WEB INTERFACE

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

Baud Rate

19200

The rate at which data is sent between devices.

 

 

Options : 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 bps, and Auto

 

 

detection.

Time-Out

10 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

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

Auto Refresh

5 second

Sets the interval before a console session will

Time

 

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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