- The Cisco IOS—Basic Router Commands
- Log In on the Console
- Entering the Privileged Mode
- Router Mode Summary
- The IOS Help Facility
- Command History and Editing Features
- The show Command
- Router Memory Types
- Examining RAM, NVRAM, and Flash RAM
- The Cisco Discovery Protocol
- More About show
- Objective 11: Telnet
- Practice
- Help System
Log In on the Console
The most straightforward method of connecting to a router is to connect a PC that is running a terminal emulation program to the router using the rollover console cable that came with the router. One of the RJ-45 connectors on the cable is connected to the Console port on the back of the router (see the following figure).
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The RJ-45 connector on the other end of the cable is connected to a serial adapter that connects to a serial port on the computer.
After the console is connected to the router and a previously configured router is turned on (routers are usually on all the time; otherwise, they wouldn't be routing packets), you can log in to the router:
Press Enter to access the login command-line prompt (see the following figure).
Type the console password at the Password prompt.
Press Enter to enter the password.
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You will be placed in the user EXEC mode on the router.