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
6. Press Enter.
7. Log in to the router.
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
Install and configure the terminal
server.
Prepares the terminal server for communications with the router and with
Telnet clients.
• This step is usually preformed once.
• For router access, users need the Telnet server IP address and port
number for each they access.
• For additional information on configuring terminal services, including
terminal servers and templates, see .
Step 2
Connect the terminal server to the
Console port of the target .
Establishes a communications path between the terminal server and the
router.
• During the initial router setup, you can communicate with the router
only through the Console port of the primary .
• The router Console port is designed for a serial cable connection to a
terminal or terminal server.
• The 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.
Step 3
Power on the router. Starts the router.
• This step is required only if the router power is not on.
• For information on power installation and controls, see the hardware
documentation listed in the
“Related Documents” section on page x.
Step 4
Identify the target . Identifies the to which you connect in the next step.
• This step is not required when the router hosts only one .
•
Step 5
telnet access-server-address port
Establishes a Telnet session with the terminal server.
• Replace access-server-address with the IP address of the terminal
server, and replace port with the terminal server port number that
connects to the target Console port.

Cisco ASR 9000 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	ASR 9000
Category	Network Router
Language	English