Cisco Systems 520 manual Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port

Chapter 4 Router Installation

Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port

Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port

The console port is a service port to which you can connect a terminal or PC either to configure the software by using the command-line interface (CLI) or to troubleshoot problems with the router.

Figure 4-10shows a DB-9 connector from a PC connected to the console port on the router. Although the figure shows a Cisco Secure Router 520 Ethernet-to-Ethernet router, this procedure applies to all Cisco Secure Router 520 Series routers.

Figure 4-10 Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port

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Console port on the router

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DB-9 connector

To connect the router’s console port to a terminal or PC, follow these steps:

Step 1 Connect the RJ-45 connector on the light blue cable to the router’s console port.

Step 2 Connect the DB-9 connector to a terminal or PC.

Connecting an Asynchronous Modem to the Console Port

The Cisco Secure Router 520 Series routers support the dial backup function, which allows a user to connect an asynchronous (analog) modem to the console port as a backup link to the WAN port in case the ADSL service goes down.

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