Serial Ports - DPS Telecom NetGuardian 216 G4 User Manual

11.4

Serial Ports

The Provisioning > Serial Port menu allows you to change settings depending on the port type of your
NetGuardian. From this menu, you can select a mode of operation and enable reach-through serial port
functionality.
A reminder that your primary serial port is located on the back of the
NetGuardian chassis.
Port Type
Baud, Parity, and Stop
RTS Head
RTS Tail
Enable Reach-through
Port
Type
Fig. 11.6 The Provisioning > Serial Ports menu
Port Configuration
Select the serial port for your build of the
NetGuardian. Choose from 232, 485...
Select the appropriate settings from the drop-down
menu.
Bits
Only used if your NetGuardian was built with a 202
modem. The most commonly used value is 30.
Only used if your NetGuardian was built with a 202
modem. The most commonly used value is 10.
Reach-Through
Checking this box enables the port to be used as a
terminal server. Most commonly used to Telnet
through the port over LAN to a hub, switch, or router.
From a command prompt, type the following (note
the spaces between each entry):
Port number used for reach-through to a serial
device.
Select TCP or UDP traffic to be passed through to a
serial device.
Location
telnet [IP address] [port]
Example: telnet 192.168.1.100 3000
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