Accessing The Switch For The First Time - HP FlexFabric 5700-48G-4XG-2QSFP+ TAA Installation Manual

Accessing the switch for the first time

Setting up the configuration environment
The first time you access the switch you must use a console cable to connect a console terminal, for
example, a PC, to the console port on the switch.
Figure 23 Connecting the console port to a terminal
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 24 Console cable
A side
Pos.9
Pos.1
Connection procedure
To connect a terminal (for example, a PC) to the switch:
A
Main label
23
B side
8
B
1