Users Guide

Working With the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) 87
9 Specify the following customizations to increase compatibility with existing terminals:
• Line Editing
• Delete Control
• Echo Control
• Handshaking Control
• New Line Sequence
• Input New Line Sequence
10 Click Apply Changes .
11 Click Back To Serial Port Configuration Window to go to back to the Serial Port
Configuration
window.
Configuring the BMC to use a LAN Connection
You can configure the BMC for communication over a LAN 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 LAN .
The LAN Configuration page appears.
NOTE: BMC management traffic will not function properly if the LAN on motherboard (LOM) is teamed with
any network adapter add-in-cards.
6 Specify the following NIC configuration details:
• Enable NIC (This option is available on Dell PowerEdge x9xx systems and when DRAC is
installed. Select this option for NIC teaming.
In Dell PowerEdge x9xx systems, you can team
NICs for added redundancy.)
• NIC Selection
• MAC Address
• Enable IPMI Over LAN
• IP Address Source
• IP Address
• Subnet Mask
• Gateway Address
• Channel Privilege Level Limit
• Encryption Key (This option is available on Dell PowerEdge x9xx systems.)