Cisco Systems Cisco 3600 manual Connecting to the Console Port

Chapter 3 Installing the Router

Connecting to a Console Terminal or Modem

Connecting to the Console Port

To connect a console terminal or a PC running terminal emulation software to the console port on the router, perform the following procedure:

Step 1 Use the blue RJ-45-to-DB-9 console adapter cable to connect the router to a terminal. (See Figure 3-57through Figure 3-60.)

For information about console port pinouts, refer to the Cisco Modular Access Router Cable

Specifications document available online and on the Documentation CD-ROM.

Note On the Cisco routers, the console port is color-coded blue.

Step 2 Configure your terminal or terminal emulation software for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and 2 stop bits.

Note Because hardware flow control is not possible on the console port, Cisco does not recommend that modems be connected to the console port. Modems should be connected only to the auxiliary port.

Figure 3-57 Connecting a Console Terminal to a Cisco 3620 Router

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SYSTEM RPS

CON AUX

Console port

connector (RJ-45)

0 1

ACTIVE

READY

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0 PCMCIA

RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable

Laptop computer

RJ-45-to-DB-9 or

RJ-45-to-DB-25 adapter

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