Cisco ASR 9000 - Connecting and Communicating with the Router; Establishing a Connection through the Console Port

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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.