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High-speed serial port as a serial console port
Cobalt Qube 3 User Manual 223
Enabling the serial console port
To use the high-speed serial port as a serial console port:
1. Hold in the recessed Reset Password button on the back panel and reboot
the Qube 3. See Figure 1 on page 2.
2. The LCD screen displays either:
CONSOLE ON
or
CONSOLE OFF
3. If the LCD screen displays:
CONSOLE ON
allow the bootup process to continue.
If the LCD screen displays:
CONSOLE OFF
allow the bootup process to continue. Return to Step 1 and repeat.
4. Attach a null modem cable to the serial port of the Qube 3 and the terminal
(or the personal computer running the terminal software).
5. Set the communications parameters on the terminal or in the terminal
software (see “Terminal settings” on page 222).
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Note: This procedure can require rebooting the Qube 3 twice. as
there is no way to tell if the console function is enabled or disabled
through the Server Desktop or LCD screen.
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Note: While the Qube 3 is in the CONSOLE ON mode, you cannot use
an analog modem or an Integrated Services Digital Network
(ISDN) terminal adapter.