Cisco Systems ASR 903 manual Connecting to the Console Port using Mac OS

Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco ASR 903 Router

Connecting the Cisco ASR 903 Router to the Network

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.

Step 1 Use the Finder to go to 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:

macbook:user$ cd /dev

macbook:user$ ls -ltr /dev/*usb*

crw-rw-rw- 1 root	wheel	9, 66 Apr 1 16:46 tty.usbmodem1a21
DT-macbook:dev user$

Step 4 Connect to the USB port with the following command followed by the router USB port speed

macbook:user$ screen /dev/tty.usbmodem1a21 9600

To disconnect the OS X USB console from the Terminal window

Enter Ctrl-afollowed by Ctrl-\

Connecting to the Console Port using Linux

This procedure shows how to connect a Linux system USB port to the console using the built in Linux Terminal utility.

Step 1	Open the Linux Terminal window.
Step 2	Connect the Linux USB port to the router.
Step 3	Enter the following commands to find the Linux USB port number
	root@usb-suse# cd /dev
	root@usb-suse	/dev# ls -ltr *ACM*
	crw-r--r--	1 root	root	188, 0 Jan 14 18:02 ttyACM0
	root@usb-suse	/dev#

Step 4 Connect to the USB port with the following command followed by the router USB port speed

root@usb-suse /dev#screen /dev/ttyACM0 9600

To disconnect the Linux USB console from the Terminal window

Enter Ctrl-afollowed by : then quit

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