How does one connect directly to the router via the USB port using putty? I've connected a USB cable from router to computer but it does not seem to recognize the router as connected. Windows 7 or Linux Mint and I have a RB2011Uias-2Hnd-IN running routerboardOS 6.0

Thanks.

I think this is no possible with usb
Use usb to serial cable

It appears to have a micro usb connector. Is that correct? If so, that is a client usb, not a host. If you can't connect to it, why have it?

Try 115200-8-N-1.

edit: It can also be used as a host according to the docs.
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:USB_Features

Thanks for the documentation reference. I sure wish the documentation were better and more complete, there isn't even a diagram of the ports/purposes for my device that I could find. Now if I can just figure out why it isn't getting an IP from my ISP....

Do you have a dhcp client set up on the WAN interface?

I suggest enabling verbose logging for dhcp. After a dhcp attempt, check the log to see what is happening.