User Guide

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Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
COM1/COM2 Console Redirection [Disabled/Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature.
Congurationoptions:[Disabled][Enabled]
The Console Redirection SettingsbecomescongurablewhenConsole Redirection is
set to [Enabled].
4.4.14 Serial Port Console Redirection
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Advanced
Console Redirection
Enable or Disable.
COM1
Console Redirection [Disabled]
Console Redirection Settings
COM2
Console Redirection [Enabled]
Console Redirection Settings
Serial Port for Out-of-Band Management/
Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS)
Console Redirection [Disabled]
Console Redirection Settings
COM1/COM2 Console Redirection Settings
The settings specify how the host computer and the remote computer (which the user is
using) will exchange data. Both computers should have the same or compatible settings.
Terminal Type [VT-UTF8]
Allows you to set the terminal type.
[VT100] ASCIIcharset.
[VT100+] ExtendsVT100tosupportcolor,functionkeys,amongothers.
[VT-UTF8] UsesUTF8encodingtomapUnicodecharsonto1ormorebytes.
[ANSI] ExtendedASCIIcharset.
Bits per second [57600]
Selects serial port transmission speed. The speed must be matched on the other side.
Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds.
Congurationoptions:[9600][19200][38400][57600][115200]
Data Bits [8]
Allows you to set the data bits.
Congurationoptions:[7][8]
Parity [None]
Allows you to select the parity bit. A parity bit is sent with the data bits to detect
transmission errors.
Congurationoptions:[None][Even][Odd][Mark][Space]
Stop Bits [1]
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.
Congurationoptions:[1][2]