Avocent ACS 5000 manual To associate an alias to a serial port

Chapter 9: Ports Menu and Forms 111

8.When finished, click Done.

9.Click apply changes.

To associate an alias to a serial port:

An alias can be associated to a port when it is individually selected for modification. To associate an alias to a port perform the following steps.

1.Go to Ports - Physical Ports in Expert mode, select a port to modify and click the Modify Ports button.

2.Enter the desired string in the Alias field.

3.Click Done.

4.Click apply changes.

NOTE: The Alias field cannot be set if you select the Modify All Ports button.

To configure serial port settings to match the connected devices:

The settings for a serial port must match the connection settings on the connected device.

1.Go to Ports - Physical Ports in Expert mode and select a port or ports to modify. The General form appears.

2.To change the baud rate, select an option from 2400 to 230400 Kbps from the Baud Rate pull-down menu. The default is 9600.

3.To change the flow control, select None, Hardware or Software from the Flow Control pull-down menu. The default is None.

4.To change the parity, select None, Odd or Even from the Parity pull-down menu. The default is None.

5.To change the data size, select an option from 5 to 8 from the Data pull-down menu. The default is 8.

6.To change the stop bits, select 1 or 2 from the stop bits pull-down menu. The default is 1.

7.To change whether the DCD (Data Carrier Detect) State is disregarded or not, select either Disregard or Regard.

8.Click Done.

9.Click apply changes.