The advantage of the micro usb port is that you can connect your management computer to the console port using a standard type a usb to micro usb cable.
Usb to micro usb console cable.
To connect to the micro usb console port use the procedures on the microchip website select the.
The connector looks like a microusb but is wired differently.
Smays usb 2 0 a male to micro b cable 3 feet the micro usb cable provides a standard usb 2 0 connector on one end and a micro usb connector on the other.
The proprietary aruba console cable is a usb to 3 3v ttl converter sort of electrically similar to a ftdi friend for arudinos but with a different connector.
Create a direct connection from the usb 2 0 port on your computer or laptop to the rj45 console port on your router server firewall or switch.
Do not use the rj 45 console port and the micro usb console port at the same time.
Usb console cable boreguse usb to rj45 cisco console cable for cisco routers ap router switch windows 7 8 10 1 8m blue 4 6 out of 5 stars 56 13 99 13.
It s about 1 meter long.
This is the proprietary aruba ap console cable.
The micro usb end is electrically different from usb.
Plug the usb connector into a computer game console or ac adapter and the micro usb connector into a device equipped with a micro usb port.
It looks like an orange usb a to mini usb cable with a larger than normal usb a end to hold the circuitry.