Direct Console Access; Telnet Console Access - HP ProCurve 224 Installation Manual

Installing the Switch 212M and 224M
Installation Procedures

Direct Console Access

To connect a console to the
switch, follow these steps:
1.
2.
3.

Telnet Console Access

To access the switch through a telnet session, follow these steps:
1.
2.
3.
If you want to continue with console management of the switch at this time,
refer to the HP ProCurve Switch 212M and 224M Management and Config-
uration Guide that came with your switch.
2-16
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
at one end of the console
cable.)
Turn on the terminal or
PC's power and, if using a
PC, start the PC terminal
program.
Press [Enter] 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 Main Menu.
Make sure the switch is configured with an IP address and that the switch
is reachable from the telnet workstation (for example by using a Ping
command to the switch's IP address)
Start the telnet program and connect to the switch's IP address.
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 Main
Menu.
console port
console cable supplied
with the switch
PC running a terminal
emulator program, or
a VT-100 terminal