Accessing the switch for the first time
Procedure
1. Setting up the configuration environment on page 33
2. Connecting the console cable on page 33
3. Setting terminal parameters on page 34
4. Powering on the switch on page 35
Setting up the configuration environment
Procedure
The first time you access the switch you must use a console cable to connect a configuration terminal, for example, a PC, to the
console port on the switch.
Figure 26: Connecting the console port to a terminal
Connecting the 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 configuration terminal.
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