Connecting To A Console Terminal Or Modem; Connecting To The Console Port - Cisco 3700 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting to a Console Terminal or Modem

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For cable pinouts, see the online document
Connecting to a Console Terminal or Modem
Your router has asynchronous serial console and auxiliary ports. These ports provide administrative
access to your router either locally (with a console terminal or PC) 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.
For information on identifying rollover cables, see the
Note
page

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 steps:
Use the blue RJ-45-to-DB-9 console adapter cable to connect the router to a terminal. (See
Step 1
and
For information about cable pinouts, see the online publication
Specifications, available online and on the Documentation CD-ROM.
Note
Configure your terminal or terminal emulation software for 9600 baud (default), 8 data bits, no parity,
Step 2
and 2 stop bits.
Note
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Install cable ties in accordance with site requirements.
One console adapter cable (RJ-45-to-DB-9, blue)
One modem adapter cable (RJ-45-to-DB-25, black)
3-25.
Figure 3-25.)
On Cisco routers, the console port is color-coded blue.
Because hardware flow control is not possible on the console port, we do not recommend that
modems be connected to the console port. Modems should always be connected to the
auxiliary port.
Cisco Modular Access Router Cable
"Identifying a Rollover Cable" section on
Cisco Modular Access Router Cable
Chapter 3 Installing the Router
Specifications.
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