Figure 6-18. Serial Port Settings screen
Toggle the Serial port setting field to select either the Console or SLIP protocol.
The following fields can then be set:
Console Settings
Parameter |
| Description |
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Baud Rate | Displays the serial bit rate used to | ||
| communicate | with a | management |
| station. The console baud rate is 9600 | ||
| bits per second. |
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Data bits | Displays the number of bits that make | ||
| up a word when communicating with | ||
| the management station. The console | ||
| interface uses 8 data bits. |
| |
Stop bits | Displays the number of bits used to | ||
| indicate that a word has been | ||
| completely transmitted. | The console | |
| interface uses 1 stop bit. |
| |
This sets the time the interface can be | |||
| idle before the switch automatically | ||
| user. The | options are 2 |
mins, 5 mins, 10 mins, 15 mins, or Never.
SLIP Settings
| Parameter | Description |
| Baud Rate | Sets the serial bit rate that will be used |
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| to communicate the next time the |
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| Switch is restarted. Applies only when |
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| the serial port is being used for |
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| band (SLIP) management; it does not |