Installation Guide
QX-S5500G Series Ethernet Switches
4. Accessing the switch for the first time
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4. Accessing the switch for the first time
4.1 Setting up the configuration environment
You can access Swich through the serial port or the mini USB port. NEC recommends that
you access the switch through the serial port by using the provided console cable.
To access the switch through the mini USB port, you need to prepare the mini USB console
cable.
Figure 4-1
Connecting the console port to a terminal
4.2 Connecting the console cable
4.2.1 Serial console cable
A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for
connecting to the console port of the switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end
for connecting to the serial port on the console terminal.