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Connecting the console cable and setting 
terminal parameters 
Connecting the console cable 
 
CAUTION: 
The serial ports on PCs do not support hot swapping. To connect a PC to an operating router, first 
connect the PC end. To disconnect a PC from an operating router, first disconnect the router end.
 
To connect the console cable: 
1.  Select a configuration terminal, which can be an ASCII terminal with an RS-232 serial port or 
a PC. (A PC is more commonly used.) 
2.  Connect the DB-9 connector (female) of the console cable to the RS-232 serial port on the 
configuration terminal and the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the router. 
Figure 22 Connecting the console cable 
 
 
Setting configuration terminal parameters 
To access the device from the console port, you must run a terminal emulator program 
(HyperTerminal, PuTTY, or Tera Term) on the configuration terminal. For information about using a 
terminal emulator program, see the program's user guide. 
The following are the required terminal settings: 
• Baud rate—9600. 
• Data bits—8. 
• Stop bits—1. 
• Parity—None. 
• Flow control—None.