Connecting A Terminal Or Pc To The Console Port; Connecting An Asynchronous Modem To The Console Port - Cisco 520 Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port

Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port

The console port is a service port to which you can connect a terminal or PC either to configure the
software by using the command-line interface (CLI) or to troubleshoot problems with the router.
Figure 4-10
the figure shows a Cisco Secure Router 520 Ethernet-to-Ethernet router, this procedure applies to all
Cisco Secure Router 520 Series routers.
Figure 4-10
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To connect the router's console port to a terminal or PC, follow these steps:
Connect the RJ-45 connector on the light blue cable to the router's console port.
Step 1
Connect the DB-9 connector to a terminal or PC.
Step 2

Connecting an Asynchronous Modem to the Console Port

The Cisco Secure Router 520 Series routers support the dial backup function, which allows a user to
connect an asynchronous (analog) modem to the console port as a backup link to the WAN port in case
the ADSL service goes down.
Cisco Secure Router 520 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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shows a DB-9 connector from a PC connected to the console port on the router. Although
Connecting a Terminal or PC to the Console Port
Console port on the router
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