Connecting To The Console Port With Mac Os X - Cisco WS-C2950-24 Installation Manual

Chapter 3 Installing and Connecting the Router
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Connecting to the Console Port with 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.
Use the Finder to go to Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
Step 1
Connect the OS X USB port to the router.
Step 2
Enter the following commands to find the OS X USB port number
Step 3
macbook:user$ cd /dev
macbook:user$ ls -ltr /dev/*usb*
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DT-macbook:dev user$
Connect to the USB port with the following command followed by the router USB port speed
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