Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 Administration Guide

Serial Port Manager Features

The Serial Port Manager enables you to configure or remove terminals and modems used with your serial ports. This tool also enables you to configure multiple ports at the same time.

The Seral Port Manager consists primarily of two windows: the Serial Port Manager main window and the Modify window.

The Serial Port Manager main window displays the serial ports for the system that you are currently logged managing.

In this window, three pull-down menus enable you to:

Select the port that you wish to modify
Delete modems and terminals
View serial ports for different hosts

The three pull-down menus consist of the following:

Pull-down Menu	Options	Description
File	Exit	Closes the Serial Port Manager tool
Edit	Modify	Opens the Serial Port Manager: Modify window
	Delete	Removes the port monitor and service tag configuration for the selected port
View	Host	Brings up the Host window, which enables you to select from a list of available hosts

The option that is most commonly used is the Modify option in the Edit pull-down menu. This option opens the Modify window.

In this window, you have many options to choose from, including templates for commonly used terminal and modem configurations. The templates can be viewed by selecting the Template button, which enables you to choose one of the following template options:

Terminal - Hardwired
Modem - Dial in Only
Modem - Dial out Only
Modem - Bidirectional
Initialize Only - No Connection

You can select the desired option level using one of the Detail buttons described in Table 8-1. Each button displays a different level of options, as shown in the previous screen display. (Each level is separated by a thin line.)

Table 8-1 Serial Port Manager Detail Options


Detail	Option	Description
Basic	Service Enable	Button that allows you to enable (button selected) or disable (button de-selected) the associated port.
	Baud Rate	Button that allows you to select the baud rate of your terminal or modem. You can either choose one of the listed baud rates or enter a different baud rate using the other option.
	Terminal Type	Text entry field that allows you to specify the type of terminal that will be connected to the serial port.
More	Initialize Only	Button that specifies that the port software is initialized, but not configured.
	Bidirectional	Button that specifies that the port line is used in both directions.
	Software Carrier	Button that specifies that the software carrier detection feature is used. If this option is not checked, the hardware carrier detection signal is used.
	Login Prompt	Text entry field that allows you to change the login prompt.
	Comment	Text entry field that allows you to type any comments to clarify the type of port the serial port is configured to be; by default, the Comment field will display the name of the serial port template that you have selected.
	Service Tag	tty tag entry that corresponds to the selected port.
	Port Monitor Tag	Button that allows you to select the type of monitor associated with this port; you can either choose from the list or choose the Other option and then enter the monitor type.
Expert	Create utmp Entry	Button that when selected, specifies that a utmp entry is created upon login. This item must be checked if a login service is used.
Expert (continued)	Connect on Carrier	Button that when selected, specifies that a port's associate service is invoked immediately when a connect indication is received.
	Service	Text entry field that specifies the program that is run upon connection.
	Streams Modules	Text entry field that shows the Streams modules that are pushed before the service is started.
	Timeout (secs)	Button that allows you to chose the amount of seconds before the connection times out.