This is how to connect to a cisco switch with a MAC using the USB console.

KB ID 0001073 Dtd 05/06/15 Problem A colleague asked me if I had a console cable, because the switch he was working on had a failed console port. I thought it was just the same cable that charged my phone ( A to micro ). But it isn’t, it’s mini. I thought, that might happen to me at some point, and rather than carry yet another cable I got onto eBay and got a female micro to male mini converter for about 99p. Then all I needed to do was test it.Solution Use Cisco USB Console Cable on Mac OSX 1.

Just plug it in and the Mac detects it without the need for drivers, if you want to find out what device it is, simply issue the following command; 2. Kelebihan Dan Kekurangan Mesin Stensil Listrik. You can then can connect directly to it (using 9600 baud as usual), with the following command (your device name in red will differ). Or if you use an application, (I use SecureCRT). And we are in. Use Cisco USB Console Cable on Windows Things are a little more convoluted on Windows, you need to install a driver (which involves a reboot).1..

When installed and connected to a Cisco device, you should see something like the following in device manager (devmgmt.msc). Now using your preferred terminal emulation software (below I’m using PuTTY) connect using the port you identified above. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links NA.