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Chapter 3 Initial Configuration of the ML-Series Card
Cisco IOS on the ML-Series Card
ML-Series IOS CLI Console Port
The ML-Series card has an RJ-11 serial console port on the card faceplate labeled Console. It enables
communication from the serial port of a PC or workstation running terminal emulation software to the
Cisco IOS CLI on a specific ML-Series card.

RJ-11 to RJ-45 Console Cable Adapter

Due to space limitations on the ML-Series card faceplate, the console port is an RJ-11 modular jack
instead of the more common RJ-45 modular jack. Cisco supplies an RJ-11 to RJ-45 console cable adapter
with each ML-Series card. After connecting the adapter, the console port functions like the standard
Cisco RJ-45 console port. Figure 3-2 shows the RJ-11 to RJ-45 console cable adapter.
Figure 3-2 Console Cable Adapter
Table 3-1 shows the mapping of the RJ-11 pins to the RJ-45 pins.

Connecting a PC or Terminal to the Console Port

Use the supplied cable, an RJ-11 to RJ-45 console ca ble adapter, and a DB-9 adapter to connect a PC to
the ML-Series console port.
The PC must support VT100 terminal emulation. The terminal-emulation software—frequently a PC
application such as HyperTerminal or Procomm Plus—makes communication between the ML-Series
and your PC or terminal possible during the setup program.
Step 1 Configure the data rate and character format of the PC or terminal to match these console port default
settings:
9600 baud
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Table 3-1 RJ-11 to RJ-45 Pin Mapping
RJ-11 Pin RJ-45 Pin
11
22
33
44
None 5
56
None 7
68