Avocent ACS V6000 - Manual (Page 13)

To use Telnet to connect to a device through a serial port:
For this procedure, you need the username configured to access the serial port, the port name
(for example, 14-35-60-p-1), device name (for example, ttyS1), TCP port alias (for example,
7001) or IP port alias (for example, 100.0.0.100) and the hostname of the virtual console server
or its IP address.
To use a Telnet client, enter the information in the dialog boxes of the client.
-or-
To use Telnet in a shell, enter the following command:
# telnet [hostname | IP_address]
login: username:[portname | device_name]
-or-
# telnet [hostname | IP_address] TCP_Port_Alias
login: username
-or-
# telnet IP_Port_Alias
login: username
To close a Telnet session:
Enter the Telnet hotkey defined for the client. The default is Ctrl ] + q to quit, or enter the text
session hotkey for the CLI prompt and then enter quit .
To use SSH to connect to a device through a serial port:
For this procedure, you need the username configured to access the serial port, the port name
(for example, 14-35-60-p-1), TCP port alias (for example, 7001), device name (for example,
ttyS1), and the hostname of the virtual console server, IP address or IP Port alias (for example,
100.0.0.100).
To use an SSH client, enter the information in the dialog boxes of the client.
-or-
To use SSH in a shell, enter the following command:
ssh -l username : port_name [hostname | IP_address]
-or-
ssh -l username : device_name [hostname | IP_address]
8 ACS v6000 Installation/Administration/User Guide