It installs ok but when i try to use it with putty putty comes back saying it can t access the port.
Cisco usb console cable driver windows 7.
How to connect console cable driver with pc.
First disconnect the blue cisco usb console cable.
3 1 loaded it on my win 7 64 bit laptop.
The blue mini usb console cable that is included with the ir829 and other 800 series devices connects the mini usb console port under the screwed down plate to a usb port on your pc.
First of all download the latest cable driver from below link.
Open device manager to observe the driver installation.
What finally did the trick for me was to right click on the port in device manager and tell it to roll back drivers.
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Launch the device manager to observe the usb driver installation.
Check that you see cisco usb to serial adapter.
I download the current driver ver.
Check device manager under ciscousbconsolewindowsdriver.
Log in to cisco support site here download the console usb driver.
Disconnect the blue cisco usb console cable.
I work for a company that has multiple support contracts with cisco we spend an average of 5 million a year on new equipment and service contracts annually and we still have issues getting that same driver file for the usb cable that comes with the routers switches.
Launch setup x64 exe file in windows 64 folder that was extracted from the file cisco usbconsole driver 3 1 zip.
Usb console cable driver for windows 7.
If you don t see it.
Reinstall the cisco usb console drive using setup x64 exe from the windows 64 folder which was extracted from file cisco usbconsole driver 3 1 zip.
It would install with no issues and work okay but the next boot it would not.
Open the windows device manager navigate to the ports com lpt section and open the section so you can view the indivicual ports plug the cable into the pc and the cisco router and you ll see a new port appear typically com4 which is the default as setup by the cisco usb console driver.
It kept reverting back to the default windows driver on every boot.
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The two main aspects to think about when using windows as a client for a console connection via the mini usb cabl.
Please try again later.
Extract the zip file on your computer.
I just purchased a usb to mini usb console cable to use with the 2960s switches we just bought.
I noticed the driver says it s for win xp and win vista.