; however, credentials are always required when connecting to the
CCM CLI.
NOTE: When using AVWorks software, the configuration of the credential caching feature may affect whether
you are prompted for a username and password. See the AVWorks Installer/User Guide for more information.
Data entered at the Telnet client is written to the attached serial device. Any data received by the
CCM appliance from the serial device is output to your Telnet client.
Connecting to devices from the console port
You may connect to one serial device at a time from the console port, using a local terminal or a
local PC using a terminal emulation program. If you connect an external modem to the console