Opengear CMS7100 Series User manual
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1. REGISTER
This Quick Start Guide covers basic installation and conguration of
your new CM7100. For in-depth guidance, consult the User Manual.
Register your product: https://opengear.com/product-registration
When you register, you:
• Activate your warranty
• Get notied when rmware updates are released
For licensing information and access to source code, visit:
https://opengear.com/software-licenses
2. WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
1 2 3
1. Power 2. Serial Ports 3. NET1 & NET2 Ports
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CM7196A CM71xx
For the complete list of what’s inside the box, visit:
https://opengear.com/products/cm7100-console-server#inside
After opening the box:
DO NOT POWER ON RIGHT AWAY
3. CONNECT
CM7100 models have dual LAN ports for main and secondary networks.
CM7196A models have dual LAN/SFP ports for main and secondary
networks.
Connect the NET1 port on the console server to your network.
NOTE: The NET2 port is inactive by default. Refer to the User Manual
for instructions on activating it.
Connect other devices to ports.
4. POWER UP
Plug the power cable into the unit and connect to a power
source.Turn on the switch above the outlet.
DAC models have two power connectors for redundancy, each
with a power switch.
5. LOG IN
Browse to 192.168.0.1 (subnet mask 255.255.255.0) with a computer
on the same LAN as the console server. The device will also get a DHCP
address.
NOTE: The device has a self-signed SSL certicate. Untrusted
connection errors appear. Click through the errors to the login page.
Log in with username root and password default. Click Submit.
You will now see a Welcome screen with a list of basic conguration
steps.
6. CHANGE ROOT PASSWORD
Click Serial & Network > Users & Groups.
Click Edit next to the root user. On the Edit an Existing User page, enter
and conrm your new password.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Apply.
7. CHANGE IP SETTINGS
DHCP is enabled by default. If you need to change to a static IP,
click System > IP. Under the Network Interface tab, change the
Conguration Method to Static IP.
8. CHANGE ACCESS & FIREWALL SETTINGS
The console server’s rewall controls which protocols and services can
access which ports and devices. By default, the rewall only allows
HTTPS and SSH access. To change settings, click System > Services
and click the Service Access tab.
To permit IP access between devices
on the network or management LAN,
click System > Firewall. Click on the
Forwarding & Masquerading tab, make
your changes, and click Apply.
9. CONFIGURE SERIAL & USB DEVICES
Click Serial & Network > Serial Port. Click Edit to modify a specic port.
You can modify common settings including Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits,
Stop Bits, and Flow Control as well as port connection settings including
SSH, Telnet, Web Terminal, and RFC2217.
Click Apply to save any modied settings.
NOTE: Your console server has two USB 3.0 ports which can be
connected to USB consoles on UPS supplies or Cisco devices. They
may also be used with external USB ash drives to update rmware and
conguration les.
10. ADD USERS AND GROUPS
To add a new user, click Serial & Network > Users & Groups. Scroll to
the bottom of the page and click Add User.
Enter a Username and enter and conrm a Password. Select the
appropriate groups and scroll down to choose the Accessible Ports the
user is allowed to access.
Click Apply to create the new user account.
NOTE: You should create a new administrative user rather than
continuing as the root user. To do so, add a new user to the admin group
with full access privileges. Log out and log back in as this new user for
all administrative functions.
To create a new group, click Serial & Network > Users & Groups. At the
end of the list of existing groups, click Add Group.
Enter a new group name in the Groups eld. Select any appropriate
Roles, Hosts, Ports, and RPC outlets.
Click Apply to create the new group.
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