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Chapter 5: BIOS
Table 5-11. Serial Port Console Redirection Sub-menu
Menu Option Description
COM1 Console Redirection, COM2/SOL/Legacy Console Redirection Sub-menus
Console Redirection
Select Enabled to enable console redirection support for a serial port specified
by the user. The options are Enabled and
Disabled .
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Console
Redirection Settings
This feature allows the user to specify how the host computer will exchange data
with the client computer, which is the remote computer used by the user.
Terminal Type
This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for
Console Redirection. Select VT100 to use the ASCII Character set. Select
VT100+ to add color and function key support. Select ANSI to use the Extended
ASCII Character Set. Select VT-UTF8 to use UTF8 encoding to map Unicode
characters into one or more bytes. The options are ANSI, VT100,
VT100+ , and
VT-UTF8.
Bits Per second
Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console
Redirection. Make sure that the same speed is used in the host computer and
the client computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and
busy lines. The options are 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 and
115200 (bits per
second).
Data Bits
Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The
options are 7 Bits and
8 Bits .
Parity
A parity bit can be sent along with regular data bits to detect data transmission
errors. Select Even if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits is
even. Select Odd if the parity bit is set to 0, and the number of 1's in data bits is
odd. Select None if you do not want to send a parity bit with your data bits in
transmission. Select Mark to add a mark as a parity bit to be sent along with the
data bits. Select Space to add a Space as a parity bit to be sent with your data
bits. The options are
None , Even, Odd, Mark and Space.
Stop Bits
A stop bit indicates the end of a serial data packet. Select 1 Stop Bit for standard
serial data communication. Select 2 Stop Bits if slower devices are used. The
options are
1 and 2.
Flow Control
Use this feature to set the flow control for Console Redirection to prevent data
loss caused by buffer overflow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop sending data when
the receiving buffer is full. Send a "Start" signal to start sending data when the
receiving buffer is empty. The options are
None and Hardware RTS/CTS.
VT-UTF8 Combo
Key Support Select Enabled to enable VT-UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI/VT100
terminals. The options are
Enabled and Disabled .
Recorder Mode
Select Enabled to capture the data displayed on a terminal and send it as text
messages to a remote server. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.
Resolution
100x31 Select Enabled for extended-terminal resolution support. The options are
Disabled and
Enabled .
Legacy OS
Redirection
Resolution
Use this feature to select the number of rows and columns used in Console
Redirection for legacy OS support. The options are 80x24 and
80x25 .
Putty KeyPad
This feature selects the settings for Function Keys and KeyPad used for Putty,
which is a terminal emulator designed for the Windows OS. The options are
VT100 , LINUX, XTERMR6, SC0, ESCN, and VT400.