Connect the blue cisco usb console cable.
Cisco usb console cable driver windows 7.
Extract the zip file on your computer.
Please try again later.
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.
Open device manager to observe the driver installation.
The two main aspects to think about when using windows as a client for a console connection via the mini usb cabl.
Looking in device manager the driver was usb serial instead of cisco usb.
Launch the device manager to observe the usb driver installation.
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.
A problem was encountered while retrieving the details.
Log in to cisco support site here download the console usb driver.
It would install with no issues and work okay but the next boot it would not.
First disconnect the blue cisco usb console cable.
If you don t see it.
Usb console cable driver for windows 7.
3 1 loaded it on my win 7 64 bit laptop.
I download the current driver ver.
I noticed the driver says it s for win xp and win vista.
The way to tell the installation of the cisco usb driver is good and the connection is good is as follows.
It kept reverting back to the default windows driver on every boot.
First of all download the latest cable driver from below link.
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.
How to connect console cable driver with pc.
It installs ok but when i try to use it with putty putty comes back saying it can t access the port.
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.
Launch setup x64 exe file in windows 64 folder that was extracted from the file cisco usbconsole driver 3 1 zip.
Disconnect the blue cisco usb console cable.
I just purchased a usb to mini usb console cable to use with the 2960s switches we just bought.
What finally did the trick for me was to right click on the port in device manager and tell it to roll back drivers.