How To Set Up Remote Modem Or Serial Access - Intel SE7501HG2 Product Manual

How to Set Up Remote Modem or Serial Access

To set up the server so you can access it through a modem or a serial connection, you can use either
the Server Configuration Wizard or the System Setup Utility.
To use the Server Configuration Wizard to configure remote modem or serial access:
1. Use the Resource CD to boot the server to the Server Configuration Wizard.
2. Select Server Configuration Wizard and Continue.
3. Select Run Wizard and Continue.
4. Select the box that says "Configure this server for remote Server Management over a
Serial/Modem connection".
5. Review the system date and time for accuracy and Continue.
6. Enter the appropriate Serial / Modem parameters and Continue.
7. Click Continue. Click the Serial/Modem Password button (optional) to require that a password
be entered before a user can perform server management functions on this server from a serial
or Modem connection.
8. Select the Access Mode to set the points at which serial / Modem connectivity can be activated:
Preboot Only: the EMP is available only when the server is powered down or is running
POST during startup. Once the operating system is loaded, a connection cannot be made.
Always Active: the EMP is available at any time.
Disabled: a connection cannot be made to the server using serial / Modem access
9. Select the Restricted Mode to set the restrict power control operations
Enable: enable restrictions. A user cannot use Serial / Modem access to affect the power
state of the system, such as powering the server on or off.
Disable: disables restrictions. A user can choose to power the server on or off through a
Serial / Modem connection.
10. Select the Connection Mode.
Direct Connect:.Use direct connect when a system is connected directly to the server
through the Serial port, without using an external modem.
Modem Mode: use Modem Mode when the Serial port is connected to an external modem.
11. System Phone Number: enter the telephone number that is used to connect to this server.
12. Click Continue.
To use the System Setup Utility to configure remote modem or serial access:
1. From the SSU Main window, choose Platform Event Manager (PEM).
2. In the PEM window, click Configure EMP and fill in the boxes described in the following steps
(boxes that aren't listed here are not required for remote access).
3. To require a password for remote access, enter the password in the Enter New Password box
and in the Verify New Password box. Passwords can be from 1 to 16 characters long, using
any ASCII character in the range [32-126]. To clear the passwords, leave both boxes blank.
(You can also clear the password by choose the menu Options > Clear LAN Password.)
4. In the Modem Ring Time box, enter the number of 500ms intervals that the BMC should wait
before taking control of the serial 2 port and answering an incoming call. A value greater than
zero gives the BIOS time to answer before the BMC takes control. A value of zero causes the
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