Chapter 4: AMI BIOS
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Putty KeyPad
This feature selects Function Keys and KeyPad settings for Putty, which is a
terminal emulator designed for the Windows OS. The options are
VT100
, LINUX,
XTERMR6, SC0, ESCN, and VT400.
Redirection After BIOS Post
Use this feature to enable or disable Legacy Console Redirection after BIOS
POST (Power-On Self Test). When this item is set to Bootloader, Legacy
Console Redirection is disabled before OS initialization. When this item is set
to Always Enable, Legacy Console Redirection remains enabled during OS
initialization. The options are
Always Enable
and Bootloader.
Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/Windows Emergency Management
Services (EMS)
The submenu allows the user to configure Console Redirection settings to support
Out-of-Band Serial Port management.
EMS Console Redirection
Select Enabled to use a COM Port selected by the user for Console Redirection.
The options are
Disabled
and Enabled. When this item is set to Enabled, the fol-
lowing submenu will display:
Console Redirection Settings (for EMS)
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.
Out-of-Band Management Port
The feature selects a serial port used by the Microsoft Windows Emergency
Management Services (EMS) to communicate with a remote server. The options
are
COM1
and SOL.
Terminal Type
This feature allows the user to select the target terminal emulation type for Con-
sole 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
This item sets 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 in the
client computer. A lower transmission speed may be required for long and busy
lines. The options are 9600, 19200, 57600, and
115200
(bits per second).
