2017-12-13 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>

* Changed the title of the 'Edit TTYs' dialog in
	rdadmin(1) to 'Edit Serial Ports'.
	* Added a 'Configuring Serial Ports' section to the Operations Guide.
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Fred Gleason
2017-12-13 11:53:35 -05:00
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rdadmin.edit_channel_gpios_dialog.png\
rdadmin.edit_gpi_dialog.png\
rdadmin.edit_host_variable_dialog.png\
rdadmin.edit_serial_ports_dialog.png\
rdadmin.edit_service_dialog.png\
rdadmin.edit_switcher_dialog.png\
rdadmin.group_dialog.png\

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indicate if the connection is via <userinput>TCP/IP</userinput> or
<userinput>serial</userinput>. If <userinput>serial</userinput> is
selected, then the serial device to use can be selected by means of
the <computeroutput>Serial Port:</computeroutput> dropdown. If
<userinput>TCP/IP</userinput> is selected, then the
the <computeroutput>Serial Port:</computeroutput> dropdown.
</para>
<important>
If using a serial port, be sure that the selected port
has also been configured! See
<xref linkend="sect.rdadmin.manage_hosts.configuring_serial_ports" />.
</important>
<para>
If <userinput>TCP/IP</userinput> is selected, then the
<computeroutput>IP Address:</computeroutput> and
<computeroutput>IP Port:</computeroutput> fields must be populated.
Certain devices also require that the
@@ -2126,7 +2133,30 @@
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect2>
<sect2 xml:id="sect.rdadmin.manage_hosts.configuring_serial_ports">
<title>Configuring Serial Ports</title>
<para>
To configure serial (COM) ports, touch the
<computeroutput>Serial Ports</computeroutput> button to open the
Edit Serial Ports dialog.
</para>
<para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="rdadmin.edit_serial_ports_dialog.png" scale="50"/>
</imageobject>
<caption>
<para>The Edit Serial Ports Dialog</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</para>
<para>
Select the desired Rivendell serial port to configure in the
<computeroutput>Port ID:</computeroutput> dropdown. The
<computeroutput>Enabled</computeroutput> box must be ticked before
parameters can be set.
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
</chapter>