Terminal on Unit
Skill level: Intermediate
Goal
To access the console of an Accelerated LTE router using the Terminal on Unit link presented in the management portal for the device.
The Terminal on Unit access leverages the management tunnel established between the 63xx-series router and the management portal. For details on the monthly data usage for this access, refer to the following article:
Setup
For this setup, you will need access to the management portal, and a 63xx-series router online and syncing with the management portal. If you see the 63xx-series router listed as up (green status) in the management portal, you are good to go.
Details
The management portal utilizes the IPSec tunnel the 63xx-series router establishes to remote.accns.com to provide terminal access to the console of the router.
For details on the monthly data usage for this access, refer to the following article:
The following configuration settings will setup the 6300-CX to report its IPSec tunnel local IP address as the management IP that the management portal can then use to access its console.
Open the configuration profile for the 63xx-series router. Under IPSec -> Accelerated View, set the Management priority to 10. This will tell the 63xx-series router to treat this IPSec tunnel as the highest priority management interface, which it then reports to the management portal as the IP that can be used to access its console.
Once you apply the new configuration to the 63xx-series router, reboot the 63xx-series device so it rebuilds the IPSec tunnel and reports the new IPSec local IP address to the management portal. You can verify that the management portal is using the IPSec local IP as the management IP by looking at the Uplink IP address on the Device Details tab. This value should be set to a 172.x.x.x IP address.
Using the Terminal on Unit link
Once the correct management IP is reported from the 63xx-series router to the management portal, clicking the Terminal on Unit will open a page on the management portal to provide the user access to the console of the 63xx-series router. Default login credentials are below.
User: root
Password: default
To create a different user or change the root user's password, refer to this article.
There is a known issue where the predictive/auto-correct feature of the Google keyboard renders it incompatible with the Terminal page. If you are access the above Terminal with an Android phone or tablet, you will need to use a different keyboard other than the native Google keyboard.