The advantages of using a serial console connection to a Cisco router or switch include direct access to the device for configuration and troubleshooting, even when network connectivity is unavailable. This method is also secure, as it requires physical access to the device. However, disadvantages include the limitation of distance, as serial connections typically require proximity to the device, and the need for physical cables and a terminal emulator, which can be cumbersome compared to remote access methods like SSH or Telnet. Additionally, it lacks the convenience of managing multiple devices simultaneously.
The connection to a router's console port input is commonly referred to as a "console connection." This connection is typically established using a serial cable, such as a rollover cable, connected to a terminal emulator program on a computer. The console port allows for direct access to the router's command-line interface for configuration and management purposes.
If you connect to the router via the console port then you are physically making a connection with a physical cable to the router. This implies you have to be close to the router itself. Using telnet allows you to connect to the router from anywhere in the network, and doesn't require a physical cable connection.
The initial configuration of a router can typically be performed using a console connection. This involves connecting a computer or terminal directly to the router's console port using a serial cable. Through this connection, administrators can access the router's command-line interface to set up basic configurations. Alternatively, some routers may also support configuration via a web interface using an Ethernet connection, but the console connection is the most common for initial setups.
The network administor must have physical access to the device to establish a console connection whereas TELNET access can be established form a remote location. However telnet access depend upon a router with network access's, whereas a console connection can be used to access the router regardless of the router's configuration.
I don't believe so. It will depend on your connection. If your connection is not how you would like it move the router closer to your console, or vice-versa.
rollover cable
make a connection from the router's console port to your laptop's serial port and configure the router from your laptop.
For a wired connection you need a high speed modem. For a wireless connection you need a wireless networking adapter for your 360. Or perhaps you need a new router, as some are incompatible with the 360 console.
The default speed is 9600.
One of the advantages of purchasing a wireless router from BT is that it will also allow you to connect to BT hotspots, meaning that if there was ever a problem with your router, you could still connect to a hotspot, and would not lose internet connection between when the router failed and when the repair could be done.
Remove Console password router>enable router#configure terminal router(config)#line console 0 router(config-line)#no login router(config-line)#no password router(config-line)#exit router(config)#exit
Advantages are that it is simple to implement, A Layer-3 switch (expensive) is not required, The router provides communication between VLANs.