4.4.14Serial Port Console Redirection

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COM1

 

Console Redirection

[Disabled]

Enable or Disable.

Console Redirection

 

Console Redirection Settings

 

 

COM2

 

 

Console Redirection

[Enabled]

 

Console Redirection Settings

 

 

Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/

Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS)

Console Redirection[Disabled]

Console Redirection Settings

COM1/COM2 Console Redirection [Disabled/Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The Console Redirection Settings becomes configurable when Console Redirection is set to [Enabled].

COM1/COM2 Console Redirection Settings

The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is using) will exchange data. Both computers should have the same or compatible settings.

Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]

 

Allows you to set the terminal type.

[VT100]

ASCII char set.

[VT100+]

Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, among others

[VT-UTF8]

Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode chars onto 1 or more bytes

[ANSI]

Extended ASCII char set

Bits per second [57600]

Selects serial port transmission speed. The speed must be matched on the other side. Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds. Configuration options: [9600] [19200] [38400] [57600] [115200]

Data Bits [8]

Allows you to set the data bits. Configuration options: [7] [8]

Parity [None]

Allows you to select the parity bit. A parity bit is sent with the data bits to detect transmission errors. Configuration options: [None] [Even] [Odd] [Mark] [Space]

Stop Bits [1]

Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit indicates the beginning.) The standard setting is 1 stop bit. Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit. Configuration options: [1] [2]

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