Users Guide

86 Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
6 Configure the following details:
• Enable Serial Over LAN
• Baud Rate
• Minimum Privilege Required
7 Clic k Apply Changes.
8 Click Advanced Settings to further configure BMC.
9 In the Serial Over LAN Configuration Advanced Settings window , you may configure the
following information:
• Character Accumulate Interval
• Character Send Threshold
10 Click Apply Changes.
11 Click Go Back to Serial Over LAN Configuration to return to the Serial Over LAN
Configuration
window.
Configuring the BMC to use a Serial Port Connection
You can configure the BMC for communication over a serial port connection.
1
Click the System object.
2 Click the Main System Chassis object.
3 Click the Remote Access object.
4 Click the Configuration tab.
5 Click Serial Port .
6 In the Serial Port Configuration window, specify the following details:
• Connection Mode Setting
• Baud Rate
• Flow Control
• Channel Privilege Level Limit
7 Click Apply Changes.
8 Click Terminal Mode Settings .
In the
Terminal Mode Settings window, you can configure terminal mode settings for the serial port.
Terminal mode is used for Intelligent Platform Interface Management (IPMI) messaging over the
serial port using printable ASCII characters. Terminal mode also supports a limited number of text
commands to support legacy, text-based environments. This environment is designed so that a simple
terminal or terminal emulator can be used.