Connecting A Terminal Or Pc To The Console Port; Terminal Emulator Settings - Cisco 800 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Cisco 860, 880, 890 Series

Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port

Connect a terminal or PC to the Console Auxiliary (Aux) port either to configure the software by using
the CLI or to troubleshoot problems with the router.
To connect a terminal or PC to the console port on the router and access the CLI, follow these steps:
Connect the RJ-45 end of a DB-9–to–RJ-45 serial cable to the RJ-45 Console Aux port on the router.
Step 1
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Connect the DB-9 end of the DB-9–to–RJ-45 serial cable to the to the COM port on your laptop or PC.
Step 2
Note
To communicate with the router, start a terminal emulator application.
Step 3

Terminal Emulator Settings

Use the following settings for the terminal emulator connection:
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shows the RJ-45 end of the serial cable connected to the Console Aux port on the router.
Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port
RJ-45 connector to the Console Aux port on
the router
Some laptops and PCs do not come with DB-9 serial port connectors and may require a
USB-to-serial port adapter.
9600 baud
8 data bits, no parity
1 stop bit
No flow control
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DB-9 connector
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