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Glen D. Singh
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Glen D. Singh is a cybersecurity author, educator and SecOps professional. His areas of expertise are cybersecurity operations, offensive security tactics and techniques, and enterprise networking. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in cybersecurity and many industry certifications from top awarding bodies such as EC-Council, Cisco, and Check Point. Glen loves teaching and mentoring others while sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience as an author. He has written many books, which focus on vulnerability discovery and exploitation, threat detection, intrusion analysis, incident response, network security, and enterprise networking. As an aspiring game changer, Glen is passionate about increasing cybersecurity awareness in his homeland, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Accessing a Cisco IOS device

Unlike a computer or smartphone, a network intermediary device such as a router or switch does not have a display screen that shows you the user interface for managing the operating system. Whenever you purchase a new Cisco IOS device, within the packaging of the box, you will usually find a blue cable; this is called a console cable or rollover cable.

The following is an image of a console cable:

Figure 2.28 – Cisco console cable

On one end, there's a DB-9 (RS-232) interface, which is used to connect to a computer's DB-9 (RS-232) port. However, modern-day computers and laptop manufacturers no longer make devices with these interfaces. However, you can get an RS-232 to USB converter cable from an online or local computer store. This converter cable enables you to use the console cable over a USB connection.

The following is an image of the RS-232 to USB converter cable:

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Glen D. Singh is a cybersecurity author, educator and SecOps professional. His areas of expertise are cybersecurity operations, offensive security tactics and techniques, and enterprise networking. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in cybersecurity and many industry certifications from top awarding bodies such as EC-Council, Cisco, and Check Point. Glen loves teaching and mentoring others while sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience as an author. He has written many books, which focus on vulnerability discovery and exploitation, threat detection, intrusion analysis, incident response, network security, and enterprise networking. As an aspiring game changer, Glen is passionate about increasing cybersecurity awareness in his homeland, Trinidad and Tobago.
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