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Select Enabled to enable console redirection support for a serial port
specified by the user. The options are Enabled and
Disabled
.
*If the item above set to Enabled, the following items will become
available for user's configuration:
COM1 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.
COM1 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
VT100,
VT100+
, VT-UTF8, and ANSI.
COM1 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).
COM1 Data Bits
Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection.
The options are 7 Bits and
8 Bits
.
COM1 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.
COM1 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.
