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Introduction

This article describes how to connect to a console of another device (e.g., a Cisco router, Fortigate firewall, etc.)

Prerequisites

You will need:

A RUT955 router
An RS232 (male) - RJ45 cable (to connect to a Cisco AUX port):
Or a USB type Mini - USB type A cable (to connect to a USB type mini console port):

Configuration

There are multiple ways to connect to a console port, which are described in the sections below:

RS232 - RJ45

RS232 can be configured from the Services → RS232/RS485 → RS232 Configuration page. The following RS232 configuration should be used:

USB

Using Mini USB – USB type A configuration. Configured from the WebUI, Services → USB Tools → USB to Serial page:

PuTTY configuration

The console can be accessed by using software such as PuTTY (can be downloaded from here.

The PuTTY configuration should look like this:

Console port

Example of console ports:

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-Using RJ45 – USB type A or MiniUSB – USB type A configuration. Configured from the WebUI, Services → <b>[[RUT955 USB Tools|USB Tools]]</b> → USB to Serial page:
+__TOC__
-[[File:Cisco usb config.png]]
+==Introduction==
+This article describes how to connect to a console of another device (e.g., a Cisco router, Fortigate firewall, etc.)
+==Prerequisites==
-Using RJ45 – RS232. To connect another DCE device to RUT955, a Null-modem (crossed) Male/Male cable should be used:
+You will need:
+<ul>
+<li>A [[RUT955]] router</li>
+<li>An <b>RS232 (male) - RJ45</b> cable (to connect to a Cisco AUX port): <br> [[File:Cisco rj45 rs232 cable.jpg|300px]]</li>
+<li>Or a <b>USB type Mini - USB type A</b> cable (to connect to a USB type mini console port): <br> [[File:Cisco usb cable.jpg]]</li>
+</ul>
+==Configuration==
-[[File:cisco rs v2.png]]
+There are multiple ways to connect to a console port, which are described in the sections below:
+===RS232 - RJ45===
+----
 RS232 can be configured from the Services → RS232/RS485 → <b>[[RUT955_RS232/RS485#RS232|RS232 Configuration]]</b> page. The following RS232 configuration should be used:
 [[File:cisco rs config.png]]
+===USB===
+----
+Using Mini USB – USB type A configuration. Configured from the WebUI, Services → <b>[[RUT955 USB Tools|USB Tools]]</b> → USB to Serial page:
+[[File:Cisco usb config.png]]
+===PuTTY configuration===
+----
+The console can be accessed by using software such as <b>PuTTY</b> (can be downloaded from <b>[https://www.putty.org/ here]</b>.
+The PuTTY configuration should look like this:
+[[File:Cisco putty.png]]
+===Console port===
+----
+Example of console ports:
+[[File:IMG 20190121 155038 V4.jpg|500px]]