Cisco ASR 914 Manual page 34

Connecting to the Console Port using Linux
Procedure
Step 1
Use the Finder to go to Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
Step 2 Connect the OS X USB port to the router.
Step 3
Enter the following commands to find the OS X USB port number:
Example:
macbook:user$ cd /dev
macbook:user$ ls -ltr /dev/*usb*
crw-rw-rw-
Step 4
Connect to the USB port with the following command followed by the router USB port speed
Example:
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 using Linux
This procedure shows how to connect a Linux system USB port to the console using the built in Linux Terminal
utility.
Procedure
Step 1
Open the Linux Terminal window.
Step 2 Connect the Linux USB port to the router.
Step 3
Enter the following commands to find the Linux USB port number:
Example:
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:
Example:
root@usb-suse /dev# screen /dev/ttyACM0 9600
To disconnect the Linux USB console from the Terminal window
Enter Ctrl-a followed by : then quit
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