Product Manual, TNSR 19.02
There are drivers available for macOS
For macOS, choose the
CP210x VCP Mac
download.
Linux
There are drivers available for Linux
FreeBSD
Recent versions of FreeBSD include this driver and will not require manual installation.
Connect a USB Cable
Next, locate an appropriate USB cable that has a
USB Micro-B (5-pin)
connector on one end and a regular
USB Type
A
plug on the other end. These cables are commonly used with smaller USB peripherals such as GPS units, cameras,
and so on.
Gently push the
USB Micro-B (5-pin)
plug end into the console port on the appliance and connect the
USB Type A
plug into an available USB port on the workstation.
Tip:
Be certain to gently push in the
USB Micro-B (5-pin)
connector on the device side completely. With most
cables there will be a tangible “click”, “snap”, or similar indication when the cable is fully engaged.
Apply Power to the Device
On some devices when using a USB serial console port the serial port will not appear on the client operating system
until the device is plugged into a power source.
If the client OS does not see the serial device, connect the power cord to the device to allow it to start booting.
If the device appears without power, then better to wait until the terminal is open before connecting power so the client
can view the entire boot output.
Locate the Console Port Device
The appropriate console port device that the workstation assigned as the serial port must be located before attempting
to connect to the console.
Note:
Even if the serial port was assigned in the BIOS, the workstation OS may remap it to a different COM Port.
Windows
To locate the device name on Windows, open
Device Manager
and expand the section for
Ports (COM & LPT)
.
Look for an entry with a title such as
Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge
. If there is a label in the name that
contains “COMX” where X is a decimal digit (e.g.
COM3
), that value is what would be used as the port in the terminal
program.
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Summary of Contents for 1537-1U
Page 1: ...Product Manual TNSR 19 02 Netgate Aug 25 2022...
Page 2: ...SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION 1 Tested Platforms 2 2 Untested Platforms 64 i...
Page 10: ...Product Manual TNSR 19 02 Fig 1 An example of using PuTTY in Windows 1 1 Netgate Appliances 8...
Page 22: ...Product Manual TNSR 19 02 Fig 6 An example of using PuTTY in Windows 1 1 Netgate Appliances 20...
Page 29: ...Product Manual TNSR 19 02 Status LEDs 1 1 Netgate Appliances 27...
