Adding Serial Port
You can add an existing or a newly created serial port connected to a real port, to a socket, or to an output file.
Note: Up to four serial ports can be added to the virtual machine configuration.
To add a serial port to the virtual machine:
- Open the (Editing Virtual Machine Configuration, Configuring Virtual Machines)Virtual Machine Configuration (Editing Virtual Machine Configuration, Configuring Virtual Machines) dialog (Editing Virtual Machine Configuration, Configuring Virtual Machines) and launch Add Hardware Wizard by clicking the Add button
in the bottom part of the dialog. - In the Select Device window, select Serial Port and click Next.
To add a serial port with typical configuration, click the Add Typical Device button. The wizard will add a typical ready to use serial port.
- In the Add Serial Port window, specify the resource to be used for serial port emulation and click Next. The following resources can be used:

If you want the device to be connected to the virtual machine automatically at startup, select the Connected option. If you clear this option, the drive will be enabled in the configuration, but not connected to the virtual machine. You can connect it later when running the virtual machine.
- In the next window, specify the resource properties:
When you are ready, click the Add Device button to add a new serial port to your virtual machine.
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