Taking a look at an MRV secure console server from 2004. This LX-4008S-101AC would have been used to remotely manage several servers or other devices over serial back in the early 2000s!
00:00 Intro to the MRV LX-4008S-101AC
01:28 Why I bought this unit
02:00 Why secure consoles like this existed
03:08 MRV's "In-Reach" product line
03:55 Serial ports on some of my more modern equipment
05:09 Accessing the console over SSH
07:00 Accessing the Java web GUI in Windows XP
10:01 Console installed in the rack
11:20 Building my own RJ45 to DB9 cables
12:41 Test serial device wiring overview
13:25 Remotely managing the serial devices with the console
15:24 Outro
