Name: Cisco ASR 920 series
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Connecting Console Cables

The sections describe how to connect to the router using console cables:

Connecting to the USB Serial Port Using Microsoft Windows

This procedure shows how to connect to the USB serial port using Microsoft Windows.

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 in the Cisco ASR-920-12SZ-IM and

ASR-920U-12SZ-IM Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide.

Note

Procedure

Step 1 Connect a USB Type A-to-Type A cable to the USB console port. If you are using the USB serial port for the

first time on a Windows-based PC, install the USB driver now according to the instructions in the following

sections:

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

priority over the EIA port.

Note

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

Step 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:

• 9600 baud

• 8 data bits

• no parity

• 1 stop-bit

• no flow control

Connecting 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.

Procedure

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

Step 2 Connect the OS X USB port to the router.

Step 3 Enter the following commands to find the OS X USB port number:

Example:

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Connecting Console Cables

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