Login to the VLNC4x/VLNC6x.

From the Navigation menu, select System → Configuration → Serial Port.

Result:

The Serial Port Configuration window displays the current configuration.

Enter/Select the following parameters as required, then click Submit.

Parameters:

• Serial Port Login Timeout (minutes) — Specifies how many minutes of inactivity should occur on a serial port connection before the switch closes the connection. Enter a number between 0 and 160. The factory default is 5. Entering 0 disables the timeout.

• Baud Rate (bps) — Select the default baud rate for the serial port connection from the pull-down menu. You may choose from 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 baud. The factory default is 9600 baud.

Equivalent CLI commands:

• From the Line Config Mode, enter serial baudrate <rate_value> to provision the communication rate of the terminal interface. The supported rates are 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200. Default is 9600.

• From the Line Config Mode, enter serial timeout <timeout_value> to specify the maximum connect time, in minute, that a serial console login will remain active without console activity. A value of 0 indicates that a console can be connected indefinitely. Range: 0 - 160. Default is 5.

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