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- Release notes (280 pages) ,
- Installation manual (200 pages) ,
- Hardware installation manual (196 pages)
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Chapter 3
Installing the Cisco ASR 903 Router
Connecting to the Serial Port using Microsoft Windows
This procedure shows how to connect to the serial port using Microsoft Windows.
Install the USB device driver before establishing a physical connection between the router and the PC,
Note
by using the USB Console cable plugged into the USB serial port. Otherwise, the connection will fail.
For more information, see the
page
Connect the end of the console cable with the RJ45 connector to the light blue console port on the router.
Step 1
or
Connect a USB Type A-to-Type A cable to the USB console port as shown in
using the USB serial port for the first time on a Windows-based PC, install the USB driver now according
to the instructions in the following sections.
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Note
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Connect the end of the cable with the DB-9 connector (or USB Type-A) to the terminal or PC. If your
Step 2
terminal or PC has a console port that does not accommodate a DB-9 connector, you must provide an
appropriate adapter for that port.
Step 3
To communicate with the router, start a terminal emulator application, such as Microsoft Windows
HyperTerminal. This software should be configured with the following parameters:
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"Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows USB Device Driver" section on
3-34.
"Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows XP USB Driver" section on page 3-34
"Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows 2000 USB Driver" section on page 3-34
"Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows Vista USB Driver" section on page 3-35
You cannot use the USB port and the EIA port concurrently. See
Port" section on page
3-36. When the USB port is used it takes priority over the RJ45 EIA port.
The USB Type A-to-Type A cable is not included with the Cisco ASR 903 Router; it is ordered
separately.
9600 baud
8 data bits
no parity
1 stop-bit
no flow control
Connecting the Cisco ASR 903 Router to the Network
"Connecting to the Auxiliary
Cisco ASR 903 Router Hardware Installation Guide
Figure
3-24. If you are
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