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How to connect a Cisco Router to PC to config ?

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Question added by Muhammed Salahudeen , System Administrator , Saudi Rawa Food Co. Ltd.
Date Posted: 2013/12/02
Mostafa Abdo
by Mostafa Abdo , Senior Infrastructure and Security Architect , Devoteam
Bekhouche Liamine
by Bekhouche Liamine , Assistant Director of IT Departement , Algeria Post

1- connect your router to PC by Console cable (blue) and try to use Hyperterminal (default configuration ) to configure your router  ..

 

2- connect your router to PC by crossover cable , make sure that the IP address of your router and your PC in the same network ..then use telnet to configure your router..

Saqib Mehmood
by Saqib Mehmood , Technical Team Lead/Safety Supervisor , Xchange Technology Group

Via Console Cable (9  pins female on one end and RJ-45 connector on other end)

JAYENDRA PARMAR
by JAYENDRA PARMAR , Support Engineers , Dunia finance LLC

You can connect your cisco router to computer through the console cable for configuration.

Amir Ben Khelifa
by Amir Ben Khelifa , IT Network Engineer , CNI

You can use the console cable (putty) or Ethernet interfaces in the case you know their IP adresses (using telnet application).

mohammed akram
by mohammed akram , Network Enginee , Digital Oasis Information Technology company

when you connet to router with pc or laptop through the console for pc start>program.accessories.>hyper terminal .

when you enter into the router it show you the > mode here you type enable then you enter in the provilage mode to config mode .

here type ipconfig

here you can config the router by enter into the inter face on which enterface are you give the ip lan or wan . and config .

imran imran
by imran imran , Network Support Engineer , Trimax IT Infrastructure & services Ltd.

you have to connect routerby a console cable9 pin side to your pc and RJ45 connector to your router.

Biruk Hailemariam
by Biruk Hailemariam , System and Network Administrator , Yencomad Construction

to configure cisco device you need a console cable console image

then connect your console cable to DB9 connector to your PC and the RJ-45 to console port of your Cisco Router and open terminal emulator Program there are many free program my favorite is teraterm you can download it for free with this link  Teraterm download after installing this program you can run it and cofigure your device easily

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