Install The Silicon Labs Mac Usb Device Driver; Connect Wan And Lan Interfaces - Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Hardware Installation Manual

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Step 5
Insert the USB console cable and power into your system. The Device manager refreshes and indicates the newly-detected
COM port.
Step 6 Open a terminal emulator and click the Serial connection type. Input the values for Serial Line and Speed (or Baud Rate).
Step 7
Click Open.
Step 8 The terminal emulator opens. Click Enter to view the console output response.
The USB console is ready for use.

Install the Silicon Labs Mac USB Device Driver

Step 1
Go to the Silicon Labs website (www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers?tab=downloads), and click
CP210x VCP Mac OSX Driver.
Step 2 Click the Downloads folder, then click the macOS_VCP_Driver folder, and double-click the SiLabsUSBDriverDisk.dmg
program.
Step 3 Click Install CP210X VCP Driver, and then click Open. The Driver Installer begins.
Step 4
Follow installer instructions. Click Continue, scroll all the way down, then click Continue, and click Agree.
Step 5 Click Continue, and enter your password. Then click Install Helper, and click Close.
Step 6
Insert the USB console cable and power into your system..
Step 7 Open a terminal and type cd/dev, and then type ls-ltr. Serial port tty.SLAB_USBtoUART appears.
Step 8
Type screen/dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART <baudrate> to see console output. Console will show response upon first Enter
key if there is no output.
The USB console is ready for use.

Connect WAN and LAN Interfaces

This section describes how to connect WAN and LAN interface cables. Before you connect the interface
cables, refer to the following warning statements:
Warning
Warning
Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations.
Statement 1036.
Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected
at the network interface. Statement 1037.
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