Connecting And Communicating With The Router; Establishing A Connection Through The Console Port - Cisco ASR 9000 Getting Started Manual

Connecting and Communicating with the Router

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Establishing a Connection Through the Console Port

To connect to the router through the console port, perform the following procedure.
SUMMARY STEPS
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DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
Identify the active .
Step 2 Connect a terminal to the Console port
of the active .
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Getting Started Guide
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Establishing a Connection Through the Console Port, page 47
Establishing a Connection Through a Terminal Server, page 48
Establishing a Connection Through the Management Ethernet Interface, page 50
Identify the active .
Connect a terminal to the Console port of the active .
Start the terminal emulation program.
Press Enter.
Log in to the router.
Purpose
Identifies the to which you must connect in the next step.
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Establishes a communications path to the router.
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This step is not required when the router hosts only one .
During the initial setup, you can communicate with the router only
through the console port of the active .
Router console port is designed for a serial cable connection to a
terminal or a computer that is running a terminal emulation program.
Terminal settings are:
Bits per second: 9600 (default value)
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Data bits: 8
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Parity: None
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Stop bit:
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Flow control: None
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For information on the cable requirements for the console port, see the
hardware documentation listed in the
page x.
Chapter Configuring General Router Features
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