Ports Information

Use this window to view information about your system's ports for communicating with peripheral devices and with other systems.

User Privileges

Selection User Privileges
U=User; P=Power User; A=Administrator; NA=Not Applicable
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Ports Information U, P, A NA

NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."

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Ports Information Window

A pathway into and out of the system. Serial and parallel ports on a system are external sockets for plugging in communications lines, modems and printers. Every network card connects to the LAN using a port of some type. Any device that sends and receives data requires an available port to connect to each line.

Ports Information Fields
Name Description
Port Type Examples of port type include serial port, parallel port, USB, and so on.
External Name Name of the port, such as serial or parallel, USB, mouse, keyboard, and so on.
Base I/O Addr Starting input/output address expressed in hexadecimal.
IRQ Lvl An interrupt request (IRQ) is a hardware interrupt on a system. The hardware interrupt signals the system's CPU that an event has started or ended in a peripheral component such as a modem or printer. When communicated over a PCI card, the IRQ level is a standard way to identify the type of device that is sending the interrupt request. 
Connector Type The type of plug or cable and plug that connects two devices together, in this case, the type of connector that attaches an external device to a system. Many connector types are available, each designed to connect a different device type to a system. Examples include DB-9 Male, AT, Access Bus, PS/2, and so on.
Maximum Speed Port speed refers to the data transmission rate of an input/output channel, measured in numbers of bits per second. Serial ports have an average speed of 115 Kbps and USB ports have an average speed of 12 Kbps.

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Other Window Controls

Print Prints a copy of the open window to your default printer.
Export Saves a text file containing the contents of this window (the values of each data field separated by a customizable delimiter) to a destination you specify.
Email E-mails the contents of this window to your designated recipient. See the Server Administrator User's Guide for instructions about configuring your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server.
Refresh Updates the screen with latest information.

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