
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
3.To change the flow control, select None, Hardware or Software from the Flow Control
4.To change the parity, select None, Odd or Even from the Parity
5.To change the data size, select an option from 5 to 8 from the Data
6.To change the stop bits, select 1 or 2 from the stop bits
7.To change whether the DCD (Data Carrier Detect) State is disregarded or not, select either Disregard or Regard.
8.Click Done.