Enter other values also as shown below.Ģ) Click Session and click 'Serial' radio button. Enter the correct port number when you connect from your computer.

The port number may be different in your computer. The port number is COM4 in below example. Enter the port number inside 'Serial line to connect to' text box. Refer the following link if a Serial Port is not available in your computer.ġ) After downloading PuTTY, connect the console cable with Cisco Router or Swtich, double click putty.exe to execute it. Refer the following link to know more about console port and console cable. Connect the other end to the Serial port of your computer. Connect the RJ45 jack of your console cable to the console port of your Cisco Router or Switch. Make sure that you have correct console connection to Cisco Router or Switch. Click the following link to download PuTTY. A good alternative terminal emulator software to HyperTerminal is PuTTY. HyperTerminal is no longer included with Windows client Operating Systems from Windows Vista onwards.

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