Dell PowerEdge 1955 Configuration Manual page 18

Table 1-3. COM Properties Dialog Box Port Settings
Setting Description
Bits per second:
Data bits:
Parity:
Stop bits:
Flow control:
6 Click File→ Properties and click the Settings tab.
7 Set the Telnet terminal ID: to VT100.
8 Click Terminal Setup and set Screen Rows to 25.
9 Set Columns to 80 and click OK.
10 Click ASCII Setup..., select Wrap lines that exceed terminal width, and click OK.
See "Using a Serial or Telnet Console" on page 17 for information on using the serial console.
Connecting to the DRAC/MC Using XTerm for Telnet Console Redirection (Red Hat Enterprise Linux
and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server)
NOTE:
System Setup screens, set the terminal type to VT100 in System Setup for the Telnet session.
NOTE:
interface Configuration tab, or use the cfgSerial object to configure the DRAC/MC using the RACADM
CLI. For more information, see the Dell Remote Access Controller/Modular Chassis User's Guide.
When running Telnet with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, perform
the following steps:
NOTE:
instead of the default window provided by the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
installation.
1 Connect the null modem cable to the serial port on the DRAC/MC module and to the client
system.
2 To start a new Xterm session, type xterm & at the command prompt.
3 Resize the window to 80 x 25 prior to using Telnet.
4 To connect to the DRAC/MC, at the Xterm prompt, type telnet <DRAC/MC IP
address>.
NOTE:
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General System Configuration
Required Setting
115200
8
None
1
Hardware
When you are using the connect server-x command through a Telnet console to display the
Telnet is disabled on the DRAC/MC by default. To enable Telnet, use either the Web-based user
To ensure that the text is properly displayed, use an Xterm window to display the Telnet console
The DRAC/MC default IP address is 192.168.0.120.