Serial Port Connections

When a Dumb Terminal is Connected to a Serial Port

Connecting to Serial Ports

Hot Keys for Serial Port Connections

Connection Protocols for Serial Ports

TCP Port Numbers for Serial Ports

A serial port may be connected to the following two types of devices:

•	A headless server or other device that has a console port.

This is the most common use of a serial port. An authorized user or administrator can then make a telnet or ssh or raw socket connection to the port through the OnSite, and then log into the device that is connected to the port.

•	A dumb terminal

The dumb terminal may be configured to be able to access only a single server or it may be able to access multiple servers. The OnSite administrator can configure either of the two following actions to occur when the terminal is turned:

•	A telnet, ssh, or raw socket connection is made to a single remote server

- OR -

•	A menu is presented with options for connecting to remote servers.