Connecting to Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller Console within VM Workstation
Connect to your Cisco vWLAN via console within VM Workstation 9; Turn off your VM Go into the Settings of your VM Within the Hardware tab, Select Add. Select Serial Port Click Create / Use a Named Pipe. Make sure these are selected for the Named Pipe \\.\pipe\com_x (x being 1, 2, 3, 4, etc). This end is the server The other end is an application Save all changes and power on VM. Open up Putty Click Serial Type in Named Pipe. Thats it - it should connect. Works for me. Have fun.