Establish a console session

Establish a console session
2.2.4 This page will explain how a console session is established with a router.

All Cisco routers include a TIA/EIA-232 asynchronous serial console port. The console port is an RJ-45. Cables and adapters are needed to connect a console terminal to the console port. A console terminal is an ASCII terminal or PC that runs terminal-emulation software such as HyperTerminal. Use an RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable with a female RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter to connect this type of a PC to the console port.

The default parameters for the console port are 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control. The console port does not support hardware flow control.

Take the following steps to connect a terminal to the console port on a router:

1. Connect the terminal using the RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and an RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter.

2. Configure the terminal or PC terminal emulation software for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.

The next page will teach students how to log into a router.

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