3Com Router 5000 Family
Installation Guide
Chapter 4 Installation of the Router
3Com Corporation
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4.6 Connecting Console Terminal
I. Introduction to console port
3Com 5000 Router provides an RS232 asynchronous serial console (CON) port,
through which configuration of the router can be performed. For the attributes of the
console port, refer to Table 4-3:
Table 4-3
Attributes of the console port
Attribute
Description
Connector RJ45
Interface
standard
RS232
Baud rate
9600 bps (default) to 115200 bps
Function
Connecting with character terminal
Connecting with the serial interface of the local PC and operating
the terminal emulator on the PC
Command line interface
II. Console cable
Console cable is an 8-core shielded cable. One end is an RJ45 connector for CON of
the router. The other end is a DB9 (female) connector. The user can plug either of them
into the serial port of the console terminal as needed.
Console cable is shown in the following figure:
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Figure 4-9
Console cable assembly
III. Connection of the console cable
When configuring the router via the terminal, follow the procedure below to connect the
console cable:
Step 1: Select a console terminal.
The console port can be either a standard ASCII terminal with an RS232 serial interface,
or an ordinary PC, the latter being more widely used.
Step 2: Connect the cable.
