Serial Parameters

The serial interface parameters are described in the table below.

Serial Parameters

Parameter

Description

[DisableRS232]

Enables or disables the device's RS-232 serial communication port.

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[0] = (Default) Enables RS-232.

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[1] = Disables RS-232.

The RS-232 serial port can be used to change the networking parameters and view error/notification messages. To establish serial communication with the device, see Establishing a CLI Session.

Note: For the parameter to take effect, a device restart is required.

[SerialBaudRate]

Defines the serial communication baud rate.

The valid values include the following: 1200, 2400, 9600, 14400, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 (default).

Note: For the parameter to take effect, a device restart is required.

[SerialData]

Defines the serial communication data bit.

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[7] = 7-bit

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[8] = (Default) 8-bit

Note: For the parameter to take effect, a device restart is required.

[SerialParity]

Defines the serial communication polarity.

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[0] = (Default) None

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[1] = Odd

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[2] = Even

Note: For the parameter to take effect, a device restart is required.

[SerialStop]

Defines the serial communication stop bit.

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[1] = (Default) 1-bit (default)

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[2] = 2-bit

Note: For the parameter to take effect, a device restart is required.

[SerialFlowControl]

Defines the serial communication flow control.

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[0] = (Default) None

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[1] = Hardware

Note: For the parameter to take effect, a device restart is required.

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[EnableDarkenMode]

Enables serial darkening, which hides the bootup log messages from being displayed in the CLI console during a device reset (boot up). However, if the device fails to load, serial darkening is disabled in the next bootup attempt.

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[0]

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[1] (Default)

Note: For the parameter to take effect, a device restart is required.