The console port on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router is an EIA/TIA-232 asynchronous, serial connection
with no flow control and an RJ-45 connector. The console port is located on the front panel of each Route
Processor, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 1: Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Console Port Connector
MGMT Ethernet
connector
4CARRIER LED1
CON connector5BITS connector2
AUX connector6LINK LED3
Connecting to the Console Port
Before you can use the console interface on the router using a terminal or PC, you must perform the following
steps:
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
Configure your terminal emulation software with the following settings:
2.
Connect to the port using the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 cable and RJ-45-to-DB-25 DTE adapter or using the
RJ-45-to-DB-9 DTE adapter (labeled “Terminal”).
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Configure your terminal emulation software with the following settings:
•
9600 bits per second (b/s)
•
8 data bits
•
No parity
•
1 stop bit
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers SIP and SPA Software Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS
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Accessing the CLI Using a Directly-Connected Console