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Connecting Console Cables
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.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. Open the Linux Terminal window.
2. Connect the Linux USB port to the router.
3. Enter the following commands to find the Linux USB port number
4. Connect to the USB port with the following command followed by the router USB port speed
DETAILED STEPS
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
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.
Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows XP USB Driver
This procedure shows how to install the Microsoft Windows XP USB driver. Download the driver for your
router model from the Tools and Resources Download Software site, USB Console Software category, at the
following URL:
http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/Redirect.x?mdfid=268437899
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