Chapter 2 Installation

Optional Installation Procedures

Optional Installation Procedures

This section describes some installation procedures that you might or might not use, depending on your site and on how you are configuring the router. This section describes the following procedures:

Connecting a PC

Connecting a Modem

Stacking the Router

Unstacking the Router

Connecting a PC

If you want to use the Cisco IOS command-line interface to configure the router, you must connect the router console port to a terminal or PC. The cable and adapter required for this connection are included with the router.

If you want to use a PC to configure the router, you need to make sure that the PC has some type of terminal emulation software installed. The software should be configured with the following parameters: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity bits, 1 stop bit.

Follow these steps to connect the router to a terminal or PC:

Step 1 Connect the blue console cable to the blue console port on the back of the router, as shown in Figure 2-3.

 

 

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