Black Box 16 port - Manual (Page 225)

Black Box Console Server user guide 225
Reverse
Raw Simple pipe between a TCP/IP
host and a machine/device
attached to a port on the unit.
The connection is set up from
the TCP/IP host on the local
network to the unit (the opposite
of
Direct Raw and Silent Raw ).
To access printers or dialout modems
(with separate host-based print/modem
handling software).
Reverse
Telnet
(Default) Enables a TCP/IP host to
establish a login connection on
an external machine attached to
a port To access machines like routers,
firewalls, servers and so on.
Silent
telnet
or rlogin When using the unit as a
Terminal Server, to bypass the
unit and allow users to login
straight into a specific host.
These are permanent
connections, therefore consume
system resources Users on terminals.
Reverse
SSH Enables a SSH secure
connection to establish a login
connection on an external
machine attached to a port. Secure remote connection to access
machines like servers, routers, firewalls
etc.
Silent Raw Enables external non-login
devices to access TCP/IP hosts
via the unit. The connection is
set up from the unit to a TCP/IP
network host on the local
network (the opposite of
Reverse Raw ). These
connections are established
automatically; they are suitable
for computer to computer
communications.
Dialin connection from an external host
machine.
SLIP a) Remote access connection
b) Using the unit as a router (two
units back-to-back) A mobile employee
Joining together two networks
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