5.3.2 Configuring the Serial Port

If you are having difficulties making an out-of-band console connection to the serial port on the switch, you can display or modify the current settings for the serial port through the Web agent. Click on the serial port icon in the switch image to display or configure these settings, as shown below.

Parameter

Default

Description

Management Mode

Console Mode

Indicates that the port settings are for direct console connection.

 

 

 

Baud Rate

19200

The rate at which data is sent between devices. Options : 9600,

 

 

19200 and 38400 baud.

Data Bits

8 bits

Sets the data bits of the RS-232 port. Options : 7, 8

Stop Bits

1 bit

Sets the stop bits of the RS-232 port. Options : 1, 2

Parity

none

Sets the parity of the RS-232 port. Options : none/odd/even

Time-Out

0 minutes

If no input is received from the attached device after this interval,

 

 

the current session is automatically closed. Range : 0 - 100

 

 

minutes; where 0 indicates disabled

Auto Refresh

10 second

Sets the interval before a console session will auto refresh the

 

 

console information, such as Spanning Tree Information, Port

 

 

Configuration, Port Statistics, and RMON Statistics.

 

 

Range : 0, or 5-255 seconds; where 0 indicates disabled

 

 

 

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