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Powering on the switch for the first time
Setting up the configuration environment
To set up the configuration environment, connect a terminal (a PC in this example) to the console port
on the switch with a console cable.
Figure 33
Network diagram for configuration environment setup
Connecting the console cable
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.
Figure 34
Console cable
Connection procedure
To connect a terminal device to the switch:
Main label
1
8
B side
B
Pos.9
Pos.1
A side
A
