Connect Router To The Network; Connecting A Console To The Router - Cisco 8800 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Connect Router to the Network

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Connecting a Console to the Router

Before you create a network management connection for the router or connect the router to the network, you
must create a local management connection through a console terminal and configure an IP address for the
router. The router can be accessed using remote management protocols, such as SSH and Telnet. By default,
SSH is included in the software image. But telnet is not part of the software image. You must manually install
the telnet optional package to use it.
You also can use the console to perform the following functions, each of which can be performed through
the management interface after you make that connection:
• configure the router using the command-line interface (CLI)
• monitor network statistics and errors
• configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent parameters
• initiate software download updates via console
You make this local management connection between the asynchronous serial port on a Route Processor card
and a console device capable of asynchronous transmission. Typically, you can use a computer terminal as
the console device. On the Route Processor cards, you use the console serial port.
Connecting a Console to the Router, on page 77
Connect the Management Interface, on page 78
Transceivers, Connectors, and Cables, on page 79
Install and Remove QSFP Transceiver Modules, on page 80
Connect Interface Ports, on page 85
Maintain Transceivers and Optical Cables, on page 86
Create the Initial Router Configuration, on page 86
Set Fabric Bandwidth Threshold, on page 95
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