Installation Manual
88 Advanced iDRAC6 Configuration
Enabling Microsoft Telnet for Telnet Virtual Console
  NOTE: Some Telnet clients on the Microsoft operating systems may not display the 
BIOS setup screen correctly when BIOS Virtual Console is set for VT100/VT220 
emulation. If this issue occurs, update the display by changing the BIOS Virtual 
Console to ANSI mode. To perform this procedure in the BIOS setup menu, select 
Virtual Console
 Remote Terminal Type
 ANSI.
NOTE: When you configure the client VT100 emulation window, set the window or 
application that is displaying the redirected Virtual Console to 25 rows x 80 columns 
to ensure proper text display; otherwise, some text screens may be garbled.
1
Enable 
Telnet
 in 
Windows Component Services
.
2
Connect to the iDRAC6 in the management station.
Open a command prompt, type the following, and press <Enter>:
telnet <
IP address
>:<
port number
>
where 
IP address
 is the IP address for the iDRAC6 and 
port number 
is the Telnet port number (if you are using a new port).
Configuring the Backspace Key For Your Telnet Session
Depending on the Telnet client, using the <Backspace> key may produce 
unexpected results. For example, the session may echo ^h. However, most 
Microsoft and Linux Telnet clients can be configured to use the 
<Backspace> key.
To configure Microsoft Telnet clients to use the <Backspace> key:
1
Open a command prompt window (if required).
2
If you are not already running a Telnet session, type:
telnet
If you are running a Telnet session, press <Ctrl><]>. 
3
At the prompt, type:
set bsasdel
The following message is displayed:
Backspace will be sent as delete.










