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Connect 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.

1. Connect a USB Type A-to-Type A cable to the USB console port, as shown in figure below.

2. Connect the USB Type A cable to the PC.

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:

Figure 18: Connect the USB Console Cable to the Router

Connect to the Console Port Using Mac OS X

This procedure describes how to connect a Mac OS X system USB port to the console using the built-in OS

X terminal utility.

1. Use the Finder to choose Applications > Utilities > Terminal.

Cisco Network Convergence System 540 Passive Cooled Small Density Routers Hardware Installation Guide

Note

You cannot use the USB port and the EIA port concurrently. When the USB port is used, it takes

priority over the EIA port.

• 115200 baud

• 8 data bits

• no parity

• 1 stop-bit

• no flow control

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