Chapter 6: BIOS
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Serial Port Console Redirection
COM 1 Console Redirection
Select Enabled to enable COM Port 1 for Console Redirection, which will allow a client
machine to be connected to a host machine at a remote site for networking. The options are
Disabled and
Enabled
.
*If the item above set to Enabled, the following items will become available for configuration:
Console Redirection Settings (for COM1)
Terminal Type
Use thid feature 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
VT100,
VT100+
, VT-UTF8 and ANSI.
Bits Per second
Use this feature to set the transmission speed for a serial port used in Console Redirec-
tion. 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.
