Connecting To A Console Terminal Or Modem; Connecting To The Console Port - Cisco 2612 Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting to a Console Terminal or Modem

For more information about connecting and configuring network modules, WAN interface cards, and
voice interface cards, refer to the following documents:
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Connecting to a Console Terminal or Modem

Your router includes asynchronous serial console and auxiliary ports. These ports provide administrative
access to your router either locally (with a console terminal) or remotely (with a modem).
Cisco provides the following cables and adapters for connecting your router to a console terminal, PC,
or modem:
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This section describes how to connect a console terminal or PC to the console port, and how to connect
a modem to the auxiliary port. It contains the following sections:
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For information on identifying rollover cables, refer to the
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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:
Connect the terminal using the blue RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter cable. (See
Step 1
For information about console port pinouts, refer to the
Specifications
Note On the Cisco routers, the console port is color-coded blue.
Step 2 Configure your terminal or PC terminal emulation software for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and
1 stop bit.
Because hardware flow control is not possible on the console port, we do not recommend that modems
Note
be connected to the console port. Modems should be connected only to the auxiliary port.
Cisco 2600 Series Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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Cisco Network Modules Installation Guide
Cisco Interface Cards Installation Guide
One console adapter cable (RJ-45-to-DB-9, blue)
One modem adapter cable (RJ-45-to-DB-25, black)
Connecting to the Console Port, page 3-20
Connecting to the Auxiliary Port, page 3-21
Identifying a Rollover Cable, page 3-22
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document available online and on the Documentation CD-ROM.
Chapter 3
"Identifying a Rollover Cable" section on
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Cisco Modular Access Router Cable
Installing the Router
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