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Chapter 3 Installing a Cisco 7100 VPN Series Router

Connecting the Console Port and Auxiliary Port

The router arrives with a console and auxiliary cable kit, which contains the cable and adapters you need

to connect a console (an ASCII terminal or PC running terminal emulation software) or modem to the

router. The console and auxiliary cable kit includes:

• RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable

• RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled TERMINAL)

• RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter (labeled TERMINAL)

• RJ-45-to-DB-25 male DCE adapter (labeled MODEM)

Connecting to the Console Port

Use the console terminal for local administrative access to the router. You can connect a terminal to the

console port only.

To connect the console port to a terminal (an ASCII terminal or a PC running terminal emulation

software), use the following procedure:

Step 1 Attach the appropriate cable (RJ-45 rollover cable and an RJ-45-to-DB-25 or RJ-45-to-DB-9 adapter)

directly to the receptacle on the router. (See Figure 3-17.) The adapters provided are labeled

TERMINAL. Other types of adapters are not included

Step 2 Attach the other end of the cable to a terminal or PC.

Step 3 Configure the terminal or PC terminal emulation software for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 2 stop

bits, and no flow control.

Note If the emulation software flow control setting is “hardware,” the router does not accept input.