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instructions). The Console Redirection option displays a screen that allows you to configure console redirection. The submenu

allows you to turn the feature on or off, select the remote terminal type, and enable or disable redirection after booting. The

options available are listed in

Table C-1

.

Table C-1. Terminal Emulation Types

Selection

Options

Console Redirection

Systems with one serial port:

On

Off

Systems with two serial ports:

Serial Port 1

Serial Port 2

Off

Remote Terminal Type VT 100/220

ANSI

Redirection after boot

Enabled

Disabled

If you select VT 100/220 but not all the characters are visible on the screen, go back to the System Setup program and select

ANSI as your terminal type. ANSI can display the full set of ASCII characters.

Configuring Console Redirection on the Client System

NOTE:

The examples in this document assume that you have upgraded to Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal Private Edition

6.1 or later. If you are using other terminal emulation software, see the help file for that software.

Configuring the Ports

1. Click the Start button, point to Programs

® Accessories® Communications, and click HyperTerminal.

2. Enter any name for the new connection and select any icon.

3. Click OK.

4. From the Connect to pull-down menu, select a COM port available on your client system and click OK.

If no COM port is available and you do not have a Dell™ system, you need to contact technical support for your client

system.

After you have selected an available COM port, the COM port properties window is displayed.

5. Select Bits per second.

Console redirection supports 9600, 19.2 K, 57.6 K, or 115.2 K bps.

6. Set Data bits to 8.

7. Set Parity to None.

8. Set Stop bits to 1.

9. Set Flow control to Hardware.

10. Click OK.