Connecting a PC to the Router’s Console Port

6Connecting a PC to the Router’s Console Port

This step is optional, and required only if you want to use the Cisco IOS CLI to configure or troubleshoot the router, instead of SDM. To use Cisco IOS, you must connect the router to a terminal or to a PC with terminal emulation software. Terminal emulation software should be configured with the following settings:

•9600 baud

•8 data bits

•No parity bits

•1 stop bit

The Cisco 1700 Router Software Configuration Guide describes how to configure the router by using Cisco IOS software.

Follow these steps to connect the router to a terminal or PC:

Step 1 Connect the RJ-45 end of the console cable to the CONSOLE port on the back panel of the router, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2 Connecting the Console Cable to the Router

		WIC
		4ESW	ACT 4x
			ACT 4x	LNK	ACT 3x
Cisco					ACT 3x	LNK	ACT 2x	LNK
	1711	WIC0OK							ACT 1x		LNK
		WIC0OK
							FDX	100		LINK
								100

10/100	ETHERNET

Blue console cable

CONSOLE
Modem
WIC-	SP
1AM	SP
	CH
PHONE	OH			SEE
AUX		LINE		MANUAL
AUX		LINE		BEFORE
			0	INSTALLATION
MODOK
	WIC
		1OK

+5,	+12,	-12	VDC
		-12

Console port

To PC or terminal

91645

Step 2 Connect the DB-9 end of the console cable to the console port (also called the serial port) on your PC. If this adapter does not fit your PC console port, you must provide an adapter that fits.