parity

To configure the parity for the console port, use the parity command. To revert to the default, use the no form of this command.

parity { even | none | odd }

no parity { even | none | odd }

Syntax Description

even
Specifies even parity.
none
Specifies no parity.
odd
Specifies odd parity.

Command Default

The none keyword is the default.

Command Modes

Terminal line configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a)
This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You can configure the console port only from a session on the console port.

Examples

This example shows how to configure the parity for the console port:

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# line console
switch(config-console)# parity even
 

This example shows how to revert to the default parity for the console port:

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# line console
switch(config-console)# no parity even
 

Related Commands

Command
Description
show line
Displays information about the console port configuration.