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Configuring the Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program
Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port
c.
Choose
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Systems.
d.
Click the
Hardware
tab and choose
Device Manager
. Expand the
Ports
section. The assigned COM port appears
in parenthesis at the end of the line with this entry: Cisco USB System Management Console.
4.
Start the terminal-emulation program on the PC or the terminal. The program, frequently a PC application such as
HyperTerminal or ProcommPlus, makes communication possible between the switch and your PC or terminal.
5.
Configure the COM port.
6.
Configure the baud rate and character format of the PC or terminal to match the console port characteristics:
9600 baud
8 data bits
1 stop bit
No parity
None (flow control)
7.
Connect power to the switch as described in
Connecting to Power, page 18
.
8.
The PC or terminal displays the bootloader sequence. Press
Enter
to display the setup prompt. Follow the steps in
the
Completing the Setup Program, page 50
.
Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, Vista, 7, 8, and 10 USB
Device Driver
A USB device driver must be installed the first time a Microsoft Windows-based PC is connected to the USB console
port on the switch. Use this procedure to install the USB driver on Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista,
Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
1.
Obtain the file Cisco_usbconsole_driver_3_1.zip from the Cisco.com website
https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=282979369&softwareid=282855122&release=3.1
The file details are as follows:
—
Description: Cisco_usbconsole_driver_3_1.zip
—
Release: 3.1
—
Release Date: 27/Nov/2014
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File Name: Cisco_usbconsole_driver_3_1.zip
—
Size: 14.35 MB (15045453 bytes)
—
MD5 Checksum: eff2e955edcdc70209e6f9c8f6bd59cd
2.
Unzip the file and install the corresponding exe file.
3.
Navigate to the
Device Manager
window by performing a search in WIndows for
Device Manager
and opening it.
4.
Connect the USB cable from the Windows PC to the Cisco switch.
5.
From the
Device Manager
page, expand
Ports (COM & LPT)
. Select
USB Serial Port
. Right-click and select
Update
Driver Software ...