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Logging in to the router and configuring basic
settings
Login methods
The following login methods are available for you to log in to the router:
•
Logging in through the console port, which is the most common way to log in to a router and also
the prerequisite for configuring other login methods.
•
Logging in through Telnet or SSH.
•
Logging in through the AUX port.
Logging in through the console port
Preparation
Before you log in to your router, prepare an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one
end and a DB-9 male connector at the other end, and a PC with the operating system Windows
95/98/NT/2000/XP/7.
Setting up a configuration environment
To connect a configuration terminal to the router by using the console cable:
1.
Select a configuration terminal.
2.
Plug the DB-9 female connector to the serial port of the configuration terminal and connect the
RJ-45 connector to the console port of the router.
