Getting Started
AmiNET130 Quick Start Guide
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Server,
through
the AmiNET130, to a connected TV or other device. For more about serial
port passthrough, see "Script Devices" in the
Portal Server Admin Guide
. If you change the
default values, use care and reboot to save your changes. If you enter illegal values and
reboot, the set top box will ignore them and automatically revert to the default values. When
entering Serial Shell values, stay within the ranges (if any) shown Table 4.
T
To configure the serial shell for passthrough:
1. Launch the
STB Management
page (see Displaying the STB Management Page.)
2. Go to
VBrick Configuration
and scroll down to
Serial Shell Configuration
.
3. Modify the parameters as necessary and be sure to enable passthrough. See Table 4 for
the range of values. When done, scroll to the bottom of the page, enter the "save"
password, and click
Save Changes
.
4. Then exit back to the main menu, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click
Reboot
.
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To set up serial port passthrough:
1. Connect the USB end of the serial adapter cable (8100-0024-0000) to the USB port on
the AmiNET130.
2. Connect the DB-9 end of the cable to a TV or other connected device.
3. On the VEMS Portal Server, configure the set top box as a Script Device and create a
Script. See the
Portal Server Admin Guide
for details about passthrough and scripting.
4. You can also Telnet from a PC or suitable client to the Serial Shell TCP Port and
establish a connection. This will let you send keystrokes from the PC, through the set top
box, to the TV or connected device.
Table 4.
Serial Shell Configuration
VBrick Parameter
Default Value Range
SERIAL SHELL PASSTHRU ENABLED
yes
yes|no
SERIAL SHELL TCP PORT
4439
1040–65535
SERIAL SHELL BAUD RATE
9600
300
600
1200
2400
4800
9600
19200
38400
57600
115200
SERIAL SHELL STOP BITS
1
1|2
SERIAL SHELL PARITY
None
None|odd|even
SERIAL SHELL RTS
Automatic
Automatic|Force-on|Force-off
SERIAL SHELL DTR
Automatic
Automatic|Force-on|Force-off
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