Cisco ASR 903 Installation Manual page 118

Connecting to the Serial Port using Microsoft Windows
Step 1
Connect the end of the console cable with the RJ45 connector to the light blue console port on the router. or Connect a
USB Type A-to-Type A cable to the USB console port as shown in the figure below . If you are 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.
Note You cannot use the USB port and the EIA port concurrently. See the Connecting to the Auxiliary Port section
in the Cisco ASR 903 and ASR 903U Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide. When the
USB port is used it takes priority over the RJ45 EIA port.
Note The USB Type A-to-Type A cable is not included with the Cisco ASR 903 Router; it is ordered separately.
Step 2 Connect the end of the cable with the DB-9 connector (or USB Type-A) to the terminal or PC. If your 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:
• 9600 baud
• 8 data bits
• no parity
• 1 stop-bit
• no flow control
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