Cabletron Systems 2H28-08R manual Changing the COM Port Application

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5.When the message “SAVED OK” appears, the edits are saved.

NOTE

Exiting without saving causes the message “NOT SAVED -- PRESS SAVE TO KEEP CHANGES” to display. Exiting without saving causes all edits to be lost.

5.7.10.1 Changing the COM Port Application

After enabling the COM port as described in Section 5.7.10, you can select one of the applications supported by the COM port: LM or UPS. The default application is LM.

To change the COM port application:

1.Use the arrows keys to highlight the Application field.

2.Use the SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to toggle the available settings until the operation you require appears. Table 5-3lists the available settings and their corresponding applications.

	Table 5-3 COM Port Application Settings
Setting		Application
LM		Local Management Session
UPS		APC Power Supply SNMP Proxy

3.Press ENTER to accept the application.

4.Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen, then press the ENTER key.

5.When the message “SAVED OK” displays, the edits are saved.

When the COM port is configured to perform the UPS

!application, all future Local Management connections must be

CAUTION	made by establishing a Telnet connection to the device. Ensure
	that the device has a valid IP address before saving changes to
	the COM port application. If the module does not have a valid
	IP address and the changes are saved, refer to Appendix C for
	instructions on clearing NVRAM in order to reestablish COM
	port communications.

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