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Cisco ASR 903 Router Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter3 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.
Step1 Use the Finder to go to Applications > Utilities > Termi nal .
Step2 Connect the OS X USB port to the router.
Step3 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$
Step4 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-a followed 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.
Step1 Open the Linux Terminal window.
Step2 Connect the Linux USB port to the router.
Step3 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#
Step4 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-a followed by : then quit