User`s guide

Accessing the Console System 2 - 11
Setting the Communication Port Parameters (Port)
Use the port option to set the following Ethernet or Token Ring Bridge
port communication parameters: Baud Rate, Data Bits, Parity and Flow.
When the port option is selected, the Configuration Console Port Menu
appears. Any changes are effective immediately.
n Baud rate selections include 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19200, 38400,
56800, or 115200 bits per second.
n Character size selection may be: 7 or 8 bits per character.
n Parity may be: even, odd, or none.
n Flow control selections include:
Off: No flow control. Input or output may be lost if the Ethernet or
Token Ring Bridge cannot handle inputs or outputs from your termi-
nal quickly enough.
Xon/Xoff: The Ethernet or Token Ring Bridge unit will use ASCII
Xon/Xoff characters to control the input received from your termi-
nal to prevent input buffer overflow. The unit will also control its
output of characters to the terminal.
Hardware: The Ethernet or Token Ring Bridge will use the RTS and
CTS lines to control the flow of characters. The Ethernet or Token
Ring Bridge sends characters while RTS is high and will assert CTS
when the terminal is allowed to send. This mode is used for flow
control by passing the Xon/Xoff characters. Make sure the DTR sig-
nal is also present on the cable. See “Monitoring of the DTR Sig-
nal”.
Both: Uses both hardware and Xon/Xoff flow control.
Configuration Console Port Menu
Option Value Description
1 - Rate [ 9600 ] - Console baud rate
2 - Bits [ 8 ] - Bits per character
3 - Parity [ none ] - Console parity
4 - Flow [ xon/xoff ] - Flow control type
Enter an option number or name, Ò=Ó main menu, <ESC> previous menu
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