- Hewlett-Packard IP Console Switch User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP IP Console Switch User Guide
- Notice
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Chapter 1: Overview
- Chapter 2: Installing the IP Console Switch
- Chapter 3: Expansion Module
- Chapter 4: Interface Adapters
- Chapter 5: Cascade Console Switches
- Chapter 6: Local Port Operation
- Viewing and Selecting Ports and Servers
- Soft Switching
- Using Basic OSD Navigation
- Configuring the OSD Setup Menu
- Assigning Server Names
- Assigning Device Types
- Changing the Display Behavior
- Controlling the Status Flag
- Broadcasting to Servers
- Setting up a Scan Pattern
- Setting Local Console Switch Security
- Managing Server Tasks Using the OSD
- Viewing and Disconnecting User Connections
- Running System Diagnostics
- Resetting the PS/2 Mouse
- Displaying Version Information
- Chapter 7: Upgrading Firmware using TFTP
- Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Regulatory Compliance Notices
- Appendix B: Electrostatic Discharge
- Appendix C: Power Cord Set Requirements
- Index
Installing the IP Console Switch
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5. Configure the terminal emulation software for the server, such as HyperTerminal
for Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating systems or Minicom for Linux operating
systems.
To configure HyperTerminal:
a. From the desktop screen, click Start, Programs, Accessories,
Communications, HyperTerminal. The Connection Description window
is displayed.
b. Enter a name for the description, and click OK. The Connect To window
is displayed.
c. Select the Communication Port that is connected to the KVM switch
through a serial cable, then click OK. The COM1 Properties window
is displayed.
d. Select 9600 for the Bits Per Second, 8 for Data Bits, None for Parity, 1 for
Stop Bits, and None for Flow Control, then click OK. The HyperTerminal
auto-connects to the console switch.
e. Press the Enter key to access the console switch option menu.
To configure Minicom:
IMPORTANT: Minicom is a utility that is loaded during the installation of Red Hat 7.2 and
7.3. However, if you do not select the option to install the Linux Utilities during the
operating system installation, you are not able to use Minicom without downloading the
Minicom 1.831-16.i386.rpm file from the Red Hat website. (Refer to the procedure for
installing RPMs on the Red Hat website).
a. Log on to a Linux console, or open a terminal and enter minicom-s at the
command prompt. The Configuration menu is displayed.
b. Select Serial Port Setup. The Change which setting? menu is displayed.
c. Select Option A (Serial Device). Manually change the device type from
“dev/modem” to “/dev/ttyS0” and press the Enter key.
d. Select Option E (Bps/Par/Bits). The Comm Parameters menu is displayed.
e. Select E (Speed 9600 Bps), and press the Enter key. The designation
9600 8N1 is displayed next to Option E.