3Com 5000 manual Console Terminal Introduction to console port, Console cable

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Console Terminal Introduction to console port

3Com 5000 Router provides an RS232 asynchronous serial console (CON) port, through which configuration of the router can be performed. For the attributes of the console port, refer to Table 12.

Table 12 Attributes of the console port

Attribute	Description
Connector	RJ45
Interface standard	RS232
Baud rate	9600 bps (default) to 115200 bps
Function	Connecting with character terminal
	Connecting with the serial interface of the local PC and
	operating the terminal emulator on the PC
	Command line interface

Console cable

Console cable is an 8-core shielded cable. One end is an RJ45 connector for CON of the router. The other end is a DB9 (female) connector. The user can plug either of them into the serial port of the console terminal as needed.

Console cable is shown in the following figure:

Figure 12 Console cable assembly

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