Connecting Console Terminal - 3Com 3C13701 Installation Manual

Connecting Console
Terminal
Introduction to Console Port
3Com 5000 Router provides an RS232 asynchronous serial console (CON) port, through
which configuration of the router can be performed. For the attributes of the console
port, refer to Table 13.
Table 13 Attributes of the console port
Attribute
Connector
Interface standard
Baud rate
Function
Console Cable
Console cable is an 8-core shielded cable. One end is an RJ45 connector for CON of the
router. The other end is a DB9 (female) connector. You can plug either of them into the
serial port of the console terminal as needed.
Console cable is shown in the following figure:
Figure 15 Console cable assembly
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Connection of the Console Cable
When configuring the router through the terminal, follow the procedure below to
connect the console cable:
1 Select a console terminal.
The console port can be either a standard ASCII terminal with an RS232 serial interface,
or an ordinary PC, the latter being more widely used.
2 Connect the cable.
Turn the power switch off, then connect the DB9 serial interface of the console cable to
the PC, and connect the RJ45 interface to the console port of the router.
After the connection and verification, power on the router. Normally, the startup
information of the router displays on the console terminal. For more details, refer to
Chapter 5.
Description
RJ45
RS232
9600 bps (default) to 115200 bps
Connecting with character terminal
Connecting with the serial interface of the local PC and operating the
terminal emulator on the PC
Command line interface

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