Connect To The Console Port With Linux; Install The Silicon Labs Usb Device Driver; Install The Silicon Labs Windows Usb Device Driver - Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Connect to the Console Port with Linux

macbook:user$ screen /dev/tty.usbmodem1a21 9600
To disconnect the OS X USB console from the Terminal window
Enter Ctrl-a followed by Ctrl-\
Connect 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
Example:
root@usb-suse# cd /dev
root@usb-suse /dev# ls -ltr *ACM*
crw-r--r--
root@usb-suse /dev#
Step 4
Connect to the USB port with the following command followed by the router USB port speed
Example:
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

Install the Silicon Labs USB Device Driver

This section contains the following topics:

Install the Silicon Labs Windows USB Device Driver

Step 1 Go to the Silicon Labs website ( www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers?tab=downloads), and click
CP210x Universal Windows Driver.
Step 2 Unzip the downloaded folder, and select the installer for your system configuration. The Device Driver Installation Wizard
begins.
Step 3
Click Next on the Installation Wizard, then click Finish to complete installation.
Step 4 Open the Device Manager on your system and click the Ports (COM & LPT) drop-down.
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