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Note
If you wish to set the same protocol options for multiple serial ports at once, click
Edit Multiple
Ports
and select which ports you wish to configure as a group.
When you have configured the common settings and the mode for each port, set up any remote
syslog (
Chapter 4.1.7
), then click
Apply.
If the Console Server has been configured with distributed Nagios monitoring enabled then you
will also be presented with
Nagios Settings
options to enable nominated services on the Host to
be monitored (refer
to Chapter 10 – Nagios Integration
).
4.1.1 Common Settings
There are a number of common settings available for each serial port. These are independent of the
mode in which the port is being used. These serial port parameters must be set so they match the serial
port parameters on the device which is attached to that port:
Specify a label for the port.
Select the appropriate
Baud Rate
,
Parity
,
Data Bits
,
Stop Bits
and
Flow Control
for each port
(and ensure they match the settings for serial device that is connected). The Signaling Protocol is
hard configured to be RS232.
Note
The serial ports are all set at the factory to RS232 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and
Console Server Mode. The baud rate can be changed to 2400 – 230400 baud using the
management console. Lower baud rates (50, 75, 110, 134, 150, 200, 300, 600, 1200, 1800 baud)
can be configured from the command line as detailed in
Chapter 14.