Connect to the Console Port
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Connect to the Console Port with Microsoft Windows
You must install a USB device driver the first time a Microsoft Windows-based PC is connected to the USB
console port on the chassis, otherwise the connection fails.
To uninstall the driver, use the Add Remove Programs utility or the Setup-exe program.
Note
Step 1
Obtain the appropriate driver (Cisco_usbconsole_driver_X_X_zip, where X is a revision number) for your model from
the Cisco
Download Software
Note
The download site redirects you to a router download section where the drivers are also applicable to Firepower
products. The drivers are OS-specific and not tied to the vendor of the console cable manufacturer.
Step 2
Install the driver.
Step 3
Connect a 5-pin USB Mini B to the console port as shown in the following figure.
Connect to the Console Port with Microsoft Windows, on page 29
Connect to the Console Port with Mac OS X, on page 31
Connect to the Console Port with Linux, on page 31
Disconnect the console terminal before uninstalling the driver.
site, USB Console Software category.
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