Huawei Quidway AR 28 Series - Console Terminal Connection

Quidway AR 28 Series Routers Installation Manual Chapter 4 Installation of the Route
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Warning:
To avoid wrong connection, carefully read the label on the DC-input power cord before
making connection.
3) Place the power switch of the router to the ON position.
4) Check that the POWER LED on the front panel of the router is ON for correct
connection.
4.6 Connecting the Console Terminal
I. Console port
The AR 28 series provides an RS232 asynchronous serial console (CON) port for
router configuration. For its attributes, refer to
Table 4-5:
Table 4-5 Attributes of the console port
Attribute Description
Connector RJ-45
Interface
standard
RS232
Baud rate 9600 bps (default) to 115,200 bps
Function
Connecting to the ASCII terminal
Connecting to the serial interface of the local PC and running
terminal emulation program on the PC
Command line interface (CLI)
II. Console cable
Console cable is an eight-wire shielded cable. At one end of the cable is a crimped
RJ-45 connector to the console port on the router; at the other end of the cable is a
DB-9 (female) connector to the serial port on the console terminal.
The following figure illustrates the console cable.
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Figure 4-9 Console cable