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Chapter 3 Installing and Connecting the Router
Connecting to a Console Terminal or Modem
Figure 3-33 Connecting the USB Console Cable to the Cisco 2921, 2951, 3925 and 3945 Routers
Connecting to the Console Port with 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 > Termin al.
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
1 USB 5-pin mini USB Type-B console port 2 USB 5-pin mini USB Type-B to USB Type-A
console cable
3USB Type-A
DO NOT REMOVE DURING
NETWORK OPERATION
DO NOT REMOVE DURING
NETWORK OPERATION
CONSOLE
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