Getting to Know Your Terminal Server
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Terminal Server User Guide, Version 3.3
The Terminal Server has one serial connection that is one of the following connectors: DB25 male,
DB25 female, RJ45, or DB9 male.
Console/Serial Switch
Located at the back of the desktop models is a switch that controls whether serial port 1 is in Console
or Serial mode.
Look at your model to verify the direction of the ON switch position. ON indicates that serial port 1
is in Console mode; otherwise serial port 1 is in Serial mode.
Console Mode
Console mode is used when you have a direct connection between a serial device (like a terminal or a
PC) and the Terminal Server, accessed by the Admin user to configure/manage the Terminal Server.
Console mode automatically sets serial port settings as:
z
Serial Interface
to
EIA-232
z
Speed
to
9600
z
Flow Control
to
No
z
Bits
to
8
z
Stop Bits
to
1
z
Parity
to
None
Console mode also displays extra system messages.
Serial port 1 will ignore any
Serial Port
settings when in Console mode, so you need to turn Console
mode off to use serial port 1 in your network.
Serial Mode
Serial mode is used when the Terminal Server acts as a communications server, or anytime you are
not connecting directly to the Terminal Server to configure it. You can connect directly to the
Terminal Server in Serial mode, but the Terminal Server will not display all the
messages/information you will get in Console mode.
Note:
When the console switch is in the
on
position, the System/Ready LED will cycle on and off
(flashes green).
