This is a one-piece cable, which includes the necessary electronics (Built in FTDI Micro Chip) to connect a USB port and a Cisco switch, router, firewall or any other serial based Cisco device with console port. This product is plug and play with Windows 10 (no driver download needed), Compatible with: Mac, Linux, Windows 7/8/10. USB to RJ45 Cable for Console? Does Cisco, or anyone else do a cable that will allow me to connect my USB only laptop to a console port on a Cisco device?
Cisco Type A USB - RJ45 Console cable,connect from a Type A USB port on your laptop directly to a Cisco console port. No adapters required Operating system support Drivers are available that allow FTDI devices to work with the following operating systems Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 x64 Windows 8 Windows 8 x64 Windows Server2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7. 1.8M (6 ft) Cisco USB - RJ45 serial cisco router Console cable Connect from a USB port on your laptop directly to a Cisco console port. No adapters needed. Fully capable of sending a break key sequence. Embedded FTDI chip! Windows 7 and 8 will automatically install drivers, no need for additional drivers or install CD's (no CD included).
The PL2303HXD USB to Serial Driver is the same driver from Prolific and you can find the download and installation page listed below. You will note that this is similar to the PL2303RA chipset from Prolific which is used in the StarTech 2 Port USB to RS232 Serial DB9 Adapter Cable. This usb to serial driver is the same on all the Prolific chipsets.
PL2303HXD USB to Serial Driver
The PL2303HXD USB to Serial chipset is what you will find in the Cisco USB Console Cable – USB to RJ45 adapter. This driver will work on the Cisco USB Console Cable – USB to RJ45 as the chipset is the same. This cable has compatibility with Cisco, Juniper, Ubiquiti or TP-Link routers. This cable and chipset allows for connections to network devices that feature a console port as the chipset is a USB to Serial/UART Bridge Controller. This is very handy to connect your desktop to a router console. You will note that they use the Prolific USB to Serial driver.
Bus Type | USB 2.0 |
Chipset ID | Prolific PL2303HXD |
Industry Standards | USB 1.1/2.0, RS-232 |
FIFO | 512 Bytes |
Max Baud Rate | 460.8 Kbps |
Serial Protocol | RS-232 |
Connector Type(s) | 1 – USB Type-A (4 pin) USB 2.0 Male |
1 – RJ-45 Male | |
System and Cable Requirements | 1 USB 1.1 (or above) port |
Port Style | Cable Adapters |
Note the driver for the adapter is found below.
This will open to the installation pages.
Usb Rj45 Adapter
USB to Serial Driver (Windows)
FT232r USB UART Driver (Linux)
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Cisco Usb To Rj45 Driver Windows 10
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