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Figure 4-2 Console cable connecting the USB port and the USB console port
Table 4-2 Pinouts for the console cable connecting the USB port and the USB console
port
USB A pin
Signal
Micro USB Type B pin
Signal
1
VBUS
1
VBUS
2
D-
2
D-
3
D+
3
D+
4
ID(NC)
4
GND
5
GND
Connecting the console port to the terminal
IMPORTANT:
•
Identify the mark on the console port and USB console port and make sure you are connecting to
the correct port.
•
The serial ports on PCs do not support hot swapping. To connect a PC to an operating device,
first connect the PC end. To disconnect a PC from an operating device, first disconnect the
device end.
Figure 4-3 Connecting the console port to the terminal
Setting terminal parameters
To configure and manage the switch through the console port, you must run a terminal emulator
program, TeraTermPro or PuTTY, on your configuration terminal. You can use the emulator program
to connect a network device, a Telnet site, or an SSH site. For more information about the terminal
emulator programs, see the user guides for these programs.
The following are the required terminal settings:
Type A connector
Type B connector
USB Console por t
Console port