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TERMINAL SERVERS
4.5 Configuring Terminal Ports
The most common device used with the Terminal Server is the display
terminal. This section describes the serial port and other settings necessary to
configure the Terminal Server for connection of display terminals. Terminals
may be connected to the Terminal Server using one of two methods:
• Directly-Attached Terminal—The terminal is connected with a cross-cable
(or “null-modem cable”) to the serial port of the Terminal Server. The
Terminal Server supports either RS-232 or RS-423 standard automatically
(there is no need to configure for either). Verify that all cables in use are
within the maximum length specified by these standards.
• Modem-Attached Terminal
—
The terminal is connected via modem and
therefore, avoids the distance limitations mentioned above. The modem
may be asynchronous, leased-line, or any dialup modem. The modem
near the server port should be connected with a straight DCE cable to
the serial port of the Terminal Server.
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The following examples show some common commands one can use when
configuring terminal ports. Although all of the examples refer to port 2, one
can configure more than one port in each command.
Figure 4-11
shows how to define the physical characteristics of the serial
port.
1. Local> DEFINE PORT 2 AUTOBAUD DISABLED SPEED 19200
2. Local> DEFINE PORT 2 CHARACTER 8 PARITY NONE STOP 1
3. Local> DEFINE PORT 2 FLOW CONTROL XON
Figure 4-11. Configuring a Port for a Directly-Attached Terminal.
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