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 ...

i went through some power outages last night and my sg500 is now in a wonky state. i cant access it via the mgmt IP and its not doing very much. i am trying to access it via the serial console but not ...

Do you have a linux server without a keyboard or monitor? Need to administer the server on-site but don't want to lug over a monitor and keyboard (or kvm)? Then setup the server to output the console ...

What I'm getting in my terminal window contains some correct characters, but mostly gibberish. The appearance of some correct characters means I'm connected, but clearly I've set something incorrectly ...

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 ...

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 ...