Connecting The Router To The Network; Connecting Console Cables; Connecting To The Usb Serial Port Using Microsoft Windows - Cisco ASR-920-8S4Z-PD Hardware Installation Manual

Installing the Cisco ASR 920-10SZ-PD and Cisco ASR-920-8S4Z-PD Routers
Step 5
If necessary, reconfigure and restart the router or target device.

Connecting the router to the Network

The following sections describe how to connect a router to the network:
Note Connect only SELV services to all the router ports.

Connecting Console Cables

The following sections describe how to connect to the Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Router
using console cables:

Connecting to the USB Serial Port Using Microsoft Windows

This procedure shows how to connect to the USB serial port using Microsoft Windows.
Note Install the USB device driver before establishing a physical connection between the router and the PC, by
using the USB console cable plugged into the USB serial port. Otherwise, the connection will fail. For more
information, see the Installing the Cisco USB Device Driver section.
Procedure
Step 1 Connect a USB Type A-to-Type A cable to the USB console port, as shown in figure below.
Note
Step 2
Connect the USB Type A cable to the PC.
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
Cisco ASR 920-10SZ-PD and Cisco ASR-920-8S4Z-PD Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide
You cannot use the USB port and the EIA port concurrently. When the USB port is used, it takes
priority over the EIA port.

Connecting the router to the Network

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