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Cisco 1120 Connected Grid Router Hardware Installation Guide
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Starting a Router Terminal Session
This appendix describes how to start a terminal session with the Cisco 1120 Connected Grid Router
using the console port. Start a terminal session with the router when you are at the router installation
location and want to administer the router with a direct connection using the command-line interface
(CLI) software.
Before You Begin
Before you start a terminal session with the router, you must connect a PC or PC terminal to the router
console port following the instructions in
Connecting the Console Port, page 6-8
in the chapter
Making
Network Connections
.
About the Console Port
The console port is an asynchronous serial port that allows you to connect to the device for initial
configuration through a standard RS-232 port with an RJ-45 connector. Any device connected to this port
must be capable of asynchronous transmission.
Console Port Settings
Configure the following parameters for the console port:
Using the Ctrl-C Command
The router console port is located on the router exterior. (For details, see
Console Port, page 3-16
in the
chapter
Router Hardware Description
.)
Parameter
Console Port Setting
Description
Baud
9600
Specifies the transmission speed for the connection.
Data bits
8
Specifies the number of bits in an 8-bit byte that is used for data.
Parity
None
Specifies the odd or even parity for error detection.
Stop bits
1
Specifies the stop bits for an asynchronous line.
