Accessing The Switch For The First Time; Setting Up The Configuration Environment; Connecting The Console Cable; Console Cable - HP A5120 EI Series Installation Manual

Accessing the switch for the first time

Setting up the configuration environment

To set up the configuration environment, connect a terminal (such as a PC) to the console port on the
switch with a console cable.
Figure 31 Connect 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 32 Console cable
A side
Pos.9
A
Pos.1
Main label
28
B side
8
B
1