This Manual
This User’s Manual walks you through installing and configuring your Black Box Remote Console Manager (LES1202A,
LES1203A-M, LES1203A-11G, LES1204A-R2, or LES1204A-3G-R2). Each of these products is referred to generically in
this manual as a “console server.”
Once configured, you will be able to use your console server to securely monitor access and control your local and
distributed infrastructure. You’ll be able to manage all the computers, networking devices, telecommunications equipment,
power infrastructure, smart devices, and operating environments in your branch offices, communications rooms, wiring
closets, and remote locations.
Manual Organization
This manual contains the following chapters:
1. Introduction An overview of the features of console server and information about this manual.
2. Installation Physical installation of the console server and how to interconnect managed devices.
3. System Configuration Covers initial installation and configuration of the console server on the network and the
services that will be supported using the Management Console.
4. Serial, Host & User Config Covers configuring serial ports and connected network hosts, and setting up Users and
Groups.
5. Failover and OoB dial-in Describes setting up the high availability access features of the console server.
6. Secure Tunneling (SDT) Covers secure remote access using SSH and configuring for RDP, VNC, HTTP, HTTPS,
etc. access to network and serially connected devices.
7. Alerts and Logging Explains how to set up local and remote event/data logs and how to trigger SNMP and
email alerts.
8. Power & Environment Management of USB, serial and network attached power strips and UPS supplies. EMD
environmental sensor configuration.
9. Authentication Access to the console server requires usernames and passwords that are locally or
externally authenticated.
10. Nagios Integration Describes how to set Nagios central management with SDT extensions and configure the
console server as a distributed Nagios server.
11. System Management Covers access to and configuration of services that will run on the console server.
12. Status Reports View a dashboard summary and detailed status and logs of serial and network connected
devices (ports, hosts, power, and environment).
13. Management Includes port controls that Users can access.
14 Basic Configuration Command line installation and configuration using the config command.
15. Advanced Config More advanced command line configuration activities where you will need to use Linux
commands.
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Types of users
The console server supports two classes of users:
I. First, there are the administrative users who will be authorized to configure and control the console server; and to
access and control all the connected devices. These administrative users will be set up as members of the admin user
group and any user in this class is referred to generically in this manual as the Administrator. An Administrator can
access and control the console server using the config utility, the Linux command line, or the browser-based
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