Connecting To The Console Port With Linux; Installing The Cisco Microsoft Windows Usb Device Driver; Installing The Cisco Microsoft Windows Xp Usb Driver - Cisco 2010 Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 3 Installing and Connecting the Router
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macbook:user$ cd /dev
macbook:user$ ls -ltr /dev/*usb*
crw-rw-rw-
DT-macbook:dev user$
Connect to the USB port with the following command followed by the router USB port speed
Step 4
macbook:user$ screen /dev/tty.usbmodem1a21 9600
To disconnect the OS X USB console from the Terminal window
Enter Ctrl-A followed by Ctrl-\

Connecting to the Console Port with Linux

This procedure shows how to connect a Linux system USB port to the console using the built in Linux
Terminal utility.
Step 1 Open the Linux Terminal window.
Connect the Linux USB port to the router.
Step 2
Enter the following commands to find the Linux USB port number:
Step 3
root@usb-suse# cd /dev
root@usb-suse /dev# ls -ltr *ACM*
crw-r--r--
root@usb-suse /dev#
Step 4 Connect to the USB port with the following command followed by the router USB port speed:
root@usb-suse /dev# screen /dev/ttyACM0 9600
To disconnect the Linux USB console from the Terminal window
Enter Ctrl-A followed by :, then type quit

Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows USB Device Driver

A USB device driver must be installed the first time a Microsoft Windows-based PC is connected to the
USB serial port on the router.
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Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows XP USB Driver

This procedure shows how to install the Microsoft Windows XP USB driver.
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Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows XP USB Driver
Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows 2000 USB Driver
Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows Vista USB Driver

Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows USB Device Driver

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