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Appendix C Configuring the Switch with the CLI Setup Program
Accessing the CLI Through the Console Port
USB Mini-Type B Console Port
Step 1
If you are connecting the switch USB-mini console port to a Windows-based PC for the first time, install
a USB driver. See
Figure C-2
.
•
“Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows XP USB Driver” section on page C-4
•
“Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows 2000 USB Driver” section on page C-5
•
“Installing the Cisco Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 USB Driver” section on page C-5
Figure C-2
Connecting the USB-Mini Console Cable
Step 2
Connect an USB cable to the PC USB port. Connect the other end of the cable to the switch mini-B
(5-pin-connector) USB-mini console port. See
Figure C-2
.
Step 3
To identify the COM port assigned to the USB-mini console port:
Choose
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Systems.
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.
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USB-mini console port
3
USB port on the PC
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USB cable
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