Dell Server Console Switch - Appendix C: Using Avocent Serial IQ Modules; Serial IQ Module Modes; Configuring the Serial IQ Module

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Appendix C: Using Avocent Serial
IQ Modules
The serial IQ module is a serial-to-VGA converter that allows VT100-capable
devices to be viewed from the switch local port, the OBWI, or by using the
switch software. All serial data coming from the device is read-only. The data is
displayed in a VT100 window, placed into a video buffer, and sent to the switch
as though it came from a VGA device. Likewise, keystrokes entered on a
keyboard are sent to the attached device as though they were typed on a VT100
terminal.
Serial IQ Module Modes
The following modes can be accessed from the serial IQ module:
• On-Line: This mode enables you to send and receive serial data.
• Configuration: This mode enables you to specify switch communication
parameters, the appearance of the Terminal Applications menu, and key
combinations for specific actions and macros.
• History: This mode enables you to review serial data.
Configuring the Serial IQ Module
NOTE: The serial IQ module is a DCE device and only supports VT100 terminal
emulation.
Pressing <Ctrl-F8> will activate the Configuration screen of the IQ module’s
Terminal Applications menu, which enables you to configure your serial IQ
module.