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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