Matching the Port and Device Characteristics

Matching the Port and Device Characteristics

Introduction

You must ensure that the physical characteristics of the access server port match the physical characteristics of the device as described in this section. If these characteristics do not match, the device does not operate correctly. The characteristics that must match are:

AUTOBAUD

CHARACTER SIZE

PARITY

STOP BITS

SPEED

TYPE

AUTOBAUD

The AUTOBAUD characteristic determines if a port automatically detects a device’s speed, parity, and character size when you log in.

AUTOBAUD Settings

The following table lists the AUTOBAUD settings and the types of devices associated with them:

Setting

For These Devices

 

 

Enabled

Interactive (default)

Disabled

Printers, modems, computers

 

 

9-6 Configuring Basic Device Characteristics