Connect to Console Terminal or Modem
Connect to Console Terminal or Modem
The router has asynchronous serial ports and auxiliary ports. These ports provide administrative access
to the router either locally (with a console terminal or a PC) or remotely (with a modem).To configure
the router through the Cisco IOS CLI, you must establish a connection between the router console port
and a terminal or a PC.
Use the following cables and adapters to establish a local or remote connection.
Table 3-1
Port Type
Serial (RJ-45)
Serial (USB)
Auxiliary (Modem) DB-9-to-DB-25
Connect to Serial Port with Microsoft Windows
Install the USB device driver before establishing a physical connection between the router and the PC
Note
using the USB Console cable plugged into the USB serial port; otherwise, the connection fails. See the
"Install Cisco Microsoft Windows USB Device Driver" section on page
Connect the end of the console cable with the RJ-45 connector to the light blue console port on the router.
Step 1
or
Connect a USB 5-pin mini USB Type-B to the USB console port as shown in
using the USB serial port for the first time on a Windows-based PC, install the USB driver now according
to the instructions in the following sections.
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•
•
Note
Connect the end of the cable with the DB-9 connector (or USB Type-A) to the terminal or PC. If your
Step 2
terminal or PC has a console port that does not accommodate a DB-9 connector, you must provide an
appropriate adapter for that port.
To communicate with the router, start a terminal emulator application. This software should be
Step 3
configured with the following parameters:
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Local and Remote Connections
Cable
EIA RJ-45
USB 5-pin mini USB Type-B-to-USB
Type-A
"Install Cisco Microsoft Windows XP USB Driver" section on page 3-25
"Install Cisco Microsoft Windows 2000 USB Driver" section on page 3-25
"Install Cisco Microsoft Windows Vista USB Driver" section on page 3-25
You cannot use the USB port and the EIA port concurrently. See
Voice Interfaces" section on page
RJ-45 EIA port.
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Install and Connect Cisco 4000 Series ISRs
Section
Connect to Serial Port with Microsoft
Windows
Connect WAN, LAN, and Voice
Interfaces
3-27. When the USB port is used it takes priority over the
3-24.
Figure
3-14. If you are
"Connect WAN, LAN, and
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