Lantronix 900-560 - Manual

Contents XPort Pro™ User Guide 5 8. Services Settings 61 DNS Configuration ...................................................................................................... 61 PPP Configuration ........................................................................................................

Contents XPort Pro™ User Guide 6 Diagnostics ................................................................................................................. 99 Hardware ______________________________________________________ 99 MIB-II Statistics ________________________________________________ 100 ...

Contents XPort Pro™ User Guide 7 Enabling VIP ___________________________________________________ 134 Configuring Tunnels to Use VIP ____________________________________ 134 16. Security in Detail 135 Secure Shell: SSH ....................................................................................

XPort Pro™ User Guide 10 1 1 . . U U s s i i n n g g T T h h i i s s G G u u i i d d e e Purpose and Audience This guide provides the information needed to configure, use, and update the XPort Pro™. It is intended for software developers and system integrators who are embedding the XPort Pro in thei...

1 Using This Guide XPort Pro™ User Guide 12 Additional Documentation The following documents are available on the product CD or the Lantronix W eb site ( www.lantronix.com ): Document Description XPort Pro Integration Guide Information about the XPort Pro hardware, testing the XPort Pro using the de...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 13 2 2 . . I I n n t t r r o o d d u u c c t t i i o o n n The XPort Pro embedded Ethernet Device Server is a complete network-enabling solution in a 13.50 (0.531) X 16.25 (0.640) X 33.90 (1.335) package. This miniature device server empowers original equipment manufacturers (O...

2 Introduction XPort Pro™ User Guide 15 Additional Features Modem Emulation In modem emulation mode, the XPort Pro can replace dial-up modems. The unit accepts modem AT commands on the serial port, and then establishes a network connection to the end device, leveraging network connections and bandwi...

2 Introduction XPort Pro™ User Guide 16 Enterprise-Grade Security Evolution OS™ provides the XPort Pro the highest level of networking security possible. This ‘data center grade’ protection ensures that each device on the M2M network carries the same level of security as traditional IT networking eq...

2 Introduction XPort Pro™ User Guide 17 View all processes currently running on the XPort Pro, including CPU utilization and total stack space available. Configuration Methods After installation, the XPort Pro requires configuration. For the unit to operate correctly on a network, it must have a uni...

2 Introduction XPort Pro™ User Guide 18 Port Numbers Every TCP connection and every UDP datagram is defined by a destination and source IP address, and a destination and source port number. For example, a Telnet server commonly uses port number 23. The following is a list of the default server port ...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 19 3 3 . . U U s s i i n n g g D D e e v v i i c c e e I I n n s s t t a a l l l l e e r r This chapter covers the steps for locating a XPort Pro unit and viewing its properties and device details. Note : For instructions on using DeviceInstaller to configure the IP address and...

3 Using DeviceInstaller XPort Pro™ User Guide 20 Device Details Summary Note: The settings are Display Only in this table unless otherwise noted. Current Settings Description Name Name identifying the XPort Pro. Group Configurable field. Enter a group to categorize the XPort Pro. Double-click the fi...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 22 4 4 . . C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r a a t t i i o o n n U U s s i i n n g g W W e e b b M M a a n n a a g g e e r r This chapter describes how to configure the XPort Pro using Web Manager, the Lantronix browser-based configuration tool. The unit’s configuration is stored...

4 Configuration Using W eb Manager XPort Pro™ User Guide 24 Web Manager Page Components Figure 4-2 shows the areas of a typical Web Manager page. Figure 4-2. Components of the Web Manager Page The menu bar always appears at the left side of the page, regardless of the page shown. The menu bar lists ...

4 Configuration Using W eb Manager XPort Pro™ User Guide 25 settings require you to reboot the XPort Pro before the settings take effect. Those settings are identified in the appropriate sections in this chapter. Note : Some pages show information such as statistics in this area rather than allow yo...

4 Configuration Using W eb Manager XPort Pro™ User Guide 27 Device Status Page The Device Status page is the first page that appears when you log into the W eb Manager. It also appears when you click the Status link in the menu bar. This read-only page shows XPort Pro product information, network se...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 28 5 5 . . N N e e t t w w o o r r k k S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s The Network Settings pages show the status of Ethernet link and let you configure it on the device. Network Settings Network 1 (eth0) Interface Status This page shows the status of the Ethernet network inter...

5 Network Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 29 Network 1 (eth0) Interface Configuration This page shows the configuration settings for the Ethernet connection and lets you change these settings. To view and configure network interface settings: 1. Click Network 1, Interface, and Configuration at the to...

5 Network Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 31 Network 1 Interface Configuration Page Settings Description Secondary DNS IP address of the secondary name server. 3. To save changes, click Submit. Some Changes to the following settings require a reboot for the changes to take effect: DHCP Client On/Off ...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 33 6 6 . . L L i i n n e e , , T T u u n n n n e e l l , , T T e e r r m m i i n n a a l l , , a a n n d d H H o o s s t t S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Line Settings The Line Settings pages display the status and statistics for each of the serial lines (ports). They also let...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 34 Line 1 Configuration This page shows the configuration settings for the serial line selected at the top of the page and lets you change the settings for that serial line. To configure Line 1: 1. Click Line 1 and Configuration at th...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 35 Line - Configuration Page Settings Description Protocol Select the protocol from the drop-down menu. The default is Tunnel. Baud Rate Select the baud rate from the drop-down menu. The default is 9600. Parity Select the parity from ...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 37 Line – Command Mode Page Settings Description the value of the CP group must be matched to enable Command Mode. Disabled = turns off Command Mode. Wait Time Enter the wait time for the serial string during boot-up in milliseconds. ...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 38 Tunnel 1 – Statistics Click Tunnel on the menu bar. The Statistics page for Tunnel 1 appears. Figure 6-4. Tunnel 1 Serial Settings This page shows the settings for the tunnel selected at the top of the page and lets you change the ...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 39 Figure 6-5. Tunnel 1 Serial Settings 2. View or modify the following settings: Tunnel Serial Settings Page Settings Description Line Settings (display only) Current serial settings for the line. Protocol (display only) The protocol...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 40 Packing Mode When in Packing Mode, data is not transferred one byte at a time. Instead, data is queued and sent in segments. To configure the tunnel Packing Mode: 1. Select Tunnel 1 and Packing Mode at the top of the page. The Tunn...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 42 Accept Mode In Accept Mode, the XPort Pro listens (waits) for incoming connections. To configure the tunnel’s Accept Mode: 1. Click Tunnel 1 and Accept Mode at the top of the page. The Tunnel 1 Accept Mode page appears. Figure 6-9....

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 44 Connect Mode Connect mode defines how the unit makes an outgoing connection. To configure Tunnel 1 Connect Mode: 1. Select Tunnel 1 and Connect Mode at the top of the page. The Tunnel 1 Connect Mode page appears. Figure 6-10. Tunne...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 46 Tunnel – Connect Mode Page Settings Description Flush Serial Data Select whether to flush the serial line when a connection is made. Choices are: Enabled = flush the serial line when a connection is made. Disabled = do not flush th...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 47 2. Enter IP address in the Address field. 3. Click Submit. Note: Repeat these steps to configure any subsequent hosts up to sixteen. Figure 6-11. Host 2 Expanded Host IP Promotion The XPort Pro allows Host IP promotion of individua...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 48 Figure 6-12. Host 1, Host 2 Exchanged Disconnect Mode Disconnect Mode is disabled by default. When enabled, Disconnect Mode runs in the background of an active connection to determine when a disconnection is required. To configure ...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 49 Figure 6-13. Tunnel 1 Disconnect Mode 2. Enter or modify the following settings: Tunnel – Disconnect Mode Page Settings Description Stop Character Enter the stop character in ASCII, hexadecimal, or decimal notation. Select <None...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 51 Connect String Enter the connect string. This modem initialization string prepares the modem for communications. It is a customized string sent with the “CONNECT” modem response code. Display Remote IP Selects whether the incoming ...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 52 Terminal on Line Configuration Page Settings Description Terminal Type Enter text to describe the type of terminal. The text will be sent to a host via IAC. Note: IAC means, “interpret as command.” It is a way to send commands over...

6 Line, Tunnel, Terminal, and Host Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 54 Host Configuration This page shows current settings for a remote host and lets you change these settings. 1. Click Host on the menu and then click the desired host at the top of the page. Configuration is automatically selected. (H...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 55 7 7 . . C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r a a b b l l e e P P i i n n M M a a n n a a g g e e r r The Configurable Pin Manager is responsible for assignment and control of the configurable pins (CPs) available on the XPort Pro. There are three configurable pins on the XPort Pr...

7 Configurable Pin Manager XPort Pro™ User Guide 56 The Current Configuration table shows the current settings for each CP. Current Configuration CPM – CPs Page Current Configuration Description CP Indicates the configurable pin number. Pin # Indicates the hardware pin number associated with the CP....

7 Configurable Pin Manager XPort Pro™ User Guide 57 To change a CP output value: 1. Select the CP from the drop-down list. 2. Enter the CP value. 3. Click Submit. To change a CP configuration: 1. Select the CP from the drop-down list. 2. Select the CP configuration from the drop-down list. 3. (If ne...

7 Configurable Pin Manager XPort Pro™ User Guide 58 CPM: Groups The CP Groups page allows for the management of CP groups. Groups can be created or deleted. CPs can be added to or removed from groups. A group, based on its state, can trigger outside events (such as sending email messages). Only an e...

7 Configurable Pin Manager XPort Pro™ User Guide 59 2. The Current Configuration table shows the current settings for each CP group. Current Configuration CPM – Groups Page Current Configuration Description Group Name Shows the CP group’s name. State Indicates whether the group is enabled or disable...

7 Configurable Pin Manager XPort Pro™ User Guide 60 To delete a CP group: 1. Select the CP group from the Delete Group drop-down list. 2. Click Submit. To enable or disable a CP group: 1. Select the CP group from the Set drop-down list. 2. Select the state (Enabled or Disabled) from the drop-down li...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 61 8 8 . . S S e e r r v v i i c c e e s s S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s DNS Configuration This page shows the active run-time settings for the domain name system (DNS) protocol. The primary and secondary DNS addresses come from the active interface. The static addresses from...

8 Services Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 62 The XPort Pro also supports authentication scheme of “None” when no authentication is required during link negotiation. Note: The following section describes the steps to configure PPP 1 (PPP on serial line 1); these steps also apply to PPP on other lines...

8 Services Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 63 PPP Configuration Page Settings Description Peer IP Address Enter the IP address assigned to the peer (when requested during negotiation). Authentication Mode Choose the authentication mode: None = no authentication is required. PAP = Password Authenticat...

8 Services Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 65 Traps Enabled Select On to enable the transmission of the SNMP cold start trap messages. This trap is generated during system boot. Primary Trap Dest IP Enter the primary SNMP trap host. Secondary Trap Dest IP Enter the secondary SNMP trap host. 3. Click ...

8 Services Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 66 3. Click Submit. Click [Reset] to reset the adjacent FTP Password. TFTP Configuration This page shows the status and various statistics about the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server. To configure TFTP: 1. Click TFTP on the menu bar. The TFTP page...

8 Services Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 67 Syslog Configuration The Syslog page shows the current configuration, status, and statistics of the syslog. Here you can configure the syslog destination and the severity of the events to log. Note : The system log is always saved to local storage, but it...

8 Services Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 68 HTTP Configuration Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the transport protocol for communicating hypertext documents on the Internet. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted. It also defines the actions web servers and browsers should tak...

8 Services Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 69 Change HTTP Configuration On this page you can change HTTP configuration settings. To configure HTTP: 1. Click HTTP on the menu bar and then Configuration at the top of the page. The HTTP Configuration page opens. Figure 8-8. HTTP Configuration 2. Enter o...

8 Services Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 71 HTTP Configuration Page Settings Description %s - return status 3. Click Submit. HTTP Authentication HTTP Authentication enables you to require usernames and passwords to access specific web pages or directories on the XPort Pro's built-in web server. To ...

8 Services Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 72 HTTP Authentication Settings Description URI Enter the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). Note: The URI must begin with ‘/’ to refer to the filesystem. Realm Enter the domain, or realm, used for HTTP. Required with the URI field. Auth Type Select the auth...

8 Services Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 73 RSS Settings Really Simple Syndication (RSS) (sometimes referred to as Rich Site Summary) is a method of feeding online content to W eb users. Instead of actively searching for XPort Pro configuration changes, RSS feeds permit viewing only relevant and ne...

8 Services Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 74 3. Click Submit. 4. In the Current Status table, view and clear stored settings as necessary. LPD Settings In addition to its other functions, the XPort Pro acts as a print server if a printer is connected to one of its serial ports. Clicking the LPD (Lin...

8 Services Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 75 LPD Configuration Page Here you can change LPD configuration settings. To configure LPD settings: 1. Click LPD on the menu bar, select the LPD line and click Configuration. The LPD Configuration page appears. Figure 8-12. LPD Configuration 2. Enter or mod...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 77 9 9 . . S S e e c c u u r r i i t t y y S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s SSH Settings Secure Shell (SSH) is a protocol used to access a remote computer over an encrypted channel. It is a protocol for managing the security of data transmission over the Internet. It provides en...

9 Security Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 79 SSH Server Authorized Users On this page you can change SSH server settings for Authorized Users. SSH Server Authorized Users are accounts on the XPort that can be used to log into the XPort Pro using SSH. For instance, these accounts can be used to SSH i...

9 Security Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 80 2. Enter or modify the following settings: SSH Server: Authorized Users Page Settings Description Username Enter the name of the user authorized to access the SSH server. Password Enter the password associated with the username. Public RSA Key Enter the p...

9 Security Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 81 SSH Client: Known Hosts Page Settings Description Server Enter the name or IP address of a known host. If you enter a server name, the name should match the name of the server used as the Remote Address in Connect mode tunneling. Public RSA Key Enter the ...

9 Security Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 83 SSH Client: Users Page Settings Description Create New Keys Username Enter the name of the user associated with the new key. Key Type Select the key type to be used for the new key. Choices are: RSA = use this key with the SSH1 and SSH2 protocols. DSA = u...

9 Security Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 86 SSL Page Settings Description Organization Unit Enter the organizational unit to be associated with the new self-signed certificate. Example: If your company is setting up a web server for the Sales department, enter Sales for your organizational unit. Co...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 87 1 1 0 0 . . V V I I P P S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s The VIP pages allow you to view current VIP statistics and configuration. Virtual IP (VIP) Statistics To view the XPort Pro VIP Statistics: 1. Click VIP from the main menu. The VIP Statistics page appears. Figure 10-1. ...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 90 1 1 1 1 . . M M a a i i n n t t e e n n a a n n c c e e a a n n d d D D i i a a g g n n o o s s t t i i c c s s S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s File System Configuration The XPort Pro uses a flash file system to store files. Use the Filesystem option to view current file dia...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 91 To view file system statistics, compact, or format the XPort Pro file system: 1. Back up all files as necessary. 2. Click Filesystem on the menu bar. The File system page opens and shows the current file system statistics and usage. 3....

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 94 Protocol Stack Configuration To configure the XPort Pro network stack protocols: 1. Click Protocol Stack on the menu bar. The Protocol page appears with links to the TCP, IP, ICMP, and ARP protocols. 2. Click on one of the protocol nam...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 95 The Ack Limit specifies how many packets must be received before an ACK is forced. If there is a large amount of data to acknowledge, an ACK will be forced before this. If the sender TCP implementation waits for an ACK before sending m...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 96 ICMP Settings Figure 11-5. ICMP Protocol Page 1. On the ICMP Protocol page, choose Enabled or Disabled. 2. Click Submit after changing the selection. ARP Settings Figure 11-6. ARP Protocol Page 1. On the ARP Protocol page, enter the ti...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 97 4. Enter the MAC address to add to the ARP cache. 5. Click Add after supplying both fields. Under Current State, select Remove All to remove all entries in the ARP cache, or select Remove to remove a specific entry from the ARP cache. ...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 98 Network Mask Enter the IP address’ network mask in dotted notation. 3. In the Current State table, click Remove to delete settings as necessary. 4. Click Submit. Query Port The query port (0x77FE) is used for the automatic discovery of...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 99 Diagnostics The XPort Pro has several tools for diagnostics and statistics. The options at the top of the page allow for the configuration or viewing of MIB2 statistics, IP socket information, ping, traceroute, DNS lookup, memory, buff...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 101 IP Sockets To display open network sockets on the XPort Pro: Click Diagnostics on the menu bar and then IP Sockets at the top of the page. The IP Sockets page opens and shows all of the open network sockets on the XPort Pro. Figure 11...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 102 Ping To ping a remote device or computer: 1. Click Diagnostics on the menu bar and then Ping at the top of the page. The Diagnostics: Ping page opens. Figure 11-12. Diagnostics: Ping 2. Enter or modify the following settings: Diagnost...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 103 Traceroute Here you can trace a packet from the XPort Pro to an Internet host, showing how many hops the packet requires to reach the host and how long each hop takes. If you visit a web site whose pages appear slowly, you can use tra...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 104 DNS Lookup Here you can specify a DNS Hostname for a forward lookup or an IP address for a reverse lookup. You can also perform a lookup for a Mail (MX) record by prefixing a DNS Hostname with @. Note : A DNS server must be configured...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 105 Memory This read-only page shows the total memory and available memory (in bytes), along with the number of fragments, allocated blocks, and memory status. To display memory statistics for the XPort Pro: Click Diagnostics on the menu ...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 106 Buffer Pools Several parts of the XPort Pro system use private buffer pools to ensure deterministic memory management. To display the XPort Pro buffer pools: Click Diagnostics on the menu bar and then Buffer Pools at the top of the pa...

11 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 108 System Configuration The XPort Pro System page allows for rebooting the device, restoring factory defaults, uploading new firmware, configuring the short and long name, and viewing the current system configuration. Figure 11-18. Syste...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 110 1 1 2 2 . . A A d d v v a a n n c c e e d d S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Email Configuration The XPort Pro allows you to view and configure email alerts relating to the events occurring within the system. Note : The following section describes the steps to configure Emai...

12 Advanced Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 111 Email Configuration To configure XPort Pro email settings: 1. Click Email on the menu bar and then Email 1 and Configuration at the top of the page. The Email 1 - Configuration page opens to display the current Email configuration. Figure 12-2. Email Co...

12 Advanced Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 113 Command Line Interface Settings The Command Line Interface pages enable you to view statistics about the CLI servers listening on the Telnet and SSH ports and to configure CLI settings. Command Line Interface Statistics This read-only page shows the cur...

12 Advanced Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 114 CLI Configuration On this page you can change CLI configuration settings. To configure the CLI: 1. Click CLI on the menu and then Configuration at the top of the page. The Command Line Interface Configuration page appears. Figure 12-4. Command Line Inte...

12 Advanced Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 115 Command Line Interface Configuration Settings Description Telnet State Select On to enable Telnet access. Telnet is enabled by default. Telnet Port Enter the Telnet port to use for Telnet access. The default is 23. Telnet Max Sessions Maximum number of ...

12 Advanced Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 116 To export a system configuration record: 1. Click XML on the menu bar. The XML: Export Configuration page appears. Figure 12-5. XML: Export Configuration

12 Advanced Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 119 XML Status Record: Export System Status Page Settings Description Export to local file Select this option to export the XML status record to a file on the device. If you select this option, enter a file name for the XML status record. Lines to Export Se...

12 Advanced Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 120 To import a system configuration: 1. Click XML on the menu bar and then Import Configuration at the top of the page. The XML: Import Configuration page appears. Figure 12-7. XML: Import Configuration Import Configuration from External File This selectio...

12 Advanced Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 121 Import Configuration from the Filesystem This selection shows a page for entering the filesystem and your import requirements – groups, lines, and instances. Figure 12-9. XML: Import from Filesystem 2. Enter the filename of the XCR file that has certain...

12 Advanced Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 122 XML: Import Configuration from Filesystem Import Configuration from Filesystem Settings Description Filename Enter the name of the file on the XPort Pro (local to its filesystem) that contains XCR data. Lines to Import Select the lines whose settings yo...

12 Advanced Settings XPort Pro™ User Guide 123 Import Line(s) from Single Line Settings on the Filesystem This selection copies line settings from the single line instance in the input file to selected lines. The import file may only contain records from a single line instance; this is done by selec...

14 Tunneling XPort Pro™ User Guide 130 Packing Mode Packing Mode takes data from the serial port, groups it together, and sends it out to nodes on the network. The groupings may be configured by size or by time intervals. The following settings are configurable for Packing Mode: Disabled Timeout: Th...

14 Tunneling XPort Pro™ User Guide 132 Command Description ATS0=n Accept incoming connection. n value of 0 = disable n value of 1 = connect automatically n value of 2+ = connect with ATA command. ATA Answer incoming connection (if ATS0 is 2 or greater). A/ Repeat last valid command. Configure either...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 133 1 1 5 5 . . V V I I P P VIP (Virtual IP) takes advantage of the Lantronix ManageLinx technology that solves the access-through-firewall problem. ManageLinx utilizes existing network infrastructure to create a virtual device network (VDN). The VDN provides direct access to o...

15 VIP XPort Pro™ User Guide 134 Importing the bootstrap file To configure an XPort Pro to use VIP Access, import the bootstrap file as you would any XML Configuration Record (XCR). For instructions on importing XCRs see chapter 12, Advanced Settings Enabling VIP Once the bootstrap file has been imp...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 135 1 1 6 6 . . S S e e c c u u r r i i t t y y i i n n D D e e t t a a i i l l The XPort Pro supports Secure Shell (SSH) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Secure Shell: SSH SSH is a network protocol for securely accessing a remote device. This protocol provides a secure, encrypt...

16 Security in Detail XPort Pro™ User Guide 136 For more options, look at the help from Open SSH: ssh-keygen ? 1. If the keys do not exist, select the Key Type and the key’s Bit Size from the Create New Keys section. Click Submit to create new private and public host keys. Note: Generating new keys ...

16 Security in Detail XPort Pro™ User Guide 137 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) SSL uses digital certificates for authentication and cryptography against eavesdropping and tampering. Sometimes only the server is authenticated, sometimes both server and client. The XPort Pro can be server and/or client, d...

16 Security in Detail XPort Pro™ User Guide 138 Security Certificate Principles To sign other certificates, the authority uses a private key. The published authority certificate contains the matching public key that allows another to verify the signature but not recreate it. The authority’s certific...

16 Security in Detail XPort Pro™ User Guide 139 Certificates and private keys can be stored in several file formats. Best known are PKCS12, DER and PEM. Certificate and key can be in the same file or in separate files. The key can be encrypted with a password or not. The XPort Pro currently only acc...

16 Security in Detail XPort Pro™ User Guide 140 becomes incompatible with the current XPort Pro release. We will add support for this and other formats in future releases. FreeRadius Free Radius is a Linux open-source Radius server. It is versatile, but complicated to configure.

XPort Pro™ User Guide 141 1 1 7 7 . . B B r r a a n n d d i i n n g g t t h h e e X X P P o o r r t t P P r r o o The XPort Pro Web Manager and Command Mode (CLI) are customizable. Web Manager Customization Customize the W eb Manager’s appearance by modifying index.html and style.css. The style (fon...

17 Branding the XPort Pro XPort Pro™ User Guide 142 Command Mode Customize the XPort Pro Command Mode by changing its short name and long name. The short name is used for show commands: (enable)# show XPort The long and short names appear in the Product Type field in the following format: Product Ty...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 143 1 1 8 8 . . U U p p d d a a t t i i n n g g F F i i r r m m w w a a r r e e Obtaining Firmware Obtain the most up-to-date firmware and release notes for the unit from the Lantronix Web site (http://www.lantronix.com/) or by using anonymous FTP ( ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/ ). ...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 144 A A : : T T e e c c h h n n i i c c a a l l S S u u p p p p o o r r t t If you are unable to resolve an issue using the information in this documentation, please contact Technical Support: Technical Support US Check our online knowledge base or send a question to Technical ...

XPort Pro™ User Guide 145 B B : : B B i i n n a a r r y y t t o o H H e e x x a a d d e e c c i i m m a a l l C C o o n n v v e e r r s s i i o o n n s s Many of the unit’s configuration procedures require you to assemble a series of options (represented as bits) into a complete command (represented...

B: Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions XPort Pro™ User Guide 146 Scientific Calculator Another simple way to convert binary to hexadecimal is to use a scientific calculator, such as the one available on the W indows operating systems. For example: 1. On the W indows Start menu, click Programs Accessor...

C: Compliance XPort Pro™ User Guide 148 CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1-03 EN 60950-1:2001, Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) Manufacturer’s Contact: Lantronix 15353 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, CA 92618 USA Tel: 949-453-3990 Fax: 949-450-7249 RoHS Notice: All Lantronix products in the following families are...