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This section describes the SETUP parameters found on the Extended Serial Console Configuration
screen.
! Console Output Device—Select the console output device, either Video, Serial 1, Serial 2, or
None.
! Console Input Device—Select the console input device, either the PC Keyboard, Serial 1,
Serial 2, or None.
! Serial Console Output Setup—Enter the communication parameters for your console output
serial port. Set the data length, stop bi ts, p arity , and baud ra te to m atch the serial outp ut
device.
! Console Output Handshake—Enable or disable hardware handshaking. If enabled, the DSR
and CTS signals control the data flow. Be sur e to co nne ct th e D SR an d C TS sig nal s on the
serial port’s connector to the appropriate handshake signals on the external serial device’s
interface connector.
! Serial Console Input Setup—Enter the communication parameters for the console input
serial port. Set the data length, stop bi ts, p arity , and baud rate to matc h th e se rial input
device.
! Delete from COM Port Table—When DOS boots, it initializes the system se rial ports.
Different versions of DOS may set the por ts to d iffe rent d efau lt settin gs. En ab ling th is o ption
causes the BIOS not to include console serial device(s) in the COM port table. This prevents
DOS from changing the assigned port values entered in the SETUP screen.
Caution
Be careful when changing the console configuration. If None is
specified for console input and output, there is no console access to
the system. This state can be recovered by removing the serial console
plug from the primary serial port connector and short ing pin s J11- 7/8.