Basic Configuration
5.8.Serial Port Configuration
The Serial Port Configuration menus allow you to select parameters for the
The Serial Port can be configured for connection to a local PC or Modem. In addition, the Serial Port Configuration menu can also be used to set communications parameters, disable Administrator level commands and also select a number of other Serial Port Parameters described in Section 5.8.2. When responding to prompts, invoking commands, and selecting items from port configuration menus, note the following:
•Configuration menus are only available to Administrator level accounts.
•If you are configuring the
5.8.1.RS232 Port Modes
The
•Normal Mode: Allows local communication via the Control Module's RS232 Serial Port.
•Modem Mode: Sets up the Control Module's RS232 Port for connection to an optional external modem. Allows definition of a
5.8.2.The Serial Port Configuration Menu
The Serial Port Configuration menu allows the following parameters to be defined. Note that all of these parameters are available via both the Text Interface and Web Browser Interface, and that parameters selected via one interface are also applied to the other.
Notes:
•Configuration menus are only available to Administrator level accounts.
•When configuring the
Communication Settings:
•Baud Rate: Any standard rate from 300 bps to 115.2K bps. (Default = 9600 bps.)
•Bits/Parity: (Default =
•Stop Bits: (Default = 1).
•Handshake Mode: XON/XOFF, RTS/CTS, Both, or None. (Default = RTS/CTS).
General Parameters:
•Administrator Mode: Permits/denies port access to Administrator level accounts. (Default = Permit).
Note: Administrator Mode cannot be disabled at the Control Module RS232 Serial Port.
•Logoff Character: The Logoff Character determines the command(s) or character(s) that must be issued at this port in order to disconnect. (Default = ^X.)
