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You can log in to the RS485 console with a 2-wire cable. You can use the RS485 jack that comes with the router, the other end of the cable basically depends on your end device's capabilities (it can be USB, RS232, etc.).

You can log in to the RS485 console with a 2-wire cable. You can use the RS485 jack that comes with the router for one end; the other end of the cable basically depends on your end device's capabilities (it can be USB, RS232, etc.)

 

===Router configuration===

===Router configuration===

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To log in from a Linux PC, you'll need an application for serial communication. The most common is '''PuTTY''' - free, open source SSH and Telnet client, which we'll be using for this example. You can download PuTTY from '''[https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html here]'''.

To log in from a Linux PC, you'll need an application for serial communication. The most common is '''PuTTY''' - free, open source SSH and Telnet client, which we'll be using for this example. You can download PuTTY from '''[https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html here]'''.

* Launch PuTTY and select the '''Serial Connection type'''.  

* Launch PuTTY and select the '''Serial Connection type'''.

==External links==

==External links==

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html - PuTTY download link

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html - PuTTY download link