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Cisco 2010 Connected Grid Router Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 3 Installing and Connecting the Router
Connecting to a Console Terminal or Modem
Connecting to the Serial Port with Microsoft Windows
This section describes using Microsoft Windows to connect to the serial port.
Note Install the USB device driver before establishing a physical connection between the router and the PC
using the USB Console cable plugged into the USB serial port, otherwise the connection will fail.
See the “Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows USB Device Driver” section on page 3-21.
Step 1 Connect the end of the console cable with the RJ-45 connector to the light blue console port on the router.
or
Connect a USB 5-pin mini USB Type-B to the USB console port, as shown in Figure 3-14 on page 3-19.
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
• Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows 2000 USB Driver
• Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows Vista USB Driver
Note You cannot use the USB port and the EIA port concurrently. See the “Connecting to the
Auxiliary Port” section on page 3-24. When the USB port is used, it takes priority over the RJ-45
EIA port.
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.
Note To identify the COM port assigned to the USB console port, use the Control Panel to open the Device
Manager, and expand the Ports section. The assigned COM port is shown in parenthesis at the end of the
line with the following entry: Cisco USB System Management Console.
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