Cisco Systems 2600 Connecting to a Console Terminal or Modem, Connecting to the Console Port

Chapter 3 Installing the Router

Connecting to a Console Terminal or Modem

For more information about connecting and configuring network modules, WAN interface cards, and voice interface cards, refer to the following documents:

•Cisco Network Modules Installation Guide

•Cisco Interface Cards Installation Guide

Connecting to a Console Terminal or Modem

Your router includes asynchronous serial console and auxiliary ports. These ports provide administrative access to your router either locally (with a console terminal) or remotely (with a modem).

Cisco provides the following cables and adapters for connecting your router to a console terminal, PC, or modem:

•One console adapter cable (RJ-45-to-DB-9, blue)

•One modem adapter cable (RJ-45-to-DB-25, black)

This section describes how to connect a console terminal or PC to the console port, and how to connect a modem to the auxiliary port. It contains the following sections:

•Connecting to the Console Port, page 3-20

•Connecting to the Auxiliary Port, page 3-21

•Identifying a Rollover Cable, page 3-22

Note For information on identifying rollover cables, refer to the “Identifying a Rollover Cable” section on page 3-22.

Connecting to the Console Port

To connect a console terminal or a PC running terminal emulation software to the console port on the router, perform the following procedure:

Step 1 Connect the terminal using the blue RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter cable. (See Figure 3-23.)

For information about console port pinouts, refer to the Cisco Modular Access Router Cable

Specifications document available online and on the Documentation CD-ROM.

Note On the Cisco routers, the console port is color-coded blue.

Step 2 Configure your terminal or PC terminal emulation software for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit.

Note Because hardware flow control is not possible on the console port, we do not recommend that modems be connected to the console port. Modems should be connected only to the auxiliary port.

Cisco 2600 Series Routers Hardware Installation Guide