Connect To A Console Terminal Or Pc; Connect To The Console Port With Microsoft Windows - Cisco ASA Series Mount And Connect

Connect to a Console Terminal or PC

Your ASA ships with either ASA or Firepower Threat Defense software preinstalled. To reimage your device,
Note
see Reimage the Cisco ASA or Firepower Threat Defense
Connect to a Console Terminal or PC
The serial ports provide administrative access to the ASA either with a console terminal or a PC. To configure
the ASA through the CLI, you must establish a connection between the ASA console port and either a terminal
or a PC.
This section describes how to connect to a console terminal or a PC, and contains the following topics:

Connect to the Console Port with Microsoft Windows

You must install a USB device driver the first time a Microsoft Windows-based PC is connected to the USB
serial port on the ASA, otherwise the connection fails.
To uninstall the driver, use the Add Remove Programs utility or the Setup-exe program.
Note
Disconnect the ASA console terminal before uninstalling the driver.
Step 1
Obtain the appropriate driver (Cisco_usbconsole_driver_X_X_zip, where X is a revision number) for your ASA model
from the Cisco Download Software
Step 2
Install the driver.
Step 3 Connect a USB 5-pin Mini USB Type B to the USB console port as shown in the following figure.
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site, USB Console Software category.
Device.
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