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Chapter 3: Configuration Software and Utilities
System Management Submenu
All EMP-related settings occur from the System Management Submenu of the server
Main Menu. Change only the items below; all other default settings should remain the
same.
EMP Password: Any time you attempt to initiate a connection, a prompt for the user
password appears. If you never set up the EMP password, anyone can access the EMP
by clicking OK through the password prompt.
In the EMP password area of the System Management Submenu, type in a password of
uptoeightalphanumericcharacters.Ifthesystembeeps,thepasswordwasnotaccepted;
you must enter a different password.
EMP Access Modes: Choose either disabled, pre-boot, or always active, depending on
the type of EMP access needed. Table 3-24 and Table 3-25 list what is available with a
given setting.
EMP Restricted Mode Access: Set restricted mode to either enabled or disabled. In
enabled mode, the EMP console’s server control options, Power On/Off and Reset, are
NOT available. In disabled mode, these options ARE available.
EMP Direct Connect/Modem Mode: Select Direct Connect if a null modem serial cable
directly connects the server’s COM2 port to the EMP console client machine. If they are
connected via a modem, select Modem Mode.
Console Redirection Submenu
To use the EMP, you must set the following options exactly as noted.
COM Port Address: Select 2F8. This is the COM2 port that the EMP must use. The
IRQ# setting is automatically assigned with the correct number based on the COM port
address choice.
Baud Rate: Select 19.2k.
Console Type: Choose PC ANSI.
Flow Control: Choose CTS/RTS + CD.