9600 bps is the default for most platforms.
The default speed is 9600.
Its not band rate but its baud rate and it should be 9600 in the terminal emulation software to work with cisco devices.
terminal emulation
If you have to do any kind of server maintenance (especially remote) then yes terminal emulation software is very important. I use linux and often drop into a terminal to do certain tasks that I find annoying or slow from a GUI.
Proper console cable Terminal emulation software
Network Virtual Terminal, is a software version of a physical terminal and allows a user to log on to a remote host .So the application created emulation of terminal at the remote host .Users computer talks to the software terminal which in turn talks to the host & vice verse .Remote host believes it is communication with one of its own terminals and allow you to log on
implement a server cluster
HyperTerminalMinicom
The Internet, Peer-to-Peer (Point-to-Point) Communications, and Terminal Emulation.
Bits Per Second: 9600 Data Bits: 8 Parity: None Stop Bits: 1 Flow Control: None
telnet
Telnet