Cisco Systems ISR4451XK9 manual Connecting to the Console Port with Linux

Chapter 3 Installing and Connecting the Router

Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows USB Device Driver

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 with 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

Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows USB Device Driver

A USB device driver must be installed the first time a Microsoft Windows-based PC is connected to the USB serial port on the router.

This section contains the following topics:

•“Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows XP USB Driver”

•“Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows 2000 USB Driver”

•“Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows Vista USB Driver”

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