Cisco Systems ASR 903 manual Connecting to the Serial Port using Microsoft Windows

Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco ASR 903 Router

Connecting the Cisco ASR 903 Router to the Network

Connecting to the Serial Port using Microsoft Windows

This procedure shows how to connect to the 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 Microsoft Windows USB Device Driver” section on page 3-31.

Step 1 Connect the end of the console cable with the RJ45 connector to the light blue console port on the router.

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Connect a USB Type A-to-Type A cable to the USB console port as shown in Figure 3-22. 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.

•“Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows XP USB Driver” section on page 3-31

•“Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows 2000 USB Driver” section on page 3-31

•“Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows Vista USB Driver” section on page 3-32

Note You cannot use the USB port and the EIA port concurrently. See “Connecting to the Auxiliary Port” section on page 3-33. When the USB port is used it takes priority over the RJ45 EIA port.

Note The USB Type A-to-Type A cable is not included with the Cisco ASR 903 Router; it is ordered separately.

Step 2 Connect the end of the cable with the DB-9 connector (or USB Type-A) to the terminal or PC. If your terminal or PC has a console port that does not accommodate a DB-9 connector, you must provide an appropriate adapter for that port.

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

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