Cisco Systems A9K24X10GETR Aggregation Services Router System Management Configuration, Guide

				Chapter 3 Configuring General Router Features
	Connecting to and Communicating with the Router
		F I N A L D R A F T — C i s c o C o n f i d e n t i a l
DETAILED STEPS
		Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1
		Install and configure the terminal	Prepares the terminal server for communications with the router and with
		server.	Telnet clients.
			• This step is usually preformed once.
			• For router access, users need the Telnet server IP address and port
			number for each RSP they access.
			• For additional information on configuring terminal services, including
			terminal servers and templates, see the Cisco ASR 9000 Series
			Aggregation Services Router System Management Configuration
			Guide.
Step 2 Connect the terminal server to the			Establishes a communications path between the terminal server and the
		Console port of the target RSP.	router.
			• During the initial router setup, communicate with the router only
			through the Console port of the primary RSP.
			• The router Console port uses a serial cable connection to a terminal or
			terminal server.
			• The terminal settings are:
			– Bits per second: 115200
			–	Data bits: 8
			–	Parity: None
			–	Stop bit: 1
			–	Flow control: None
			• For information on the cable requirements for the Console port, see
			the hardware documentation listed in the “Related Documents”
			section on page viii.
Step 3
		Power on the router.	Starts the router.
			• This step is required only if the router power is not on.
			• For information on power installation and controls, see hardware
			documentation listed in the “Related Documents” section on page viii.
Step 4
		Identify the target RSP.	Identifies the RSP to which you connect in the next step.
			• The Cisco ASR 9000 Series router has two RSPs: RSP0 and RSP1.
			One is the active RSP, and the other is the standby.
Step 5
		telnet access-server-address port	Establishes a Telnet session with the terminal server.
			• Replace access-server-addresswith the IP address of the terminal
			server, and replace port with the terminal server port number that
			connects to the target RSP Console port.

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Getting Started Guide

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