Web Manager Wizard Mode > Step 3: Serial Port Profile [Wizard]

Step 3: Serial Port Profile [Wizard]
In Wizard mode, selecting “Step 3: Serial Port Profile” brings up a screen for changing parameters that apply to all serial ports on the OnSite.
Note: The values specified here must match the values on all devices connected to the serial ports. The defaults are correct for most devices. Use this screen only if you need to change the parameters.
The screen appears as shown in the following figure with the default options.
Web Manager Wizard Step 3: Serial Port Profile Screen
The following table lists the parameters and the options for each parameter, and it provides additional related information.
Connection Protocol
Console (Telnet) [Default]
Console (SSH)
Console (TelnetSSH)
Console (Raw)
Sets the method that must be used to connect to devices that are connected to serial ports. Console (SSH) is recommended because it encrypts data and authentication information. Console (TelnetSSH) allows users to connect using either protocol. Console (Raw) is for unnegotiated plain socket connections.
None [Default]
Hardware
Software
Must match the flow control method of the devices connected to all serial ports.
Must match the parity used by the devices connected to all serial ports.
Must match the baud rates of the devices connected to all serial ports.
Must match the number of data bits used by the devices connected to all ports.
Must match the number of stop bits used by the devices connected to all ports.
Check for Yes. Leave Unchecked for No [Default]
If the radio button is checked, user authentication is enforced using the local passwd database.
To specify other authentication methods such as LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+, or Kerberos, go to Expert mode and select Configuration>Authentication. For the procedure, see To Configure Serial Port Access for Users [Expert].
Expert mode provides many additional options for custom configuration of serial ports. To assign an alias to a serial port or to specify other differing values for individual serial ports or groups of serial ports, see Configuration>Serial/AUX. Use Expert mode, for example, if you want to specify any of several other connection protocols, including, for example, PPP and SLIP.
Note: You cannot configure KVM ports in Wizard mode. To configure KVM ports, see Configuration>KVM.
The following table lists the tasks for configuring serial ports with links to where they are documented.
To Configure Serial Ports [Wizard]
Perform this procedure only if the serial ports are connected to the console ports on devices. If the serial ports are connected to dumb terminals, you can configure them only in Expert mode. Perform this procedure only if the following are both true:
For details about the applicable values, see Table 3-5, “Serial Port Profile Parameters and Usage,” on page 115.
If all the connected devices do not run at the same speed and with the same values, configure individual settings in Expert mode as described under “Serial” on page 192.
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2.
To change the connection protocol, select “Console (Telnet),” “Console (SSH),” “Console (TelnetSSH), or “Console (Raw)” from the “Connection Protocol” pull-down menu.
The default is “Console (Telnet).”
3.
To change the flow control, select “None,” “Hardware,” or “Software” from the “Flow Control” pull-down menu.
The default is None.
4.
The default is “None.”
5.
The default is 9600, which is the most common baud rate for devices.
6.
The default is 8.
7.
The default is 1.
8.
To change whether authentication is required, check the “Authentication Required” checkbox for Yes or leave it unchecked for No.
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10.

Web Manager Wizard Mode > Step 3: Serial Port Profile [Wizard]