Enterasys Networks 700 manual Configuring the COM Port, COM Port Admin, COM Port Function

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View

Configuring the COM Port

You can use the COM Port Configuration window (Figure 2-18) to specify the functions that will be performed by the RS232 COM port on the front panel of the monitored MultiSwitch 700 module.

1.Click on Device in the Device View menu bar to display the Device menu.

2.Click on COM Port Configuration and then right to select Port 1. The COM Port Configuration window, Figure 2-18, opens.

Figure 2-18. The COM Port Configuration Window

You can use the COM Port Configuration window to set the following operating parameters:

COM Port Admin

Use this field to administratively enable or disable the COM port.

COM Port Function

Use this field to select the function for which you wish to use the COM port:

LM	Local Management: select this option if you wish to connect a
	terminal to the COM port from which to run Local Management.
UPS	Select this option if you wish to connect an uninterruptable
	power supply (UPS) to the COM Port. Note that if you select this
	option, an additional option — UPS — displays on the Device
	menu when you exit and re-enter device management; use the
	resulting window to configure specific UPS settings.
SLIP	Select this option to use the COM port as a SLIP connection for
	out-of-band SNMP management via direct connection to a serial
	port on your network management workstation. Note that when
	you configure the port as a SLIP connection, you must select the
	desired baud rate in the Speed Selection field described below.

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