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NSA 5170C User Manual
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
Data Bits
The options are 7 and 8.
Parity
A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors.
Even
Parity bit is 0 if the number of 1’s in the data bits is even.
Odd
Parity bit is 0 if number of 1’s in the data bits is odd.
Stop Bits
Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit indicates the
beginning). The standard setting is 1 stop bit. Communication with slow
devices may require more than 1 stop bit.
Flow Control
Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow. When sending data
and the receiving buffers are full, a “stop” signal can be sent to stop the
data flow.
VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support
Enables or disables VT-UTF8 combo key support.
Recorder Mode
When this field is enabled, only text will be sent. This is to capture the
terminal data.
Resolution 100x31
Enables or disables extended terminal resolution.
Putty Keypad
Selects the Putty keyboard emulation type.
Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management
Advanced
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Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2018 American Megatrends, Inc.
→←: Select Screen
↑↓: Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values
F3: Optimized Defaults
F4: Save & Exit
ESC: Exit
Microsoft Windows Emergency
Management Services (EMS)
allows for remote management of
a Windows Server OS through a
serial port.
Out-of-Band Mgmt Port
Terminal Type
Bits per second
Flow Control
Data Bits
Parity
Stop Bits
[COM3]
[VT-UTF8]
[115200]
[None]
8
None
1
Out-of-Band Mgmt Port
Configures the out-of-band management port. Microsoft Windows
Emergency Management Services (EMS) allows for remote management of
a Windows Server OS via a serial port.
Terminal Type
ANSI
Extended ASCII character set.
VT100 ASCII character set.
VT100+ Extends VT100 to support color, function keys, etc.
VT-UTF8 Uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters onto 1 or more
bytes.
