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Accessing the CLI Using a Router Console Chapter 2 Using Cisco IOS XE Software Accessing the CLI Using a Directly-Connected Console This section describes how to connect to the console port on the router and use the console interface to access the CLI. The console port on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router is an EIA/TIA-232 asynchronous, serial connection with no flow control and an RJ-45 connector. The console port is located on the front panel of each Route Processor (RP). Connecting to the Console Port To connect to the console port, complete the following steps: Step 1 Step 2 Configure your terminal emulation software with the following settings: • 9600 bits per second (bps) • 8 data bits • No parity • 1 stop bit • No flow control Connect to the port using the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 cable and RJ-45-to-DB-25 DTE adapter or using the RJ-45-to-DB-9 DTE adapter (labeled "Terminal"). Using the Console Interface Every RP on a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router has a console interface. Notably, a standby RP can be accessed using the console port in addition to the active RP in a dual RP configuration. To access the CLI using the console interface, complete the following steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 After you attach the terminal hardware to the console port on the router and you configure your terminal emulation software with the proper settings, the following prompt appears: Press RETURN to get started. Press Return to enter user EXEC mode. The following prompt appears: Router> From user EXEC mode, enter the enable command as shown in the following example: Router> enable At the password prompt, enter your system password. If an enable password has not been set on your system, this step may be skipped. The following example shows entry of the password enablepass: Password: enablepass When your enable password is accepted, the privileged EXEC mode prompt appears: Router# Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Software Configuration Guide 2-2 OL-16506-10