The device shown in Figure 17-1 is an RS-232–to–TTL converter board, designed to allow a PC with a serial (RS-232) port to communicate with a device that has a console (TTL) port. External converters ...

Connecting a computer running HyperTerminal emulator software to the console port of a router lets you access router information and modify settings without using the device's Web-based configuration ...

For years I have been wondering when Cisco would activate the USB ports on their devices. I have been hoping for all kinds of USB functionality to routers, switches, firewalls but Cisco has been slow ...

I recently had a chance to set up and then work with a console server. This was a first for me and so useful a device that I’ve become convinced that any systems administrator with more than a dozen ...