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Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide
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Chapter4 Configuring General Router Features
Connecting and Communicating with the Router

The following sections describe three ways to connect to a DSC or DSDRSC:

Establishing a Connection Through the Console Port, page 4-6
Establishing a Connection Through a Terminal Server, page 4-8
Establishing a Connection Through the Management Ether net Interface, page 4-10
Establishing a Connection Through the Console Port

To connect to the router through the console port, perform the following proc edure.

ACT
SIG
ACT
SIG
SLOT-1
SLOT-0
CONSOLE ETH 2AUX
RESET
PERFORMANCE ROUTE PROCESSOR 2
BITS 1BITS 0
DATA
LINK
DATA
LINK
ETH 1ETH 0
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Terminal connection
Modem connection
User-removable flash disk1
stores installation PIE files
A second internal flash disk0
stores installed software and
active configurations
LED status
displays
(alphanumeric)
Remote CLI, CWI, XML,
or SNMP communication.
Remote file storage
Ethernet cable
Network
Local terminal or
terminal server for
CLI communication
RJ-45 cable
Remote terminal for
CLI communication
RJ-45 cable
Management Ethernet connection for
out-of-band network communication