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 conserver is a centralized serial server that keeps a persistent serial session open and allows multiple users to access the same console at a time.  See http://​www.conserver.com/​ conserver is a centralized serial server that keeps a persistent serial session open and allows multiple users to access the same console at a time.  See http://​www.conserver.com/​
  
-The service is running on a VM in RHEV on conserver.front.sepia.ceph.com. ​ It is configured to allow passwordless access to any IP on the 172.21.0.0/​20 network.+The service is running on a VM in RHEV on conserver.front.sepia.ceph.com. ​ It is configured to allow passwordless access to any IP on the 172.21.0.0/​20 network. ​ (This includes VPN clients since they are routed through gw.front.sepia.ceph.com)
  
 ===== Client access ===== ===== Client access =====
 ==== Set Up ==== ==== Set Up ====
-Fedora and Ubuntu have pre-built packages available. ​ ''​dnf/apt-get install conserver-client''​+Fedora and Ubuntu have pre-built packages available. ​ ''​yum/apt-get install conserver-client''​ 
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 +CentOS and RHEL users will need to install the epel repo. Then, ''​yum install conserver-client %%--%%enablerepo=epel''​ 
 + 
 +MacOS users can use http://​brew.sh/​ to install via: ''​brew install conserver''​
  
 After installing the client package, copy and paste the following into a terminal on your workstation. After installing the client package, copy and paste the following into a terminal on your workstation.
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 +==== Controlling Serial Sessions ====
 To access a serial console, run, for example, ''​console smithi001''​ To access a serial console, run, for example, ''​console smithi001''​
  
-==== Controlling Serial Sessions ==== +----- 
-Conserver clients can control serial sessions using a combination of Ctrl+e c commands.+ 
 +Conserver clients can control serial sessions using a combination of **Ctrl+e c** commands.
  
 For Example: To take over write access of a console, enter **Ctrl+e, then c, then f**.  Do not hold Ctrl! For Example: To take over write access of a console, enter **Ctrl+e, then c, then f**.  Do not hold Ctrl!
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