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Serial Port Profiles
Serial Port Profiles
Common Tabs
Overview
There are several functions that are common to more than one profile. These functions are:
z
Hardware
—Configure the physical serial line parameters. See
Hardware Tab Field
Descriptions
on page 59
.
z
Packet Forwarding
—Configure data packet parameters. See
Packet Forwarding Tab Field
Descriptions
on page 61
.
Hardware Tab Field Descriptions
The
Hardware
tab configures the serial port hardware connection information.
Configure the following parameters:
Serial Interface
Specifies the type of serial line that is being used with the Terminal Server.
Data Options:
EIA-232, EIA-422, or EIA-485.
Speed
Specifies the baud rate of the serial line; keep in mind that speed is affected by
the length of the cable. You can also specify a custom baud rate. When you
enter a custom baud rate, the Terminal Server will calculate the closest baud
rate available to the hardware. The exact baud rate calculated can be viewed in
the
Serial Ports
statistics.
Range:
50-230400, custom supports 50-1843200
Default:
9600
Data Bits
Specifies the number of bits in a transmitted character.
Default:
8
Parity
Specifies the type of parity being used for the data communication on the serial
port. If you want to force a parity type, you can specify
Mark
for 1or
Space
for
0.
Data Options:
Even, Odd, Mark, Space, None
Default:
None
