Appendix; Starting A Router Terminal Session; Before You Begin; About The Console Port - Cisco ASR 5000 Application Detection and Control Administration Guide Hardware Installation Manual

Starting a Router Terminal Session

This appendix describes how to start a terminal session with the Cisco 1120 Connected Grid Router
using the console port. Start a terminal session with the router when you are at the router installation
location and want to administer the router with a direct connection using the command-line interface
(CLI) software.

Before You Begin

Before you start a terminal session with the router, you must connect a PC or PC terminal to the router
console port following the instructions in
Network

About the Console Port

The console port is an asynchronous serial port that allows you to connect to the device for initial
configuration through a standard RS-232 port with an RJ-45 connector. Any device connected to this port
must be capable of asynchronous transmission.

Console Port Settings

Configure the following parameters for the console port:
Parameter
Baud
Data bits
Parity
Stop bits

Using the Ctrl-C Command

The router console port is located on the router exterior. (For details, see
chapter
OL-26438-02
Connections.
Console Port Setting
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None
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Router Hardware Description.)
A P P E N D I X
Connecting the Console Port, page 6-8
Description
Specifies the transmission speed for the connection.
Specifies the number of bits in an 8-bit byte that is used for data.
Specifies the odd or even parity for error detection.
Specifies the stop bits for an asynchronous line.
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in the chapter Making
Console Port, page 3-16 in the
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