Connecting The Router To The Network; Logging In To The Router; Connecting The Console Cable - HP A8800 Installation Manual

Connecting the router to the network

Logging in to the router

The most common way to log in to a router is through the console port. It is also the prerequisite to
configuring other login methods.

Connecting the console cable

A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for
connecting to the console port of the router, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for
connecting to the serial port on the console terminal, as shown in
Figure 18 Console cable
Table 8 Console cable pinouts
RJ-45 pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Signal DB-9 pin
RTS 8
DTR 6
TXD 2
CD 5
GND 5
RXD 3
DSR 4
CTS 7
20
Figure 18.
Signal
CTS
DSR
RXD
SG
SG
TXD
DTR
RTS