HP ProCurve 5400zl Series, Installation And Getting Started Manual

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Installing the HP 5400 zl Switches
Installation Procedures
Installing the HP 5400 zl
Switches
Direct Console Access
To connect a console to the
switch, follow these steps:
PC running a terminal
emulator program, or
a VT-100 terminal
console cable supplied
with the switch
Figure 2-15. Console connected to switch
console port
1. Connect the PC or
terminal to the switch’s
Console Port using the
console cable included
with the switch. (If your
PC or terminal has a 25-
pin serial connector, first
attach a 9-pin to 25-pin
straight-through adapter
to the PC end of the
console cable.)
2. Turn on the terminal or
PC’s power and, if using a
PC, start the PC terminal
program.
3. Press the Enter key two
or three times and you
will see the copyright
page and the message
“Press any key to
continue”. Press a key, and you will then see the switch console CLI
prompt.
Console Cable Pinouts
The console cable has an RJ-45 male connector on one end and a DB-9 female
connector on the other end. Table 2-16 describes the mapping of the RJ-45 to
DB-9 pins.
5 4 3 2 1
9 8 7 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8