Cisco Systems ASR 901 10G Connecting Cables, Connecting the Console Port, Types of RJ-45 Cables

Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco ASR 901 10G Router

Connecting Cables

Connecting Cables

This section describes how to connect the Cisco ASR 901 10G router to external devices and networks. It includes the following sections:

•Connecting the Console Port, page 3-20

•Connecting the Network Cables, page 3-21

•Dressing Router Cables, page 3-23

Connecting the Console Port

Warning Do not work on the system or connect or disconnect cables during periods of lightning activity.

Statement 1001

The Cisco ASR 901 10G router has a single console port that can function in DTE mode:

•DTE-mode console (terminal) port for connecting a console terminal

Note The console port functions are asynchronous serial ports; any devices connected to the console port must be cabled for asynchronous transmission. (Asynchronous is the most common type of serial device; for example, most modems are asynchronous devices.)

The Cisco ASR 901 10G router uses RJ-45 ports for console port function.

We provide the following cables and adapters for connecting the Cisco ASR 901 10G router to a console terminal:

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

Types of RJ-45 Cables

Cisco products use the following types of RJ-45 cables:

•Straight-through

•Crossover

•Rolled (or Rollover)

The Cisco ASR 901 10G router ships with and uses the rollover cable. For instructions on how to identify a rollover cable, see Identifying a Rollover Cable, page B-5.

Console Port

Complete the following steps to connect a terminal or a PC running terminal emulation software to the console port on the router:

Step 1 Connect the terminal using an RJ-45 rollover cable and an RJ-45-to-DB-25 or RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter (labeled TERMINAL) to the console port. For cable pinouts, see the “Console Port Signals and Pinouts” section on page B-4.

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