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Chapter 2
Installation and BIOS Setup
SOL/COM2 Console Redirection
Select
Enabled
to use the SOL port for Console Redirection. The options are
Enabled
and
Disabled
.
If the item above set to
Enabled
, the following items will become available for user's
configuration:
SOL/COM2 Console Redirection Settings
Use this feature to specify how the host computer will exchange data with the client computer,
which is the remote computer used by the user.
Terminal Type
Use this feature 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
ANSI, VT100, VT100+,
and
VT-UTF8
.
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).
Data Bits
Use this feature to set the data transmission size for Console Redirection. The options are
7 (Bits)
and
8 (Bits)
.
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 1s 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
.
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
.
Flow Control
Use this feature to set the low control for Console Redirection to prevent data loss caused by
buffer overflow. Send a "Stop" signal to stop sending data when the receiving buffer is full. Send