Cisco ASR 9000 User Manual

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Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Getting Started Guide
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Chapter Configuring General Router Features
Connecting and Communicating with the Router
• 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
Establishing a Connection Through the Console Port
To connect to the router through the console port, perform the following procedure.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. Identify the active .
2. Connect a terminal to the Console port of the active .
3. Start the terminal emulation program.
4. Press Enter.
5. Log in to the router.
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
Identify the active . Identifies the to which you must connect in the next step.
• This step is not required when the router hosts only one .
•
Step 2
Connect a terminal to the Console port
of the active .
Establishes a communications path to the router.
• 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)
– Data bits: 8
– Parity: None
– Stop bit:
– Flow control: None
• For information on the cable requirements for the console port, see the
hardware documentation listed in the
“Related Documents” section on
page x.

Cisco ASR 9000 Specifications

General

Operating System	Cisco IOS XR
Management	CLI, SNMP, NETCONF, RESTCONF
Type	Edge Router
Interface Support	10G, 40G, 100G, 400G
Power Supply	AC and DC options available
Routing Protocol	BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, EIGRP
Storage	SSD
Operating Temperature	0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
Humidity	5 to 95% (noncondensing)
Redundancy	Yes (Power, Fabric, Route Processor)
MTBF	Varies by model (typically > 200, 000 hours)