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Step 8–Performing Initial Configuration
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Figure 26: Connecting a router to a Management Console Through a
Console Server
CON
To Console
port
Figure 27: Connecting a router Directly to a Management Console
You must perform the initial configuration of a PTX10008 router through the console
port using the command-line interface (CLI).
Before you begin connecting and configuring the router, set the following parameter
values on the console server or PC:
Baud Rate—9600
Flow Control—None
Data—8
Parity—None
Stop Bits—1
DCD State—Disregard
To connect and configure the router from the console:
Connect the console port to a laptop or PC using the supplied RJ-45 cable and RJ-45
1.
to DB-9 adapter. The console (
Log in as root. There is no password. If the software booted before you connected to
2.
the console port, you might need to press the Enter key for the prompt to appear.
login: root
Start the CLI.
3.
root@% cli
Step 8–Performing Initial Configuration
Console server
) port is located on the port panel of the router.
CON
PC
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