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===Linux===
===Linux===
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To login from a Linux PC, you'll need an application for serial communication like '''minicom''' or '''gtkterm'''.
* To login from a Linux PC, you'll need an application for serial communication like '''minicom''' or '''gtkterm'''. For this example we'll be using minicom. You can download it by typing these lines into the Terminal:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get update
* Once you've installed minicom, you can run it with the command '''sudo minicom'''. This will open a new console window where you will need to set some things up. Press '''Ctrl + A''' at once on your keyboard, then press '''Z''' which will direct you to the settings menu:
* Once you've installed minicom, you can run it with the command '''sudo minicom'''. This will open a new console window where you will need to set some things up. Press '''Ctrl + A''' at once on your keyboard, then press '''Z''' which will direct you to the settings menu:
[[File:Minicom settings.png]]
[[File:Minicom settings v2.png]]
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* Next, press '''O''' on your keyboard. This will direct you to the main settings menu. From there you should specify the name of the serial device and the same parameters that you entered in the router's configuration. A picture with corresponding parameters is presented below:
* Next, press '''O''' on your keyboard. This will direct you to the main settings menu. From there you should specify the name of the serial device and the same parameters that you entered in the router's configuration. A picture with corresponding parameters is presented below:
[[File:Minicom settings port.png]]
[[File:Minicom settings port v2.png]]
Once done press "Enter". In the next menu you can save these settings as defaults by selecting '''Save setup as dfl''' so that you wouldn't need to set everything up the next time you use the console.
Once done press "Enter". In the next menu you can save these settings as defaults by selecting '''Save setup as dfl''' so that you wouldn't need to set everything up the next time you use the console.
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* Press "Esc" on your keyboard to return to the console window and type in the login name ''root'', press "Enter", type in the router's admin password and press "Enter" again. After this, you will be able to use the RS232/RS485 console.
* Press "Esc" on your keyboard to return to the console window and type in the login name ''root'', press "Enter", type in the router's admin password and press "Enter" again. After this, you will be able to use the RS232/RS485 console.
===Windows===
===Windows===