Lantronix ETS Reference Manual - 6: Using The Ets
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6: Using the ETS
A connection to a service or host is called a session on that host. One of the most useful features of the ETS
is that it allows you to have multiple sessions on different hosts, and gives you easy access to all of them.
Active sessions can include LAT, Telnet, or Rlogin connections, or any combination of the three.
This chapter explains interactive sessions on the ETS. After reading this chapter, you should know how to
log into the ETS, configure the ETS for session activity, form connections to services, and manipulate active
sessions. In addition, you will be able to view and interpret various ETS status displays.
6.1 Logging In and Out
6.1.1 Logging In
Each port on the ETS can support an interactive user or other device such as a printer. If you are using the
ETS from a terminal, you will generally log into the ETS frequently. Use the following steps to log into the
ETS:
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Press the Return key on your terminal until the ETS responds. If you see garbled characters or get no
response after four or five returns, check cable connections and the terminal’s baud rate, parity, and
character size settings. Both the terminal and the ETS port must agree on these settings. If the ETS
manager has enabled password protection you will see the words
Login Password>
. Type the login
password and press the Return key.
2
If this port has no permanent username associated with it, the ETS will respond with
Username>
.
You can enter up to 16 characters as a username, or type Ctrl-Z to use the port name as your user
name.
The ETS will respond in one of three ways:
◆
If you see the Local_x> prompt, where x is your port number, you are now in the ETS’s Local mode.
When in Local mode, you can enter only the ETS commands for which you are privileged. Type Help
if you need information about the ETS’s command set.
◆
If you receive a menu screen, you are in menu mode, and you can only enter the commands listed in
the menu screen.
◆
If the ETS logs you out and attempts to reconnect, your port is in dialback mode and the ETS is
attempting to verify your username and connection location.
6.1.2 Logging Out
When you’re through using the ETS, type Logout at the Local> prompt. You can also type either Ctrl-D or
Ctrl-Z at the local prompt to log out. If you have connected sessions, they will be closed before you log out.
The ETS will then await another login.