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CHAPTER 4: Configuring Devices
4.3.8 C
ONFIGURE
S
ERIAL
P
ORTS
Use the Serial Port Configuration page to establish a port profile for the serial port of the Remote Video System
IP. The Serial Port Configuration page includes the following information:
• The serial port’s currently selected port profile.
• The serial port’s detailed configuration settings. (This depends on the port profile you select.)
• Links to Basic Serial Settings and Advanced Serial Settings.
Port Profiles
Port profiles allow you to easily configure serial ports by displaying only those items that are relevant to the
currently selected profile. The port profiles you can select include the following.
• RealPort Profile: Allows you to map a COM or TTY port to the serial port.
• Custom: An advanced option to allow full serial port configuration. This profile allows you to view all
settings associated with the serial port. When you use serial ports for the terminal emulator’s host or
keyboard connections, configure those ports for the Custom port profile.
Everything on the Serial Port Configuration screen between the Port Profile Settings and the links to the Basic
and Advanced Serial Settings depends on the port profile you select. Selecting a port profile displays the
relevant information for your profile.
Selecting and Configuring a Port Profile
1. To configure any profile, select
Serial Ports
.
2. Click the port to be configured.
3. Click
Change Profile
.
4. Select the appropriate profile and click on the
Apply
button.
5. Enter the appropriate parameters for each profile. Refer to the online help for more details about settings
and values. Click on the
Apply
button to save the settings.
Configure Basic Serial Settings
After you select your port profile, the profile settings are displayed. Choose the appropriate features for your
environment. The following information is a brief description of the Basic Serial Settings fields. See the online
help for detailed information about each setting.
• The Description field specifies a port’s optional character string. Use it to identify the device connected to
the port.
• Basic Serial Settings include baud rate, data bits, parity, stop bits, and flow control. The basic serial port
settings must match the connected device’s serial settings. If you do not know these settings, consult the
documentation that came with your serial device. These serial settings may be documented as 9600 8N1,
which means that the device is using a baud rate of 9600 bits per second, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop
bit.
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