Modem and powermanagement connectionprotocols
The following table shows the connectio n protocols for modems or IPDUs c onnected to t he
serialports.
Protocol Name R esult
PPP-NoAuth
Startsa PPP session without interactive authentication requir ed.
Assumesthe specifiedconsole server serial port is connected to an
externalmodem.
PPP
Startsa PPP session with authentication req uired. Assumes the
specifiedconsoleserver serial port is connected to an external
modem.
SLIP Startsa SLIP session.Assumes the specified console server serial
portis connected to an external mo dem.
CSLIP Startsa CSLIP session. Assumesthe specifiedconsole server serial
portis connected to an external mo dem.
PowerManagement Configur es the serial port fo r power management. Assumes an
IPDUis connected to the serial port.
Table 9.3: Co nnection Pro tocols fo r Modems or IPDUs.
To configurea serial port connection protocol fora console connection:
This procedure assumes that the selected serial port is physi cally connected to a console po rto n
adevice.
1. Go to Ports - Physical Ports i n Expert mode,sel ect a port orp ortst o modify and click the
appropriate Modi fy Ports button. The Gen eral form appears.
2. Click the Genera l tab. The General form appears with the number(s) of the selected port(s)
next to the Do ne button at the bot tom of the form.Al l active tabs are yellow.
3. To change the con nection protocol, select on e oft he options from the Connectio n Protocol
pull-down menu: Console (Telnet ),Con sole (SSH),Consol e (Telnet & SSH)or Consol e
(Raw). The default is Con sole (Telnet).
4. If you wish to change an y of the other current settings, see To configu reseria l port settings
to match the con nected devices: on pag e 111.
5. To further configure th e serial port’s connectio n protocol:
• For u sera ccess and authenti cation methods see Access on page 112 .
• For TCP Port number and other port configurati on options see Other on page 1 21.
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