CHAPTER 4: CONSOLE FEATURES 39Figure 43 Port Editing DisplayConfigure Port Parameters• Name: Name that associates the serial port with the connected target device; can be up to 64 charactersin length and must be unique from the other port names (only 20 characters are displayed on Portaccess buttons)• Application: Application type associated with a specific port, two are provided: default applicationsRaritanConsole (contact Raritan for additional applications) and PowerBoard (for use with RaritanPower Control units)• Baud rate: Baud rate of the serial port; should match that of the target device connected to the port(valid choices are 1200, 1800, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 28800, 38400, 57600, 115200)• Parity/Data bits: Parity/Data of the serial port; should match the setting of the target device (validchoices are None/8, Even/7, Odd/7)• Parity check: Enabling or disabling of the Parity function of the serial port; should also match thetarget device’s setting• Xon/Xoff: Can be enabled if the target system supports this feature; will allow the unit to control thedata flow and reduce the chance of data loss• Hardware Flow Control RTS/CTS: Can be enabled if the target system supports this feature; willallow the unit to control the data flow using hardware signals and reduce the chance of data loss.Edit Port Parameters1. Select an entry to modify.2. Click on the [Edit] button.3. The selected entry appears in the lower half of the screen.4. Make changes to the fields as needed.5. Click on the [Update] button to load the changes or click on the [Cancel] button to ignore changes.6. Click on the [Save] button.
