- Unpacking the Router
- Site Preparation and Installation Safety (Read before Installing)
- Hardware Features - Description and Specifications
- Mounting and Grounding the Router
- Opening and Closing the Router Chassis
- Making Network, Power, and Other Connections
- Powering Off the Router
- Unmounting the Router
- Installing Connected Grid Modules
- Antennas
- About the SD Flash Memory Module
- Installing Battery Backup Units (BBUs)
- Installing External, Non-Cisco Radio Modules
- LED Locations and States
- Appendix - Starting a Router Terminal or Console Session
- Appendix - Cable and Connector Specifications
Starting a Router Terminal Session
This section describes how to start a terminal session with the Cisco 1240 Connected Grid Router (CGR 1240 or 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.
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Connecting to the Console Port with Microsoft Windows
■Connecting to the Console Port with Mac OS X
■Connecting to the Console Port with Linux
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 by following the instructions in Connecting the Console Port.
About the Console Port
Caution: The console port does not support cable glands. When a cable is connected to this port, the router interior is exposed to environmental elements, which can damage the port and the router interior. This port should be exposed only during terminal sessions, when a cable is connected to the port. This port should never be left unattended when in use.
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:
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Using the Ctrl-C Command
The router console port is located on the router exterior and is accessible by removing the seal over the console port (see Console Port).
On many Cisco routers, you can enter Ctrl-C to interrupt the router startup process and then delete or change the admin password, or view or delete the router configuration.
To prevent unauthorized access to the router configurations and passwords, the Ctrl-C command is disabled on the Cisco CGR 1240 Router while it is booting up and loading the system software.
Connecting to the Console Port with Microsoft Windows
To connect to the router console port using Microsoft Windows:
1. Start a terminal emulator application, such as Windows HyperTerminal (included with some versions of Windows OS) or PuTTY.
2. Configure the terminal emulation software with the parameters described in About the Console Port.
Connecting to the Console Port with Mac OS X
To connect a Mac OS X system USB port to the console using the built-in OS X Terminal utility:
1. Use the Finder to go to Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
2. Connect the OS X USB port to the router.
3. Enter the following commands to find the OS X USB port number:
DT-macbook:dev user$
4. Connect to the USB port with the following command followed by the router USB port speed:
Connecting to the Console Port with Linux
To connect a Linux system USB port to the console using the built-in Linux Terminal utility:
1. Open the Linux Terminal window.
2. Connect the Linux USB port to the router.
3. Enter the following commands to find the Linux USB port number:
4. Connect to the USB port with the following command followed by the router USB port speed:
To Disconnect the Linux USB Console from the Terminal Window
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