You can configure Cisco ISE locally (without connecting to a wired LAN), connect a PC to the console port on the Cisco ISE appliance by using a null-modem cable. The serial console connector (port) provides access to the CLI locally by connecting a terminal to the
console port.
- To connect a PC running terminal-emulation software to the console port, use a DB-9 female to DB-9 female null-modem cable.
- To connect an ASCII terminal to the console port, use a DB-9 female to DB-25 male straight-through cable with a DB-25 female to DB-25 female gender changer.
The default parameters for the console port are 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no hardware flow control just like consoling into normal cisco switch.
Also know that CIMC is only accessible via the physical VGA ports (and pressing F8 at startup) or via the Ethernet CIMC IP address.
To Open the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility:
a. Press and hold the front panel power button for four seconds to boot the server.
b. During bootup, press F8 when prompted to open the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility.
This utility has two windows that you can switch between by pressing F1 or F2.
c. Continue with Setup CIMC Configuration Utility<>.
