Connecting the router to the network
Logging in to the router
The most common way to log in to a router is through the console port. It is also the prerequisite to
configuring other login methods.
Connecting the console cable
A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for
connecting to the console port of the router, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for
connecting to the serial port on the console terminal, as shown in
Figure 18
.
Figure 18
Console cable
Table 8
Console cable pinouts
RJ-45 pin
Signal
DB-9 pin
Signal
1 RTS
8
CTS
2 DTR
6
DSR
3 TXD
2
RXD
4 CD
5
SG
5 GND
5
SG
6 RXD
3
TXD
7 DSR
4
DTR
8 CTS
7
RTS
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