Serial Status page

Click the  (configuration) icon in the upper right corner of the page to access the Serial Configuration page. See Serial port for more information.

Displays the connection status.

• CONNECTED: A terminal, SSH, or TCP session is active.
• DISABLED: The port is not enabled.
• NO SIGNAL: CTS or DCD is not active on the port.

A list of the ports on the device.

The port number and name displays as a link when the port is configured for remote access. You can click the port number or name to connect to the port in the terminal page.

1. Click the link to connect to the port in the terminal page.
2. In the terminal screen, enter ~b? to display additional commands. See Access the terminal screen from the web UI for more information about the commands.

While you are connected to the terminal, the port status displays in the Status column as CONNECTED, and the name of the user logged into the device displays in the User column.

Console port

A description for the port.

You can change this from the Serial Configuration page. Click the  (configuration) icon in the upper right corner of the page to access that page.

The port number and name displays as a link when the port is configured for remote access. You can click the port number or name to connect to the port in the terminal page. See the description for Port (above) for more information.

If configured, you can open the Serial Port Log page for that port. Options are:

• Green Log button: The serial port mode selected for the port supports serial port logging, and logging is enabled. Click the Log button to open the Serial Port Log page for that port. See Review the serial port message log for information about that page.

• Gray Log button: The serial port mode selected for the port supports serial port logging, but logging is not enabled.

• No button: The serial port mode selected for the port does not support serial port logging.

When the port is connected to a terminal, SSH, or TCP connection the name of the user logged into the device displays.

See the description for Port (above) for more information.

If a serial port is configured for one of these modes: Login, Remote Access, PPP Dial-in, or Modem Emulator, you can disconnect one or more users from the serial port using the Disconnect feature. See Disconnect a user from a serial port.