How to connect the USB console to Cisco 8x9 (809/829) on Mac OSX

The Cisco 8x9 device is not recognized if you connect to it directly via the Mini Type B USB Cable when you check.

ls -lah /dev/cu.*

Step-by-step guide

The chipset CP210x from Silicon Labs requires special drivers before you can connect.

Download the driver here and install it

Check your devices,you will see two new ones (SLAB...)

sebastiankoch@~$ls -lah /dev/cu.*
crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel   17,   9 May 18 15:03 /dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART
crw-rw-rw-  1 root  wheel   17,  11 May 18 15:09 /dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART5
...

Now you can directly connect to the console through /dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART5
```
sebastiankoch@~$screen /dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART5
```
The connection can be closed by CTRL + A, K

These articles are helpful too for serial connections on Mac OSX.

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