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The administrator can build custom menus using the “Terminal Profile Menu”
form accessible from Web Manager, Applications > Terminal Profile Menu, or
from a terminal window using the
menush_cfg command. You should
specify the bidirectional shell command,
/bin/menush in the Web Manager,
Ports > Physical Ports > Access form.
Modem and Power Management Connection Protocols
The following table shows the connection protocols for modems or AlterPath
PM IPDUs connected to the serial ports.
T To Configure a Serial Port Connection Protocol for a
Console Connection
This procedure assumes that the selected serial port is physically connected to
a console port on a device.
1. Go to Ports > Physical Ports in Expert mode, select a port or ports to
modify, click the appropriate Modify Ports button.
The General form appears.
The port configuration section includes six forms in tabbed format as
shown in the following figure.
Table 10-4: Expert > Protocols for Serial Ports Connected to Modems or IPDUs
Protocol Name Result
PPP-No Auth Starts a PPP session without interactive authentication required.
Assumes the specified ACS serial port is connected to an external
modem.
PPP Starts a PPP session with authentication required. Assumes the
specified ACS serial port is connected to an external modem.
SLIP Starts a SLIP session. Assumes the specified ACS serial port is
connected to an external modem.
CSLIP Starts a CSLIP session. Assumes the specified ACS serial port is
connected to an external modem.
Power Management Configures the serial port for power management. Assumes an
AlterPath PM IPDU is connected to the serial port.
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