Minicom Advanced Systems Smart IP Extender - Manual (Page 45)

USER GUIDE
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Modem Client IP address - This address is assigned to your console computer
during the PPP handshake. Since it is a point-to-point IP connection virtually every
IP address is possible but ensure, it is not interfering with the IP settings of IP
Extender and your console computer. The default value will work in most cases.
IPMI over Serial - Check to use this serial port for IPMI 1.5 over serial. See page
51 for more information.
Passthrough… - Connect an arbitrary device to the serial port and access it
(assuming it provides terminal support) via telnet. Select the appropriate options for
the serial port and use the Telnet Console (see page 46) or a standard telnet client to
connect to IP Extender. For more information, see page 57.
External Power Option – When the External Power Option is the Sentry Power
Tower connected to Serial port 1, configure it by clicking change external power
switch option. The External Power Option for Serial port 1 window appears.
Fill in the Username and password as defined by the Sentry Power Tower.
Figure 29 External Power Option for Serial port 1 window
Serial Port 2
This port provides the power control options, see page 27. Choose a suitable setting
and fill in additional required options. IP Extender supports the following:
External Power Option
To configure the External Power Option connected to Serial port 2, click change
external power switch option.
SPC 800/1600 - Using the Avocent TM SPC, switch power for more than one system
connected to IP Extender through a KVM switch. To use this device enter a
username and password, which exist on the SPC and have the privileges to switch
power for each port.