A.2 Cables
It gets a whole lot more complicated when it comes to cables used with CISCO routers. Therefore, when buying a router, it is advisable to discuss with the seller the possibility of changing the supplied cables for different ones, if we find out that we need a different type.
There were no problems while connecting the LAN. I had got the cables from the building administrator who was in charge of structured cabling. I was interested in only two interface types—the WAN and console.
The most often used WAN port is the universal synchronous-asynchronous serial interface with the CISCO DB-60 connector. By choosing an appropriate cable, we will also choose a particular physical layer protocol that will be used by the router for communication. ...
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