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Configuring Serial Ports

You can attach up to four serial devices to a virtual machine.

To add a serial port device:

  1. Open the configuration editor.
  2. Click the expansion symbol next to Serial Ports.
    This reveals four entries like "COM 1"
  3. Click an entry, then choose the appropriate file type for the serial device.
    Use the file type Device to attach the serial port of your machine to the VM.
    Use the file type File to send the output of the virtual serial port to a file.
  4. Enter the path name of the device.
  5. Click Install.
  6. Click OK to exit the configuration editor or continue to add or modify another feature.